Small-batch roastery · Concept shop
Coffee roasted slowly, shipped while it still sings.
Brightwater is a fictional roaster with a small, seasonal list: eight coffees, each with its own label, tasting notes and a brew guide to match. Everything on this page is a working demo with sample prices.
Lantern
Ethiopia, Guji · Washed
Jasmine / Bergamot / White peach
Light roast, 1 of 5 on the roast scale01 · The shop
This season's coffees
Filter by roast, process or the flavours you like. Open any bag for tasting notes, sizes and grind options. Prices are illustrative samples.
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Roast level
8 coffees on the list
Lantern
$19.00Ethiopia · Guji · WashedJasmine / Bergamot / White peachLight roast, 1 of 5 on the roast scaleEmber Road
$16.00Colombia · Huila · WashedCaramel / Red apple / CocoaMedium roast, 3 of 5 on the roast scaleNight Ferry
$14.00Brazil · Minas Gerais · NaturalDark chocolate / Hazelnut / MolassesDark roast, 5 of 5 on the roast scaleTidewater
$21.00Kenya · Nyeri · WashedBlackcurrant / Grapefruit / Brown sugarLight roast, 2 of 5 on the roast scaleCopper Kettle
$17.00Guatemala · Huehuetenango · WashedMilk chocolate / Orange zest / AlmondMedium roast, 3 of 5 on the roast scaleHollow Pine
$16.50Indonesia · Sumatra · Wet-hulledCedar / Cocoa nib / CloveDark roast, 4 of 5 on the roast scaleSaltmarsh
$18.00Costa Rica · Tarrazú · HoneyHoney / Apricot / Toasted almondMedium roast, 2 of 5 on the roast scale- Decaf
Firefly Decaf
$17.00Peru · Cajamarca · WashedToffee / Cocoa / PlumMedium roast, 3 of 5 on the roast scale
02 · Subscriptions
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Pick a style, size and rhythm. The price updates as you go and includes a sample 10% subscriber saving. Nothing is set up or charged.
Bag size
Bags per delivery
03 · Brew guides
Brew it your way
Three starting points, written for home kit. Use the calculator to scale any recipe up or down.
Pour-over
Clean, layered cups that show off light roasts.
- Ratio
- 1:16
- Grind
- Medium-fine, like table salt
- Water
- 93 to 96 °C
- Time
- 2:45 to 3:30
- Rinse the paper filter with hot water and discard the rinse water.
- Add the ground coffee and level the bed with a gentle shake.
- Bloom: pour about twice the coffee weight in water and wait 40 seconds.
- Pour in slow spirals to about 60% of the total water by 1:15.
- Pour the rest by 2:00, then give the brewer one gentle swirl.
- Let it draw down. Finer if it ran fast and tasted sour, coarser if slow and bitter.
Ratio calculator
Immersion
An AeroPress-style steep: forgiving, sweet and full.
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Grind
- Medium, like coarse sand
- Water
- 85 to 92 °C
- Time
- 2:00 to 2:30
- Rinse the filter cap and set the brewer on a sturdy mug.
- Add the coffee, then all of the water in one steady pour.
- Stir three times so every ground is wet.
- Fit the plunger to stop dripping and steep for 90 seconds.
- Press slowly for about 30 seconds and stop at the first hiss.
- Taste, then top up with hot water if you prefer a longer cup.
Espresso
Short, concentrated and the base of every milk drink.
- Ratio
- 1:2
- Grind
- Fine, like powdered sugar with grit
- Water
- 92 to 94 °C
- Time
- 25 to 32 seconds
- Dose the coffee into a dry, clean basket.
- Distribute evenly, then tamp level with firm, consistent pressure.
- Lock in and start the shot straight away.
- Stop at the target liquid weight shown in the calculator.
- Fast and sour? Grind finer. Slow and harsh? Grind coarser.
04 · Wholesale
Pouring Brightwater at your counter
For cafés, kitchens, offices and shops. Tell us roughly what you need and, in a real version of this site, the roastery would reply with sample bags and a price list.
- Roast-to-order on a fixed weekly day
- Espresso and filter blends dialled in with your team
- Sample bags before you commit to anything
Illustrative service description for a fictional business. No offer or price list exists.
05 · FAQ
Good questions
No. Brightwater is a fictional brand designed by CraftLayer Studio to show how a coffee shop site can work. There is nothing to buy and no orders, payments or subscriptions are processed.
They are illustrative samples. Origins are named only by country and region, and the tasting notes describe what this kind of coffee often tastes like rather than a specific lot.
Whole bean keeps its aroma longest, so it is the default. If you do not have a grinder, pick the grind that matches your brewer and use the bag within a few weeks.
In this concept, coffee is roasted to order on a fixed day and shipped within two days. Most coffees taste best from about a week to six weeks after roasting.
You choose a style, bag size, frequency and grind, and the roaster picks a coffee in that style for each delivery. In the concept you could skip, pause or cancel at any time.
It is grams of water (or espresso yield) per gram of coffee. 1:16 means 16 g of water for every 1 g of coffee. Start with the suggested ratio and adjust to taste.