Dark Matter Coffee · Unicorn Blood Espresso Blend

Shot 64 is your best pull on Unicorn Blood — 34 seconds, 38.1g yield, balance 4, 4 stars. Flow had a brief right-spout dropout around 9–14 seconds but self-corrected and ran even the rest of the way. Taste confirms it: bright upfront hit that resolved cleanly into balance. This is the target.

Time and ratio both land squarely Normal. Balance 4 matches the clean finish you described — the quick-resolving brightness is the berry character on this bean, not an extraction fault. Notes and numbers are fully aligned here.

At 42 days post-roast the bag is past peak on a medium-dark washed bean, but this shot shows it's still pulling well. Freshness decline on this roast level is gradual — you likely have a few more good shots left, but expect the window to close soon. The dark chocolate, caramel, and berry notes are coming through exactly as described.

This bean gave you five consecutive problem shots — slow, channeling, uneven flow — before grind 40 cracked it. The WDT discipline is what made the difference. That's a real skill being built.