Ethiopian Sidamo and Medium / Medium Dark Roast. 20g, 1.4 turns in Jx Pro, 46.4g out and took a little longer at almost a minute. The group was set 93C and the brew was set at 99C. Took 18s for the first drop into the cup. This is too long. I thought the cup isn’t going to be good. It was so good, I drank straight as an espresso. Fruity citrus and lemon grass for me. It will definitely benefit from loosening the grind. This bag will be very good for brewing for sure, which is what I will do later today. https://imgur.com/a/vTgy8Be

@"LMSC"#p1024 The beans look well roasted for a medium dark roast….who was the roaster?

@"DavecUK"#p1035 Clumsy Goat. They stated both the Peru and this Ethiopian are medium roast. I did not think so. I reckoned the Peru was medium dark / dark. That bag was ok; I was never happy with that Peruvian Bag. This Ethiopian is very good and sweet. I was erring more on the medium dark; I didn’t think it’s a dark roast, looking at the dark yellow / light brown colours at the crevice of the beans; I thought they may have been taken out just before the second crack, not at the second. Obviously, I lack a roasting experience and still learning to differentiate the roasts. 😊 You won’t call it as a dark roast, would you ? Thx

> @"LMSC"#p1039 You won’t call it as a dark roast, would you ? Thx I would call that medium dark…it's about as dark as I like to go, normally I'm in the medium or medium light camps. as my personal preference and that of my roast sharers. That roast was nowhere near 2nd crack and I would guess it's about 30-50 seconds after first…not roasted too fast because I can't see any oil and no charred chaff lines, indicating the burners going off before 1st crack and the roast allowed to coast into it. My guess for what it's worth…anyway, they did a good job.

Crown and canvas - first light Brazilian and colombian blend. Bag states dark chocolate, hazelnut and red berry and I have to say it delivers! Espresso 16g in 32g out: really rich dark chocolate and hazelnut (think greene and blacks) and a gentle acidity to finish. Lovely mouthfeel and long lasting. As a flat white everything’s sweetened up and it really pushes the hazelnut flavour. Delicious. Off to make another 😉

@"Baldrick"#p1770 Hadn't heard of Crown and Canvas before. Having looked at their website and following your positive recommendation I think I will be giving them a try.

@"Dumnorix"#p1793 very popular roaster and some great coffees by all accounts. If you check our commercial directory, you will find some good and reliable companies to use. https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/52-commercial-members-list

@"DavecUK"#p1796 Many thanks for the link.

Origin Colombia Estate Café Granja La Esperanza Farm Potosi Varietal San Juan Process Natural Altitude 1,800-2,000 masl Harvest January - April I got it from my local shop. It's got a really nice sultana smooth taste. Currently brewing it in a Aeropress 1:15 and diluting up to around a 320g cup. Really enjoying it at cooler temps.

Crankhouse, Cordillera de Fuego, anaerobic natural Caturra & Catuai - Initially hesitant & bracing myself due to the pungent, farmyard aroma off the beans, but absolutely delivers in every aspect on the flavour in cup. Complex, good perception of sweetness. Delicious! Like a coffee equivalent to mulled wine. I'm not big fan of naturals, nor Cost a Ricans generally, but I love this. 13\.6g ground at 32 on Wilfa flat, V60 02 with can strainer, 40g every 40s (each pour taking about 13s), 1st 2 pours direct on to the coffee bed, last 3 via can strainer. Dry bed 3:15 for this brew.

Mikari AA (Washed) (Kenya) from Coffee by the Casuals - two ways. Moka Pot - really rich, lots of peach. Very smooth. Pre-boiled water and AP filter, but no 'bloom'. CCD - 18g + 300g - 32 on Niche. Still steeping, but based on brews this week, flavour is more balanced, not as in your face (as expected) - not much pineapple, but more acitidty alongside the peach.

What’s in your cup this morning ?

Cuprajake

This one atm

E&b super fine basket, 18g in 45-50 out around 25s

Cuprajake

ST30B

Cuprajake
Know what you mean. Got 3 different beans on the go ATM but waiting to order more ride & getting Guatemalan. Loved it. Shame they don’t do 500g bags.

skylark

MediumRoastSteam how do you inject air until your body temp is reached, seems a fairly nonsensical statement by LH.

MattH

skylark well I take it to mean - the pitcher is cold with the milk in… inject air until the pitcher feels like a room temp pitcher.

Then sink the wand until it starts to get too hot for your hand - exactly when to stop depends on the temp you are trying to reach (and the consistency you are going for)

Cuprajake

skylark yeah that multi award winning latte art champion, what does he know

Giphy - mad angry fist GIF by nobodies.

MediumRoastSteam

skylark how do you inject air until your body temp is reached

As @MattH said, you inject air until you feel the milk jug is no longer cold (I.e.: it has reached the same temperature as your body, approx. 36C) then you sink the tip and keep the milk swirling and rolling. When it’s too hot to touch (approx. 60C to 65C - which is the same as a hot water tap in the UK from a water tank, usually) stop the process and pour.

skylark

MattH I was with uou until you added that ‘and’ to your explanation.

skylark

MediumRoastSteam how does that work with a jug that has been refrigerated up until steaming takes place? My jugs are extremely cold so logically will take longer to heat up to body temp I’d think??

MediumRoastSteam

skylark how does that work with a jug that has been refrigerated up until steaming takes place

That’s fine. Follow the same process. You’ll eventually work out how much air you should inject.

MattH

skylark what I meant was aa the milk gets hotter I find if I wait too long its very thick and hard too pour. Once the milk gets too hot it starts to break down and of course could start to taste burnt.

So i err on the side of caution. You could just put a temp gauge in the pitcher whilst you learn how It feels when it hits the required temp.

skylark

MediumRoastSteam seems like he’s trying to sell snake oil to me ….

MediumRoastSteam

skylark seems like he’s trying to sell snake oil to me ….

With all due respect… it didn’t cost me anything. You can always give it a go. It worked for me. I wish you good luck. 👍

MediumRoastSteam

Well… this evening.

Foundry’s Colombian sugar cane decaf. 18g in, 40g out in 36 seconds.

LMSC

MediumRoastSteam Glad you like it! :-)

MWJB

Currently enjoying Kiss the Hippo, Kenya, Mucharaga AA - Tart red fruit, slightly sweet and one of the better Kenyans I have had this year.

Hario Switch 02, grind 13.8g at 18 on Comandante X25, pour 215g of water making sure to fully wet the dose at the start. 3 back & forth stirs at 4:00, draw down at 5:00.

Hario V60 02 with Drip Assist, grind & dose as above, pour 40g every 40s (each pour taking 10-15s), first 2 pours in the centre, last 3 in the ring to 200g total.

ST30B

MWJB I’m new to filter (using aeropress) any recommendations would be welcome? I loved Foundry Rocko Mountain. Pricey though.

LMSC

MWJB Currently enjoying Kiss the Hippo, Kenya, Mucharaga AA - Tart red fruit, slightly sweet and one of the better Kenyans I have had this year.

Interesting! The below have been resting during the last 10 days.

Kiss the Hippo

Nicaragua, La Venus, Java Cultivar, Natural
Green Tea, Orange, Jasmine
Kenya, Muchagara AA, SL 28, SL 34, Ruiri 11, Washed - Wet Fermentation
Redcurrant, Rhubarb, Brown Sugar
Rwanda Keza, Anaerobic Natural, Red Bourbon Melon, Raspberry, Jasmine
Rwanda Nziza, Washed, Red Bourbon, Red Apple, Orange, Floral
Rwanda Buki, Honey, Red Bourbon, Caramel, Floral, Lemon

MWJB Hario Switch 02, grind 13.8g at 18 on Comandante X25, pour 215g of water making sure to fully wet the dose at the start. 3 back & forth stirs at 4:00, draw down at 5:00.

By any chance, did you shift them using Kruve please!

Thx!

Cuprajake

MWJB I’ve ordered some to try

MWJB

ST30B Foundry Rocko mountain is not particularly expensive at £4.40/100g. The Mucharaga is more expensive than that at £5.60/100g, or £14.00 for 250g and a bit lower than my average spend.

MWJB

LMSC I had the Nziza in July and very much enjoyed it (7.5/9), The Buki not had since last summer, but also enjoyed that, same score.

I didn’t like the Keza at all, way to dark for me, but to be fair it wasn’t in KtH’s ‘vibrant & bright’ range, which is what I mostly buy from them.

No Kruve figures yet, just reporting what I did for those brews. The V60 & Drip Assist method is the same as I use for 12%400Kruve.

LMSC

MWJB I didn’t like the Keza at all, way to dark for me, but to be fair it wasn’t in KtH’s

The triple pack had an extra 10% off on top of last week’s 20% off. Furthermore, I like anaerobic coffee. :-)

LMSC

MWJB Have you observed any differences in taste between plastic, metal, ceramic and glass V60s apart from washing them (ceramic, glass) with hot water before brewing? Thx

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