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In July, I visited Mexico and had the pleasure of purchasing 250g of coffee beans that won the 2023 Mexican Cup of Excellence. The variety is a natural Geisha from Finca Las Nieves in Oaxaca. I acquired the coffee directly from the roaster, who also happen to be the farmers.
Personally, I like very aromatic and clean coffees, and I don't mind high acidity and couldn't care less about body. I accept that this puts me in the minority, and there are many people who very much hate high acidity and want big body, and that's a perfectly legitimate choice....
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...
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...