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| Basket | MHW-3Bomber Jusbean 18g |
| Bottom Paper Filter | Yes |
| Sourness Type | Almost none |
| Bitterness Type | Slight cellulose |
| Finish Type | Slight bitter, not totally unpleasant! |
| Mouthfeel Type | Light |
| Balance | Slightly Bitter |
| Drink Type | Latte |
| Cup Size | 200ml |
| Roast level | Medium (Level 3/5) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Fazenda Samba |
| Farm | Fazenda Da Lagoa |
| Variety | Catucai, Catuai and Acaiá |
| Elevation | 1045 m.a.s.l |
| Processing | Natural process (Sun-dried) |
| Tasting notes | Red Wine, Soft Macadamia, Molasses, Balanced sweetness, Nutty notes, Well-rounded acidity, Creamy mouthfeel, Milk chocolate |
| Place of purchase | Sarnies online |
| Price | 389 |
| Weight | 250g |
| Density | 0.357 |
| Appearance | Medium brown |
| Brittleness | Quite brittle, lots of pieces |
| Fragrance | Nutty, cardboard, yesr |
Well I tried to cut out tthe pre-infusion to stop early softening of the cellulose, but forgot to turn off the flow limit so the fill and pressurise was super slow. However, it did come out better, but still with a bit of cellulose and a little thin and water.
The balance was still bitter, but the sharp bitter cellulose significantly reduced. It did lose body, so I’m inclined to put a short 5s pre-infusion back with a bit more pressure follwed by pressurise to 9 bar for 10s then put in the 1.6gm/s flow limit to stop it running away. I’ll stick at 30g for now as it’s still a bit bitter and looked like blonding was just starting.
The fazenda from CherryDog was really nice, so thought I would try Sarnies. This is Natural proces and smells a little yeasty, so I wonder how that will come out once it’s been intensified in an espresso shot.
It’s quite brittle and shatters into many pieces which suggests a coarser grind due to the fines. It might also need a profile that doesn’t run too fast and cause the fines to migrate. Lets see. I’ll run it in the MHW3-Bomber 18g 58mm basket with paper.
I have noticed that I prefer shots to be bitter if they fail, so maybe start on the finer side (say 1.3.0) andd work coarser from there.