Having a read now, thanks!

1-2 milk drinks and about 2 espresso a day, yes. I have indeed considered getting an intermediate machine, though the BDB (or any Breville) has never made the list because I just don't like the looks of them, at all.. I will look into the DF64, thanks! Great to hear you're happy with your setup. It ...

Hi all! Hoping to draw on the collective wisdom of this forum, thanks a bunch in advance! My current setup is a v1 Silvia from 2006 (I'm the first owner, she's been with me for a while!) that I bought as a college student and PID'd at some point around 2018, and a Niche

I'd love to try the SM blends (or INTY or Stumptowns Hairbender etc. for that matter) sometime but I don't like paying $$$ in shipment and import taxes to The Netherlands

Due to some problems in shipping it took a while for my new batch of Brazil to come in, but this morning I was finally able to roast the recipe that Beezer posted (50% brazil / 25% yemen / 25% sumatran mandheling). I did my best to stretch between 1st & 2nd as per Mike's suggestion and I went further

I read that page a couple of times but I had forgotten there was an example of a chocolate blend on it, thank you! I'll go try this one out then as soon as my new batch of Brazil comes in. Any other thoughts?

Hello all! I've roasted and drunk a lot of SO's but lately I've been trying to experiment with blending coffees. What I would like to make is a chocolate blend with the addition of some floral and/or citrusy notes for which I'll use a Yrg or an Harrar. But how do I go about composing the ever so pop...

You could try and raise the temp a little, that would temper the acidity of the bean

Will try! Sorry for not responding to your PM, been feeling a bit under the weather lately. Thanks for the response, though!

It really depends Jasper; the traditional Northern American roasting style is indeed lighter than the Italian style of roasting. However, the "3rd wave" roasters tend to roast darker, as does *$. I don't however think that a darker roast benefits from a higher dose per sé, I think it depends on the ...