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Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Gera Natural Process Gr. 1

Natural

Cherrybook Index

58sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.00/oz$24.00 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.87 to $2.99 (Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Limu, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

caramel · milk chocolate · berry

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Ethiopia Gera Natural Process Gr. 1 by Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters
Origin
Limu, ET
Farm / Co-op
Abana Coffee Estate
Process
Natural
Altitude
1933–2200 m
Varietals
Heirloom
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$24.00
Price / oz
$2.00/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$2.00/oz

typically $1.87 to $2.99

Where it sits

39 Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock

typical band this lot

23rd percentile of 39 Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • High altitude (2070 m)×1.09
  • Other listed varieties×0.96
  • Natural process×1.03

At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Not listed by the roaster: roast level

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

58

Sparse signal

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 23% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 68.6 shrunk to 60.7 + bonuses = 58.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    64/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

Comps & alternatives

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 64/100

Three independent Reddit contributions give Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters a mixed but generally favorable picture. One poster called a Peru bag absolutely delicious and described a beautiful moka-pot cup. Another compared home cappuccinos made with the roaster's beans with richer shop drinks. A separate commenter said they did not love Wrecking Ball.

Peru coffeemoka-pot brewingshop and home cappuccino comparisonmixed San Francisco opinion
Threads cited (3)
  • r/Coffee · 17↑ · Best espresso in San Francisco or near

    I didn't love Wrecking Ball, ritual has been my favorite, but lately, BB has really been impressing me, sadly they're not near enough to me to go all the time. I'll have to look up Redwhale, never heard of it.

  • r/Coffee · 9↑ · Using a Moka Pot twice

    Hello! Yesterday I visited Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters in SF (union street) and got an absolutely delicious bag of Peru. I already made one beautiful cup with my go-to moka pot - has anyone made a second cup with a moka pot before? Without replacing the already used grounds, that is. Is this absolute heresy? Will the

  • r/espresso · 5↑ · Breville Bambino - Cappuccinos just don't taste as rich as the shop

    ...etween 6.5 and 8 oz) just don't taste as rich as those from some of the best coffee shops here in San Francisco. We've gone so far as to get beans from the local shop (Wrecking Ball), ground by them on the setting they use, and made one immediately after. It's just not quite there. The simplest way to describe the d

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Watch the reviews

8 videos

About this coffeeBrew guide

Taste This: Learning How to Brew the Perfect Cup with Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video features a brew tutorial at Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters, where the team demonstrates the pour-over method. It highlights the importance of using a high-quality grinder and explains the science behind the bloom and extraction process.

What the reviewer said

From KQED Food, discussing Ethiopia Gera Natural Process Gr. 1:

“The heirloom varieties of Ethiopia kind of lend themselves to all the flavors that might be in the forest. So you think about flowers and fruits.”
“We get very floral, very lemony, uh very high acidic coffee from those from those places and and Guatemala also.”

Tasting notes mentioned: floral · lemony · high acidic

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