Bean guide - all roasters in one place
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.
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.
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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 !
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LMSC Crankhouse Colombian Jeremiah Cordobah. Delicious! 😁
Great value too!
Crankhouse, Colombia, Wilton Benitez Granja Paraiso ’92 anaerobic natural orange Bourbon. Delicate, light sweet citrus, balanced by a slight filmy character (maybe what’s driving the ’jasmine/icing sugar notes?), pretty clean, hints of rustic notes in a few brews, overall very enjoyable but may not for anyone looking for bold flavours (or a bargain at £11.00 per 100g), I gave it 7.8/9 over 8 drip brews.
Anybody seen any 1kg bean deals for milk based drinks?
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Can definately recommend Foundrys Archangel Bolivia. Definately got better with a good rest but its like half coffee half orange, really sweet and lovely with milk, standard espresso or americano.
Bagpu55 Yep! That’s a good coffee! I’m still munching through the bag I ordered.
MediumRoastSteam In my mind I really like it as its not loaded with differing flavours, just a few really good ones that I can actually taste. My brains not working over time to figure them out.
Ended up with Horsham as I had some credit left haha
Dog and hat should be here soon 😁
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I only have milk drinks but it’s often assumed that you need darker beans to go with milk but I prefer more medium roasts with some acidity still present. I think it’s difficult to recommend specifics as we all have different tastes
That said, I really enjoyed some beans I got cheaply from Rave recently, so much so that I’m going to buy a full kg once I’m through my current stock. I wouldn’t have bought them if they hadn’t been cheap but they’re the best I’ve had for a long while. Conversely, I bought a couple of bags from another roaster recently which sounded good but have both been really disappointing.
Death wish coffee beans my good man
Cuprajake The Odd Coffee Company? The coffee is perfectly good enough for milk based drinks and great value