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

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

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"#1 may perhaps load that on the server so that users can add their preferences. Not sure, how it will work though

If you haven’t, you may look at Horsham, Foundry, Dark Arts, Origin, Long & Short, Triple co

Good suggestions. Not tried any of them

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.

@"Cuprajake"#p22879 great idea. Was hoping to have similar thread.

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 :-( https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yFlEN_O0TB63d0Hu5HTtXRVf7NHOpSU9e4W0Not-74I/edit?usp=sharing

@"NeilC"#p23061 Super comprehensive job, well done.

Bean guide - all roasters in one place

ST30B

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.

Raja123

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.

Cuprajake

Raja123 you say lever up, what machine do you use

Raja123

Cuprajake Strietman CT2.

MattH

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

MediumRoastSteam

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. 😉

Dusk

MattH

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.

MattH

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 !

LMSC

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

LMSC

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! 😁

MWJB

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.

Cuprajake

Anybody seen any 1kg bean deals for milk based drinks?

Grahamsphillips

Cuprajake The Odd Coffee Company? The coffee is perfectly good enough for milk based drinks and great value

Bagpu55

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.

MediumRoastSteam

Bagpu55 Yep! That’s a good coffee! I’m still munching through the bag I ordered.

Bagpu55

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.

Cuprajake

Ended up with Horsham as I had some credit left haha

Dog and hat should be here soon 😁

MattH

Dusk Which of the rave beans took your fancy then ?

Dusk

MattH

Colombia Villamaria No175

VO3CRAN

Death wish coffee beans my good man

ST30B

Grahamsphillips might give that a whirl given I’m medium milk based . Gather they don’t have the actual roast date on them if it’s repackaged?

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