- Beans: “Hippie Blend” from Zeke’s Coffee (Baltimore, MD)
- Roast level: Light (2/8)
- Origin: Sumatra, Peru, Papua New Guinea
- Roast date: 9/23/2024
- Purchase date: 9/27/2024 at Green Valley Marketplace in Elkridge, MD
- V60:
- 19 to 19.2g coffee / 300g water (1/15.6 to 1/15.8)
- Ode: 3+2
- Water at 99°C
- Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with 50g bloom water
I started off brewing 21g with 300g at grind setting 4, but I like these beans much better at 1:15 to 1:16. I’ve brewed 4 or 5 cups at this strength, and they have all been pleasant: not too strong, not too weak, not too bitter, not too acidic.
I bought my first bag of these around the beginning of 2024, and according to my notes, I struggled to get the grind size dialed in. I eventually ended up grinding rather coarsely, which is interesting, because this time around, the cups are turning out nicely with a much finer grind. It appears that I was brewing at the same ratio with the same water temperature, so the main differences seem to be: Ode grinder vs 1Zpresso JX, and plastic size 2 V60 vs ceramic size 1 V60.