Sumatra Coffee Beans

Colipse Sumatra coffee offers several key qualities for customers to consider. It is a medium-dark "Full City" roast, single-origin coffee from Indonesia’s Aceh Province. While it can be brewed in various ways, French press and cold brewing methods best enhance its flavors. Our Sumatra Dark is a specialty coffee, roasted to order, and packaged in 12oz bags with a degassing vent, barrier film lining, and a gusseted bottom for peak freshness.

Colipse Sumatra coffee uses Typica, Ateng, Onan Ganjang, and Jember coffee bean varieties.

Colipse Sumatra coffee comes from a Fairtrade-certified producer, the Koperasi Baitul Qiradh Baburrayyan (KBQB) cooperative, which earned its certification in 2007. Their coffee beans are grown organically, following strict environmental standards. KBQB produces high-quality Sumatra green coffee, graded by defect count in a 300g sample. Grade 1 TP (triple-picked) has under 5 defects, Grade 1 DP (double-picked) has under 9, and unmarked Grade 1 has under 11. The grading system ranges from 1 (highest) to 6.

Colipse Sumatra coffee is carefully hand-picked, semi-washed, and sun-dried. Local farmers use a semi-washed process, including depulping, fermenting, washing, and the Indonesian Giling Basah method, to improve the coffee's flavor.

Colipse Sumatra Coffee is packaged in bags with a CO2 release valve, made from multi-layer protective film with an expandable base. This packaging ensures freshness by protecting the coffee from light, moisture, and oxygen. Orders are shipped in recyclable mailers and boxes via USPS, UPS, or FedEx, and typically arrive within 3-5 business days after roasting and packing.

Colipse Sumatra coffee beans are a deep, rich brown color, characteristic of a medium-dark roast.

The brewing methods that are most suitable for Colipse Sumatra Dark coffee are French press, espresso, Moka pot, Turkish coffee, and cold brew. Sumatra Dark coffee is roasted to a medium-dark level, about three or four minutes before the second crack. This means that brewing with cold immersion or high pressure coffee brewing allows to extract a wider range of coffee oils and flavors, resulting in a more complex and flavorful cup. The Sumatra Dark medium-dark roast helps to balance the acidity and sweetness in espresso coffee makers, coffee plungers, stovetop pots, or cold coffee makers, bringing the best of both worlds to your cup. Although there are many different types of coffee brewing methods that may be considered objectively suitable for different coffee beans, it is important that people also choose the coffee beans that they enjoy the taste of, and highlight their personal preferences.

The net weight of Colipse Sumatra Dark coffee beans and grounds is 12 oz (340 grams). A 12 oz bag yields approximately 24-26 cups of coffee depending on brewing strength and method.

Colipses' Sumatra Dark coffee beans and grounds are roasted in small batches only after you place your order, guaranteeing peak freshness and flavor in every cup. We roast them from Monday through Friday (and sometimes Saturdays) using commercial drum roasters for a balanced, nuanced taste. We fulfill orders daily and ship domestically via trusted business carriers.

Colipse's Sumatra Dark coffee beans stay at peak flavor for 1 month when stored in an airtight container after opening, while coffee grounds are best used within 1-2 weeks. After these periods, the coffee remains safe to consume, though freshness and optimal flavor will decline.

We offer free shipping on all orders of our single-origin Sumatra Dark coffee, available in whole bean or ground form. Our coffee is packed in freshness-preserving bags and shipped in recyclable packaging via USPS, UPS, or FedEx, typically arriving within 3-5 business days.