Stumptown Homestead
Stumptown Homestead
I'm still dialing it in, but at 11.36g in / 41.73g out, it was pretty good. Still not there, but closer than I thought on the first pull. I vaguely taste a fruit (apple maybe?) and some cacao. Not so much milk chocolate, as stated on the bag, and it's a bit more acidic that I would expect from this roaster, but both of those points could be just it not being dialed in yet.
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Almost a 1:4 ratio? That seems like a lot, but it's strange that you're saying it's acidic at such a high ratio. Is this a light roast?
It is, indeed, a light roast. I usually do around 1:2 with darker roasts, but I've noticed that the BBE does better with longer shots on light roasts. I tried 1:3 on the Blue Bottle, but 1:4 tasted so much less acidic, so I started with 1:4 on this light roast. I'm thinking pulling closer to 1:3.5 tomorrow morning, and go from there. I wouldn't mind getting suggestions :)
I've gone as far as 1:3, 1:4 just sounded like quite the stretch to me. I'm still fairly new to espresso, so by no means an expert! If it tastes good, you're probably on the right track.
Haha that's my attitude, too!