Durato Bombe G1 Sidamo Ethiopian – Cupping
Main cupping design
We consume about 3 oz of coffee per day (2 brew in the morning and 2 espresso in the afternoon) 8 oz in 4 different level of roasts will last about 10 days, and I am always do A/B comparison on different dial in to learn how to handle different beans in different level of roast with different brew method on different equipment.
For each bean, I will document with video on one set of cupping in detail , for rest of cupping , I will put as simple result notes
Double shot espresso with different wet to dry ratio
| Roast level | Dark |
| Grind size | 5 dial |
| Dry weight | 0.6 oz |
| Espresso machine | Breville |
| Same factor | Temperature & Pressure (can not control with Breville machine, but measurable) |
| Dial in different | program to extract 1.5 oz vs 2.3 oz ( DtW 2.5 vs 3.8) |
| Expected difference | 2.5 should be more sour taste than 3.8 but more bold and creamy |
| Goal of cupping | understand DtW for this bean with the set brew conditions |
| Cupping summary | Ideal extraction should be around 2.0 oz as balanced smooth and creamy fruity taste |
| DtW 2.5 | DtW 3.8 | |
| Aroma | Smoky , Melon and Berry | Nitty, Melon and Berry |
| Look | Less creamy on top, clear black | half body is cream , clear dark brown |
| Taste | SweetBitter, Sharp, Smoky, less fruity | Balanced, smooth, more fruity-sour, sweet-bitter |
| Overall note | Bitter is overwhelming, leave some unpleasant taste after cupping | Balanced, more pleasant to taste, leave creamy fruity taste. a little bit over extraction to make the body watering |
| Date | Cupping design | Expectations | Cupping result |
| 03-26-2024 | medium roast pour over 87F 3 round pour over method with 7 clicks vs 13 clicks hand grind size, 0.8 oz to 10 oz DtW 1:12.5 | 13 should be balance , 7 should be more bitter and bold | as expected, more bold and bitter at 7 clicks, extraction fully, enhanced flavor in taste and aroma, ideal balanced preference 10 clicks, personal preference: 7 clicks |
| 03-27-2024 | medium roast 3 round pour over with 10 clicks o.8oz to 10 oz DtW 1:12.5 87F vs 95F | 95F should be more bitter and 85F should be balanced | not as expected, 95F is more balanced with stronger aroma and bold and balanced of sweet , a tiny bit towards sour. 85F is way to low temperature for extraction of medium roast, no sweetness just light bitter, too watering feeling in mouth. still tasted fresh nuts tiny astringent and dry. balanced preference 95F , personal preference 95F |
| 04-01-2024 | Moka 0.6 oz to 7.8 oz (1 to 13 DtW) , at 9 clicks hand grind, Medium vs Dark | Dark should be bold but more balance than Medium toward crisp and sour | not as expected, Dark is too bold with intense bitter, Medium has beautiful fruit and sweet aroma and taste the same as well, can be dialed to less sour with medium to dark. balanced preference Medium to Dark, personal preference: medium to dark |
| 04-02-2024 | Americano 0.1oz (Medium to Dark) to 1oz single shot to 7 oz (86F water) final. 5 grind vs 3 grind in espresso by Breville | 3 grind should be more balanced and 5 grind should towards sour | not as expected, 5 grind at mid extract pressure gave a little bit sour in espresso , but after pouring the water, it makes perfect sweet & fruity taste , 3 grind tasted ok in espresso, but became flat and crispy once pour water in and make to Americano. Personal preference: for Americano, dial espresso to the balance but left to a little bit sour to extract more nutty and fruity rather than roast and burnt |
| 04-04-2024 | AeroPress 6.7 oz on Dark , 92F water, 10 clicks with 0.5oz vs 14 clicks with 0.6oz | similar taste as the more grounds cancel out the clicks | as expected, 10 clicks with 0.5oz drip a little bit more before apply press, very similar aroma and taste, smooth, fruity, sweet with a little crisp bitter at the end. |