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that time of the month again,

any discount codes or deals on medium roasts for choc/nut etc

need a kilo for the mrs

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I started roasting 15 or more years ago because commercial roasters at the time were really terrible - Hasbean’s barely roasted style was all the rage and all the “Artisan” roasters were joining the bandwagon, most of them didn’t seem to have the faintest clue. It seems that fashion has moved on and generally people have more knowledge and are roasting more sensibly now (not sure about Hasbean). 

I brought some of this today  - 

The Sunset Espresso Coffee (stewartscoffees.co.uk)

Loving it, and grudgingly I will admit that they seem to know what they are up to. Its good enough to make me think seriously about giving up home roasting.

    Just a quick heads up as not often as far as I have seen you can get Cafe Granja La Esperanza greens in the UK (unless you have a business account). Pennine Tea & Coffee have some Anaerobic greens from CGLE - ended up buying 5 kilos and the flavour notes do sound interesting. Nice you can buy as low as 1 kilo if you wish.

    https://www.pennineteaandcoffee.co.uk/collections/green-coffee/products/colombian-cafe-granja-la-esperanza-arabica-green-coffee-beans-1kg

    i replied to the wrong thread lol,

    ive stuck an order in for a kilo to try as it did tickle my fancie..

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

      Cuprajake Got my 5kg today. Only got home from work an hour or so ago and thought I would give the greens a sniff - they smell freaking amazing! Can’t wait to roast some tomorrow on the Kaffelogic - already have 2 profiles in mind.

        Mine have been delayed.

        But I have terrible luck with shipping in general 😂

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

        5 days later

        @Beverast The mango at the end of the taste really comes out nicely on those beans. I’m enjoying them. It’s an interesting bean, something like a blend of a south american and ethiopian to me.

        I’m coming to the end of my coffee compass beans, enjoyed Brighton lanes and cherry cherry but fancy a change. I had planned to get a couple from Foundry but they have sold out of the recent recommendations. I mostly drink flat whites with the occasional espresso. Any recommendations? (Happy to go lighter than above blends, as found them too dark the more I drank them)

        tobyjrn6 do you have a preferred recipe for the espresso? Just ordered 250g to try…

          4 days later

          nickr

          Ordered sunset and escape blends following you’re recommendation. Spot on. Just what I was looking for. Ordered early morning on 2nd class and came next day. Very reasonable price helps! Cheers.

            After the tip in this thread, I too ordered some Ultimate Stoater, from Unorthodox.

            Just started experimenting with it yesterday. Great shot today. 17g in, 38g out, 87c temp. 10 secs to pull lever up, 15 second preinfusion around 2 bar, then ramp to 7-8 bar and slowly decline. Total shot time 1m 20s.

              Raja123 you say lever up, what machine do you use

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

                  Its nearly time to buy some more beans 😂 - defo want to try some from foundry , the extract decaff but whilst looking about I found this list of various roasters - thought some might be interested here.

                  Not sure I have a favorite coffee - I may look for those where the roasters mention it works well with milk as thats all we drink.

                  https://balancecoffee.co.uk/blogs/blog/best-coffee-roasters-uk

                    MattH - I’d take that list with a couple handfuls of salt.

                    Union, Pact, Origin… they are definitely NOT on my top 10 list. But hey, taste is subjective. 😉

                        My top 5 in no particular order - Foundry, Blackcat, Crankhouse, DarkArts and North Star.

                        MediumRoastSteam And thats another reason to post it - I would much rather take suggestions from here - where people have tried it.

                        My brother bought me a selection from union so just starting on those now.

                        @LMSC I have been looking at your sheets - very helpful to get an idea what I may like to try next !

                            MattH Thx for checking. I have updated my sheet now. You will get an idea of what are resting or in the post.

                            We are drinking - Foundry Rocko Mountain and Crankhouse Colombian Jeremiah Cordoba. Delicious! 😁

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