05:51 bean log 2026-03-08
mythical purple embers and ash
sketch
↑ a little map of guatemala
for this morning’s wake-up meditation
in life, as in engineering, seek the source.
of course, this doesn’t do anything to help one
visualize the incredible reticulation of the huehuetenango mountains.
consider google maps on terrain mode here. looks like aluminum foil that’s been crunched up into a ball then expanded again because there are so many mountains in the region.
makes the blood boil for hiking and adventure.
on npr: a bit of talk about prediction markets;
bets on kalshi and polymarkets related to iran
war.
drank some very fizzy water with apple cider vinegar and potassium electrolytes.
brew
heated 311 g purified water.
didn’t try to change anything for today’s cup; followed rin’s suggestions from friday: a bit coarser grind on the timemore at 1.8.1, and a +15” longer immersion for a total of 2’45” for 3’45” brew time.
weighed 16.1 g guatemala beans.
grounds first came out at 15.9 g, so one more bean went through the grinder to land at 16.0 g total.
poured 256.1 g purified water.
easy immersion release at 2:45, holding the same increase of +15 seconds from the baseline.
groundsniff
“mythical purple embers and ash” —🦄
observe
the handwritten board includes a sketched map of the guatemala coffee region, set against southern mexico, belize, honduras, and the yucatan. it turns the cup into a small geography lesson before sunrise.
listen
columbia masterworks issue ML 2196. Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Three Pianos and Strings / Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major.
performers: robert, gaby, and jean casadesus on pianos, with the philharmonic-symphony orchestra of new york, conducted by dimitri mitropoulos. the french suite performance credited to robert casadesus, piano.
listened to it twice through.
while normally, don’t prefer it when
earbuds pop and hiss, but for this album,
when it was finished, a little sonic pop
gave me the sense of an needle
returning to its anchor after playing
an LP
taste
deliciosity of guatemala’s sweetness.
presence, richness.
bag notes again,
cocoa, apple butter, juicy sweetness
what is the difference between
the taste of cocoa and the taste
of chocolate ? what an art, to
craft these descriptions. it’s
a type of poetry.
grandma’s apple butter is, remarkably
detectable in this cup. similar acidity.
though, less cinnamon and allspice than
in the memory, more like
the preparatory roasted apple pulp,
pressed through the massive sieve
of the chinois:
of course, it’s an echo of a reflection.
or a reflection of an echo.
round acid at the edges of the mouth … reminded of finca’s sweet valence.
and juicy!
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