Brew Better: Dialing In Ubud Nightfall for the Perfect Latte

By Marcus Vidal · 5/24/2026

If your morning is espresso and oat milk on autopilot, this one's for you. Ubud Nightfall is our darkest roast, designed to punch through milk without disappearing — thick, chocolatey, with a crema that actually looks like something.

Here's our house recipe, and it's a forgiving one: 18 grams in, 38 grams out, in 27 to 30 seconds, water around 93°C. That roughly 1:2 ratio gives you margin.

If shots run fast and sour, grind finer. Slow and bitter, grind coarser. Change one thing, pull again, taste. Patience beats gadgets — a scale and a timer do more than any pricey upgrade.

Steam your milk to about 60°C for glossy microfoam, pour slow to combine, then speed up close to the surface for latte art. Grab a bag, dial it in over a weekend, and you'll never look at grocery-store espresso the same way again.