Wasa Honey Dial

Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:17
Grind: Slightly Coarser than Neutral
Brew Time: 3:12
TDS: 1.37%
Extraction: 20.3%

Sensory Description:

Well-extracted cups of Wasa Honey have a sweet and juicy flavor profile that reminds me of red berry, clementine, tangerine, and strawberry. In typical honey fashion, the brews are quite sweet and have a medium intensity, silky mouthfeel. This is a slightly more vibrant cup than most honey processed coffees that I’ve tried. You can also expect some unique candied ginger notes contributing to an overall complex and interesting flavor profile.

Dial Notes:

Over-extracted cups of Wasa Honey still presented as quite sweet, but less vibrant. This can be an easy thing to miss on this coffee if you’re expecting a “typical” honey-processed flavor profile. The juicy citrus notes got muddled by the over-extraction, making it predominantly sweet but with a slightly drying aftertaste on the finish. For the next brew, I would recommend grinding slightly coarser.

Under-extracted cups lost quite a bit of sweetness, which should be the predominant characteristic of this coffee. It came across as slightly thin, overly bright, and lacking complexity. This made the coffee taste very citrusy but without the juicy texture of better dialed cups. It also had a very quick finish as opposed to the long sweet finish of the well-extracted brews. On the next cup, I would grind slightly finer.

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