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- Jun 21, 2020
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Snap, Crackle, Pop! Monogram Gesha Village Extraction & Review

BEAN SPECIFICATIONS

Roaster: Monogram Coffee
Coffee: Gesha Village
Type: Single Origin
Roast: Light
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Bench Maji
Producer: Gesha Village
Processing: Natural
Altitude: 1900 - 2069 m
Flavors: Pineapple, Nectarine, Pink Grapefruit

TEST RESULTS

I absolutely love this coffee, it snaps, crackles, and pops, in all the right places! Monogram has done an amazing job of roasting this coffee to perfection. It is most definitely a light roast and tastes incredible as a pour over. I tested in with a V60 and the Stagg X brewer from Fellow, and for this coffee, the Stagg X edged out the V60. However, in my opinion this coffee tastes its best as an espresso. I tested a few different extraction profiles and ratios to figure out what tasted best to me. Each way I tested it tasted great, but I eventually settled on a long slow ramp 20 second preinfusion (details below). This long preinfusion brought out amazing clarity, but also a light almost white chocolate like base that paired really well with the fruit flavors. The pineapple and nectarine came through warm and sweet like a simple syrup or a pie filling. The pink grapefruit popped and sparkled with an acidic effervescence that was mesmerizing! My only complaint about this coffee was that I only had 340 grams, and I need more! I look forward to testing more coffees from Monogram in the near future.

EXTRACTIONS SPECS

Espresso

Basket: 16/20g IMS Precision
Weight In: 17.7 grams
Weight Out: 32 grams
Temp: 200F
Extraction Time: 30 sec

PRESSURE PROFILING NOTES

Breville Dual Boiler 920XL "Slayer Mod"

Valve cracked open about 1.5mm - 2mm
0 bars to 4 bars in 20 seconds
Nearly close valve completely as coffee starts to bead out
Hold between 4 to 5 bars for about 10 seconds as shot starts to form
Open valve all the way going up to 9 bars as the shot starts to drop
Start time on first real flow drop
Around the 20 second mark, close the valve slightly to compensate for puck erosion to about 8.5 bars
Close valve as shot time reaches about 30 seconds, and weight is about 32 grams

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