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  • Bean guide - all roasters in one place

Hi all .

In a never ending search for roasters and beans and my constant forgetting I thought it may be good to have a thread where we can all post what we have and use and flavour notes and if they come through

I often struggle to remeber what I’ve had and seen on here

Apologies if there’s a thread like this

Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

    Suppose it’s the what’s in your cup lol doh

    Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

    Excel is the best way to keep it alive. Am happy to create one and share - what I liked and didn’t - some time next week. Just a simple file and nothing complicated. @DavecUK may perhaps load that on the server so that users can add their preferences. Not sure, how it will work though

    DavecUK stickied the discussion .

    Good suggestions. Not tried any of them

    Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

    Crankhouse from Exeter are really nice people and produce some awesome coffee too!

    Rave are my go to big roaster.

    I also used to get some from Roastworks but they keep pushing those stupid pollution pods (Nespresso) and I morally hate those things.

    Yeah used crafthouse and crankhouse before.

    My go to has been north star.

    Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

    Are cast iron any good?

    Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

      I’ve been keeping the following for a while. As you can see, most of my coffee has come through Dog and Hat, but I’ve noted the original roaster and then use this to trawl go direct to roasters for a top up. I have a tendency to mark highly because I tend to go for beans I know I’ll like, so it’s rare I come across something I really dislike. If you see Aeropress then it usually means the Rocket was out of action, like it is again right now :-(

        I have attached the roaster excel under my signature.

        Let me know if you have comments please!

        @DavecUK - I am happy to send it to you by email, if you think we could use it as a living document for others to update. But, we need a common place.

          LMSC I tend to think that info on the specifics of someone’s gear (e.g. grinder settings) interfere with data on the roaster themselves. Maybe it would be more informative to have a score at the end of the bag for ‘representative of notes’, ‘roast level’, ‘taste score’ (all out of 5), then ‘price per 100g’.

          If each roaster had their own tab it would make for better comparison?

          A file for filter &, a file for espresso?

          Getting too specific about beans origins doesn’t seem that useful as some are only around for a few weeks anyway.

          Inputs that are less specific, with few fields, will make it easier for anyone to contribute.

            MWJB Thanks for the comments. Very useful indeed. Removing the bias in score is important as there are too many parameters influence the outcome.

            I think your suggestions would help address the bias to some extent as the scores can still be based on common categories we have identified here , but base it purely on roaster’s description removing the subjectivity. The taste score can then factor one’s own preferences.

            Let me review, update and post new files.

            5 days later

            Yeah it’s very good

            Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

            so pulled the cast iron don pacho a bit longer, 17g to 42g out and it mellowed the proseco a bit and added some sweetness

            Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

            a month later

            I need to order some beans - light / medium light both for filters and espressos. The beans also need to cut well with milk as a flat white. Any recommendations please?

            I am looking at

            • Foundry’s Guatemala,
            • Crankhouse’s Shoondhisa and Mio Estate
            • Not sure about Darkarts Roadrash. The lady on the phone said mainly it is for filter, isn’t sure about milk. She asked the roaster, who said busy and can’t answer! 🙄