Ethiopia · Gedeb
Yirgacheffe Sunrise
Bright and floral — the cup that converts people who think they dislike coffee.
$19.00
250 g bag
New lot · Kirinyaga AA is back
Coffee roasted
the day before it ships.
We buy twelve lots a year, roast them twelve kilos at a time on a drum older than the shop, and post them the next morning. No warehouse, no blend-of-the-month, no bag older than a week.
Free shipping over $45 Price paid printed on every bag
This week’s pick
Huila Reserve
$21.00 · 250 g
12lots bought a year
24 hfrom roast to post
1962Probat drum roaster
4.9average from 1,240 reviews
On the shelf
Four bags we would put in your hand today
Everything here was cupped on the bench this month. If a lot stops tasting the way it should, it comes off the shelf.
Colombia · Pitalito
Huila Reserve
The house favourite. Sweet, balanced, forgiving of a sloppy morning pour.
$21.00
250 g bag
Blend · Brazil & Guatemala
Midnight Press
Our espresso blend: thick crema, zero harshness, made for milk.
$18.50
250 g bag
Kenya · Kirinyaga
Kirinyaga AA
Loud, juicy and unapologetically Kenyan. A small lot, twice a year.
$23.00
250 g bag
How it works
Three days from the drum to your kitchen
Most coffee on a shelf was roasted between six weeks and eight months ago. Ours is measured in days, because we only roast what has already been bought.
- 01
We buy twelve lots
Two trips a year, the same six exporters. Every bag on this page has a farm, a mill and a price we paid printed on the back.
- 02
We roast on Thursday
A 1962 Probat, twelve kilos at a time, profiled by ear and by probe. Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for an order.
- 03
It posts on Friday
Sealed with a one-way valve the same afternoon, in your hands by Monday. Free over $45, anywhere in the country.
Brew guide
Four ratios worth memorising
Good coffee is mostly arithmetic. Weigh the beans, weigh the water, keep the time honest — the rest is preference. Every order ships with these on a card.
Pour-over
- Dose
- 15 g : 250 g
- Water
- 94 °C
- Time
- 2:45
Bloom 45 s, then three even pours.
Espresso
- Dose
- 18 g : 36 g
- Water
- 93 °C
- Time
- 0:28
Grind finer until it tastes sweet, not sharp.
French press
- Dose
- 30 g : 450 g
- Water
- 95 °C
- Time
- 4:00
Break the crust at four, decant at eight.
Cold brew
- Dose
- 80 g : 1 kg
- Water
- Cold
- Time
- 16 h
Coarse grind, fridge overnight, dilute 1:1.
From the inbox
What people write back
“I have bought coffee from a dozen roasters this year. This is the only one where the bag tastes like the tasting notes actually promised.”
Marianne Oduya
Kirinyaga AA subscriber, two years
“Ordered Thursday night, drinking it Saturday morning. The roast date on the bag was the day after I paid — I checked.”
Tom Reinholt
Midnight Press, every fortnight
“The brew card in the box changed how I make coffee more than a $400 grinder did.”
Priya Raghunathan
Daybreak House subscriber
Questions
Before you order
Still unsure? The shop on Mill Lane is open Tuesday to Sunday and we will happily brew you a sample of anything on this page.
How fresh is the coffee when it arrives?
Every bag is roasted the day before it ships and carries its roast date on the label. Most orders arrive between three and five days off the roaster — the sweet spot for filter, and about right for espresso once it has rested another two.
Whole bean or ground?
Both. Choose your grind at checkout and we set the burrs to match your method. Whole bean keeps its aromatics roughly six times longer, so if you own a grinder, use it.
What does shipping cost?
A flat $5.50 nationwide, free over $45 — about two and a half bags. Orders placed before 2pm Thursday go out on Friday; anything later joins the next roast.
Can I set up a subscription?
Yes. Order Daybreak House and add “subscribe fortnightly” in the notes at checkout — we will set it up by hand and email you before every roast so you can swap the coffee or skip a week.
Do you take returns?
If a bag is not right, tell us within fourteen days and we will replace it or refund it, opened or not. We would rather know what went wrong than keep your money.
Thursday roast closes 2pm
Order today, grind it Saturday
Eight coffees, all roasted to order. Start with Huila Reserve if you want easy, Kirinyaga AA if you want a conversation.