What coffee am I drinking at the moment?

shape_shifter

I'm drinking the Espresso from mycuppa. Using the Synesso basket, 22g of Espresso and woah talk about chocolate 😃 I did try the last of my Rononi, I only had 20.54g and not thinking I put it in the Synesso basket, big mistake, ended up with a sink shot, I should have just used the normal Sunbeam double basket and it would have been right, oh well, live and learn 😃

Ronin

Equal parts of the following Colombian Andes Santa Rita PNG Waghi AA Ethiopian Harrar Roasted together, pulled first snaps of second crack. 10 days post roast. Full flavoured coco, mid body, berry finish with a lingering almost pineapple taste. Very nice as dbl rizz flat white

mycuppa

with Brekkie - Tanza TEC Estate AA - Berries and butter melted in my mouth. 10am - Bolivia FTO - sweet caramel and choc, just like a molten mars bar. midday - Honduras CoE.......what can I say.... 2pm - Sidamo Haile Selassi.......refined sweetness and super long finish 2:05pm - Sidamo Mormosa - massive fruit attack. Think I prefer the balance of the HS 4pm - PNG A......name of farm withheld in secrecy 5pm - Sumatran Lake Tawar - brewed in syphon - delicious

shape_shifter

Mmm think I might have to come and spend the day with you one day, sounds varied and delicious 🙂

RichardM

mycuppa wrote:

10am - Bolivia FTO - sweet caramel and choc, just like a molten mars bar.

Mmmmm. Just roasted up 500g of this on Wednesday. Cracked it tonight. Mmmmmmmmmm. So good in milk.

shape_shifter

RichardM wrote:

Mmmmm. Just roasted up 500g of this on Wednesday. Cracked it tonight. Mmmmmmmmmm. So good in milk.

Did I mention you two suck 😛 I can't eat Mars Bars anymore, actually can't eat much that has caramel in it due to the barley which has gluten in it, I want some of this!!! Off to search ;D

askthecoffeeguy

Im drinking some Nicaragua Mierisch pure Pacamara pulped natural - there aint much of it to go around and at these prices I can see why! Havent tried it as espresso yet (waiting for a few more days age on it) - but it drinks a treat as filter... ACg

Ronin

Ronin wrote:

Equal parts of the following Colombian Andes Santa Rita PNG Waghi AA Ethiopian Harrar Roasted together, pulled first snaps of second crack. 10 days post roast. Full flavoured coco, mid body, berry finish with a lingering almost pineapple taste. Very nice as dbl rizz flat white

Still impressed with this one. Pulled a little shorter this morning with a smaller cup. Still flat white, more caramel this morning, some dark berries in the background too.

UNM

Two different ones today. First was a short black of Brazil Monte Alegre (mycuppa). Silky smooth, good mouthfeel, but something is missing - always seems to be the same when I have a brazilian. I got the beans with the intention of using as a base for blending, but thought I'd better try as a single origin as well. Second was an aeropress long black of my blend #1 (monte alegre, san isidro, tiger mtn) - works quite well, but I think the blend needs some adjustments for the aeropress rather than espresso. Will try slightly more brazilian, less costa rican, maybe a touch of harrar.

Bottom_Line

Third PNG Perosa, third Peru Penachi, third Sidamo. The Peru was roasted separately, pulled 2-3 degrees short of second crack. Only 3 day post roast. The orange from the Sidamo is dominating. Some light milk chocolate from the PNG is there. The Peru is only there to add some syrup sweetness, I can't pick it out out the moment. Not bad.

madpierre

PNG Marawaka, Dem. Rep. of Congo Matadi and Panama Boquette all singly through both filter and aeropress. Will be taking a bag of the Costa Rica la Condalilla as an accompaniment to my aeropress when I head off next Tuesday morning to work at the V8's down the coast. Certainly no shortage of a good coffee while I am away.

UNM

Started the day today wIth a couple of double shots of harrar, 10 days post roast. Still need to tweak the grind some more, but second one really hit the spot. Perhaps I was just in the mood for a change from the PNG I have been drinking, but really enjoyed the refreshing, bright taste. Must check my roasting notes and try to repeat this one.

borat123

Tried some Guatamalan WeeWee 😛 I haven't had any of this for quite a while. Mixed spice aroma out of the grinder. 10 days post roast, opened the bag & first up was with milk as a machiatto, which I came to the conclusion its probably not well suited to... Then as an espresso it was magnificent. I'm not normally a short black drinker but for this one I'm a happy convert... ;D Smoooth, lemon / chocolatey, a nice light aftertaste that lingers for quite a while.

admin

Kenyan Iena - from one of my local roasters [Mark Barun] - drinking beautifully at the moment; am really enjoying it in the plunger. A

coffeehorse

15% Finca La Fany / 35% CR Zamorana estate / 50% Kenya Karini blend. Unfortunately the result of having to put a blend together on no notice with an empty selection of beans. Boosting to 30/40/30 and switching that Karini out for Tingara or another Ethiopian would've made this fairly awesome, but as it is I'm struggling to control the tropical characteristics of the Karini. These guys didn't roast particularly well together. -- Mecca Espresso Kenya Kangocho Intersting coffee with malt, grapefruit, apricot and toffee notes depending how it was pulled. Better faster than slower, where a more cacao-y mouthfeel didn't offset increased bitterness and too much salt. Stunning both as a single origin and in their Dark Horse blend. -- Coffee Alchemy Haile Selassie Washed Redolent with wild strawberries and milk chocolate as a strong latte - didn't cut through the milk quite as much as I hoped but was pleasant and surprisingly elegant for a washed. As double ristretto, the strawberry notes continued but despite being well-structured and having some complex florals on the nose, there was a savoury note of roast tomato which once I'd picked up, really made me want to go for another coffee instead. So I had a cold drip served over ice and forgot to ask the name (I suspect it was a Central American, maybe Guatemalan). -- fin.

shape_shifter

Suuweet mate!!! That's what I'm drinking ;D I know I know Jeff, it's not ready for another 3 days and I also have a giggle at the label that says 'please' 😛 I can't believe I never heeded others advice to buy it before, it's so so easy to drink and bloody good, can't wait to taste it in another three days 😃

mycuppa

Shaking my head.....and rolling my eyes :🙂 I'll be very interested in your opinion of the BA Mark 2.........it's cupping so hot right now - some of our cafe clients are very happy campers, some want to change their house blend across to the BA2. But please just wait....the BA2 was pretty much fresh off the roaster. Did the boys remember to sneak you a little something - your parcel went out before I could see the contents ?

shape_shifter

I am definitely going to wait on the BA, I've told OH he can't have it no matter how much he wants it, that's the reason I submitted to opening the Suuweet early. Do I wait the same as the original, 12 days? Hehe yes they did sneak me something, get a lot of use out of the steam wand on the BES900, some gorgeous sounding thick drinking chocolate 😃

mycuppa

shape_shifter wrote:

Do I wait the same as the original, 12 days? Hehe yes they did sneak me something, get a lot of use out of the steam wand on the BES900, some gorgeous sounding thick drinking chocolate 😃

The bean that was chucking a wobbly from day 8 - 11 is now out of BA2 and perhaps 7 might be ok and as you know it will continue to improve up to day 14. Sometimes, a rockstar is just too difficult to handle in the long term !

Brett_H

mycuppa wrote:

The bean that was chucking a wobbly from day 8 - 11 is now out of BA2 and perhaps 7 might be ok and as you know it will continue to improve up to day 14. Sometimes, a rockstar is just too difficult to handle in the long term !

Rockstars.... phfffffff! Give me an Opera Star that retires to a Conservatoire with grace and dignity any day! Perhaps blend in an Opera Star and save the rockstars for the 'Rockwiz' blend that can afford to run hot and cold and is aimed at the mainstream. ;D Is coffee the new paradigm for expressing the human condition? I hope so!

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