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| Basket | 9Panda 49mm Step Down |
| Balance | Slightly Bitter |
| Roast level | Medium |
| Country | Brazil-Guatamala |
| Variety | Arabica |
| Processing | Natural-Honey |
| Tasting notes | Chocolate, Pistachio, Caramel, Creamy |
| Place of purchase | CherryDog |
| Weight | 200g |
| Density | 1.4.5 |
| Appearance | Small, Medium Golden Brown Bean |
| Brittleness | Breaks easily under the thumb |
| Fragrance | Chocolate and a little cardboardy |
This time without the paper filter again and confirmed that the filter was making it less oily, less intense and higher clarity. The shot time also came back down.
However, it wasn’t as good as 2 days ago and those dark chocolatey notes weren’t there. I’d expect some inconsistency, but also suspect there bean is not as fresh as it was, so need to go finer tomorrow.
Blend: Brazil Fazenda Toucan Natural Process + Guatemala Honey Process
The bean colour is a rcch golden brown which often works out as a flavour I like
There’s obviously 2 different beans in here of different sizes - medium and small.
Breaks easily under the thumb which suggests there will be a lot of fines which point toward grinding coarser. Seems similar to the Brazil Toucan, so might base initial grind and profile on that. UPDATE: Grinding at 1.3.5 gave a very slow extraction. Seems like the fines theory was right!
I don’t trust CherryDog roast dates. They don’t write on the bag and seem to make something up when I ask them. Previous experience with varying freshness levels backs this up. I might be wrong, but very suspicious.