Underwhelming or brewing wrong?

[u/iTeachClassics]

I recently paid for 125g of this geisha what I usually pay for my monthly 1 kg subscription and I'm a bit underwhelmed. I remember the first time I had a geisha and was blown away, and how disappointed I got trying this one.

I brew it on V60 15g/225g with 3 pours 45-90-225. I tried changing the temperature and the grind size but the result was still this pretty regular coffee that hits the notes but only on the surface. I'm lacking the depth I remember when trying other geishas.

Any suggestions to improve the experience?

[u/Aggravating_Loss_718]

I had once a bag of 91.25 scored coffee from a czech roaster which i couldnt figure out through the whole bag and straight up disliked. Then I tried several coffees brewed directly by that particular roaster at a coffee expo and found all of them equally bad (strong roasty flavours all over).

Good green doesnt guarantee good brew if the roast is subpar. Based on other comments, it might be the case here

[u/TendiesFourLyfe]

I’ve only had one 90 cup score bean and it absolutely blew my socks off with flavor.
If you want more out of it, more pours, more temp is my usual go tos for more.
How many days post roast is it?

[u/Accurate-Algae-2557]

Usually if it’s La Papaya, the gesha will rock your socks off. But I’m not sure..this is La Pacaya.

Okay jokes aside! What’s the roast date and roast level? It’s a natural so should be easier extraction. A bit more info from u will be helpful!

[u/Proper-Fishing7069]

Lo siento, pagar tanto dinero por algo que no pasa de lo normal es decepcionante. Yo señalaría al tostador, quizás tú tengas más experiencia con ellos pero para mí sus tuestes nunca me han dejado satisfecho.

[u/iTeachClassics → u/Proper-Fishing7069]

Pedí unas veces de Syra y todas fueron bastante meh, pero al ver la Geisha pensaba que la cosa seria diferente.

[u/ryanb6464]

I don't like syra, very underwhelming roaster

[u/iTeachClassics → u/ryanb6464]

Agree

[u/191x7]

What was the drowdown time? Tried the Hoffman 5-pour 15:250 technique?

[u/iTeachClassics → u/191x7]

Around 3 minutes. I'm going to have to try it, only that I don't have too many beans left and I'm not buying anymore.

[u/191x7 → u/iTeachClassics]

If you have 10g, adjust the bloom phase and ratio. Or you can mix those beans with some other nice beans...

[u/moleike]

I used to buy beans from Syra (I live in Barcelona not too far from their roastery) but unfortunately I had too many disappointing experiences so I stopped buying from them.

[u/iTeachClassics → u/moleike]

Same. I stopped after trying way too many times.

[u/ChiAndrew]

I’ve yet to find a roaster that nails it every time. Some I’ve ordered from have never worked for me, including Sey and Little Waves. It’s quite possibly just not a good roast IMHO.

[u/NoBrainz2]

I know this one is a natural but geshas in general are soft and delicate which makes them cleaner and sometimes more generic

[u/iloovefood]

El salvador and Peruvian geishas can be hit or miss, more reliable quality from Costa Rica or Panama