My first bag of Dragonfly Espresso Crema Dolce arrived today - roasted on the 24th. How long do you recommend I let it rest for making espresso? Temperatures? Other tips? I've searched but not finding much. Of course I looked at Dragonfly's recommendations first but wondering if...
I'm enjoying this bean quite a bit, however it has behaved differently in the roaster than any other bean I have tried so far. It seems to take a lot more heat to carry it through to 1C in ~10-11 minutes. And when it finishes, there's wild variance in bean color. Some beans...
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.
Family is bringing me back a bag of Kona Peaberry medium roast, $69 for 16oz. Yikes! Comes in standard vacuum sealed bag. It was roasted yesterday. When I get the bag, it will be 10 days off roast, but sealed in the vacuum sealed bag.
Just returned from NYC where I visited a great cafe in the Financial District called Suited. I really enjoyed the flat white and the kids loved the pastries. When I asked the owner about the beans, he said they were a lighter roast from Italy. He did not have any extra to sell...
I know this has been covered but wanted to get the latest wisdom. My roaster had a shipping issue and sent a replacement 2 lb bag - of course the original shipment then arrived as well so I have 4 lbs. now -- I normally use up a 2 lb bag in about 9 days, so I'd like to keep the...
New around here, and have recently acquired an Europiccola lever machine, and a Mignon Notte grinder. Very happy and exploring local roaster's coffee. While I'm in Miami, not an espresso haven, we do have Cafe Grumpy (from the NYC Grumpy). And Panther Coffee, less...
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...
Do whole beans need time to degas before being ground for espresso?
That they do seems to be an accepted opinion among many espresso lovers. So the other day I decided to play with whole beans that had been roasted earlier in the morning. And the result? I tasted the best...
I just placed my order directly from El Injerto for their COE 1st place winning Geisha (washed), as well as their espresso blend and Pandora Premium Pacamara. Looking forward to trying all of these. I like their model of them keeping the operations vertical and thus, hopefully...
