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 ?

MWJB

LMSC I see, I think the main difference between the Switch and the current Clever dripper (for immersion) is the amount of dead space under the filter paper in the Clever (the first version Clever, many years ago only had a Chemex sized hole under the paper - I noticed a detectable difference between the 2 models of Clever).

This is more of a concern with short steep immersions, my pour overs with the small Clever and Drip Assist have been perfectly good.

LMSC

MWJB my pour overs with the small Clever and Drip Assist have been perfectly good.

Good to hear. I haven’t tried the hybrid. The only way to find out is pour over using V60 as standard and switch for a few bags and see. I will see where it takes me. Thx for sharing your insights. :-)

MWJB

Crankhouse, Colombia, El Fenix Anoxic washed pink Bourbon - a soft, rounded fruit flavour, rather than bright, cherry is mentioned along with fudge in the notes, both seem apt. 7.71/9.0 average subjective preference score.

All brewed as pour over, Switch 02 with bagged Japanese 01 paper, preheated with about 100ml boiling water then valve open throughout, 13.8g coffee, 5×40g poured every 40s, each pour taking 15s, first 2 in centre of the 02 Drip Assist, last three in the ring.

Grind 21 on Comandante X25, 73.5 on Niche Zero, 3.33 on Ode V1.1, 25 on Wilfa flat.

MediumRoastSteam

Currently drinking Foundry’s Colombian Aponte: Caturra, honey processed.

To my taste, it’s excellent. I’d go a step further and say this one is miles better than the current Rocko Mountain.

MattH

Morning all - I am on my last bag of a Christmas gift… any suggestions for a coffee to try for espresso / flat whites?

Open to any ideas - though the 30% off a Kg of Original is tempting from a purely cost based option 😆

Uncletits

I followed a few others and went for Coffee Compass Mystery Coffee Mark 15 at £18 per kilo it was great value and I also only drink milk based coffees.

MattH

Uncletits Thanks I have given it a go !

HarveyMushman

Hadn’t roasted a Brazil yet so gave this one a try. At like £7 a kilo for greens I wasn’t expecting a whole lot but it makes a brilliant morning Moccamaster brew.

Roasted a batch for espresso too and with milk it’s not bad at all!

Systemic

Enjoying a Hario Switch of El Pacer Purple Fruits

Heady jasmine florals with sweet honey and long finish.

MWJB

Systemic Enjoying a Hario Switch of El Pacer Purple Fruits

Just received the Darkwoods yellow fruits variant - initially a bit hesitant based on the colour of the beans, but concerns were unfounded - wow! Really pungent tropical fruit aroma from the brewed coffee, no debating the passion fruit & (ripe) mango notes. Intensely flavoured and delicious - I’d say that if you are someone who struggles to pick up on notes in coffee try this. Don’t expect a delicate, tea like brew either. Very highly recommended.

MWJB

Square Mile, Rwanda, Cocatu washed BM139, BM71, Bourbon Jackson - A very pleasant coffee, all brewed via pour over. I can’t honestly say that it hit the quoted flavour notes, but that hasn’t impacted on my enjoyment of the coffee. This is also the first bag I have had from Square Mile in a letterbox friendly 350g packaging, which is a very welcome change from the previous ‘cat flap friendly’ packs, 😀

Average liking score 7.67/9.0.

13.8g coffee, brewed in a Hario Switch 02 (preheated with valve shut) with bagged Japanese white 01 filter papers & Drip Assist 02.

Grind: Comandante X25 21, Niche Zero 73.5, Ode V1.1 3.33.

5 pours of 40g, every 40s to 200g total, each pour taking 15s. First 2 in the centre, last 3 in the ring. All with Switch valve open.

MattH

Trying this one soon… only roasted yesterday will need to let it sit a bit !

LMSC

MWJB Great. Looking forward to tuck in-in next week!

Edit:

Grabbed both the yellow and purple along with their Ethiopian this week!

Systemic

MWJB If you are enjoying the Yellow Mark, recommend the Purple - heady jasmine on steroids and sweet honey.

MWJB

Crankhouse, Costa Rica, Martin Urena la Chumeca 777, anaerobic natural Catuai.

Had about 10g left over, so ground at 21 on Comandante X25, dropped it into an inverted Aeropress, 65g water, NSEW stir at fill & swirl to sink crust at 1:15. Flip & plunge at 1:30 (no real plunging required) - a tasty, bright, moka pot kind of strength, brew of about 40-50ml

The rest of the tin was brewed as pour over, average score for these 7.4/9.0. (The average for my pour over brews, between ‘like moderately’ and ‘like a lot’).

HarveyMushman

Nice packaging from Process coffee. Pretty tasty. I was expecting a lot of acidity but it’s well balanced.

Cuprajake

https://foundrycoffeeroasters.com/products/bensa-ethiopia?_pos=1&_psq=Ethiopia%20&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=47671477502233

Have been really enjoying this

ST30B

Best coffee I’ve tasted in a long time..superb from Black cat. 😋🤩🙌🙌Went to order more…sold out. 😭

Cuprajake

Tim wendlebob

Cuprajake

Last of the tw

LMSC

Cuprajake How do you find the filter off Decent ?

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