Back to S.K. Coffee for a Guatemalan that reminded me: some coffees just prefer one brew method.
S.K. Guatemala
S.K. Coffee · Huehuetenango · ★★★☆☆
February 10, 2025
| Brew Method | Grind Setting |
|---|---|
| Espresso | #4 |
| Pour Over | #20-19 |
This is a tricky one. Pour overs are really good. But espresso I could do without. Can't get the grind-pull to come out smooth for espresso. A lot of shakes and splashes.
Pour over is coming out good. A little fast at 21. Going down to 20 then...
Three stars. The pour overs were genuinely good—clean, balanced, easy to drink. But I couldn't crack the espresso code. Every pull came out sputtering and uneven. Sometimes you just have to accept that a coffee wants to be brewed one way.
Next up: March 2025—the first five-star coffee of the journal.