4 Letter Word · Matas

Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 3:54 PM (Shot 115)

DoppioSlowShortDay 10 · Peak window

Shot

Grind Setting34

Dose18.7g

Grinder Retention0g

Adjusted dose 18.7g

WDT UsedYes

Distribution ToolYes

Spring Weight30 lbs

Pre-infusion7s

FlowOne spout dominant

Shot Time38s

Stopped at28.0g (+8g drip)

Yield36g

Ratio 1:1.930.95 g/sSlowShort

Target

Espresso

Aiming for Espresso (37.4g, 25–30s) — yield on target, ran slow.

Taste

Balance

SourBalancedBitter

Shot Rating

★★★★★

Notes

Flow started at around 10 seconds restricted in both spouts then flowing on the left spout while the right spout continued to drip throughout the shot. Flow was not the most stable, time was long so clear channeling but also might ease in the grind a few clicks. Taste was smoky at first with a few acid notes but overall balanced.

Drink

DrinkFlat White

Milkwhole

Milk Quantity70ml

Foam15ml

Overall Rating

★★★★★

Latte Art

Picasso

Drink has a strong smoky flavor. Taste reminds me of chocolate. Foaming was good poured 3 harts that looked more like goat hooves

Analysis

✦

AI Analysis

Needs Work

Summary

Shot 3 on the Matas — grind 34, 38s, balance 4, ratio 1.93. Right-side channel again: left spout flowing while right dripped throughout. Taste landed balanced despite the uneven flow, with some smoky and acid notes. The channel is the story here, not the time.

What the Numbers Say

Time is Slow at 38s and ratio is Short at 1.93. The shot missed the Espresso target on both axes — 38s vs a 25–30s target, and 36g vs 37.4g yield — but those numbers are secondary to what the flow described. A clean shot at grind 34 could look quite different.

The One Thing to Change

Hold grind 34. Before pulling shot 4, dedicate the last 10 seconds of WDT exclusively to the right-edge quadrant, full depth, with deliberate overlapping strokes — not a quick pass. Then tamp, check that the puck surface looks uniform before inserting the portafilter.

This is three consecutive right-side channels at the same grind setting. The grind is not the variable — puck prep is. The 38s time and the balanced taste both tell you grind 34 is in the right neighborhood. Coarsening now would conflate a prep failure with an extraction problem. Fix the right-edge coverage first; if the next shot runs clean and the time drops into the 30–35s range, you'll have a real baseline to work from.

Bean Context

Day 10 post-roast on a bean the roaster recommends resting at least 10 days — you're right at the entry of the peak window, which is appropriate for a medium-light washed. Peanut butter brittle and cocoa are the core notes; the smoky quality and acid flashes you tasted are plausible for this profile, especially with uneven extraction from channeling. Once prep is clean you should get a cleaner read on whether the cocoa sweetness comes through.

Progress

Right-edge channeling has now shown up in three consecutive Matas shots and matches the same mechanism flagged on El Diviso, Night Light, and Yaye. You've correctly identified it both times — the next step is executing the fix, not diagnosing it again.

Cached · Aug 7

Bean

Roaster4 Letter Word

BeanMatas

Days Since Roast10 days — Peak window

Roast Date2026-07-28