4 Letter Word · Matas

Shot 7 on the Matas — ristretto pull at grind 38, 17.8g adjusted dose, 25.3g yield in 27 seconds. Balance 3, quality 4. Brief right-spout pause around 11 seconds that self-corrected, similar to shot 6. Taste was bright but good — consistent with the bean's lemon/cocoa profile. Missed the ristretto yield target of 26.7g by 1.4g, but landed squarely in the 25–29g window you've been working with, so this is a hold situation.

Time is Normal at 27s. Ratio is Ristretto at 1.42 — right in the zone. The 6g drip lag is standard Bambino behavior. Balance 3 (Slightly Sour) is consistent with where this bean has been sitting across recent shots, and given the lemon note in the profile, that reads as bean character rather than an extraction flag. Taste described as bright but good — no lingering sourness called out, which confirms it.

Matas is in peak window at 16 days post-roast, right where a medium-light washed Brazil wants to be. The persistent Slightly Sour balance 3 fits — peanut butter brittle and cocoa are the dominant notes, with the lemon coming through as brightness rather than sourness. No extraction concern here. Seven shots in, this bean is dialed.

Four consecutive shots at balance 3–5 with quality 4–5 — your most consistent run on any single bean so far. The right-spout mid-shot pause has appeared in shots 6 and 7 but self-corrects without affecting cup quality, which suggests it's a minor distribution artifact, not a prep problem.