Mad Catter Beriah Citra Persada Sumatra Dark Roast

Beriah Citra Persada Sumatra Dark Roast: profile and selection

Dark chocolate, molasses and cedar form the documented profile of Beriah Citra Persada from Mandheling, Sumatra. Mad Catter lists a dark roast and wet-hulled processing, with full body as a defining cup characteristic. Those details make it a distinctly different choice from a light washed coffee even before considering a brewing method.

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 10 oz or 5 lb. Confirm the exact size, grind, caffeine choice and flavor when applicable before ordering.

Coffee profile

Brew for Dark coffee

For filter brewing, start with 24 grams of coffee and 384 grams of filtered water, a 1:16 ratio. Use water around 194–200°F and a medium grind for whole beans. Dark roast development often increases solubility, so more heat or contact is not automatically better.

If the cup is smoky, bitter or drying, grind coarser or test slightly cooler water. If it is clean but too weak, change beverage strength with a modestly tighter ratio. Separate strength from extraction rather than treating every dark cup as a signal to add coffee.

For immersion, use a medium-coarse grind, steep about four minutes and decant fully. Paper filtration offers greater clarity, while metal filtration retains more texture and body.

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

For French press, try 24 g coffee with 400 g water and decant the full brew after your chosen steep. Taste a little black coffee before adding milk to evaluate whether the cedar-like finish and molasses impression suit your preference. Avoid assuming that a fuller body requires a very high dose.

Taste the finished beverage in the cup and serving style you actually use. A profile that seems delicate black may work differently with milk, while a roast-forward coffee may become more balanced after modest dilution.

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.

Freshness, storage and repeatability

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.

Tasting notes describe sensory impressions unless the listing explicitly identifies added flavor. They are not a complete ingredient, allergen or nutrition statement; consult current packaging when those details determine the purchase.

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Frequently asked questions

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.