MediumRoastSteam drdre89 where is Kate? According to some local newspapers, in West Berkshire. https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/kate-bushs-quiet-life-theale-24044421.amp
Cuprajake yeah i belive its @LMSC on going tales of the use of his duo, kate not sure not really bothered haha
drdre89 MediumRoastSteam According to some local newspapers, in West Berkshire. lol. Where is Kate Middleton. Not Kate Bush.
LMSC Darkwoods Yemen! https://shop.darkwoodscoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/dark-woods-reserve-tin-yemen-fawaz-ali-wahab?variant=43570583699681 I wasn’t happy as a black as I couldn’t get any flavours. I am not a fan of chocolates on my black. I didn’t enjoy it at all. I also think cold / viral messed up my palette. 😊 My wife said it is great with milk. So, she will get to drink the rest. 😁
ST30B LMSC Might place my next order with Foundry (only ever had Rocko Mountain) I’ve got plenty of filter beans ATM so will buy some beans for flat whites. I’m pretty much in the Medium camp. Any you would recommend over the other in the current offerings? (El Salvador does sound good)
LMSC ST30B I only drink Black. My wife and daughter loved their Honduras, El Salvador and No 9 for flat whites.
ST30B LMSC Decided on the foundry subscription for the time being, just took delivery of the El Salvador. Can you recall the grind setting for espresso on the duo? (Will leave it to rest for a week)
LMSC Enjoyed Crankhouse’s El Placer Red Honey. Full of floral aroma and strawberry taste. It is full bodied, smooth and has a creamy texture. It gives a great finish with a gin like sweet tart edge. After all, it wasn’t viral/cold/covid that messed up the other coffee. https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk/products/el-placer-red-fruits-honey-caturra This should make a very nice filter. That’s for tomorrow. :-)
Twotone2 LMSC Opened @LeefromFoundryCR’s Ethiopian. Lovely coffee, bright and juicy; and, Jasmine and Orange are the main flavours. Black tea like finish. Ethiopian somehow doesn’t stick well with me. But, this is very good. The other two - Honduras and El Salvador are perfect for flat whites. I am not a great fan of these as a black. My wife loves it as a flat white with a tiny drop of sugar in it. https://foundrycoffeeroasters.com/ Just order all three of those. Thanks Tony
ST30B LMSC my zero point must be VERY different. Had to go past Zero (which I’ve never done) just to get an acceptable extraction. Wasted quite a bit of coffee so will use the remainder in the aeropress. I’m unable to give any opinion on the El Salvador as a result.
LMSC Blossom Colombia Filter roast - Geisha https://blossomcoffee.co.uk/product/finca-holguin/ Intense floral aroma and sweet peach tea. A great espresso should be equally good for filter. 6.5 on the Duo, 93C, 99C, 43g, and 38s.
dfk41 ST30B Mine is the same but so what? It is only a point of reference for the grind on your next shot. If 2 folks use the same grinder, smae beans and one grinds at zero and the other at 8……what conclusion do you draw?
LMSC @ST30B As dfk said, it is only a reference point. However, you can re-zero as you might be wondering how close you might be with burrs touching. You can also check if the bolt holding the lower burr carrier is tight enough. Thx
ST30B LMSC 👍 I rarely notice tbf as majority of my beans are medium, medium/dark(4 on the duo espresso burr). Getting more light/medium beans now from subscriptions so may need to consider rezeroing, just to be more precise/waste less coffee. (250g doesn’t go far)
Twotone2 I’m just about finished a bag of the Foundry Bensa Ethiopia beans they’re absolutely fantastic in milk and as an Americano with a dash of milk. As an aside my grind setting on the Duo with those beans is around 6 that’s the finest grind I’ve ever had to use.
LMSC Lucid Coffee Costa Rica Geisha Juicy, sweet, creamy tropical acidity with a lemon finish. Pulled at 94C/100C for 43+g lasting 45s. I may loosen the grind by 0.5 to 7.
LMSC Crankhouse Rwanda Ireme Red Bourbon Anaerobic Natural Full bodied, sweet, and syrupy, full of boozy and spices (like cloves and cinnamon) aroma and taste. The stone fruit acidity is on the milder side. Nice coffee to drink, although it is on the darker side for me. My wife loved it as a flat white. https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk/products/ireme-experimental-micro-lot?variant=39377526915248
LMSC Darkwoods Panama La Huella Gesha Anaerobic Natural Yummy! One of the nicest tins I have had in recent times. Not really sure this is a light roast. But, enjoyed drinking this coffee. The notes were spot on.
