Sophomore Decaf Huila

  • Beans: Decaf Huila (single origin)
    • Roaster: Sophomore Coffee (Baltimore, MD)
    • Origin: Huila, Colombia
    • Roast level: Medium
    • Roast date: 11/20/2025 (bag #1); 12/11/2025 (bag #2)
    • Purchase date: Late November 2025 (bag #1); late December 2025 (bag #2) at Atwater’s Café (Catonsville, MD)
      First cup: Early December 2025 (bag #1); 1/1/26 or 1/2/26 (bag #2)
      Last cup: Late December 2025 (bag #1)
    • Process: Ethyl Acetate (EA) decaf
    • Tasting notes: Dates, cinnamon, molasses
  • V60 with Ode grinder:
    • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
    • Ode: 6
    • Water at 95°C
    • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 1 cone, 60g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes 04:00-04:15

I didn’t have any full cups of bag #1, but I have had 1 cup (and counting) of bag #2. This has one of the slowest draw-down times of any coffee I’ve brewed in the V60 with my single-cup recipe. It takes over 2 minutes, even with a rather coarse grind. Flavor-wise, it is fine, but there’s something slightly “off” about it that I don’t like. I suppose it could be getting over-extracted while it sits there forever draining. I am wondering if this would work best with the French press, so I may try that the next time I brew it.

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