orchidshowYesterday
Channelled even with the coarser grind - clearly a more substantial bean than the Habtamu Fikadu which channelled less at a finer setting. Removed dripper at 4:30 even though drawdown had a way to go so as to salvage what did extract. Faint stone fruit under caramelized mess. Somehow hollow. I’d be happy with this at a diner but confused at a café. I’ll try again soon with some changes.
Coffee
Subtext · Filter · 2026
Kamathura AB
5 days off roast
Brewer
UFO Ceramic Dripper
Filter / Basket
UFO Paper Filter - Type A
Grinder
1Zpresso ZP6 → 4.5
Dose & Ratio
15g / 250g = 1:16.67
Water Temp
92°C
Recipe
I know I’m supposed to rest this longer but I’m almost out of last month’s coffee and wanted to shake things up a bit/get a sense of how the brews evolve.
Rec’d UFO recipe using proprietary UFO paper but didn’t wet the paper because of the recent community conclusions that paper taste is generally negligible. Water is home-distilled with a countertop Megahome unit and usually reads 0-2 ppm before I add the Coffee Water sachets. My zero is at burr lock though I find I regularly have to rezero my ZP6 and it’s never really delivered in the way other people write about it so I’ve always wondered if I got an off one somehow. Going up to 4.5 today because of channeling occurring during yesterday’s Habtamu Fikadu brewing.
0:00 50g low circle bloom, stir
1:00 50g low circle
1:30 50g low circle
2:00 50g high circle > 50g high centre