Ok, so I'm using a French press and a hand grinder at the moment. In the quest to learn more about coffee I want to find out more about the characteristics of different coffees so can anyone who point me in the direction of a good guide about the general characteristics of different beans as this is an area I know little about.

At a personal level I prefer dark, full bodied, sweeter coffees that are rich. You can see that may I lack the correct vocab to adequately describe the type of coffee I like in order to be able to ask for recommendations, so I apologise as I try to struggle my way through this! But I recently tried an Ethiopian bean, but I found the acidity to hard on my stomach and the overall taste too weak for my preference. One coffee I have found that I truly love is Kicking Horse Hoodoo Jo, and it makes for excellent coffee and I absolutely love the smell of the wet grind after I've drank it, the overall aroma is of melted chocolate.


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