Variety · Tanzania
A Tanzanian selection from the Lyamungu research station. Clean and balanced, and widely planted around Kilimanjaro.
N39 is a Tanzanian selection developed at the Lyamungu research station on the slopes of Kilimanjaro.
Yield and some disease tolerance, with acceptable cup quality — the usual national-programme balance.
Clean and balanced with moderate acidity and medium body. It contributes to the bright, citric character of northern Tanzanian coffee without the intensity SL28 brings.
Widely across Tanzania, alongside Bourbon, Kent and other selections. Most Tanzanian lots contain a mixture.
Lyamungu has produced several selections, and Tanzania has more recently released rust-resistant hybrids in response to the same disease pressures Kenya faced.
Filter, light to medium roast.
The equipment this actually requires — not a shopping list, the shortest route to doing it properly.
60° cone · spiral ribs · 1–4 cups
The most transparent cup you can brew for twenty euros, and the least forgiving. Ceramic holds heat where plastic does not — and the open bottom means your pour, not the dripper, decides the coffee.
Best for: Someone who wants to taste what a single-origin coffee is actually doing.
≈ $25 / £20 / 22 €
64 mm flat burr · filter only · single dose
64 mm flat burrs, near-zero retention and a footprint the size of a mug, built for filter and honest about not doing espresso. For pour-over it is the clearest grind you can buy at this price.
Best for: V60, Chemex, AeroPress and batch brewing, where clarity is the whole point.
≈ $345 / £275 / 300 €
0.9 L · ±1 °C hold · counterbalanced gooseneck
The best-pouring kettle sold, and the hold function matters more than the thermometer. Expensive for boiling water — but if you brew pour-over daily, it is the accessory that most improves the cup.
Best for: Daily pour-over, where flow rate is the variable you are trying to control.
≈ $195 / £165 / 180 €
