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49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

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5 videos

From the roasterBrew guide

49th Brew Guide: Home Espresso

49th Parallel Coffee Roasters · 9.8K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video is a brew guide from 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters demonstrating how to pull a shot of espresso at home. It provides a step-by-step tutorial on equipment, dosing, and extraction, specifically using their Middle School Espresso blend.

Inside this video

From 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters:

“We're going to be using our Middle School Espresso, which is a really forgiving, easy-to-dial-in coffee.”
“You want to make sure you're using a scale to get consistent results every single time.”

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The roaster

14 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Kenya and Honduras.

In stock
14
House Index · limited data
52
Freshness
Roast cadence not disclosed
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OriginsEthiopiaKenyaHondurasColombiaBurundiGuatemala

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
April 2026101 lots seen; 14 in stock now
Origins
9 countriesEthiopia, Colombia, Peru
Process mix
Washed 79% · Natural 7% · Honey 7% · Other 7%
Price position
12% below what its profiles predictMedian of 8 in-stock lots against the price model
Sourcing
93% of lots name the producer or farm13 of 14
Coverage
5 reviewer videos · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Their channels
Instagram ↗Facebook ↗Linked from their own site
Where to find them
5 locations, Vancouver, BC689 Thurlow St
Merch
70 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 23% · limited data

Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.

Roaster signals

Apply to every lot from this roaster.

  • Reddit55/100weight 18%
  • YouTube—weight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 14 in-stock lots.

  • SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
  • Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
  • On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
  • Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
  • Transparency65/10014/14 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • stale decay11/14

Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.

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  • Voice

    Naming coffees by origin and brew method as a technical specification

    The naming convention relies on a rigid, functional structure. Every coffee is identified by its origin and farm name, followed by its intended brew method. There are no whimsical monikers or abstract concepts here. It treats the coffee as a technical specification rather than a story. The result is a catalog that prioritizes clarity over personality.

The catalog

14 in stock · 81 archived

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Archived (81)

Kenya Swara

Expect Citrus, Puff Pastry, and Juicy from this washed lot.

Western & Central Kenya, KE · Washed

Medium-LightCitrusGrapefruitOverall Sweet
54CBI
$1.70/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 55/100

Two independent Reddit threads give 49th Parallel Coffee a mixed picture. One buyer struggled to avoid sour or bitter cups across two bags, while a repeat buyer described successful roast-specific brewing adjustments for dark and light coffees.

dial-in difficultyroast-specific brewingmixed home-brewing results
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 6↑ · Losing all faith in good coffee - need help

    ...ust going to copy what i posted for someone else below, maybe you have further insight. Okay, so I bought two bags of pretty fresh coffee (roasted March 24) from 49th Parallel. This is what I tried, in order: V60 and Asobu Grind 22, bitter Grind 16, sour Grind 18, sour Grind 20, bitter FP Grind 30, sour I also tried

  • r/Coffee · 5↑ · Help with pour over (v60)

    I buy 49th Parallel as well and I’m currently on a bag of their Ethiopian. I find their dark roasts such as French and really light roasts like their single origins require very different treatment . For the darker roasts, I 88° and a grind setting of 15 on my Virtuoso works well. For their single origin Ethiopia, I us

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