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Roasted on 08/04/22 I brewed this in a Kalita wave using notneutral filters with a Niche Zero 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. 42. Dark chocolate, orange, cedar, stonefruit and vanilla marshmallow. I am actually surprised that I enjoyed this as much as I did. I am not the biggest fan of Moksha's coffees, more so that I am not at a multi roaster. 

Roasted on 06/22/22 I brewed this in a Kalita wave using notneutral filters with a Niche Zero 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. 45. I struggled with this one, I feel it is definitely better as an espresso, but it has potential as a daily drinker or maybe as a drip. There is a lot of chocolate, some burnt sugar, a little orange and just enough acidity that an acidity hater wouldn't find it offensive, but there was something evasive about it. I feel that I couldn't quite dial it in fully. 

I have been at my current corporate dining job for a little under a month and it is ridiculously low volume. Like everywhere in corporate dining there is a strong feeling that the chef would prefer there is no coffee.  Moksha India Mysore Nuggets Extra Espresso: Roasted on 4/17/22 18.3g in 26 seconds 24g out Moksha Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on no date 18.6g in 27 seconds 24g out Herby & sweet.  

Moksha India Mysore Nuggets Extra Espresso: Roasted on 4/17/22 18.4g in 24-26 seconds 24-26g out Baking Chocolate, nutty and flat.  Moksha Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on  Skipped. 

Moksha India Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold no roast date 20.4g in 34 seconds 24g out Baking chocolate, nutty and sweet. Moksha Decaf Blend no roast date 18.5g in 34 seconds 24g out Tart, citrus forward, sweet and thick.

Nuova Simonelli Aurelia Wave Espresso Machine Nuova Simonelli Mythos Basic for regular Nuova Simonelli MDXS (not the doser) for decaf Moksha India Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold no roast date Moksha Decaf Blend no roast date Roaster's recipe: 19.0g 13 seconds 32g out Very sweet and thin Mine: 21.0g in 27 seconds 24g out Bittersweet Chocolate, earthy and well rounded Moksha Decaf Blend no roast date Roaster's recipe: 13.8g in 13 seconds 33g out Citrus, earthy and underdeveloped Mine:  19.9g in 28 seconds 24g out Slightly salty (over extracted), very sweet and a little berry. 

3 second preinfusion. Temple Dharma Espresso: Roasted 08/26/20 18.8g in 25 seconds 24g out Baking chocolate and caramel Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 17.9g in 28 seconds 24g out Very sweet tasting? Moksha Decaf Mexico Esmeralda Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.3g in 28 seconds 24g out

3 second preinfusion. Sunday should be the last day for real this time  Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted 08/21/20 18.2g in 26 seconds 24g out Cleaner and sweeter tasting than yesterday, but still just chocolate and nutty. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.2g in 25 seconds 24-28g out Bittersweet chocolate and earthy. Moksha Decaf Mexico Esmeralda Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.3g in 28 seconds 24g out I wish I had more to play around with, but I only have two and a half pounds to last till Sunday.

 3 second preinfusion. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted 08/21/20 18.2g in 28 seconds 24g out Just chocolate and nutty. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.1g in 23 seconds 24-25g out Bittersweet chocolate with a minty finish. Moksha Decaf Mexico Esmeralda Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.2g in 28 seconds 30g out

3 second preinfusion. 195.7°F Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.6g in 26 seconds 24g out As a ristretto I am getting more tart cherry notes as well as nutty chocolate ones.  Chromatic Gamut Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.5g in 27 seconds 24g out Very mild as a ristretto, but cleaner tasting with sweet berry notes before a generic chocolate taste. Sadly mouth feel is disappointing. Moksha Decaf Mexico Esmeralda Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.0g in 27 seconds 30g out Better than yesterday. 

 1.5 second preinfusion. I realized I haven't been playing around with preinfusion much recently or temperature for the matter, but I am trying to brew at 195.9°F to bring out a little acidity in my espressos today.  Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.4g in 25 seconds 30g out Still too young, but I am getting cleaner cherry notes with lots of nut.  Chromatic Gamut Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.2 in 22 seconds 30g out I liked it better yesterday when it was sweeter, today it is thicker and more on the heavy side. Moksha Decaf Mexico Esmeralda Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.5 in 20 seconds 30g out Still too young and too dark for me. Brewing at 165.9°F certainly tastes cleaner than 200°F.

2.5 second preinfusion. Moksha GSM Espresso : Roasted on 06/18/20 18.3g in 27 seconds 24g out Some sweetness, chocolate and berry notes. Tectonic Tectonic Blend Espresso: Roasted on 06/21/20 18.31g in 26 seconds 26g out Lots of cherry today and chocolate. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 6/19/20 17.9g in 30 seconds 24g out Nothing new.

2 second preinfusion. Moksha GSM Espresso : Roasted on 06/18/20 18.0g in 25 seconds 30g out Better than last time, mostly bittersweet chocolate. Tectonic Tectonic Blend Espresso: Roasted on 06/21/20 18.3g in 23 seconds 30g out Bit of cherry at the front than mostly chocolate. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 6/19/20 19.1g in 28 seconds 30g out

2 second preinfusion. Moksha GSM Espresso : Roasted on 06/18/20 18.1g in 21 seconds 30g out There is something wrong with this. It is absolutely vile and I cannot get anything out of it. Equator Eye of the Tiger Espresso: Roasted on 06/19/20 18.3g in 21 seconds 30g out Fleeting grapefruit tartness than amor of date and some chocolate. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 6/19/20 19g in 29 seconds 24-26g out

2 second preinfusion. Moksha GSM Espresso : Roasted on 06/18/20 18.3g in 25 seconds 30g out Equator Eye of the Tiger Espresso: Roasted on 06/19/20 18.8g in 27 seconds 30g out Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 6/19/20 18.7g in 30 seconds 24g out

2 second preinfusion. Moksha GSM Espresso : Roasted on 06/18/20 18.1g in 23 seconds 30g out What can I say about something I hate. Equator Eye of the Tiger Espresso: Roasted on 06/19/20 18.7g in 27 seconds 30g out Mostly chocolate, dates and nutty. Equator Decaf Blend Espresso: Roasted on 6/19/20 18.3g in 28 seconds 24g out

1.5 second preinfusion for all three. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 15.2g in 15 seconds 28-30g out Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted on 05/19/20 18.7g in 17 seconds 30g out Temple Colombia Decaffeinated Swiss Water Process:  Roasted 04/23/20 18.2g in 28 seconds 30g out

1.5 second preinfusion for all three. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 15.5g in 15 seconds 30-34 out Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted on 05/19/20 20g in 20 seconds 30g out Temple Colombia Decaffeinated Swiss Water Process:  Roasted 04/23/20 18.6g in 28 seconds 30g out

Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 15.8g in 15-16 seconds 30g out Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted on 05/19/20 20g in 20 seconds 30g out Temple Colombia Decaffeinated Swiss Water Process:  Roasted 04/23/20 18.6g in 28 seconds 30g out

1.5 second preinfusion for all three. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 15.3g in 15 seconds 24-26g out Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted on 05/19/20 20g in 22 seconds 30g out Temple Colombia Decaffeinated Swiss Water Process:  Roasted 04/23/20 18.6g in 28 seconds 30g out