Just cracked open some Ethiopia Goru-Muda Guji - wonderful apple, ginger and butterscotch notes through V60. Just tried it as espresso - not quite dialled in right but the gingery butterscotch notes shine through a flat white and cortado.

Just removed the Ethiopian Sidamo to rest at room temperature for the day. Will pull a shot only tomorrow though. Process - Selective picking, wet fermentation and sun drying. Tasting notes - Stone fruit, citrus and lemon grass. Looking forward to it. I think this will also be very good on my Clever. Will update tomorrow. Thx

I bought some coffee from Smith Street on Black Friday. I took a chance as the offer was 1.6 kilos for the price of 1 kilo. I bought The Don and Dark Peak. Roasted on November 29th, I bagged them today where they will join the queue. I tried one of each. Considering they had not really rested long enough and were not dialled in correct, DP definitely had a bit of chocolate, treacle and caramel but the winner served as a cuppa was The Don which in milk was delicious. This is their blurb. Our seasonal espresso blend has been profiled & blended to present a unique multi layered flavour experience from the current season's crop. Creamy body with fruity overtones, tropical fruits, chocolate & berry’s. Perfect with a little milk or alternative & super delicious black. Medium Roast: 1/2 Colombia La Manuela Medium Roast: 1/2 Honduras Guara Roja Please do not shoot me but if you like notes, other than strawberry sherbert and lemon, these might be for you!

> @"dfk41"#p964 Considering they had not really rested long enough Hi, just out of interest, what’s your normal strategy? I’ve had to start a routine as I also bought up some on Black Friday, I froze 9 days resting post roast (wanted to at 7 but circumstances prevented), I’m now removing 3/4 days worth into air scape at a time from the freezer and all good so far

I do not like freezing! I bought a vacuum sealer from Amazon and when rested, vacuum seal them. If they release gas I just leave the bags. I used to open and seal again but co2 is used to extend the shelf life. I often drink them 3 months past sealing. I seal in 250 gm bags

Ok, and how long post roast is your ‘resting’? Or does it vary?

Varies on the bean matey. These are definitely around medium, so ideally 10 days post roast for me. Obviously, once sealed it is no good opening a bean 2 months later then expecting it to sat 'fresh' for a couple of weeks. I use Airscapes and I fond 250 gm the right amount. You might want smaller. I cut my bags from the roll, in 25 cm size so it holds 250 gm easily leaving room to cut and reseal. I might cut that down to 20 cm now as after a discussion with @"DavecUK"#1 he pointed out if the beans release a bit of co2, so what! The sealer was £35 or so so not a major purchase and works very well. I do not like deep freezing beans for a variety of reasons

I've had chocolate punt from black cat coffee as the staple bean for a while but the last batch was roasted just a smidge darker than previous, hoping that's a one off. In between those bags I've been enjoying subscription beans from a small local roaster that delivers - boona boona - but they've just run out of the Peruvian la huaca (I think that's right) that had been a staple for the last year. Hoping the Brazilian (Fazenda Freitas) I've ordered to replace is as reliable a bet going forward.

I'm currently drinking carvetii solitude. Im a newbie to coffee and drink with milk (sorry😂) . I've tried a few now and come Back to this often.

> @"PHL1968"#p2491 I’m currently drinking carvetii solitude. Thank you for mentioning this company. I just googled and price includes shipping. I prefer to order small amounts because I don’t drink a great deal and delivery included makes a big difference- even though I know it’s added to the price of the beans, I don’t think £8.33 a bag is too expensive. I will give them a try.

Rave Columbian El Carmen Sugarcane decaff. I would add a photo but I cannot work out how - when I click on add an image nothing happens 😂

What are you drinking?

LMSC

Frothbewithyou That’s a medium roast, is it not ?

I still have two bags of their decaf in the freezer.

Frothbewithyou

LMSC It is definitely a medium roast mixed with the decaf. Whatever the ratios its a very good bag and well designed for its use, very drinkable low caf flavourful drink.

The package does not come with any further details regarding the bean from Rave.

workingdog

The first natural for some time. Friedhats Columbian La Maria. It has the booziness with hints of tropical fruit but not the madness that some naturals have. Really enjoying it but will probably be ready for a change once I get to the end of the beans

Systemic

Just enjoyed a wonderful V60 from this Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Long & Short. Pricey but stunning. Looking forward to trying the Guatemalan.

Platypus

Jolly Bean Bermudez Colombia ( thermal shock)

Wonderful flavours coming through using Hario Switch (Ole Kristian Bóen brewers cup recipe).

The lime & “skittles” flavour notes really prominent, very well roasted and delicious.

MWJB

Platypus Maybe it’s my browser, but Googling ‘Ole Kristian Bóen brewers cup recipe’ or variations of this, reveals nothing. Do you have the recipe, or a link?

Platypus

@MWJB

https://www.hario-europe.com/blogs/hario-community/ole-kristian-boens-switch-recipe

Cuprajake

Load of shite recently

Grape seems to be the flavour of the month last 4 bags from dog and hat have had that note.

My own fault for not looking forward on the subscription

Redla

Cuprajake all the roasters from last months box were super roasty, i’ve cancelled my sub now and will just shop around. I feel the quality has gone down hill this year

Robti

forgive me but my daughter bought me three kilos each a different flavour and im afraid its a big no from me

MediumRoastSteam

I wouldn’t put that through my grinder….

Robti

MediumRoastSteam but I had to as she wanted to try a cup of the cinnamon so couldn’t refuse her

MediumRoastSteam

Robti - fair enough. Are they oily?

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