What coffee am I drinking at the moment?

beanflying

I have been sipping on some Rwandan Mig from '3rd Crack' - Uncle Joes coffee in Brisbane. Fairly light roast and my Espresso machine was in re plumbing mode today so a couple of very nice Siphon brews was the result. First time I have used a Siphon in 3 months I guess as most of my manual brew gear has been packed away. Time to get off my espresso kick and back to basics I think 🙂

UNM

started with a rather nice full espresso shot of yeni navan. Daughter1 had her usual brazilian, then daughter2 requested a coffee (usual response "it tastes like coffee dad"). Made a flat white and a straight espresso of my recent doppio tostada Malawi Nyika. I struggle to find the right description for this one. Rank, or repulsive spring to mind. Wont be deliberately repeating this. Anyway, it was worth trying before binning it. We'll see if she comments when she drinks hers. RESULTS ARE IN: I walked into living room and cup was empty. Daughter said "Can you make me another coffee dad?" So maybe not for the bin then. Everyone has different tastes.

derrilex

UNM wrote:

Daughter1 had her usual brazilian,

You've gotta stop saying this. Puts all sorts of impure thoughts in my head :rofl: :rofl:

Kelsey

During the week and this weekend I've been giving 'Capricornia' a try, by Costas of Noosa. It's an Aussie bean and was recommended to me as an espresso lover. I don't love it. AM knows that I have a tendency to grind a little on the fine side - this usually means an extremely restricted shot if I'm trying a new bean from a reputable roaster. In this case the blonding started fast and the shot was a gusher. I haven't yet got the grind right for this bean. Even so I would say it has the echo of what I like in an espresso. Almost like it might once have been rich and dark. If I didn't know better if I'd think I was drinking supermarket beans. Given the lack of roast date, it's probably a freshness issue or the Aussie beans themselves. I wouldn't bother buying Costa beans again, particularly when my other two options this week were the cheaper Noble Coffee (mentioned previously and a really nice brew) or my own roasts.

UNM

Honduras COE roasted 15th and served as a straight GOD SHOT. :coffee2: :thumb:

derrilex

Lucky bugger. And no mention of a brazilian :thumb: 😃

Koffee_Kosmo

Cuba Altura with a hint of a mix of high grown beans - roasted light As the bag is finishing, its now comming into its own. it's just so yummy 😛

Lacehim

Kelsey wrote:

I wouldn't bother buying Costa beans again, particularly when my other two options this week were the cheaper Noble Coffee (mentioned previously and a really nice brew) or my own roasts.

I had similar issues, and I found Pioneer beans to be excellent so I stuck with them. As you mentioned Costa don't put a roasted on date on their beans, or use bags with one way valves. The roaster is usually going every day, but you just have to hope that they rotate their stock properly. When I asked what the roasted on date was I got treated like I was a moron for asking. Also I had similar issues with blonding early, probably grind related, but at the time my rocky wasn't really up to scratch either.

Kelsey

I've been trying to get these beans working and it just isn't happening. Even on my finest setting I get a super-fast and gloppy Crema with near immediate blonding. As AM would say tho - 2 + 2 = 5. The taste is actually quite pleasant, even at the 3/4 long volume the shots inevitably pour at. It's just not a strong flavour. I still wouldn't bother with them again - And I'm much less critical of a local cafe using their beans that has a terrible pour. Maybe it's not them, but the beans. Still, they should know better.

Kelsey

Nope, not when I've got one of my own roasts that's just hitting it's good timeframe. Just poured an incredible double ristretto, one of the best I've ever done. When I can do that, why bother with anything less than awesome (from pro roasters or my own humble efforts)?

Bottom_Line

Zambia Terranova Estate AA http://www.beangreen.com.au/product-info.php?pid189.html Roasted to the very first sound of second crack. 6 days post roast: Dark chocolate (the type with no milk in it) and big fat berry fruit aussie shiraz. Bloody beautiful.

Koffee_Kosmo

I have mixed at approx 60/40 % Cuba Altura day old post roast And PNG Waghi at approx 8 days post roast Many chocolate notes with a dry mouth feeling at the end of the cup KK

beanflying

Yemen Bani Ismaili. About 6 days post roast. Flavour bomb :thumb: fruits, nice sweetness and some spicey chocolatey notes. Must go back and dial the grinder in properly for the next one, much finer still and drop the dose time. First shot was a sink, second a drinker but just 20 seconds, 3rd ....

Jonty

Bean Flying wrote:

Yemen Bani Ismaili. About 6 days post roast. Flavour bomb :thumb: fruits, nice sweetness and some spicey chocolatey

Drinks nicely BF, choc shines through at the end but stupid amounts of crema came through - more than MM ??? Guji:Blue Tak blend tames the fruits but comes through nicely with the earthiness of indo beans. Wife extremely impressed as she was not a big fan of guji as a SO. Might become a household blend. Tanzania Clouds of August, very tame in milk, mild fruits..... Need to do a few more roasts on this one but no massive wow factor for me yet.

beanflying

Yemen BI, just on a week old now and starting to improve nicely smoother than when I first cracked the bag 🙂 Still 500g or so left so I will ration it out for the next week and see how it goes. On the first of the big batches of PNG for the rest of the day.

UNM

Nicaragua limoncillo matagalpa. aeropress long black.

UNM

These

Lacehim

Just starting my 25% MM/35% PNG/40% Brazil blend. Coming along nicely at 9days post roast. The MM really kicks off and you get a nice caffeine hit from this one!

C-man

I am enjoying that one too

beanflying

Cracked the bag of Ministry Grounds Pre Blend I roasted last Saturday. Cuts well through milk and if you want to cheat a little and can't or don't want to think to much about blending your own then this ones well worth a go :thumb: I will have a proper tasting session on a clean palette spicy foods and tasting coffee don't work to well but off to a good start.

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