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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...
I've been drinking mostly filter coffee (Kalita or drip). I order my beans from online roasters and definitely taste a difference between fresh beans and older, store-bought ones.
Now that I'm just getting into espresso, I feel like it would be a shame to waste my nice beans on...
So I have a large number of coffee roasters here in Dubai, and have had some great coffees, my problem is that they seem inconsistent in both their quality and availability.
I am looking at expanding and ordering online, don't mind ordering from anywhere that ships...
We've taken a big cut in family income as I now work at an entry level position at a non-profit, and our coffee budget shrank from buying locally roasted beans years ago, to buying the cheapest beans money can buy at Winco, where all their bulk coffee is priced the same, and...
I get it that Illy Classico isn't the greatest bean, and my impression of it supports that. :?
Nonetheless, I used a couple of tins to practice my technique. Surprisingly to me, I was able to get consistent results and some decent flavour. The finish had a slightly chalky...
I mostly brew Sey coffee, having a subscription. Almost every time I grind beans I hear signs that a bean or two is stuck on the burrs for a second or two, and often the next day I can hear a piece of bean is still stuck. This happen almost every grind of Sey coffee, but other...
Anyone reading this post likely understands that the flavors of coffees are extremely varied. There are hundreds of possibilities and experts have organized them for us into categories and illustrated them with graphics. If you look carefully at these systematic flavor catalogs,...
I am looking for great decaf espresso beans roasted to medium-dark (ie Full City+) or dark-medium (Vienna) level. Unfortunately the number of roasters who truly know how to roast decaf is limited and most only produce one decaf. Sigh!
