4 Letter Word · Ethiopia Shoondhisa

Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (Shot 199)

DoppioSlowShortDay 15 · Peak window

Shot

Grind Setting41.5

Dose19.2g

Grinder Retention0.1g

Adjusted dose 19.1g

PortafilterBottomless

WDT UsedYes

Distribution ToolYes

Spring Weight30 lbs

Pre-infusion9s

FlowUneven streams

Shot Time41s

Stopped at30.7g (+6g drip)

Yield36.7g

Ratio 1:1.920.90 g/sSlowShort

Target

Espresso

Aiming for Espresso (38.2g, 25–30s) — yield on target, ran slow.

Taste

Balance

SourBalancedBitter

Shot Rating

★★★★★

Notes

Flow started at 10 seconds on two streams one centered one to the front. The streams converged into a single stream at around 20 seconds. Extraction looked good but was longer than target. Taste is balanced with bright fruit notes where I could detect the mango. Brightness is not lingering

Drink

DrinkFlat White

Milkwhole

Milk Quantity90ml

Foam10ml

Overall Rating

★★★★★

Latte Art

Pollock

Good balance, no sharp notes. Smooth fruit forward taste. Milf frothing was ok but the foam did not flow, just the milk, so lo latte art. Bad pouring

Analysis

✦

AI Analysis

Good Shot

Summary

Shot 2 on the Ethiopia Shoondhisa. The 3-click coarser move from 38.5 to 41.5 fixed the choke — you went from 60s dripping_restricted to a 41s pull with balanced flavor and detectable mango. Two separate streams converging into one by 20s is a minor distribution artifact, not a serious channel, and the result speaks for itself: balance 4, quality 4, brightness that doesn't linger.

What the Numbers Say

Time at 41s is Slow. Ratio at 1.92 (19.1g adjusted dose, 36.7g yield) is Short, just under the Normal floor. The uneven_streams early flow is a mild distribution signal worth watching, but it self-corrected and the taste confirms solid extraction — no contradiction between numbers and notes. The 6g lag is normal for the Bambino.

The One Thing to Change

Go 1 click finer to 41.0. Keep dose at 19.1–19.2g, target 36–40g yield.

Time is on the slow side and you came in 1.5g under your yield target. One click finer should tighten the shot into the 33–38s window and may also clean up those early divergent streams. The flavor is already where you want it — don't overcorrect.

Bean Context

Chocolate/dried mango/Valencia orange notes are showing up clearly, and the brightness resolving without lingering is exactly right for a natural Ethiopian. At 15 days post-roast this is right in the peak window (roaster recommends 10+ days, with dense coffees potentially improving further). No freshness concerns. Natural process compacting behavior is still in play — 41.5 was the correct jump, 41.0 is a measured refinement.

Progress

Clean recovery from a choked shot — you read the natural process density correctly and made the right coarse jump. Now it's fine-tuning from a good base.

Cached · Oct 13

Bean

Roaster4 Letter Word

BeanEthiopia Shoondhisa

Days Since Roast15 days — Peak window

Roast Date2026-09-28