1:15 · 225 ml
Excelso
Black Knight · Antioquia, Colombia
Washed · Medium
Tasting notes: Caramel · Brown Sugar · Almond
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- 0:00Bloom40 ml of water · 91 °C · 3.2 ml/s · wait 41 s, swirl40 ml+40 ml
- 0:54Pour 1Circles · 89 °C · wait 26 s150 ml+110 ml
- 1:55Pour 2Circles · 88 °C · let it drain225 ml+75 ml
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Why this recipe
Excelso · Black Knight
Grind 53 · 91 °C · 41 s · 2:30–3:30
Calculated by BrewMind's AI from this bean's altitude, process and roast, then checked against physical limits before you saw it.
No single note leads this bean, so the cup is kept sweet and even. Its density is typical, so nothing is corrected for it.
The decisions
Coarse sea salt. Nothing about this bean calls for a change, so the grind follows the roast.
Dial in your grinder →91 °C to start, then 89 °C and 88 °C. Heat opens the grounds early; stepping down keeps the finish sweet, not bitter.
40 ml of water, then a 41-second wait. Escaping gas pushes water away; waiting it out lets the pours that follow soak in evenly.
More of the water goes in early, while flavour comes out fastest. Fewer, larger pours stir the bed more, for a heavier cup.
40 → 150 → 225 ml
Circular pours wet the flat bed evenly.
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