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Typically I'll order two blends from a roaster. e.g. 5# of one blend and 1# of another. Invariably I order a small quantity of the coffee I prefer. I haven't had Olympia yet and am about to order from them. Question = do I order the larger quantity of Big Truck or Little Buddy?...
Bought an Ikawa and was considering just running similar profiles according to the same origins and checking the performance. Unfortunately the shipping for beans from Ikawa is atrocious. $44 for a $98 order. Anyone have QR codes from their bags?
When I order a bag of beans... and let's say they were roasted on 12/1. Then let's say I get them in the mail 12/3. Do those 2 days count as the beans resting if they are in a vacuum sealed bagged (albeit with some air)?
I'm using 2-CUP 58 mm 14-18 g 70x24.5 mm basket, stock for the Quickmill Vetrano and Compak E5 grinder with Orphan Espresso single dosing collar, and when previously using Doma Carmelas, had been doing 18gms, 200f brew temp,...
Hi I'm more of a passive person on the site for the past 12 years or so and have been reading more lately since time is aplenty during the Covid shutdown.
First some background, my wife and I lived in Zurich, Switzerland for several years in the '90s and used to travel to Como...
Everyday there are new recipes that are seeing the light of the day or new brewers emerging by the minute, all of them giving you new ideas and new techniques, without really talking about the coffee that you're actually using it with.
I promise this isn't intended as a bashing thread on Onyx. Far from it- their Aponte Village has been one of my favorite, most consistent single origins I've had. It's stunning every time I have it.
I swore I wouldn't do one of these this year, but Revolver's caught my interest. Check it out if you're curious, maybe? Much cheaper than Onyx's (price is in CAD, not USD), plus it's multi-roaster:
