Kickoff Matchday Peru Light Roast Coffee, 12 oz
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Matchday Peru Light Roast Coffee, 12 oz: profile and selection
Honey, caramel and vanilla are the tasting cues attached to this Peru version of Matchday. The store record identifies washed coffee from the Rutas del Inca cooperative in Cajamarca, with medium body and acidity. Its single listed format is a twelve-ounce bag of light-roasted whole beans, ready for grinding to match your brewer.
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 Light roast; 12 oz whole beans. Confirm the exact size, grind, caffeine choice and flavor when applicable before ordering.
Coffee profile
| Roaster | Kickoff Coffee Co. |
|---|---|
| Listed country and region | Peru, Cajamarca |
| Cooperative | Rutas del Inca |
| Process | Washed |
| Elevation | 2,000 meters |
| Cultivars | Catimor, Caturra and Typica |
| Selected roast and format | Light roast; 12 oz whole beans |
| Tasting direction | Honey, caramel and vanilla |
Brew for Kickoff Coffee Co. coffee
For pour-over, start with 20 grams of coffee and 320 grams of filtered water around 200–203°F. Use a medium grind, wet the bed evenly and keep the pouring pattern consistent. Taste the hot cup and again as it cools.
If the coffee is sharply sour and thin, grind finer or add modest agitation. If the finish is dry and drawdown stalls, move coarser. Track time as diagnostic information, but do not force every dripper toward one universal drawdown.
Lighter roast development can reduce solubility compared with a dark roast. Establish a clean extraction before changing brew ratio to alter strength, especially when comparing coffees across origins or processes.
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
Use 21 g beans and 350 g water for an initial filter cup or small pot. Grind for the brewer you are using and wet the coffee evenly. Judge the perceived sweetness after the drink cools enough to taste comfortably, before deciding whether you want milk or sugar.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What coffee is documented on this page?
Honey, caramel and vanilla are the tasting cues attached to this Peru version of Matchday. The store record identifies washed coffee from the Rutas del Inca cooperative in Cajamarca, with medium body and acidity. Its single listed format is a twelve-ounce bag of light-roasted whole beans, ready for grinding to match your brewer.
What roast level is listed?
Kickoff Coffee Co.
Which sizes or formats are available?
Light roast; 12 oz whole beans
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?
Peru, Cajamarca
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.
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