Recipe
Hello!
I am brewing all the Advent Calendar coffees using the same method. It would help me to better navigate the coffee origins and varieties and hence to learn more from this adventure.
My recipe is based on James Hoffmann's V60 technique but I've modified it a bit and adjusted to my numbers. Also I am using the Tricolate brewer which helps to achieve better consistency than V60.
My recipe:
20-21g of coffee beans (whatever is in the Advent Calendar bag)
330g of water
Coffee grinder 1Zpresso K-Plus on 42 clicks - a bit finer than your usual V60 grind.
First pour 100g of water, swirl clockwise then wait until almost all water passes through, it's about 45 sec.
Second pour 110g of water, swirl counter clockwise, wait another 45 sec.
Third pour 120g of water, swirl clockwise, wait until all water passes through.
Don't forget to stir your coffee with a spoon before tasting!
I am trying to rate every coffee blindly, describe the notes and guess its origin, processing type and altitude....More I would like to guess the variety and the farm as well, but for now it's definitely beyond my level. I don't open links for the coffees until I taste and describe them.
My rating system includes:
SI - size of the beans
SH - shape of the beans
CO - color of the beans, first number means darkness, 'c' stands for 'colored', 'w' stands for 'washed' fibers
AB - aroma of the beans
AG - aroma of the ground beans
AR - AROMA of the brew
AC - ACIDITY
SW - SWEETNESS
BO - BODY
TA - TASTE
AT - AFTERTASTE/FINISH
AS - ASTRINGENCY
First number stands for intensity of the characteristic, second number rates how much I liked it.
After opening the link I am also adding (-) and (+) to the attributes if they match or don't match the official description.
OK, so the result for the coffee #22 is:
SI 2 up to 3+
SH rounded halves
CO 2 c, some fibers are quite light
AB 2 5
AG 3+ 5
AR 3 5
AC 3+ 4
SW 3 4
BO 2 4
TA 3 4
AT 4 4+
AS 2+ 4
Způsob = honey(+/-)
Noty = smoked(+), chestnut(+/-), carrot cake(+/-)
Původ = El Salvador(+/-)
Vyška = 1600(-)
I didn't expect Columbia in this lot at all. So much variety in different Columbian coffees! Also I usually like Geisha, but this one really has this liquid smoke taste to it, so it is far from my favorite. It was very similar to yesterday coffee so I've bet on El Salvador again, hoping this time it would work, but lost.