The Apollo 5.0 is delicious. It's so much more balanced than i would expect from a single origin espresso. Very sweet and strong nuts.
I've been pulling it as they suggest. 18g, 200 deg, ~1.5 oz. Really delicious.

Haven't tried it in milk yet.

Had a cappuccino this morning. Good, but i prefer the straight shot. Capp had lots of chocolate, but was otherwise unremarkable.

Thanks Jason,

How much rest time did you give it beforehand?

Appa, i received it about 3 days post roast...then went into freezer vac packed for about 7 days (while i drank some rustico), then opened and used.

i would also agree with the sweet balanced notes. recieved mine this past saturday and i really enjoy it as an americano but with milk its a bit sweet for me.

Just tried Apollo 5.0, three days post-roast, and like it a lot. I'm normally not a big fan of coffees that require updosing (I like light-roasted SOs), but this one works for me. Part of that is being a big fan of Ethiopian coffees.

I started off with CC's brewing parameters, then lowered the temp to 199.5F to bring out more fruit and lowered the dose to 18.5g to speed the flow a little. Went for about 25g in the cup, for a 74% ratio in about 27 sec.

Lots of fruit, with some chocolate on the finish (sorry, I can't give a more complex description than that. )

Definitely recommended.