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Sarnies Smooth Criminal Coffee Bean (Blend) (Medium (Level 3/5)) from April 06, 2026
18.0g 30.6g (1:1.7) in 26.0s
1.3.8 on Kinu M47
BasketMHW-3Bomber Jusbean 18g
Bottom Paper FilterYes
Sourness TypeAlmost none
Bitterness TypeDry and burnt
Finish TypeDry and bitter
Mouthfeel TypeNice
BalanceBitter
Drink TypeLatte
Cup Size200ml
Roast levelMedium (Level 3/5)
CountryThailand, Myanmar, Brazil
RegionNA
FarmNA
FarmerNA
VarietyNA
ElevationNA
ProcessingNA
Harvest timeNA
Quality scoreNA
Tasting notesBrown Sugar, Praline, Dates, Berry, Velvety Mouthfeel, Complex Acidity, Long Aftertaste
Place of purchaseSarnies online
Price449
Weight250g
AppearanceMedium Dark
BrittlenessQuite brittle. Shatters easily and produces fines
Notes:

BIG CHANGE - MACHINE RECLAIBRATED AND TEMP OFFSET INCREASED BY 5C!!!!

Well that was interesting and a big mistake. I should have started this profile again after recalibrating the temperature of the machine using my home made Scace. Also I feel I should be starting to dial-in this medium dark bean at 36g out, at least so I can see when blonding starts!

After recalibration, 91C (it would previoulsy have been 86C) is clearly too hot despite increasing the grind size from 1.3.2 to 1.3.8. I got a strong bitterenes reminiscent of a poor coffee shop with over hot equipment and a bean roasted too dark. HNone the less, there were signs of hope. There was very nice creamy mouth feel once in the milk and in the shot class there was a hint of berry like nuance that I hadn’t tasted before.

The shot ran quite quick and the 1.6gm/s flow limit cut in as soon as the bre phase started. This suggests the grind it too coarse despiet the bittereness. Howver, 1.6gm/s is also too slow for this temperature.

Tomrorrow I will start again with a standard 36gms out. I will drop the temperature to 88C, reduce the pre-infuse phase to limit cellulose and change the flow limit to 2gm/s. I will also drop the grind size to slow it down that way too. I’m worried it will come out even more bitter, but lets see. I think it; also important to video the shot to see when blonding starts. If I stay at 30grams I won’t know. Hopefully from this we can quicly get enough data for a proper dial-in and get used to this new temperature calibration which will confuse me for a while!

Coffee bag notes:

Initial impression (from a poorly dialled shot) is that this is plain old coffee shop stuff. I need to dial it in better before making a final decision.

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