4 Letter Word · Colombia Sidra de Luz

Shot 3 on the Sidra de Luz — 31s Normal, 2.35 Normal ratio, balance 4, quality 5. The channeling from shot 2 is gone: even bilateral flow from the start, no spout asymmetry. The main issue is yield control — you overshot your Espresso target by 6.6g again. The 'soy sauce' note is worth flagging.

Time 31s (Normal) and ratio 2.35 (Normal) are both solid. Balance 4 with quality 5 is your best result on this bean. Notes confirm even, symmetric flow — the WDT right-half fix worked. Yield came in at 43.8g against a 37.2g target — you've now overrun on two consecutive non-failed shots on this bag. Lag is 9g on this bean, so to land ~37g you'd need to stop the pump around 28g on the scale.

Sidra de Luz is a double-fermented washed Sidra with crisp malic acidity and sweet, candy-like qualities. 'Bright but resolves immediately' is exactly what you want to hear — that's the bean's malic acidity expressing cleanly, not an extraction problem. The soy sauce note is mildly unusual for this profile; it can appear when yield runs long on naturally sweet, fermented lots. Pull it back to 37g and see if it disappears. At 13 days post-roast, you're right at the roaster's recommended 10-day minimum and squarely in the peak window for a medium-light washed bean — freshness is fine.

The WDT right-half fix worked on the first attempt — clean bilateral flow after a history of right-spout-first channeling across multiple beans. That's a meaningful technical win.