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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! 😁

          • MWJB replied to this.

            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.

            5 days later

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

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

              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 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 😁

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

                7 days later

                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.

                  Dusk Which of the rave beans took your fancy then ?

                  • Dusk replied to this.
                    4 months later

                    Death wish coffee beans my good man

                    I had black cat chocolate point last time but it was a bit roasty I ordered some North star Brazilian this time round but that may be the last from them for a while

                    Has an email the Brazilian is going up 40% and the others 20% in price, that makes a huge difference over the 1kg bag which was £26.

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

                      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?