A night at Grindsmith
I’ve just got back home from Manchester where I had the pleasure of spending a few hours last night with Ben and Neil from Grindsmith, a new Syphon Coffee Bar and Art Gallery at 6 Hilton St, in the Northern Quarter (check out the review on Beanhunter)
I took along the refractometer and the recently downloaded MoJoToGoTM Coffee app for the iPhone (see previous post) and we spent over an hour playing with dose weights and checking extraction of Square Mile Coffee’s La Linda. This was the first time I had tried the La Linda and thoroughly enjoyed tasting the various extractions. Each dose weight was completely different in texture, mouthfeel, aroma and displayed dramatically different taste attributes.
We compared 4 different dose weights, all brewed with the same water, temperature and time measurements. It’s amazing how much difference 2g can make to the way a coffee tastes. Brighter notes were amplified (for shorter periods) with less coffee used and were slightly subdued but with more body and developing complexity during the middle 2 grind weights and flattened out for the final grind weight (the largest dose)
Agitation was of great importance and when an invigorating middle stir was added the coffee really came alive in the cup.
I’m sure we could have spent a lot longer making tweaks and changes and I look forward to visiting again and checking out variables on other coffees.
I took along the mypressi TwistTM and made (possibly) the first espresso in the cafe!
However, I for one am glad to visit a syphon/pourover only venue and am already looking forward to my next visit to see what coffee is on offer.
A couple of photos from the evening can be found here
If you’re in Manchester make sure you take the time to visit Grindsmith, kick back with a syphon, admire the art and support a unique cafe.
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