$ beantag balance

Tag: balance

3 bean(s) match this tag.

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06:10bean log 2026-04-11

a continuity of context

bean log 2026-04-11 sat 0610 page one: new Mamuto AA Kenya notes, bean and grounds sniff, brew details, rating grid, and Mamuto AA Kenya bag label

grind

new bag, first cup: Mamuto AA, Kenya.
freshly opened, room temp.
16.1 g beans measured,
0.1 g to spares for
16.0 g dose.

preheated with
210 g purified water.
recalibrated the timemore
to 1.9.2, finest grind yet,
preparing for the lightest
roast to date.
3 spritzes, 4 shakes
of r.d.t..

bean sniff

grounds sniff

evaluate

metric intensity preference notes
aroma 3 4 rich, wet, nutty
acidity 4 5 so gentle yet balanced
sweetness 4 4 spikey and sweet
body ? ? what is body? the body is the reason for love
finish 2 4 so many different loves, on the way to memory
flavor 2 5
overall 4 5 this is going to be legendary

listen

the sparkling universe
of just intonation:
the sonny downs
quartet’s 2020
village melodies.

taste

bean log 2026-04-11 sat 0610 page two: tasting poem, continuity reflection, balance poem, and abstract branch drawing

first sip, cracking
nut, then the after
flower burn, clean
with fruit. fistules
of smiles. sweet
even at tip edge.
amazing nut bloom,
gentle and present.
amazing nut fruit,
worship at dawn.

sine bloom, sign
of riches.

reflection

feelings tether
to the ground of breath.
feel being in the waves
translating episodic memories
into what it is like
to be with
a continuity
of context.

balance is
grown in time.
so genius ferments
sense from chaos
with nudge
and re-
birth, a few
bits control
the game.

[cup/1 · water/purified · listening/spotify · listening/sonny-downs-quartet · person/alexander-calder · balance]

06:13bean log 2026-01-26 0613

Balanced cup, snow-day focus

Observations

  • First sip: nutty, dense, immediately more balanced than cup 1.
  • Bitterness present but controlled, no longer gating the flavor.
  • A slight zingle sits adjacent to sweetness.
  • Later sips reveal emerging sweetness.
  • A faint berry note appears on the mid-palate.
  • Finish evokes burnt sienna and warm earth tones.
  • Blizzard aftermath: sidewalks freshly cleared, powdery snow drifting down.
  • Cars across the street snowed in up to the wheels.
  • On-campus work canceled for a snow day; Debussy in the background.

Brew log

  • Paper filter fully seated and pressed to cone walls.
  • Fast, confident clockwise pour; ~200 mL in quickly, all water in by ~1:00.
  • Switch closed during pour with no early drip-through.
  • Switch depressed at 2:30; drawdown complete by 3:48.
  • Grounds clung to the catchment, likely from residual moisture.

[balance · snow · debussy · sweetness]

05:33bean log 2026-01-25 0533

Reference cup, gentle balance

Observations

  • The cup opened sparkly.
  • Balanced acidity up front, nothing sharp.
  • As it cooled, nutty overtones came forward and stayed.
  • This felt like a reference cup.
  • Nothing exaggerated.
  • Everything in proportion.

Brew log

  • Even release and a very level bed.
  • Clean finish with minimal agitation.

[bitterness · balance · cooling]