Barista Bitch Dialing In

  1.5 second preinfusion. 23 is no longer the magic number.  Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted on 08/11/20 18.3 in 23 seconds 24g out Slight char taste at the front.  Tectonic Tectonic Blend Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.5g in 26 seconds 30g out Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 08/04/20 18.26 in 24 seconds 30g out Nothing noteworthy.

1.5 second preinfusion. 23 is no longer the magic number.  Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted on 08/11/20 18.3 in 22 seconds 24g out Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 08/04/20 18.26 in 24 seconds 30g out Nothing noteworthy.

 1.5 second preinfusion. 23 is no longer the magic number.  Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted on 08/11/20 18.2 in 22 seconds 24g out Tectonic Tectonic Blend Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.9g in 23 seconds 30g out Mostly chocolate today.  Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 08/04/20 18.26 in 24 seconds 30g out Nothing noteworthy.

Roasted on 06/23/20 I brewed this in a Kalita wave using notneutral filters with a Ditting KR1203 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. 6.125. Lots of brown sugar, some orange blossom and a bit of lime tartness. Not that big of a fan, Linea is roasting too dark a lot recently.

Temple Dharma Espresso: Roasted 04/28/20 18.5g in 25 seconds 24g out 198.1°F Dark Chocolate and some sweetness. Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted 05/05/20 18.7g in 29 seconds 24g out 198.1°F Apricot at the front, followed by vanilla and a lingering chocolate finish. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 04/23/20 19.5g in 28 seconds 30g out 198.1°F Very woodsy, some plum, a little lighter than yesterday.

Well, I finally was told what I always suspected yesterday. 2.5 second preinfusion Temple Dharma Espresso: Roasted 04/28/20 18.5g in 25 seconds 24g out 198.1°F Dark Chocolate and some sweetness. Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted 05/05/20 18.7g in 29 seconds 24g out 198.1°F Apricot at the front, followed by vanilla and a lingering chocolate finish. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 04/23/20 19.5g in 28 seconds 30g out 198.1°F Very woodsy, some plum, a little lighter than yesterday.

Roasted on 05/05/20 I brewed this in a Kalita wave using notneutral filters with a Ditting KR1203 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. 6.675. This tastes like Linea Caffe Espresso, I think it is just rebranded. Very juicy, apricot followed by honey with an overwhelming bittersweet chocolate finish. Ok as a daily drinker.

Once again I am here and do not know if I will return tomorrow. The owner has mistreated me so much and broken so many labor laws that I can barely process the situation. Three second preinfusion for all three. Temple Dharma Espresso: Roasted 04/28/20 18.1g in 29 seconds 24g out 198.1°F Chocolate and minty cooling at the end. Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted 05/05/20 18.4g in 28 seconds 24-27g out 198.1°F This is just Linea Caffe Espresso rebranded. Bittersweet chocolate, honey and apricot. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 04/23/20 19.2g in 27 seconds 30g out 198.1°F Very woodsy, some plum notes as well.

Linea Caffe Espresso: Roasted on 2/27/20 18.3g in 23 seconds 24-26g out Still very mild, better than yesterday. Milk chocolate and vanilla notes. Tico Sangre de Toro Espresso: Roasted on 3/3/20 18.3g in 24 seconds 30-32g out Tart. I like it, but I think I want to make it more balanced tomorrow. Cherry and chocolate. Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 2/26/20 15g in 15 seconds 30g out

So I ran out of CounterCulture Hologram and had to dial in during service which I was not happy about and my second grinder was not broken, just the burrs weren't completely installed. Linea Caffe Espresso: Roasted on 2/27/20 18.3g in 24 seconds 24-26g out A bit too bland, but oddly subtle. Not really sutible for anything beyond a macchiato. Tico Sangre de Toro Espresso: Roasted on 3/3/20 18.5g in 21 seconds 30-35g out Much darker than I normally like and a slight off aftertaste. Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 2/26/20 15g in 15 seconds 30g out

I didn't actually dial in today since it is my day off. Moksha Gsm Espresso: Roasted on 18.7g in 26 seconds 30g out Linea Caffee Espresso: Roasted on 18.5g in 26 seconds 27g out Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 1/23/20 15g in 17 seconds 30g ouy

I didn't actually dial in today since it is my day off. Equator Tigerwalk Espresso: Roasted on 18.3g in 27 seconds 28-29g out Linea Caffe Espresso: Roasted on 18.4g in 25 second s 27g out Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 15g in 16 seconds 30g out

Equator Tigerwalk Espresso: Roasted on 2/12/20 18.3g in 25 seconds 30g out Much lighter than yesterday. More of a milk chocolate than anything else, some strawberry tartness Linea Caffe Espresso: Roasted on 2/13/20 18.2g in 21 seconds 24g out Very Sweet, strong,but fleeting honey taste. Slight milk chocolate notes. Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 1/28/20 15g in 16 seconds 30g out Too busy of thinking of loose men to care to redial it in to be a little slower. Still pretty thin tasting very nonoffensive.

Equator Tigerwalk Espresso: Roasted on 2/12/20 18.6g in 25 seconds 30g out Dark chocolate, fleeting fruit forward Linea Caffe Espresso: Roasted on 2/13/20 18.3g in 23 seconds 24-26g out Baking Chocolate aftertaste, very sweet forward slightly floral Equator Decaf Espresso: Roasted on 15g in 16 seconds 30g 0ut Anemic mouthfeel, slightly thin tasting, fruit forward. I keep telling myself I need to redial this in, but I never have the patience to do so and on the days I do my palatte is overwhelmed by then.