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 ?

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

MWJB

LMSC I haven’t noticed any difference, to be honest I haven’t gone looking for it either.

I don’t like the clear plastic 01 cones just because they tend to crack & haze and I’ve not had any similar issues with the 02 versions.

In many pour over brews, across V cones, flat bed & truncated cones I’ve not found a stand out brewer amongst the commonly used ones (V60, Kalita Wave, small Clever, Melitta & Bartleet 3 hole Melitta style) when dialled in, whether in terms of design nor material. They all seem to average out around the same level of preference over a good sample size.

After Hoffmann’s ‘better 1 cup V60’ video I agreed that preheating even plastic cones made the brew more intense, so I typically do that with any material now (but it doesn’t replace/trump dialling in).

Dialling in each one finding the right grind setting & pour rate is more important than the material.

LMSC

MWJB preheating even plastic cones made the brew more intense, so I typically do that with any material now (but it doesn’t replace/trump dialling in).

Thank you!

I always preheat / wash them along with the filter paper with hot water.

IIRC, if you find a brew requiring a slight grind adjustment, say at 12% 400 Kruve on one grinder, you tend to use another grinder that addresses the required change. How off would that change be at 12% or in another word, does it still fall within 12% plus or minus standard deviation?

What if we don’t have the luxury of another grinder? :-)

MWJB

LMSC I would say that you would want a difference of another % EY (average over multiple brews/coffees) to effect a change. That is the difference I see from 9%400Kruve to 12%400 Kruve. If you don’t have another grinder, then find the setting on your current grinder that effects that degree of change.

You might also look to tweak brew water amount to give +/-10g in the cup for a beverage (not BW) of around 200g, by say adding (more extraction)/subtracting (less extraction) 10g from the last pulse.

But I don’t make grind changes based on ‘a brew’, unless really awful and a speculative brew/method/setting. I’d be more likely to adjust the last pulse size.

LMSC

Have been enjoying Clifton’s Kenya Gicharori AA washed during the last 10 days mostly as a filter. The espresso and flat whites were equally good. It is a lovely coffee scoring 7.6 as an average of V60 and Clever short steep. The dose is 15g coffee, 215g water and 3:25 mins. It is lightly roasted and is perfect for us.

I also brewed Crankhouse William Cruz. It was way too dark and was an average cup for me.

Cuprajake

Well first brew with the kiss the hippo and was quite nice
16:224 30 on the duo
Brew was a single pour,
Using this method

Tempted to try it as an espresso

whinmoor85

Koppi from Sweden, Ethiopia - Dhilege Chelbesa Organic

LMSC

Brewed (V60) Kiss the Hippo’s Nicaragua Natural at 12% Kruve dosing 15g coffee with 215g of water. This coffee falls at the Unique and Interesting category.

Although it was way too dark for me, I enjoyed drinking the cup. Orange and Jasmine Green Tea flavour, acidity and taste. I would straightaway give 8/9.

MWJB

Kiss the Hippo, Peru, Sergio Chinguel, washed dry fermentation Caturra: Red apple & red berry, but a balanced acidity, Good intensity to the flavour. Very tasty. 8/9.

Hario Switch 02, 13.8g coffee ground at 18 on Comandante.

Pour 215g water in about 30s making sure to wet the grinds at start. 3 back & forth stirs at the surface at 4:00. Draw down at 5:00.

Cuprajake

Need an aeropress or something 😂

Cuprajake

On this ATM

Not much too it

I’ve ordered a hario switch to try also,

Any go to starter recipes?

MWJB

Cuprajake 1:15 ratio (02 Switch holds about 240ml), medium grind, coffee in 1st, add water in one pour of 20-30sec, being sure to wet everything at the start. 3x front to back stirs at surface at 4:00, draw down at 5:00.

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