Barista Bitch Dialing In

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 23, 18.3g in, 27 seconds and 50g out. I am not completely happy with how this turned out, it was a much bigger shot than I generally like and I feel that I had to keep going coarser. It was slightly muddy tasting, dark chocolate at the front and some plumot. 

Roasted on 02/09/2021 I brewed this in a Kalita wave using notneutral filters with a Baratza Encore grinder. My recipe is 28g coffee, 400g hot water not necessarily aiming for any particular time, but somewhere between four and five and half minutes. I try to do a 50g bloom in the first 45 seconds then three or four more pours. 13. Lots of dark chocolate with hints of guava. I was surprised at how dark this was roasted and I could still get fruit notes out of it. I have a feeling this will be better as an espresso.