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William Ukers, back in the 1920s, cupped several medium roasted Colombian Typicas over the course of
a year. By the time they had completely staled, they all tasted much the same, like a pleasant mix of
cocoa and caramel, with no identifying flavors, good or bad. It did not...
I am looking for decaf recommendations for filter and espresso. My first experience with decaf was Klatch's decaf espresso blend which to me tasted awful both espresso and filter. I recently bought Colombia Jairo Arcila Natural decaf from Onyx which is quite good. I am looking...
I ordered this coffee because it came in two versions, light and medium roasts, making for a great test case in the light versus medium roast espresso debate.
First, turns out this is not just a test case, but when done as espresso, a flat out, 90 to 92.5 point, delicious...
We have iterated on beans and gear for 30 years. Long ago it was so enjoyable to make pourover with Starbucks Verona but their beans got worse and others got better.
There is something in a good cup of coffee, I believe a physical response, and I'm wondering if it's some...
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...
So, with all the different processing of coffee greens invented in the last few decades, I don't even know how many different fermentation processes exist nowadays. Can someone enlighten me what are the different ways to ferment coffee cherries? More importantly, what the...
Has anyone been having issues with Califia Farms Almond Barista Milk?
We order from Amazon due to their quick turnaround. In spring, we started receiving milk produced in Canada WAY below cafe standards. The milk did not froth and would fall apart...
With the release of Ken's latest book, 21st Century Coffee: A Guide I've been fortunate to be able to catch up with Ken and talk all things coffee. His new book encompasses many aspects of coffee, not just home roasting so I figured this would be the best subforum to discuss it....