POURS

3

The First Roast

Designed for: thick syrupy body · sweetness

Joshua Tree Coffee Company · Colombian, Honduran, Ethiopian

First brew estimate — rate it to improve

Washed · Dark

Pour Sequence · 3 Pours

Extraction Strategy

Balanced extraction

Mixed signals from process and tasting notes call for equilibrium. No single parameter is pushed to its limit. The recipe finds the centre of each range and holds it steadily across all five pours.

Bean Character

Very soft bean — high extraction sensitivity

Low cell-wall resistance accelerates water flow through the bed — grind +14 from roast baseline. Temperature shifted downward to limit extraction rate. Reduces over-extraction risk.

Engine Calibration

Balanced extraction

Soft low-density bean

Layered extraction

Even saturation

Grind · 66

Coarse grind — fast flow, controlled extraction

Looks like raw cane sugar crystals or cracked pepper. Derived from Stage 1 range 60–72. Density correction: +14 (coarser) for very-soft bean. Keeps extraction within range.

Bloom · 40s

Short bloom — low CO₂, fast saturation

40s base — derived from bean density and process. Insufficient bloom causes channelling across all subsequent pours.

Temp · 89→85°C

Descending curve — 4°C drop across pours

Starts at 89°C — upper bound of Stage 1 range. Descends 2°C per pour as solubles concentration drops.

Pour Structure · 3 Pours

Three-pour structure — direct extraction

Dark roast targets F1 range 3. Bean density (very-soft) favours fewer pours.