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- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min read

Punchy Peach Southpaw Double!

Review & Extractions of PT's Coffee - Southpaw Espresso (2 Extractions)

BEAN SPECIFICATIONS

Roaster: PT's Coffee
Coffee: Southpaw
Type: Blend
Roast: Light / Medium
Origins: Ethiopia, Colombia
Flavors: Caramel, Peach, Sugarcane

TEST RESULTS

If you love coffee with a strong peach flavor, then this is the coffee for you! The smell of fresh juicy peaches cut right through the bag. Personally I'm not usually a fan of anything other than an actual peach having a peach flavor to it. That's because I dislike that artificial peach taste that you get in candy and peach sodas. This coffee DOES NOT have an artificial type peach flavor at all! This peach flavor has more of a ripe yellow peach taste to it that is very enjoyable. As an added bonus the sugarcane flavor gives it almost a granulated sugar taste to it that reminds me of the crust of southern peach pie. Slight chocolate undertones with a bright creamy caramel helps balance out the acidity from the peach nicely. I gotta say, as much as I enjoyed their Flying Monkey espresso, I prefer this one. Extractions with my 16/20g IMS basket tasted really good, a little shaky, but flowed well for a light medium. The peach flavor was so incredible that I decided to move down to a 15g Decent Espresso basket to see if I could get it to punch through even harder. I feel that the IMS basket produced better flavors overall, however the 15g dose seemed to add a little richness to the peach. I will have to invest in a 15g IMS basket for the best of both worlds.

EXTRACTION SPECS - ESPRESSO

Espresso 1st Extraction

Basket: 15g Decent Espresso
Weight In: 15 grams
Weight Out: 28 grams
Temp: 200F
Extraction Time: 28 sec

Espresso 2nd Extraction

Basket: 16/20g IMS Precision Standard
Weight In: 19 grams
Weight Out: 36 grams
Temp: 200F
Extraction Time: 30 sec

Notes: Both shots tasted great. However I enjoyed the intensity of the 15g DE basket, but the flavor of the IMS basket. I need to buy a 15g IMS basket and put that to the ultimate test.

EXTRACTION SPECS - POUR OVER

Kalita Wave 185 & Hario V60

Ratio: 1:15.6
Dosage: 25g to 390g water
Temp: 200 F
Brew Time: 3:20 to 3:30

POURING TIMELINE

Pour: 0:00 - 0:15 - Amount: to 65g
Pour: 0:30 - 0:45 - Amount: to 130g
Pour: 1:00 - 1:15 - Amount: to 195g
Pour: 1:30 - 1:45 - Amount: to 260g
*Swirl*
Pour: 2:00 - 2:15 - Amount: to 325g
*Swirl*
Pour: 2:30 - 2:45 - Amount: to 390g
*Swirl*

EXTRACTION SPECS - From PT's Coffee

Dose: 20 grams

Yield: 32–36 grams

Time: 26–30 seconds

Drop: 6–8 seconds (bottomless filter)

Rest: 8–12 days off roast

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