Coffee with Duo

DavecUK

oddbean What kind of roasts are they? Can’t really pull any espresso above the 4 mark.

I suspect they will be on the light side..

LMSC

oddbean What kind of roasts are they? Can’t really pull any espresso above the 4 mark.

As Dave said, the Kenyans were light. The Kenyans are easily soluble and I grind them on the coarser side.

The grind size does vary markedly depending on your espresso machine. My daughter grinds between 6 and 10 depending on the roast for her Bambino.

What do you normally drink?

oddbean

LMSC

I usually drink medium/light-medium roasts. And use a Lelit Elizabeth with 18g VST basket. Can’t remember the last time I moved the dial above 4. And most of the times it’s around 2. Which is alright for 18g shots, but cannot really do 16g shots as I can’t grind finer. Have re-zeroed without any change. Niche told me, I need to move the zero point 5 marks lower, without any explanation, but haven’t done that.

LMSC

Made a couple of flat whites for my family with the left over Kenyan Guama. They liked it. It was a light roast and ground at 13 on the Duo.

LMSC

Smith Street Colombia Mauricio Duque Extended Fermentation Geisha

https://www.smithstreetcoffeeroasters.co.uk/product-page/mauricio-duque

Great coffee as an espresso. It really shines on the Lever. It tastes like a very sweet nectarine juice. 😊

LMSC

oddbean Am sure you have zeroed property. The cleanliness of the burrs set make a difference. Niche also told me that if the burrs are cleaned and zeroed properly, a fully-tightened hopper would be about -20.

The above coffee from SS is pretty light and am grinding at 13.

oddbean

LMSC

As sure as I can be, I tried a few times, and always cleaned the burrs and everything. Used to move the dial while grinder was on, so zeroed right when I could here the slightest sound, and not when the sound was harsh. Just did not want to damage anything. Wondering they can try to re-zero it for me.

They also told me the use on the 4 mark for espresso. Which doesn’t mean much without knowing the machine, basket and amount at least. Did ask though, without a response.

MediumRoastSteam

LMSC

MediumRoastSteam ?? 😊

LMSC

What are the odds? 3rd time since acquisition. I still wonder how a single bean, let alone 2, gets there!

Bottomline, we are glad we got the Duo with both burrs sets.

DavecUK

LMSC What are the odds? 3rd time since acquisition. I still wonder how a single bean, let alone 2, gets there!

During testing this happened a few times, of course I did literally 100s and 100s of shots, I felt exactly the same.

The Mazzer filter specific burr set on the Duo is really really good. Adds a marked sweetness to the filter coffee.

LMSC

DavecUK The ability to swap the burrs for filter is great, considering I drink filter most of the time. 😊

DavecUK

LMSC The ability to swap the burrs for filter is great, considering I drink filter most of the time. 😊

I drink filter once or twice per week, morning or afternoon and I will always swap the burrs due to the improvement in flavour over espresso burrs. This is true of any espresso burr as the characteristics needed to make espresso, are different to those needed for filter.

All Espresso burrs will do filter of similar quality, but you can’t beat a filter specific burr and I even put the Mazzer filter burr up against the SSP filter burr and I considered the Mazzer burr better. In blind taste tests, I can usually identify the Mazzer burr 100% of the time.

LMSC

DavecUK I will always swap the burr

Likewise, except it stays there for a few days. The pattern is more like Saturday to Tuesday espresso burrs set and filter burrs Wednesday to Friday. 😊

I don’t like the filter coffee from espresso burrs set.

LMSC

The Foundry’s Jairo Arcila and Kenyan Karimikui pulled some great espresso and a lovely flat white. Rave’s Guatemala La Esperanza Nº 262 was also nice to drink as a long black and as a nutty flat white. All were pulled at 94C/100C.

LMSC

Darkwoods’s Colombia - Finca Villa Betulia - Yirgacheffe (Natural Anaerobic) as an espresso for me and as a flat white for my family were right up my street.

Pulled at 94/100. The floral aroma and sweet lemon taste were spot on.

LMSC

This Darkwood Panama Geisha made a great espresso. Full bodied, creamy and fruity acidity which I can liken it to tropical fruits like ripe mango. The floral aroma is nice too. Brewed at 94c/100C grinding at 13.5 on the Duo. I think I can tighten the grind by 0.5 mark on the Duo.

https://shop.darkwoodscoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/panama-la-huella-gesha-n97-natural-anaerobic?variant=53394360795522

LMSC

I have had two average coffee which were roasted about 3 weeks before the order date. I no longer bother about the roast date as long as it is not more than 3 weeks old. These weren’t cheap either.

Anyways, it is great to open a bag from Darkwoods. A great coffee full of aromas and flavours as per the bag. It was very sweet and juicy - like drinking a fruit juice.

I loved this Ethiopian as espresso. Am sure, this will make a lovely filter.

https://shop.darkwoodscoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/ethiopia-ardent-sidama-pinnacle-dembi-sun-dried-natural?variant=53394358305154

MediumRoastSteam

LMSC - agree! Darkwoods (despite buying 250g bags from them and having a Best Before date - 6 months added to roast date it seems) rather than a roast date, it’s becoming one of my go to roaster. I had a kilogram of the one you mentioned and it’s superb. Funny enough, if you buy 1kg bags, they do have a roast date… go figure.

Edit: I just realised that the one I bought a while back - was also Ethiopian, and was from Ardent/Sidama station, and a natural. But it wasn’t one of the “fancy” ones.

Edit: I just checked my order… and it read: “ Ethiopia - Ardent Coffee - Sidama Dembi (Natural Anaerobic)” - this was 2.5 months ago. I paid £41.85 for 1,000g. It’s now selling (if it’s the same) for £44.85 for 500g - approx. £88 for 1,000g. 😱🫢

LMSC

LMSC I loved this Ethiopian as espresso. Am sure, this will make a lovely filter.

https://shop.darkwoodscoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/ethiopia-ardent-sidama-pinnacle-dembi-sun-dried-natural?variant=53394358305154

Gone stale already.

This was roasted on the 29th Nov, a week+ when it got delivered. I prefer resting for 2 at least weeks before opening the bag.

This is 500g. I have vac-ed and stored about 200g in a dark cup board, drinking the 300g, split into 2 shots canisters. These also stay in the same dark cupboard. I found turbo shots gave me the best cup (20s for 1:2.5). Alas, this beans have already gone stale as it is just pouring to finish 1:3 in about 15-16s, despite tightening the grind by 4 full marks on the Duo. The coffee isn’t good either - a meh cup.

I am thinking what’s in store for the remaining 200g. Moral of the story, I will think twice before buying 500g, which I seldom purchase. 😀

LMSC

MediumRoastSteam Funny enough, if you buy 1kg bags, they do have a roast date… go figure.

The roast date is also mentioned on their 500g bag. I do find it strange. 😀

Ethiopia Ardent - Sidama Pinnacle Dembi (Sun-Dried Natural). They call this a reserve series. 🤔

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