What are You Brewing?
What are You Brewing?
What are you brewing this weekend?
Post pictures, names, descriptions, recommendations, whatever you want to share that you think will help others.
May your brew be satisfying and your weekend restful.
Volcanica Coffee, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe. I would completely recommend
I'm putting the Bali Island through the Robot and the Colombia is for a pour-over. Havn't tried the Malawi, yet, but happy mug doesn't usually let me down.
Bali blue moon is one of my favorites. I don't like happy mug, though. Their quality is ok, I received a rock in one of my bags once, and the owner is kind of a dick who doxxes his customers on his blog. His employees, however, have always been awesome.
I've recently decided to take a tour of my local roasters' espresso blends. The first two candidates have been:
4th Level Roasters' Espresso Blend. Not terrible, but $18/lb, darker than I prefer, and "robusta forward" in that great body but unfortunate tire-fire flavor sort of way, so I'm glad I only went for an 8oz bag and I don't think I'll get it again.
Nate's Coffee's Nate's Espresso Blend which is $15/lb, and delicious. Balanced, not too dark, good mouthfeel. I'm having to dial a bit, it's pulling a slow shot at my usual starting settings, but even the slow ones were tasty and they're just getting better as I dial the grind out toward a 30ish second shot.
That's what I need to do. I usually get my bags online, but there are some awesome roasters in and around my areas of travel. Nates looks amazing, by the way, and I might just order a couple bags.
Possible extra bonus of local roasters: Nate's (and, AFIK, not uncommon with roasters that run a coffeeshop storefront) has a deal where you get a drip, coldbrew, or $2 credit on a fancier drink when you buy a pound at their brick and mortar. Their relative location makes it a nice early afternoon break for me to go pick up.
I have a blend of Brazil, Guatemala, and Ethiopia that I received as a gift. The bag says it's a medium roast, but it's definitely on the darker side. It's nice and rich with milk, but I'm not getting any floral notes from the Ethiopian part of the blend. That being said, I find 3-way blends generally interesting, and some of the best espresso I've had were from a blend of African + Central American + South American coffees!
Ran out of beans and my partner brought home Blue Bottle beans and I had very low expectations given the bag was from a big box store. Sacrilege. But actually the cappuccino I made tasted pretty close to their taste in store so Iâm impressed at the consistency.
I like blue bottle, when they're on sale. I don't feel that their (black coffee / plain espresso) flavor warrants the non-sale price tag. BUT!! The fact that they exist adds another layer of options to our brethren, and I love that. I know several people who absolutely love blue bottle. Nothing wrong with that!
Nothing yet this weekend, only dissapointing aeropress presses(not too bad just tired of it). I ordered a Flair pro 2 but it will not be delivered until Monday. Keep reloading the track and trace but still stuck somewhere in a warehouse frustratingly close by...
I just finished an aeropress. It wasn't disappointing, but not the best. It was preground sedamo I received for Christmas. Bummed that it was preground, but I do like sedamo. As for the Flair tracking, I would be doing the exact same thing you're doing with the constant refreshes. I would even be tempted to call the shipping company and ask if them if I can just pick it up at their warehouse. I hope it gets to you soon and that it's more than everything you ever hoped it would be!
A latte for me, with a rosetta/heart hybrid (Iâm still learning latte art).Wow! That looks amazing!
Which brand and roast, and do you recommend them?
This was brewed with a local roast near me called Reunion coffee roasters. The roast was Bullet Espresso, a medium-dark espresso roast. It was allright, nothing mind blowing.
Recently I discovered Burukudu, which is also a local roaster located within walking distance of my condo. I bought a bag of their 42 âPeteâs perfectâ espresso blend⌠itâs gassing off right now (just shy of a week old), but dang, the aroma is mind blowing!! Canât wait to crack open the bag next week and brew something yummy! According to the shop keeper, this guy Pete learned the recipe for this blend from his father. And itâs a family secret thatâs passed on from generation to generation.
Tinker - Zing blend. In the moka pot this weekend
Looks delicious! How do you like it?
I'm brewing some cxffeeblack Uwacu - it's a 72 hour anaerobic fermentation processed coffee from Rwanda. Tasting notes are sweet tarts, fruity pebble ceral milk, and watermelon jolly rancher, but to me it's just floral and fruity. I've been trying my hand at iced lattes lately - a doubleshot over ice with a healthy amount of whole milk, but this coffee goes well as a hot Caffè Americano, or straight latte. It's perfect jet black as a pour over as well.
Really, anything from cxffeeblack is phenomenal - Once this bag goes, I'll pick up their Guji Mane.
I also have some of the Onyx echelon subscription coffee - which was a bit of a splurge/reward for a promotion in December. So far it's been great... but I'm getting a bit tired of only pour over coffee (thus the lattes above).