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 ?

HarveyMushman

Still absolutely loving this Ethiopian. I’ve found the sweet spot is about 5-7 days off roast. Such a rounded coffee and probably one of the nicest I’ve had with milk.

It’s a light roast but Ethiopian beans always roast darker in appearance than others.

MediumRoastSteam

Not quite the morning… but after lunch treat.

Condensed milk at the bottom.

JahLaza

MediumRoastSteam sweet!

MWJB

Kiss the Hippo, Honduras, Abuelo Tino honey Catuai, Typica - was under their ‘Vibrant and bright’ series, but despite a little red berry character, it’s rather dark & sooty/smoky. Multiple cups brewed via 3 different brewers, 2 different grinders - all scored 6/9. Not awful, but not really worth £14/250g. I think I’ll give Kiss the hippo a bit of a break for a while. A shame as I have had some good coffees from them in the past. Hopefully, will again sometime.

LMSC

MWJB Sorry to hear it. Unless I am buying for my family for flat whites, I aim to stay clear of bags with descriptions of caramel, chocolate, toffee, cocoa. I don’t like them in black. They often confuse me in black coffee. :-)

shaun__

i’m drinking this for the last week or so. it’s a really good, every day coffee and very tasty in a piccolo. i’ll probably buy it again at some point.

MWJB

Finished up my bag of Sweven, Col, Tolima mystery red - Pleasant enough, if a little expensive. Red floral & fruit notes, but not sharp, maybe rose water & pomegranate hints, with an underlying drier note that reminded me of cacao nibs. All brewed as drip.

Average score 7.3/9.0

The, unlabelled (I only ordered one bag so thankfully I couldn’t get 2 different coffees muddled up), bag containing 114g of coffee would undoubtedly have fit through anyone’s letterbox, yet the bag apparently had to go in box, wrapped in tissue, then in another box big enough for a pair of shoes. Perplexing, but not totally off-putting, I will certainly try them again.

Cuprajake

Don’t know what she drank,

But I know the Mrs as used the decent 😂

Cuprajake

Got these resting ATM also

Cuprajake

Frukt Ethiopian

Light roast

Tropical and lime this was 3 on the duo 17:45 3bar shot too fine as it took 20 odd seconds, Pullman basket

https://visualizer.coffee/shots/dafe552a-5c05-4980-96a5-7dbc76e18416

Cuprajake

And the beans

JahLaza

Cuprajake they’re very light yeah? Can I ask what kind of profile you used on them?

ST30B

My roaster of choice when I visit the lakes.
New blend from Rinaldo’s. Solid medium coffee. Perfect for flat whites. Enough for me to order some more (which is unusual the last yr)

Cuprajake

Yeah fairly, I’m grinding at 4 on the duo, Pullman 876 with paper and top screen 18g using the MC profile most times

By accident I used the Mrs lever profile and it wasn’t as nice

thetravdog

Morning Cortado finishing up my bag of washed Colombian from Skylark

MWJB

Darkwoods, Colombia, El Placer IPA pink Bourbon - Interesting, complex & tasty, though I can imagine it being a bit ‘out there’ for some. Juicy, bright acidity with a dry, hoppy underpinning that’s enough to be an attribute without dominating the cup & remains in the aftertaste.

13.7g ground at 3.67 on Ode V1.1, Kalita Wave 185 with Hario drip assist, 30g poured every 30s (each pour taking 15s), first in the centre, remainder in the ring up to 210g total. Score 8/9.

LMSC

MWJB Great to hear. You beat me to this. I have this along their Brazil and yellow fruits (re-order) resting. :-)

Is this brewed at 9% or 12% 400 Kruve please ? Thx

MWJB

MWJB Darkwoods, Colombia, El Placer IPA pink Bourbon - Interesting, complex & tasty, though I can imagine it being a bit ‘out there’ for some. Juicy, bright acidity with a dry, hoppy underpinning that’s enough to be an attribute without dominating the cup & remains in the aftertaste.

Another brew, this time through the Melitta Aromaboy, 22g ground at 67.5 on Niche Zero (no NFC disk), 330g water.

More floral notes and the tart berry acidity more forward, the hoppiness more attenuated, a good cup 8/9.

May go half a notch coarser.

MWJB

I would use your 12% setting, though the Ode only produces 8-9% at 400 at this setting (tight distribution).

MWJB

Darkwoods, Brazil, Ipanema Premier Cru sun dried pulped natural Gesha G54 - Largely what it say on the tin, not so sure about the lemongrass though. Certainly bergamot & citrus. I went for this as I was intrigued by a Brazil that seemed far away from the caramel/fudge, nut & milk choc that is typical. It is certainly more of an Ethiopian profile and being a Gesha, unsurprisingly, on the delicate, tea-like side.

No complaints about the quality, or roast, it’s just not the kind of coffee that gets me excited (I didn’t dislike it, however). I know, I know…it stated exactly what it was, I bought it based on that and I got what I paid for…😀

Subjective liking score 6.8/9.0

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