I appreciate the direction this community is taking, so:
Today’s afternoon brew is Promethium Coffee, French Laundry, roasted early in July. I don’t need the caffeine so it’s light, 9 grams of coffee. Hario V60 brew, using their standard papers, 40 second bloom using 30g water, 40g water in ten seconds, 10 second rest, repeat until I hit 154 grams. Total brew at the end of drawdown took just under 3 minutes.
This is a solid example of high end coffee. It’s pretty clean, with a tea-like astringency. Good balance of acidity. And unlike some high elevation light roasts it’s still discernibly coffee, it isn’t too lean and the roast comes through. My first two brews of it had a bit more depth, using a full 15g. Overall a good afternoon pick me up.
I don’t know in what way this yeast inoculation is supposed to be remarkable.
2 Comments
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 9d
Maybe in its subtlety? It's a controlled fermentation process after all. I've tried some very funky fermented coffees but this sounds much more restrained, so maybe that's it?
godot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 9d
Yes, it’s definitely restrained. And I’m sure you’re right that the choice of yeast played into it, I’ve had some wild Bourbons. I think everything about this coffee was tightly controlled.
I’m passingly familiar with yeast inoculation of coffee in the broad sense. Apparently it helps produce more consistent flavor profiles vs just letting the ambient critters do it, which makes sense. It’s been the norm in alcohol production for a long time. It definitely worked in this coffee, the flavor profile is really clear. Like you I’m more used to details on how a coffee is fermented in funky coffee.
I was actually under the impression yeast inoculation has gotten fairly widespread, so I’m curious why Promethium chose that as the element they wanted to highlight. Maybe it’s not as common as I thought, or this yeast is abnormal, or how a coffee is fermented is an element Promethium thinks isn’t highlighted sufficiently. They didn’t even mention how the fruit was removed (it’s a washed coffee or I’m giving up on all this) but did claim a roast level. I might email them.