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

Don Poncho looks interesting! Let’s know how you got on with these!

Cuprajake

LMSC

Will do, I’m just finishing the last of my black cat, then will crack these open.

Cuprajake

LMSC

Decided to open it, you get the processo up front, there’s a very bright acidity, not too much sweetness yet, but this was first dial and ran a tad quick. But it has the starts of a great espresso,

PartySausage

LMSC Thanks for the tips. I’ll try a longer ratio tomorrow. I’m running with 94deg at the group & was unsure about increasing the temp any more but it does give me another avenue to try.
It certainly needs a fine grind & is down where I’d normally be grinding decaf on my Niche just to get a 1:2 in a respectable time

@dutchy101 Yeah that’s the one. It’s an Anaerobic Natural, which was always going to be a bit feisty just a bit more feisty that I expected

PartySausage

PartySausage I’ve had another couple of goes with the Santa Ana.
The first was a 1:2.5 shot 16g/40g in 30s. This tamed the acidity, though the texture was quite thin & wasn’t overly appealing.
For the 2nd attempt I tightened the grind a little, which gave a 1:2 ratio shot but at a drawn out 35s & was rather nice. It didn’t have the eye watering acidity but was much smoother with just the right amount of punch, sort of what I would call blackcurrant akin to say Ribena.
Let’s see if I can repeat that one? But as coffee goes that’s pretty funky by my book

Cuprajake

Filter roast too if you look at their site

LMSC

Cuprajake

Interesting. Good to hear you love it. I will take a look. Let’s know how you liked the other two bags. 👍

LMSC

Horsham Costa Rica Natural : Medium / medium dark. More towards the latter for me.

Fine as a black and not so great as a latte. Perhaps, a flat white would work!

LMSC

Foundry Ugandan Cup score of 88

Roaster’s notes

Heavy, full bodied brew with a gentle red grape acidity and hints of ripe plums, pears and black cherries. This is very well balanced coffee with a smooth and even finish.

Very nice coffee! Plum comes out straightaway buffered by mild fruit acidity.

Looking forward to filter this.

Knluk

Have been drinking Colombia El Carmen Sugarcane decaf for two days but I think I was not able to dial in it so far with 7 shots. I was able to pulled 8.5 and 9.0 out of 10 for the other two beans from Rave. But for this decaf blend, I am having 4.0 - 6.0 not matter how fine or coarse I grinded. I can get rid of the bitterness by going to the finer side and pull a long shot (2.75:1) but it is very fruity and the acidic although not unpleasant is quite in the face. It is all red fruit but none of the chocolate and vanilla. Is there any trick I should use for this kind of beans? Or i just don’t like the taste like this?

LMSC

Knluk What grinder do you use ? The Vanilla would disappear / hide behind the red fruit. Please don’t worry about the notes, which you can’t find.

If too acidic, try and brew 1-2C higher. The decaf will be medium dark. So, please remember. If you are finding their medium dark acidic, I think your shots are sour.

.The dark chocolate will retain the bitterness (after taste). The chocolate flavour will come out with milk. Pull short, more like 1:1.5 and see. I don’t like pulling longer, if decaf. That’s me! :-)

@MWJB has been helping you in the past.

Cuprajake

I’m finding the cast iron just ok, not amazing.

The don Pancho is better than the other one.

The espresso blend fine for the Mrs.

I want something fruity and juicy

Any recommendations

LMSC

Cuprajake want something fruity and juicy

Any recommendations

You need light / medium light, don’t you ?

Please take a look at Horsham Peru Gregorio Washed and Rwandans. Both are medium light. They are fine and I found them better than the expensive Honey Processed Costa Rica, which is a medium roast.

Peru

This is Foundry Rwandan - Between medium light / medium

I am still resting Castiron

LMSC

Cuprajake Let me know if you want try the Foundry Rwandan please. Happy to send a small taster bag by Royal Mail. :-)

dutchy101

Cuprajake I’m finding the cast iron just ok, not amazing.

Was my thoughts exactly. Remember being quite disappointed by it when I had it

Knluk

LMSC thanks mate. I will try pulling a shorter shot. When I grind coarse, it brings out the bitterness/ chocolate. I think the red fruit is not for me. Too in your face for me. But I am just trying to make it more drinkable instead of throw it away.

@MWJB always appreciate your input if any please.

LMSC

Knluk Hopefully, you didn’t buy a KG. You may try drinking with milk. :-)

Knluk

LMSC I tried add some sugar and milk. I really feel like drinking hot smoothie 👎 Maybe I should proud of myself extracting the favour so well.

Knluk

LMSC Forgot to mention that I am using the JX Pro with my sore hands. Have finally placed an order for a NZ which will be arriving this week. Thanks god.

Cuprajake

Foundry have been on my list for a while, so I’ll give them a go next.

Cheers for the offer. Appreciate it

LMSC

Knluk I am using the JX Pro with my sore hands. Have finally placed an order for a NZ which will be arriving this week.

That’s so soon! 😂😂😂

Niche is a lovely grinder and a great choice!

Knluk

LMSC exactly! When I bought it in july, I did hear people complaining about the hard work. I thought people just being lazy when they can or have some extra cash to spend or both. I work out and I want the best value of money without jeopardising quality in cup. The base of my thumb hurts, I can’t even do proper biceps curl now.

thanks. I hope the NZ won’t disappoint me. That allows me with a bit more budget in machine which is a nice thing.

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