Tag: wednesday

new bag

New bag from Sey:
Lizeth Samboni
La Esmeralda
Sidra - Washed (Colombia)
(new bag)

Roasted
2026-10-05

grind & brew

Timemore Grind 1.9.2 (↑2)
Heated 450+ g purified water

bag sniff

very stubborn /
tough. quite
a little
workout for
hand strength

400 g purified water : 25 g beans
16 : 1

immersion time with Hario Switch
until 3 min 20 sec. Normal is
2’30” – 2’45”; going ↑ for
light roast extraction.

mug: Patagonia / ferris
with lid

Listening: Boards of Canada, Inferno (2026)

sipping

sipping first juice’s
slippery remoulade
locomotive stability
bitter chocolate puffing
tracing concentric rails
mountain ascent

echo
glinting nectarines
reflecting window
gazing widening
spiral gentile
sweet thrum
ascent

sight virga
smooth fricative
lick light
column holding
cry rite
dissolve salt
pillar spell
out blood
ascent

[cup/1 · wednesday · method/easy-immersion · water/purified · colombia · sidra · listening/boards-of-canada · companion/unicorn]

Context

Out on a walk: wet sidewalks after overnight snow, pink morning light, and a little less cold than recent mornings.

A bit warmer than normal lately; carried the mug bare-handed comfortably, just barely.

Wore ice walkers, but did not need them.

Listening

Valeria Szervansky and Robert Cavaye playing Schubert’s “Characteristic March” piano duo. Jaunty, steady, almost horse-like in its rhythmic click.

Brew Notes

• Added cream (continuing the cream habit for this older roast).

Observations

First sips brought little ticklish waves on the tongue, like tiny pulses moving in and out.

The mouthfeel felt shape-driven and physical: little pyramids and egg-like forms bumbling around on the taste buds, as if a heterogeneous mixture were rolling through the sip.

The listening and walking synced with the cup. The march’s jaunty click helped pace each step and sip.

Reflection

I keep reaching for the word complex and feel frustrated by it.

Right now, the better task is focus: narrowing the language lens so each note names one concrete sensation instead of collapsing everything into that one broad word.

[cup2 · wednesday · walking · weather · cream · listening]

Context

Insomnia last night. A bit of midnight knowledge gardening, courtesy of Codex in the ChatGPT app.

Feeling foggy.

Listening

Alfred Brendel playing Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.

Brew Notes

Pretty straightforward brew. No errors.

Preheat draw used 309 g of purified water.

Present. Not listening to anything. Light discussion of last night’s dreams.

Need to remember to order new cone filters for the Hario Switch.

Observations

Groundsniff

Deep purple color. Three-dimensional. — 🦄

Complex.

Tasting

First sip: bitter wrinkle. Sips 3-4: coffee oils, side of tongue, softening the blur. Wet and hot. Palate not awake. A serrated slide, too fine to slice the sips.

[cup1 · wednesday · insomnia · water/purified]