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Reaching out to someone who recommended the Northbound American Beauty roast. I will be opening a bag---8 days post roast tomorrow. Northbound site says 18g at 198-200°. Maybe it is my machines but I typically don't go over 17.5g, usually a little less---especially at only 8...
I know batches of beans can be slightly different from roast to roast (or so I hear). I have been trying so many different blends lately to find one I can be very happy with. I thought that was Nossa Teodoro. Yet my last batch seems to be rather blah, not as rich. I have tried...
Newbie question! My Flair 58 will arrive in a week. I'm using a C40 w Red Clix until my Niche arrives in Feb.
I have never brewed espresso before, and haven't had much experience being a mindful espresso taster - I've been really focused on pour overs for the past year and a...
does anyone buy based uniquely on the cultivar or care about cultivars? I'm not talking about the brand, processing or the name of the farm where the coffee grows but the name of the cultivar and it's history. Geisha is an example, which is an Ethiopian landrace or heirloom...
Land and Water Discovery Espresso
Tasting Notes: Candied Orange, Caramel, Bright, Milk Chocolate
Roast Level: Medium
Origins: Africa + Central America
Seasonal Blend: 50% Zambia + 50% Honduras
There has been a good amount of talk about Black and White Roasters on the What is wow'ing you? mega-thread so I thought I would give them a try. Big thanks to IMAWriter for bringing this to everyone's attention over on that thread.
Hi, I'm fairly new here and I couldn't help but notice that most people here still see indonesian coffee as a heavy bodied chocolate bomb, sure we have washed java and wet hulled gayo representing but we've been keeping up with the 3rd wave for the past 10 maybe 12 years so here...
So before anything else I'd like to say that I'm not questioning the use of fresh roasted beans nor am I looking to switch to Italian bean blends to drink everyday. I do like more medium roast and traditional flavors and am generally not a fan of 3rd wave, light roasted modern...
About half way through a bag of Hausbrandt Acadamia - my first purchase of the brand, my usual beans being traditional Italian blends - Kimbo, Caffè Borbone, Fantini. Have a bag of Danesi waiting in the freezer. I had read on a few of the postings on here that it was a lighter...
