Last couple days I finally found success with Sulawesi Bukit Marante. My grinder needs new burrs (hopefully get them ordered today), and this bean/roast needed finer than it could manage. Enter the little porlex hand grinder. Took a while, but got 22gram ground and this was just enough for my 14 gram basket. Normally I dose around 18.5-19 gram. Shot took around 27 seconds for 45-50gram eluate. Beautifully rounded flavour, balanced acid and sweetness. Really hit the spot. Not sure, if Sulawesi beans are exceptionally hard/dense, but the Bukit Marante certainly seems to be. Today I moved on to Mexico Yeni Navan, a medium roast about 20 sec into second crack with nice development between first and second. Poured as a tight ristretto - good body, ultra sweet and with hints of liqorice and spice. Crema quite dark (or was that the lighting). This one grinds ok in the usual grinder thank goodness.
