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I’m a black coffee and oatmeal-for-breakfast-and-post-ride-recovery guy most of the time, though I like the Kona medium roast just about as well.

On my recent June trip, I was reminded just how superior the Kona Cloud coffee is to everyday alternatives: I had two reputable brands I took along as small sealed sampler bags. Both those brands ranked right up there with steeped buffalo dung. The Kona coffee has me totally spoiled with its smooth balanced elegance, like a fine wine.

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Grinding

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The Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder @AMAZON grinds the Kona beans to a consistency that makes a very smooth and very rich brew (I brew one cup at a time).

I tend to use a very fine grind (setting “10” on the Rancilio); there is no trace of bitterness due to the exceptional quality of the Kona Cloud coffee beans. Which in fact is the only reason I drink coffee now; I was never impressed with regular coffee, finding it rather weak or bitter or both. Problem solved with the Kona Cloud beans.

My main issue with the Rancilio is that it tends to stall sometimes, the beans apparently not feeding into the grinder blades. It always resolves, but it is a bit annoying.

Brewing

I know I should be using a french press to brew, but so far I've taken the fast and easy approach of a paper filter for a single cup—always good and the grinds go into the compost bucket easily.

I recently tried the Aerobie Aeropress: it works really well and brews a fine cup, but because the setup and cleanup take an extra minute I just prefer the single cup paper filter approach.

That said, if you have the time, it might well make a superior extraction when one dials in the right temperature and so on. Recommended for those less rushed than me.

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