Just tried a 250g bag of CWorks ‘Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut’ single origin Brazilian (medium/dark) and we all liked it a lot.
https://www.cworks.co.uk/products/dark-chocolate-hazlenut-brazil?selling_plan=710592102781&variant=55172455498109
These are their Recipe recommendations for brewing -
**Ideal brew temperature: 93C
Ideal shot time: 20-25 seconds
Ideal brew ratio: 1:1.8 - 1:2
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*Re shot window - with this coffee, lower extractions tend to taste sweeter & nuttier, higher extractions take on deeper notes of dark chocolate, treacle & molasses.
This makes this coffee a fun one to experiment with - but just be aware that this bean extracts quite a bit easier than most, which means that you’ll probably need to grind coarser & try to speed up the shot time vs your previous bean.
If you’re finding that you’re getting dull, almost flavourless coffee - this is a sign of severe over extraction, so go way more coarse, aiming for a fast (around 20 seconds from pressing the shot button) shot time.*
They are right in that it was very easy to dial in and even not dialled in shots were quite acceptable. Also the ability to vary the flavour to your taste was great.
