Meh

New coffee: Brazil Cerrado from Les Bruleries. This is a coffee I really enjoyed the first time (not so much the second time). 14g Comandante => delightfully malty Aroma upon grinding and Meh taste, as there is a slight Lemony undertones with insufficient Dark Chocolate notes. This seems to be medium roast.

Decided to redial the Comandante, and found that it was dialed in at 15 when I thought it was at 12. Which is pretty strange … and maybe a Fault (either in the grinder or in my memory). At least, so far I’ve not been making 1850 Midnight Gold at the intended grind size. Redialled to grind 13 (rest the same - 15g; 150g) today. Less Lemony (about same as 16th, however), some new crema, still Meh.

Aeropress with 1850 Midnight Gold, reducing Comandante grind size to 12 (from 15). 15g:150g (same ratio). Less Lemony, but still Meh

Continuing on with the same technique, but a new coffee 1850 Midnight Gold from Provigo. Initial taste impression: Lemony, which overwhelmes whatever “chocolatey” notes (which I don’t taste) it purports to have. Satisfaction: Meh - Nah (but I’ll tweak the grind params a bit before giving up).

Trying out Espresso Italien from IGA. Comandante dial 15; 200g water and 15g coffee in Moka Pot. Taste - Italian. Acceptable in the short-term; Meh.