Kickoff The Playmaker Colombia Medium Roast Coffee
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The Playmaker Colombia Medium Roast Coffee: profile and selection
The Playmaker centers Kickoff’s Colombia offering on Huila smallholder coffee. Chocolate and almond sit alongside caramel, panela-like brown sugar and citrus in the roaster’s tasting notes. The medium roast and washed process give you a clear set of buying details beneath the blend of coffee culture and Colombian soccer that inspires its name.
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 or 1 lb; ground or whole beans. Confirm the exact size, grind, caffeine choice and flavor when applicable before ordering.
Coffee profile
| Roaster | Kickoff Coffee Co. |
|---|---|
| Country and region | Colombia, Huila |
| Roast | Medium |
| Process | Washed |
| Elevation | 1,500 meters |
| Cultivars | Castillo-Colombia and Caturra |
| Producer group | Smallholder farmers |
| Formats | 12 oz or 1 lb; ground or whole beans |
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
Prepare 25 g coffee with 410 g water in a drip or manual filter brewer. Taste without sweetener first to assess how the caramel and citrus impressions fit together. The panela note is a sensory comparison, so you can decide separately whether to add sugar to your finished drink.
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.
Use filtered water that tastes clean on its own. Water chemistry affects perceived acidity, sweetness and extraction, so keep the same water source while dialing in before deciding that a coffee or flavor profile is unsuitable.
Freshness, storage and repeatability
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.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What coffee is documented on this page?
The Playmaker centers Kickoff’s Colombia offering on Huila smallholder coffee. Chocolate and almond sit alongside caramel, panela-like brown sugar and citrus in the roaster’s tasting notes. The medium roast and washed process give you a clear set of buying details beneath the blend of coffee culture and Colombian soccer that inspires its name.
What roast level is listed?
Medium
Which sizes or formats are available?
12 oz or 1 lb; ground or 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?
Colombia, Huila
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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