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Huckleberry Gundikhan Natural

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  • Beans: Gundikhan Natural (12 ounces)
    • Roaster: Huckleberry Roasters (Denver, CO)
    • Origin: Karnataka State, India
    • Roast level: Light
    • Roast date: 11/25/2025
    • Purchase date: 12/9/2025 at Huckleberry Roasters (Laramie St location) in Denver, CO
      First cup: 12/13/2025; Last cup: 12/21/2025
    • Process: natural; Producer: Saif Ulla, Gundikhan Estate
    • Tasting notes: Chocolate-dipped strawberry/pastry/mulled wine
  • V60 with Ode grinder:
    • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
    • Ode: 3
    • Water at 100°C
    • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 2 cone, 60g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes 02:50-03:00
  • AeroPress with JX grinder:

This is the first of 2 bags that I bought from Huckleberry Roasters in Denver. It’s also the first time I’ve tried coffee from India. This was pretty good at grind setting 4, and maybe a tiny bit better at 3. It is fairly acidic, but has enough body to balance out the acidity. I suspect I could go a little bit finer still with the grind, but I may just keep it at 3 unless I start getting cups that aren’t quite as good. It had been going on a couple of months since I last had a light roast, so this is hitting the spot.

12/18 and 12/19: I brewed two AeroPress cups per above, and they were quite good. While the V60 cups have been very acid/fruit forward, the AP cups seemed better balanced, with the acidity toned down a bit and a little more body/roastiness. It kind of makes me wonder if there’s a way I can vary my pour-over technique somehow to produce similar results. I may read up on this when I have a few minutes.

12/21: The acidity seems to vary proportionally to the fine-ness of the grind. I brewed several cups at 2+2 and 2+1 last week, and they seemed even fruitier than 3. I brewed my last couple at 3+1, and they were well balanced. I have a feeling I could have stuck with my initial setting of 4 all along. All in all, though, I definitely enjoyed this.

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