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

Cuprajake Yes please! One needs to be very quick at 6 as the needle plunges quickly.

Cuprajake

Unica coffee part of the dog and hat order,

Promised a juicy banger, pineapple and tropical fruits, good mouth feel

Didn’t disappoint very bright, sweet aftertaste good mouth feel, getting something along with the pineapple maybe mango

DavecUK

Cuprajake Just a cup of crema then 😁

LMSC

Origin Panama

1:2, 90.5/96.5, 30s. Underwhelmed, tbh. No notes came through, low acidity characteristics of described fruity notes and a bit of lingering sweetness. It is on the darker side for me as well.

Edit:

The beans appear darker than the photo.

MediumRoastSteam

Bit of a different one from me: I had a Colombian from Fazenda Roasters, from Dedham, ~~Essex~~ Massachusetts. A very kind friend brought a selection from across the pond.

https://www.fazendacoffee.com/collections/single-origin-coffees/products/colombia-antioquia

It’s labelled as a medium roast, but, judging by colour, it’s definitely a light roasted coffee for British standards.

It’s really tasty.

SMS78

Ernie1 Thanks for the recommendation. Bought a kilo of Mug Shot and agree it’s really good with milk. NewGround have 20% off until 31 January with the code “BCORP” so I will be ordering another kilo for £20.16 delivered (free delivery over £20)

https://www.newgroundcoffee.com/product/mug-shot

Chhow

Latte with the cookie syrup 😃

Beverast

Apologies for the rubbish photo - Got this as a green in a Falcon split and has become one of my favourite daily drinkers. Out of all the roasts I have done on the Kaffelogic I have been enjoying this one the most. Kenyan, Kemangau Estate AB Washed. Very juicy, blackcurrants, medium acidity, smooth, mild and fruity sweet in the aftertaste. Needs a good rest of at least a week or 2, but really shines and comes into its own post week 2. Could drink it all day long. Highly enjoyable in my Aeropress.

LMSC

Re-ordered Blackcat Colombia Mandela : cup score 88. Awesome coffee.

dutchy101

It’s probably the best coffee I’ve ever had LMSC . Almost finished the first kilo I had. Have another in the freezer. Didn’t realise they had this back in stock, thought I got the last kilo from them in December.

LMSC

dutchy101 I don’t buy a KG as you do. I reordered 250g in mid Dec and opened only today.

I did, however got a KG of their Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe Beloya as a re-order as my wife said this is the best coffee she has had so far as a flat white. This is her daily morning flat white until it runs out.

dutchy101

LMSC

I was just looking at the site and have seen this one which looks pretty good too (albeit pricey):

https://www.blackcatcoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/colombia-finca-potosi-xo-natural?variant=40340875804739

I’ve just had a kilo of Cast Iron from Extract arrive with another kilo of Django’s Costa Rican Los Ciprieses en route.

https://www.djangocoffeeco.com/products/costa-rica-los-ciprieses?utm_campaign=shipping-confirmation-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=OrderlyEmails&utm_content=product

No more orders for a while, haha

MattH

So my random trialing of coffee continues - only currently using a moka or french press.

This is then current one from Django.

Now previous to this I had gone through a couple from Rave the italian and signature blends.

Also a christmas release from a local roastery called kincoffee.

Tbh I am not sure I like it - it is to my basic tastebuds too fruity and fragrant - so I do think that the darker end is more to my liking.

I am not yet up to speed on how the process /altitude etc affects the flavour - so any recommendations on coffee to try instead ?

I have ordered the bean tester pack from Paddy & Scotts as the next stop 😂

cheers

Matt

dutchy101

Waitforme

dutchy101

That BC offering is too pricy for me given the amount of good coffee that can be had for a lot less.

The Django one caught my eye recently, it’s a potential for next week’s purchase.

I’d be interested in what you think of it when it arrives.

Beverast

Waitforme I thought the BC Potosi XO was rather good - went through 500grams really quickly and I thought was worth the money, albeit a bit pricey. The Mandela was a bit cheaper - between the 2 they were both really enjoyable but would take the Mandela over the XO as better value imo. If I could get these as greens I would definitely buy them.

Cuprajake

HAYB - from the dog and hat, dialed in near first shot, tasting notes of tropical extravagance, its bright but not much else atm,

LMSC

Have been dialling this Origin Panama - nothing worked; unfortunately, it’s a coloured water for me. It disappointed me. It was priced at £13.50 per 250g bag and paid £10.80 after the discount. I would give a negative score, if I can. I have two more different bags from them. They better be good. I will give them my combined feedback after opening the other two. 🤷‍♂️

Waitforme

@Beverast , the Mandela was my favourite coffee of last year. Have also got an anaerobic Colombian from Django ( not currently available) that is a very close second.

LMSC

Another Panama from Origin

Better than the other Panama. The sweetness and acidity can be likened to Nectarine with characteristics of caramel. Sweet after taste lingers on for some time . It’s definitely a good coffee but did not wow me like Blackcat’s Mandela, considering the full price of £14.90. I paid £11.92. I think Panama coffee is generally expensive. I would say I am a little disappointed, given the price tag.

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