20% off using code #longweekend. Brings a kg into silly pricing 😮

Typical. Just a a kilo bag arrives on my doorstep this morning from them.

Yes, I don’t need any at the moment, but at those prices , sub £20 for a kg of 87+cup score, I think I’ll be tempted. I’ll need to order 2kg to take it over £20 for free delivery 🤷♂️ I’m glad I bought a vacuum machine thingy from Lidl last week 👍

I was tempted to buy a KG as I never had any beans from these guys. Reminded myself not to buy until we polish off ~4KGs stored in the freezer! 😂

I'm halfway through a bag of their Eratoi and this is too good an offer to pass up. I'll just have to deal with the scalding I get when two more bags turn up in the freezer!

@"PortafilterProcrastinator"#p15384 You are tempting me! 🤣

Their Chelbesa a cup score of 88.5 at £23.5 a KG is a steal even without discount !

Just had the dhl dispatch notification for the Vesuvius offer. Feels like fate!! Going to need plenty coffee in the house!!

@"LMSC"#p15389 That and the Santa Ana are most likely going to be my picks!

@"PortafilterProcrastinator"#p15391 I have both of them in the bag. I shouldn’t be buying with the amount of coffee in my freezer. Thinking! ![Giphy - Hear No Evil Do Not Want GIF by Red Fang](https://media0.giphy.com/media/3oz8xxsWxuLEwyYVCE/giphy.gif?cid=bb77869frip79jwalsxpl5oqrypwfa2o9ofxdhotmnwv72ev&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g) 😂

@"LMSC"#p15392 🤣 "Honey/ darling [enter ref to SO here] with energy prices the way they are at the moment I couldn't pass on this opportunity, it would have been financially irresponsible. "

Django 20% off

FadedFrontiers

Pulled a couple of shots with the Eratoi and they were very juicy but not overtly acidic, very tasty. Look forward to trying out the Chelbesa next, thanks for the recommendation.

LMSC

Dusk I no longer get bitter after taste of bergamot after dropping the temperature a bit. It’s a good coffee but won’t taste good with milk. It isn’t a standout bag.

PortafilterProcrastinator

LMSC What temp are you brewing at?

I have struggled with consistency a bit with the eratoi, but it is very nice.

Temperature isn’t something I’ve experimented with much at all, but perhaps should do a bit more.

I certainly don’t feel ready for flow control, plenty to get better at before then.

Hotmetal

I don’t always get the taste of blueberries even when I eat a whole punnet of them! Maybe it’s a blind spot on my taste buds but I find them pretty bland as a fruit. Hoping to taste a hint of them in a coffee seems odd to me. I like those natural coffees that taste like strawberry milkshake with lime, or Rumtopf, stone fruits in booze etc.

DavecUK

Hotmetal Rumtopf, stone fruits in booze etc.

I have a Colombian that’s incredible….not a hint, just totally in your face with it Even smells similar in the green.

Hotmetal

Wow that sounds amazing Dave!

LMSC

PortafilterProcrastinator 90C for group and 98C for the brew boiler. This is for light roast and medium light roast.

Edit : 94C / 100C - 102C produces too bright a cup, which we don’t prefer unless we cut with milk?

Newdent

PortafilterProcrastinator I’m finding that paying attention to flow rate over the shot has increased my consistency no end. I use my acaia scales to do it, use the app on my phone. It’s not as much faff as it sounds.

PortafilterProcrastinator

LMSC That’s hotter than I was expecting.

I’m currently running my Minima at 94, but not sure what the comparable would be on the leva given how vastly different they are.

Newdent Thanks. Investment in more coffee gear is off the table for some time, which will hopefully push me to get the nest out of what I’ve got.

LMSC

PortafilterProcrastinator That’s your brew temperature is it not? The Minima will have an offset to ensure the brew boiler is hotter than the brew temp by a calculated amount to allow for cooling by the group.

Edit:

You may probably try pulling the shot at lower temperature and see how you get on.

dutchy101

Had my first Chelbsea today and it was really fruity. Need to tighten up the grind a little for my next one, but it was very, very good.

PortafilterProcrastinator

dutchy101 We’re into that too and really enjoying it. Currently at 18g in, 45g out - 12.5 on niche and 94deg - lovely flavour.

I’m going to try and squeeze in a CCD this weekend, maybe a v60 too.

dutchy101

30% off at the moment with code #NEWROASTER

Just ordered a kilo of each of the Kisinger and the Kanya.

FadedFrontiers

dutchy101 thanks and perfect timing too just as I was running out of beans. Went for Tau-Rema and Kanya this time.

LMSC

dutchy101 Did you get this code off email? I don’t remember seeing anything in my email.

Enjoy your bags. Will be interested in hearing how you got on!

I still have 150g of Ana, which I have parked exclusively for brews now; another 500g of Kisinga, which is a decent / standard coffee. Not like Ana. Some body said Chelbesa is awesome and Kisinga can’t even get closer.

In any case, I won’t buy from them for one simple reason. They lacked the basic courtesy of replying to my emails about three times, let alone a sorry note. May be, they don’t care or too busy to reply. 😁

Shame though, they are one of the good roasters, whose descriptions of notes match the cup! 😊

ooglewoogle

dutchy101

Great minds!

£16kg posted 😯👌

PortafilterProcrastinator

dutchy101 Ditto. Too good to pass up. Django hits a real price/ quality sweet spot for me.

Will feed back on my experiences.

dutchy101

LMSC

Yes it came by e-mail. I know from comms I’ve received from them recently that they recently moved their roastery (I think to Manchester) and this happened over the last month / 6 weeks if I recall correctly - not excusing them not replying to your e-mails, but they’ve been busy from what I can tell.

The code came with an e-mail saying they’ve had some issues with their roaster, which is being repaired so they can’t roast anything until tomorrow - so they’re still ironing out a few issues.

The price per kilo of their beans is very good - with free shipping and 30% off it gets even better. I’ve now got 3.5 kilos of beans - good job my parents have a chest freezer.

LMSC

dutchy101 30% off is a great deal. Enjoy, but please don’t forget to share your thoughts.

LMSC

dutchy101

Another gentle nudge elicited a reply this noon. They were sorry for not replying.

I am still not going to buy. There isn’t anything that seriously interest me at the moment. I have 1.5 KGs of decaf and 1.5 KGs of standard coffee beans at the moment. Am not in a hurry.

If any one is interested in the following:

The Kisinga cup score is 86.
I had looked at their new crops - Timor and China — earlier. They do not seem to have a formal cupping score at the moment.

dutchy101

The Kanya looked right up my street. Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint

LMSC

dutchy101 Hope you enjoy.

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