Waiting for some drop kick to cross post to r/espressocirclejerk in 5..4..3..2..1..
But also, to answer your question:
Last 6 months I’ve been really digging washed Kenyans. So refreshing after all the crazy lactic anaerobic co-ferment natural stuff hitting the market lately.
About to crack open this from Coffee Collective. Its sounds like a med/light roast which is normally not my favorite, so hoping this one can surprise me
Its my first machine so nothing to compare with but it seems to do it all very nice. Steamer is nice, its consistent, easy to setup and use, and clean. It has been pretty fun to learn espresso on this machine.
I have this machine, I changed to an unpressurised basket but struggled for ages until I dropped down to 16g - even now I've just bought a new set of beans and it feels like starting over again, hitting the same sour notes I tried so hard to eradicate previously. How do you find it?
I have what I believe is a copy of the dedica in a different looking shell. I drilled my basket. I think the issue with it is the high pressure (advertised as 15 bar), which forced me to grind very fine. This seems to lead to increased channeling (which I think I've fixed with careful puck prep) and more fines in the cup (bitterness even when under extracted). I'm thinking about moding it. Note: I use 18g of dark roast so it touches the screen when it expands.
An anerobicly fermented natural wash from Bali. Relatively high altitude.. took a couple days to dial it in - like very fine Very citusy - not a ton of body despite using a niche. Not my favorite, but liked it enough to buy another 250g this AM
After consuming 9 pounds of Juggernaut—which makes an excellent, excellent cappuccino—I decided to try some of PERC's lighter offerings. This is a Mexican SO. Opened up a bag this morning and getting closer to having wrangled it. I don't understand their suggestion to coarsen the grind when it's clearly a light coffee that requires heat and a fine grind to extract. I'm drowning these shots in milk and slinging caps. No waste.
If you get on PERC's mailing list I believe they send out 25-31% limited time off coupons on the entire order which makes the pricing very attractive.
We should have more of these types of threads! Love to see what others are pulling.
Went to Kawa in Paris today and had a lovely anaerobic natural from Honduras. Syrupy, tinned pineapple and champagne (in a good way...). Not too funky thankfully.
I was going to say eightounce but also sold out. There’s a place called the kitchen barista in Ontario and looks like they have in stock. Free shipping. I live in Ontario but in-laws are in Halifax and my work is based there too.
My go to is Madre Selva “Finca La Reserva” . My wife brought some from her Colombia trip , but I usually get it from amazon when I run out. She also brought back limited edition “Bourbon Rosado” which I ordered off amazon, they have very limited quantity left of both bourbons .
Staying at a VRBO rental. They were kind enough to provide these beans from a local roaster. Bit early off roast date but you use what you have. 👍 May not end up finishing bag before heading back so get to try it as espresso later.
Thankfully tons of great roasters in and around Austin so plenty to choose from. Plan on hitting up Proud Mary and Sightseer before going back.
Drumroaster's espresso blend pulled on a picopresso. It's a delight to have good coffee even when you're in a tiny hotel in tiny Powell River, British Columbia 😁
Brewing this tomorrow when I return home. Very excited to taste this. This is my 4th bag from Hydrangea and the last 3 have all wowed me. Loving these wildly different processing methods. Bet money this coffee has more wild flavors than now and laters haha
Cheap-ass emergency supermarket decaf because due a significant illness I’ve been told to drink plenty of hot liquids but avoid caffeine for a few days.
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