{
  "$schema": "https://pointcast.xyz/BLOCKS.md",
  "name": "PointCast Special Brew",
  "description": "One brew per UTC day, the same one for everyone. Sibling celebration room to /kettle. Pour the cup, hear the chime, count the cups.",
  "page": "https://pointcast.xyz/special-brew",
  "api": {
    "sip_log": "https://pointcast.xyz/api/special-brew",
    "mirror": "https://pointcast.xyz/special-brew.json"
  },
  "rotation": {
    "schedule": "UTC daily at 00:00",
    "algorithm": "(year * 7 + day_of_year * 13) mod count",
    "total_brews": 35
  },
  "today": {
    "id": "cortado",
    "name": "Cortado",
    "type": "coffee",
    "origin": "Spain",
    "color": "#7e4c2a",
    "steepMin": 1,
    "notes": "Espresso cut with equal warm milk. Quiet.",
    "method": "Double espresso, 2 oz steamed milk, no foam.",
    "utc_date": "2026-05-05"
  },
  "yesterday": {
    "id": "hojicha",
    "name": "Hojicha",
    "type": "tea",
    "origin": "Kyoto",
    "color": "#8a4824",
    "steepMin": 2,
    "notes": "Roasted leaf. Caramel and woodsmoke. Low caffeine.",
    "method": "95°C, 1-2 minutes, evening tea."
  },
  "tomorrow": {
    "id": "iron-goddess",
    "name": "Iron Goddess",
    "type": "tea",
    "origin": "Anxi, Fujian",
    "color": "#c89358",
    "steepMin": 4,
    "notes": "Floral, creamy, with a long mineral finish.",
    "method": "Gongfu — 95°C, short repeated steeps."
  },
  "catalog": [
    {
      "id": "iron-goddess",
      "name": "Iron Goddess",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Anxi, Fujian",
      "color": "#c89358",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Floral, creamy, with a long mineral finish.",
      "method": "Gongfu — 95°C, short repeated steeps."
    },
    {
      "id": "dragonwell",
      "name": "Dragonwell",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Hangzhou, Zhejiang",
      "color": "#9bb24a",
      "steepMin": 3,
      "notes": "Toasted chestnut, fresh-cut grass, gentle umami.",
      "method": "80°C, glass tumbler, leaves loose."
    },
    {
      "id": "silver-needle",
      "name": "Silver Needle",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Fuding, Fujian",
      "color": "#dfd6b1",
      "steepMin": 5,
      "notes": "Honeysuckle, melon, white-pepper sweetness.",
      "method": "75°C, long steeps, never agitate."
    },
    {
      "id": "gyokuro",
      "name": "Gyokuro",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Uji, Kyoto",
      "color": "#5a7e2a",
      "steepMin": 2,
      "notes": "Deep umami, ocean, butter-vegetable richness.",
      "method": "60°C, kyusu, short first steep."
    },
    {
      "id": "bi-luo-chun",
      "name": "Bi Luo Chun",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Dongting, Jiangsu",
      "color": "#a8c374",
      "steepMin": 3,
      "notes": "Spring snail-shaped curls. Apricot and orchid.",
      "method": "75°C — water poured over the leaves, not the other way."
    },
    {
      "id": "da-hong-pao",
      "name": "Da Hong Pao",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Wuyi Mountains",
      "color": "#824019",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Roasted, mineral, dark cherry, smoke wisp.",
      "method": "Gongfu — 100°C, ten steeps if you mean it."
    },
    {
      "id": "pu-erh",
      "name": "Aged Pu-erh",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Yunnan",
      "color": "#5a3416",
      "steepMin": 5,
      "notes": "Earth, wet stone, library, sweet aftertaste.",
      "method": "Rinse first. Then 100°C, deep steeps."
    },
    {
      "id": "lapsang-souchong",
      "name": "Lapsang Souchong",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Tongmu, Wuyi",
      "color": "#3a2010",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Pine-smoked. Whisky and bonfire.",
      "method": "100°C, 3-4 minutes, no milk."
    },
    {
      "id": "genmaicha",
      "name": "Genmaicha",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Japan",
      "color": "#c2a25b",
      "steepMin": 2,
      "notes": "Toasted rice + bancha. The everyday cup.",
      "method": "85°C, 2 minutes, generous leaf."
    },
    {
      "id": "hojicha",
      "name": "Hojicha",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Kyoto",
      "color": "#8a4824",
      "steepMin": 2,
      "notes": "Roasted leaf. Caramel and woodsmoke. Low caffeine.",
      "method": "95°C, 1-2 minutes, evening tea."
    },
    {
      "id": "matcha",
      "name": "Matcha",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Uji, Kyoto",
      "color": "#7ba94e",
      "steepMin": 1,
      "notes": "Whisked. Vegetal, sea-foam, vibrating green.",
      "method": "Sift, 70°C water, M-shape whisk for 30 seconds."
    },
    {
      "id": "jasmine-pearls",
      "name": "Jasmine Pearls",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Fuzhou, Fujian",
      "color": "#c8d088",
      "steepMin": 3,
      "notes": "Hand-rolled green scented with night-blooming jasmine.",
      "method": "85°C, watch the pearls unfurl, 3 minutes."
    },
    {
      "id": "rose-pouchong",
      "name": "Rose Pouchong",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Pinglin, Taiwan",
      "color": "#b86670",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Light oolong with petal. Fruit and perfume.",
      "method": "90°C, 4 minutes, glass cup."
    },
    {
      "id": "chai-masala",
      "name": "Masala Chai",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "Subcontinent",
      "color": "#a06a3e",
      "steepMin": 8,
      "notes": "Ginger, cardamom, clove, milk, sugar. Loud and warm.",
      "method": "Boil water + spices, add tea, add milk, simmer 5 min."
    },
    {
      "id": "chamomile",
      "name": "Chamomile",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "Egypt",
      "color": "#dec976",
      "steepMin": 6,
      "notes": "Apple-blossom, hay, evening medicine.",
      "method": "95°C, covered cup, 5-7 minutes."
    },
    {
      "id": "mint",
      "name": "Moroccan Mint",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Marrakech",
      "color": "#6cb88a",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Gunpowder green + spearmint. Sweet, poured tall.",
      "method": "100°C in a teapot, fresh mint, sugar to taste."
    },
    {
      "id": "rooibos",
      "name": "Rooibos",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "Cederberg, ZA",
      "color": "#b04a25",
      "steepMin": 7,
      "notes": "Red bush. Vanilla, honey, no caffeine.",
      "method": "100°C, 5-10 minutes, no over-steep risk."
    },
    {
      "id": "honeybush",
      "name": "Honeybush",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "Eastern Cape, ZA",
      "color": "#c08230",
      "steepMin": 6,
      "notes": "Like rooibos but rounder. Honey on the nose.",
      "method": "100°C, 5+ minutes."
    },
    {
      "id": "hibiscus",
      "name": "Hibiscus",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "Egypt / Mexico",
      "color": "#9b1f3a",
      "steepMin": 6,
      "notes": "Sour, magenta, vitamin-C bright.",
      "method": "95°C, 5-8 minutes, hot or iced."
    },
    {
      "id": "yerba-mate",
      "name": "Yerba Mate",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Argentina / Paraguay",
      "color": "#7a8c3a",
      "steepMin": 3,
      "notes": "Earthy, vegetal, herb-forest. Shared via gourd + bombilla.",
      "method": "70°C, gourd packed at angle, refill many times."
    },
    {
      "id": "tulsi",
      "name": "Tulsi",
      "type": "herbal",
      "origin": "India",
      "color": "#7c9e4a",
      "steepMin": 5,
      "notes": "Holy basil. Clove and pepper, calming and bright at once.",
      "method": "95°C, 5 minutes, plain or with honey."
    },
    {
      "id": "espresso",
      "name": "Espresso",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Italy",
      "color": "#321608",
      "steepMin": 1,
      "notes": "Crema, hazelnut, three sips of focus.",
      "method": "9 bar, 18g in / 36g out, 28 seconds."
    },
    {
      "id": "cortado",
      "name": "Cortado",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Spain",
      "color": "#7e4c2a",
      "steepMin": 1,
      "notes": "Espresso cut with equal warm milk. Quiet.",
      "method": "Double espresso, 2 oz steamed milk, no foam."
    },
    {
      "id": "pour-over",
      "name": "Pour Over",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Hario / Japan",
      "color": "#5a3219",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Clarity. The bean speaks first.",
      "method": "V60, 1:16 ratio, 30s bloom, 4 pours."
    },
    {
      "id": "french-press",
      "name": "French Press",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "France",
      "color": "#4a2a14",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Body. Sediment. The morning cup that wakes a household.",
      "method": "Coarse grind, 1:15, 4 minutes, plunge slowly."
    },
    {
      "id": "cold-brew",
      "name": "Cold Brew",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Anywhere overnight",
      "color": "#3a1f0a",
      "steepMin": 720,
      "notes": "Smooth, low-acid, summer-stretched.",
      "method": "1:8 coarse grind in water, 12 hrs in fridge, filter."
    },
    {
      "id": "turkish-coffee",
      "name": "Turkish Coffee",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Istanbul / Beirut",
      "color": "#2a1208",
      "steepMin": 3,
      "notes": "Powder-fine, unfiltered. The grounds settle. Read them.",
      "method": "Cezve, 1 tsp coffee + 1 sugar + water, foam, pour."
    },
    {
      "id": "cappuccino",
      "name": "Cappuccino",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Italy",
      "color": "#a37246",
      "steepMin": 1,
      "notes": "Equal espresso, milk, foam. A morning weight.",
      "method": "Double espresso, 4 oz steamed milk with microfoam."
    },
    {
      "id": "cuban-coffee",
      "name": "Cafecito",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Havana / Miami",
      "color": "#3e2010",
      "steepMin": 2,
      "notes": "Espresso whipped with sugar — espumita on top.",
      "method": "Moka pot, whip first drips with sugar, top with the rest."
    },
    {
      "id": "vietnamese-iced",
      "name": "Cà phê sữa đá",
      "type": "coffee",
      "origin": "Saigon",
      "color": "#5a3416",
      "steepMin": 5,
      "notes": "Phin filter + condensed milk over ice. Long sipping.",
      "method": "Phin filter, 4 min drip onto sweetened milk, pour over ice."
    },
    {
      "id": "yorkshire",
      "name": "Yorkshire Builders",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Harrogate, UK",
      "color": "#a06a3e",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Strong, malty, takes milk and sugar without complaint.",
      "method": "One bag, mug, boiling water, 4 minutes, splash of milk."
    },
    {
      "id": "earl-grey",
      "name": "Earl Grey",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "England (blend)",
      "color": "#7e3e1c",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Black tea kissed with bergamot. Afternoon library.",
      "method": "95°C, 3-4 minutes, lemon optional."
    },
    {
      "id": "english-breakfast",
      "name": "English Breakfast",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "England (blend)",
      "color": "#5e2e10",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Assam-led blend. Strong, bracing, breakfast-honest.",
      "method": "100°C, 3-5 minutes, milk last."
    },
    {
      "id": "sencha",
      "name": "Sencha",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Shizuoka, Japan",
      "color": "#7da34a",
      "steepMin": 1,
      "notes": "Japan's everyday green. Vegetal, marine, clean.",
      "method": "70°C, 60 seconds, kyusu."
    },
    {
      "id": "tieguanyin-iced",
      "name": "Iron Goddess on Ice",
      "type": "tea",
      "origin": "Anxi, by way of summer",
      "color": "#cb9b58",
      "steepMin": 4,
      "notes": "Same Iron Goddess, brewed strong then iced. Floral, cold, long.",
      "method": "Hot brew at 2× strength, pour over ice immediately."
    }
  ],
  "served_at": "2026-05-05T10:05:59.766Z"
}