A cozy, chocolate-forward medium roast decaf from Frequent Coffee with notes of creamy chocolate, brown sugar, cherry, and a touch of citrus.
Sidekick is Frequent Coffee's most popular daily driver, a smooth and reliable medium roast decaf that earned 92 points from Coffee Review in September 2026. The panel scored it a 9 for body and a 9 for flavor, praising its chocolate, nut, and caramel sweetness with enough citrus to keep the cup lively.
Sourced from smallholder farmers of the Asprotimana Cooperative, this coffee undergoes a washed process at origin before being decaffeinated using the sugarcane EA method.
🌎 Origin: Huila, Colombia
⚗️ Process: Washed + Sugarcane EA Decaf
🔬 Variety: Caturra + Castillo + Variedad Colombia
⛰️ Elevation: 1,300–1,800 MASL
🔥 Roast: Medium
Series 1
To access or edit the shot profile parameters, use this Series 1 Profile Link.
Series 1 Profile Parameters:
- Dose: 18g
- Output: 45g
- Ratio: 1:2.5
- Target time: 40 seconds
- Temp: 200°F
- Declining temp: Off
- Transition: Smooth
- Grind recommendation: Opus 2 - 0.7-1.2
Preinfusion:
- Off or On: On
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Pressure: 3 bars
- Fill flow rate: 4.5 ml/s
Infusion 1:
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Pressure: 8 bars
Infusion 2:
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Pressure: 7 bars
Ramp Down:
- Off or On: Off
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
Pour Over
Settings:
- Dripper: Stagg X / flat bottom drippers
- Dose: 15g
- Water: 250g
- Ratio: 1:16.7
- Temperature: 205°F
- Total brew time: 2:30–3:00
Recipe:
- Grind coffee at a medium to medium-coarse setting
- Rinse filter with 205°F water
- Bloom: 45g water, stir, wait 45 seconds
- Pour to 90g, wait 30 seconds
- Slowly pour to 250g, swirl
- Drawdown complete by 2:30–3:00
Grind Settings:
- Ode + SSP: 6.2–7.2
- Ode Gen 2: 5.2–6.2
- Opus: 6.2–7.2 (inner ring at 0)
- Opus 2: 6.2-7.2
Grind settings are a starting point – every grinder is a little different, so use this as your baseline and adjust to taste.
Aiden
To access or edit the brew profile parameters, use this Aiden Priofile Link.
Single Serve
Settings:
- Ratio: 1:16.5
- Bloom Ratio: 1:3
- Bloom Time: 45 seconds
- Bloom Temperature: 205°F
- Pulse Temperatures: 205°F
- Pulse Count: 3
- Time Between Pulses: 20 seconds
Grind Settings:
- Ode + SSP: 5–6.2
- Ode Gen 2: 4–5.2
- Opus: 5–7.2
- Opus 2: 5.2-8 (Use finer settings for 150–250ml, coarser for larger volumes)
Grind settings are a starting point – every grinder is a little different, so use this as your baseline and adjust to taste.
Batch Brew
Settings:
- Pulse Temperatures: 205°F
- Pulse Count: 3
- Time Between Pulses: 30 seconds
Grind Settings:
- Ode + SSP: 7–10
- Ode Gen 2: 6–9
- Opus: 7.2–10.2
- Opus 2: 7.2-10 (Use finer settings for 450–750ml, coarser for larger volumes)
Grind settings are a starting point – every grinder is a little different, so use this as your baseline and adjust to taste.
