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 ?

LMSC

Crankhouse Brazil Fazenda Recanto

Pulled a shot 92C/98C and ground at #3. The shot lasted 31-32s.

The ground powder and the coffee had plenty floral aroma, perhaps it was honey suckle as they state on the bag.

The coffee was fully bodied, rich and creamy, although it fell on the darker side for me. It had characteristics of stone fruit acidity and gentle lychee and honey like taste at the middle to finish, sugar after taste and a mild tart finish (nice though) at the back of the tongue. The filter would be interesting.

https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk/products/fazenda-recanto-3-x-fermented-fw

BrewLiam

Out and about, I had a Colombian coffee with Kiwi and Vanilla tasting notes. Had it as a cortado and an espresso. Both delicious.

kosipk

20in 40 out. Unfortunately took 55 seconds so drinking it as a bitter americano. I definitely get the rum tasting notes.

LeefromFoundryCR

LMSC I had to laugh when I read this. Filter roasts are like a taunt, ‘make a shot with me if you dare’. You’re a brave man, I think the acidity in espresso would be too much for a lot of people but I’m glad you liked it. 👍

LMSC

LeefromFoundryCR I think the acidity in espresso would be too much for a lot of people but I’m glad you liked it.

It wasn’t to be honest! Perhaps, I can put that down to the great set up - Evo, Duo and Osmio Zero.

MediumRoastSteam

LeefromFoundryCR - Guess what I ordered last week… Amongst others… ☺️

dfk41

I found some beans in a small Airscape. I have absolutely no idea what they are or how old they are…..still drinkable though with a little tightening of the grind…..a real Brucie bonus!

LMSC

Crankhouse Winton Benitez Granja Paraiso-92

https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk/products/wilton-benitez-ts-anaerobic-natural-gesha

Very nice coffee. Jasmine is the primary note in espresso. The floral aroma carries throughout from start (ground) to finish underpinned by stone fruit taste and acidity. My wife loved it as a flat white.

dfk41

I bought some Coffee Compass Mystery 15. CC have been running these for 18 months or so, and I can honestly say that for my taste, @£18 per kilo they are really good value. Some of the Mystery beans I have had had been ok, but these are better than that

Arron24

dfk41 what brew methods are you using for the cc mystery 15? If they are tasty in espresso form i will order some 😊

HarveyMushman

Edited because schadenfreude.

MWJB

HarveyMushman Sorry to say there is already a company with that name in Manchester, UK.

HarveyMushman

MWJB

They’re just a cafe though with no claim to roasting, they sell other beans.

I’ve had a business that has the same name for a while and was able to register the Ltd with ‘coffee roasters’. Same way you could register Idle Hands Car Sales, or Idle Hands Grocery Stores.

It’s no issue though as it’s unlikely I will commercialise it anytime soon.

I appreciate you Googling it though just to burst my bubble.

HarveyMushman

Another excellent coffee out of the Ikawa. I can’t take any credit for the roast as I just used their recommended profile but so enjoyable with milk. Not too rich on the chocolate notes and the milk helps soften the citrus, great mouthfeel.

Also redesigned my packaging with stamped bags and a coloured label so I could colour code espresso/filter roasts. A pointless but fun endeavour.

LMSC

Foundry Ugandan

https://foundrycoffeeroasters.com/collections/coffee-beans/products/zebigi-womens-empowerment-uganda?variant=47272977006873

Ground 17.7g at #2.5 on the Duo. Brewed at 93C/99C. It was really a turbo shot as it lasted 14-15s for about 45g liquid. I think I will have to grind a lot finer to get it to a decent 25s-30s shot.

Despite the shot time, it is an easy going coffee which should sit well with milk. The notes were perfect as described, though. I wasn’t impressed both as a filter and as an Americano. I can see my family loving this as a flat white.

dfk41

Arron24 I drank the whole lot as espresso (based). It took about 10 days and one thing I noticed was there was very little drift in the grind ie normally as the bean ages you need to tighten up. I weigh 18gms and extract approximately 34 to 38 gms in around 30 seconds

Arron24

dfk41 thank you, i will try them 😊

whinmoor85

Hard Lines Christmas blend 🎄

MediumRoastSteam

I’m drinking Karimikui AB - a Kenyan coffee from Foundry.

https://foundrycoffeeroasters.com/collections/coffee-beans/products/karimikui-aa-kenya

Even though it is recommended for filter only, I do enjoy it as espresso and flat white (I don’t do filter). Yes, it’s difficult to dial in and extract, specially in a machine like the Elizabeth where it’s 9 bar or nothing - but it’s an excellent coffee if light roasted coffee is your thing.

LMSC

MediumRoastSteam I enjoyed both as filters and espresso. My wife loved it as a flat white.

I ground at 2.5 on the Duo and pulled at 93C/99C.

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