By Hailie Stevens |

Fellow's Take on Decaf Divino by Flower Child | Brew Recipe

Here's how we brewed this weet, accessible, and balanced decaf that’s perfect with or without milk from Oakland-based roaster Flower Child.

Flower Child is dedicated to highlighting high-quality Caturra, Castillo, and Variedad Colombia from the region in this stunning decaf. It’s sweet, accessible, balanced with notes of praline, orange, cacao, and brown sugar.

🌎Origin: Suaza, Huila, Colombia

🔬 Variety: Caturra, Castillo, Variedad Colombia

⛰️ Elevation: 1,300–1,900 MASL

🔥 Roast: Light

⚖️ Bag Size: 8.8 oz (250g)

Flower Child recommends resting this coffee at least 2 weeks before brewing.

Espresso - Series 1 Settings

Manually enter the dialed parameters below into a new custom profile on the Profiles menu of your Series 1 - or you can use the preset Light Roast profile if you want to pull a shot with less fuss!

Coming soon: Drops profiles automatically syncing to your Series 1.

How to Access the Profiles:

  1. Turn on your Series 1 espresso machine

  2. Navigate to “Profiles” screen using the dial

  3. Select “profiles” and either:

    1. Select “light roast” profile and “make active” OR

    2. Add custom profile with parameters below and “save”

Series 1 Profile Parameters:

  • Dose: 18g

  • Ratio: 1:3.5

  • Temp: 201°F

  • Declining temp: Off

  • Transition: Smooth

Preinfusion:

  • Off or On: On

  • Duration: 15 seconds

  • Pressure: 3 bars

  • Fill flow rate: 4.5 ml/s

Infusion:

  • Duration: 35 seconds

  • Pressure: 5 bars

Ramp Down:

  • Off or On: On

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • End Pressure: 2 bars

Grind Guidance

Start in the middle of your espresso range on your grinder, and Series 1 will tell you to go finer or coarser after your shot pulls. It is expected that you might need to adjust based on your specific variables (i.e. location, climate, water mineral content, etc.). Small adjustments go a long way!

Espresso Recipe

  • Dose: 1:3.4 - 4g

  • Yield: 18g

  • Ratio: 61.2 - 72

  • Temperature: 210-211°F ideal, but as hot as possible

  • Pressure: 5 bars max with 5-15 sec 3 bar preinfusion and 5-10 second ramp down

  • Pull time: 45-75 seconds

Tips

  • Adjust grind size if your shot pulls too fast (grind finer) or too slow (grind coarser)

  • Clean your Series 1 regularly for optimal performance

Aiden Brewer Settings

To access or edit the Aiden Brew Profile, use this Brew Profile Link.

Single Serve

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP: 3 - 4

  • Ode Gen 2: 2 - 3

  • Opus: 4 - 5 (Use finer settings for 150-250ml, coarser for larger volumes)

Batch Brew

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP: 5 - 7

  • Ode Gen 2: 4 - 6

  • Opus: 6 - 8 (Use finer settings for 450-750ml, coarser for larger volumes)

Pour Over

* Stagg X/ flat bottom drippers 

Ingredients:

  • Coffee: 20g

  • Water: 360g at 212°F

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP Burrs: 3 - 4

  • Ode Gen 2 Burrs: 2 - 3

  • Ode Gen 1 Burrs: 1 - 2

  • Opus: 4 - 5 (inner ring at 0)

Steps:

  1. Grind coffee at medium-fine setting

  2. Rinse filter with 212°F water

  3. Bloom: Pour to 60g water, wait 45seconds

  4. Continuous pour stages:

    • Pour to 160g, swirl when water is 0.5” above grounds

    • Pour to 260g, swirl

    • Final pour to 360g, swirl

  5. Target brew time: 4 - 5 minutes