Barista Bitch Dialing In

I've had a lot of coffee samples recently since I am setting up a cafe, hopefully as a multi-roaster. The owner of Tico Coffee Roasters brought some preground coffee as for a coffee tasting so these are a little different than how I normally write these.  Her recipe was 24g coffee with a 75g bloom at 205°F water for thirty seconds with an additional 300g pour in the clever and then start the pour down at 2:30 finishing roughly at three and a half minutes.  Again I love this as an espresso and a pour over even rhough it is on the orthodox side. Lots of sweet cherry at the front followed by dark chocolate and a little nutty. 

3 second preinfusion. Tomorrow will be the longest I have ever been away from my dog and I just feel empty. I don't know if this is giving me a new clarity or if I am just tired of everything, but I hope to leave soon.  Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted 09/07/20 18.2g in 25g seconds 30g out Sweet berries, chocolate and oak. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 09/02/20 18.9g in 24 seconds 24g out Why I am I not out of this yet?! Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 09/08/20 18.2g in 29 seconds 30g out Citrus, sweet and graham.

3 second preinfusion. My dog died on Saturday and all I can think about is her absence. Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted 09/07/20 18.5g in 27g seconds 30g out Sweet berries, hoppy and milk chocolate. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 09/02/20 18.6g in 24 seconds 24g out Sweet cherry and almond. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 09/08/20 18.6g in 28 seconds 30g out Citrus, sweet and graham.

 3 second preinfusion. Still no news Proyecto Diaz El Corazon Espresso: Roasted 09/07/20 18.1g in 24 seconds 30g out Sour beer, hoppy, malt.  Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 09/02/20 18.4g in 24 seconds 24g out Sweeter, but just chocolate and almond notes. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 09/08/20 18.4g in 27 seconds 30g out Very sweet.

  3 second preinfusion. Still no news Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted 09/01/20 18.4g in 24 seconds 24g out Not as sweet, but more apricot and chocolate. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 09/02/20 18.5g in 23 seconds 30g out Cherry and chocolate still. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 09/08/20 18.1g in 23 seconds 30g out

 3 second preinfusion. Still no news Linea Little Wing Espresso: Roasted 09/01/20 18.0g in 20 seconds 24g out Sweet and thin. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 09/02/20 18.1g in 23 seconds 30g out Cherry and chocolate. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 09/08/20 19.3g in 27 seconds 30g out Anemic and sweet, maybe it will be better tomorrow.

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.

1.5 second preinfusion. Supposedly we are going to be open another week even though we announced this was our last day. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 08/21/20 18.0g in 25 seconds 40g out It's too young to be honest. Chromatic Gamut Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.6 in 27seconds 30g out Not as sweet or delicate as Friday.  Stumptown Decaf Trapper Creek Espresso: Roasted on 08/04/20 18.2g in 30 seconds 30g out

1.5 second preinfusion. Temple Single Origin Elvis Rafael Espresso : Roasted on 07/02/20 18.5 in 20 seconds 30g out Almost only dark chocolate, all the fruit notes are muted. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.4g in 20seconds 30g out Mostly nutty. Stumptown Trapper Creek Espresso: Roasted on 07/0320 19.3g in 21 seconds 30g out The best

1.5 second preinfusion. Temple Single Origin Elvis Rafael Espresso : Roasted on 07/02/20 18.6 in 26 seconds 24g out Not quite as good as yesterday, still mostly cherry and plum some chocolate. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.9g in 24seconds 24-27g out Mostly chocolate today, a bit nutty and faint cherry notes Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 6/25/20 18.5g in 23 seconds 30g out

2 second preinfusion. Temple Single Origin Elvis Rafael Espresso : Roasted on 07/02/20 18.6 in 28 seconds 24-26g out A lot better than yesterday. I got rid of most of the chocolate notes and only have cherry and plum left. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.3g in 28 seconds 30g out Just nutty and cherry today. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 6/25/20 18.7g in 25 seconds 30g out Sweet Pomegranate and chocolate. Honestly the best of the three, easiest to enjoy, but it is not memorable.

2 second preinfusion. Temple Single Origin Elvis Rafael Espresso : Roasted on 07/02/20 18.4 in 21 seconds 30g out Couldn't manage to slow it down, but it is still young, lots of red stone fruit notes and dark chocolate. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.0g in 23 seconds 30g out Cherry and chocolate. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 6/25/20 18.5g in 24 seconds 30g out Sweet Pomegranate and chocolate.

2 second preinfusion. Counter Culture Big Trouble Espresso : Roasted on 06/25/20 18.8g in 23 seconds 24-28g out Tad too dark, but balanced with a minty aftertaste. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.2g in 25 seconds 30g out Nutty and dark chocolate. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 6/25/20 19.1g in 30 seconds 24g out Sweet Pomegranate and chocolate.

Roasted on 06/29/20 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. 6.375. Dark Chocolate that is a little murky, and nutty. Pretty bad, but some people who are definitely not me would enjoy it.

2 second preinfusion. Linea El Injerto Espresso : Roasted on 06/23/20 19.1g in 22 seconds 25-27g out Lots of nectarine and chocolate notes. Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 06/29/20 18.9g in 26 seconds 30g out Cherry and Nutty. Counter Culture Slow Motion Espresso: Roasted on 6/25/20 19.1g in 20 seconds 30g out Chocolate and fleeting pomegranate notes.

I don't think she knows how to dial in. Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 18.0g 17 seconds 30g out 199.1°F Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 05/12/20 18.5g in 25 seconds 30g out 199.1°F Temple Colombia Decaffeinated Swiss Water Process: Roasted 04/23/20 18.9g in 28 seconds 30g out

Moksha GSM Espresso: Roasted on 05/17/20 15.0g 15 seconds 30g out 199.1°F Tico Sangre De Toro Espresso: Roasted on 05/12/20 18.4g in 25 seconds 30g out 199.1°F Decaf Equator Espresso Blend: Roasted 04/23/20 18.9g in 28 seconds 30g out