Mayfly Paddle Central American Coffee Blend
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Paddle Central American Coffee Blend: profile and selection
Paddle presents Central American coffee through a medium roast and a mellow, nutty profile with citrus brightness. Mayfly currently describes rotating smallholder coffees from the region, rather than one permanently fixed country. Washed processing is the stated common method, providing a practical basis for comparison with naturally processed or darker-roasted selections.
This page preserves the roaster’s documented origin, process, roast, tasting, format and story details without filling gaps with assumptions. The factual profile below is the scope of the current product record.
Current selections include 12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb. Confirm the exact size, grind, caffeine choice and flavor when applicable before ordering.
Coffee profile
| Roaster | Mayfly Coffee |
|---|---|
| Sourcing | Central America; rotating components |
| Growers | Smallholder producers |
| Roast | Medium |
| Processing | Washed |
| Tasting direction | Citrus, nutty and mellow |
| Bag sizes | 12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb |
| Available forms | Whole bean; espresso, drip or French press grind |
Brew for Medium coffee
For filter brewing, begin with 20 grams of coffee and 320 grams of filtered water around 198–202°F. Use a medium grind for whole beans, wet the grounds evenly and taste the cup at more than one temperature.
If the result is hollow or sharply sour, grind finer. If it becomes dry or bitter, move coarser. Hold dose and water constant during the first adjustment, then change brew ratio only after extraction feels balanced.
For immersion, try 30 grams to 500 grams with a medium-coarse grind and decant after about four minutes. Compare body and clarity across filtration methods while keeping beverage strength reasonably similar.
Use a scale for dose and water. Beverage yield, drawdown and total contact time are diagnostic measurements rather than goals by themselves. Evaluate body, acidity, clarity and finish together, then make the smallest useful adjustment.
Whole-bean customers can use a consistent grinder such as the Turin DF54 grinder for controlled adjustments. Prepared grounds work best when the supplied texture matches the brewer.
How to choose and evaluate this coffee
Try 25 g coffee with 400 g water in a drip machine or appropriately sized filter brewer. Taste before adding milk, noting how prominent the citrus impression is beside the nutty finish. If several people share the pot, keep the base brew unsweetened so each person can finish their own cup.
Record the coffee dose, water weight, grinder setting and total contact time for the first few brews. A short brew log is more useful than changing several variables from memory and makes later reordering easier.
Prepared grinds offer convenience when the grind matches the intended method. Whole beans provide greater control over particle size and let the recipe respond to a different dripper, basket or batch volume.
Freshness, storage and repeatability
A larger bag is economical only when the coffee will be used at a sensible pace. Divide bulk coffee into smaller airtight portions, keep one active, and protect the rest from heat, moisture, sunlight and strong aromas.
Fresh roasted coffee releases gas. Degassing can change bloom, drawdown and espresso flow over the life of the bag, so expect small grind corrections while keeping dose and beverage yield documented.
Compare Mayfly Decaf Colombia Sugarcane Process Coffee for another option from Mayfly Coffee. Browse the Specialty Coffee collection for additional origins, roasts, processes and flavored coffees.
Frequently asked questions
What coffee is documented on this page?
Paddle presents Central American coffee through a medium roast and a mellow, nutty profile with citrus brightness. Mayfly currently describes rotating smallholder coffees from the region, rather than one permanently fixed country. Washed processing is the stated common method, providing a practical basis for comparison with naturally processed or darker-roasted selections.
What roast level is listed?
Medium
Which sizes or formats are available?
12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb
Are the tasting notes added flavors?
No added flavor is stated. Named notes are sensory descriptions unless the product record explicitly says otherwise.
What origin is stated?
No more specific origin is published in the current product record.
What information should not be assumed?
Details not shown in the factual profile are not inferred. Confirm the current package label if an unpublished farm, cultivar, process, ingredient or certification is essential.
Ordering and shipping
This coffee ships directly from the roaster partner. Roasted coffee does not qualify for free shipping; shipping charges are set by the partner. Coffee orders are not eligible for returns or cancellations, so review the exact variant in the cart before checkout.
When the shipment arrives, retain the roaster label and record the selected format with the first brew. That detail makes recipe adjustments and reordering more reliable than relying on the product name alone.
Green Coffee and Roasted Coffee does not qualify for free shipping. Shipping costs are set by our roaster partners. Coffee orders are shipped directly from the roaster partner.
