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Peru has never held a Cup of Excellence until this year. This will be its first.
I am going after a table of them this afternoon and will try to keep my biases in check. Peruvians are not that shiney. Cupping a fleet of 10. Feedback to follow this eve/weekend. If there is...
I've often despaired when trying to buy coffee in Melbourne. Even fully geeking out and having worked in coffee, I still find that my success rate in buying great coffee beans isn't all that high. I feel that there is nowhere useful that I can turn for reliable or...
I just found out from an acquaintance of mine that ALL green beans are fumigated with Methyl Bromide before they arrive in country.
2) That if an Organically certified is brought in, found to be pest ridden, is fumigated, it loses its Organic status, often rejected and sent...
I just noticed that La Golondrina, a seasonal single origin coffee from Colombia, is back for sale on the Counter Culture website. If you enjoy chocolate and cherry flavors, I recommend it. My best shots with it previously were on a Strietman CT1, and I'm looking forward to...
So I have a coffee that is quite perplexing. Its a SOE from Temple (Guatemala - Bourbon varietal). Its roasted a bit darker than anything I typically drink. It has some beans with oil, but nothing crazy and the roast appears even.
I was just wondering how long everyone waits to cup a fresh roast? Also is there a specific amount of time you use to put the coffee in an airtight container after you allow it to degas. I have always allowed 48 hours to cup and 6 days or so( if it lasts that long) to put it in...
My wife and I have a sensitivity to high caffeine levels and want to try a good sw decaf for espresso. Has anyone tried this Caffe Lusso blend? Is there another sw process decaf someone could recommend. We prefer the flavors from regular coffee but not the way it makes us feel,...
For the first time I decided to try a light roast.. a Tanzanian peaberry to be exact.
With my regular espresso roast the shots are very consistent in time etc but once I tried light roast it has been all over the place. I can get a decent pour but too fast at around 20 seconds...
I recently placed an order for some green coffee beans and my selection did not quite meet the minimum order quantity so I added a bag of 'Old Brown Java' to try. I roasted some a couple of nights ago straight after I'd roasted some dry processed Yirgacheffe.
I am looking for a good quality organic espresso that produces a rich crema. I have been using Berkeley Coffee & Tea's Organic Espresso and while it isn't bad it isn't as nice as the non-organic espresso beans I regularly use like Monsoon Medley by Josuma Coffee which produces a...
