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 3 second preinfusion. Temple Dharma Espresso: Roasted 08/26/20 18.9g in 24 seconds 30g out A little sweeter today, but still baking chocolate and caramel. Dharma is one of my weaker espressos to dial in.  Counter Culture Big Trouble Espresso: Roasted on 08/17/20 18.1g in 27 seconds 24g out Extremely well balances, lots of nutty notes.  No decaf today

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.

 Roasted on 08/14/20 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. Blueberries, Milk Chocolate, Citrus and Brown sugar and a strange Herby note I can't pin down. I used to like Brandywine a lot, but I haven't been impressed with the last couple coffees I had from them. If the herby notes were not there I would think it is good to average. 

 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. 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. 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. It's 64°F inside, I am content. Stumptown Holler Mountain Espresso: Roasted on 08/13/20 18.0g in 25 seconds 30g out Very different from yesterday sweeter with lighter milk chocolate notes  Chromatic Gamut Espresso: Roasted on 08/08/20 18.1g in 26 seconds 24g out Amazing, very sweet and delicate  Stumptown Decaf Trapper Creek Espresso: Roasted on 08/04/20 18.1g in 30 seconds 24g out Still too tart