Group Buy idea

Hodors Appletart

have a look at this thread

a few years ago people from here got together and did a bulk buy from a roaster in the US I think, the idea is that you'd approach the supplier and see if they will offer a discount for a bulk purchase, then divide the coffee up once it arrives

the person looking after the order is also responsible for the distribution, and it's all factored into the cost of the buy in.

Any interest?

Think we'd need about ten to twenty people to commit to buying 500g maybe for a 5-10kg order total

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Squidgy Black

I'd be interested in the likes of Onyx or Counter Culture, but happy to tag along with whatever's decided

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Mr Magnolia

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We had issues previously where we thought the coffee was shipped freight in a depressurised plane compartment. Dont know how this could be overcome although it was only an issue once.

Hodors Appletart

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

We had issues previously where we thought the coffee was shipped freight in a depressurised plane compartment. Dont know how this could be overcome although it was only an issue once.

can you elaborate on this and why it's an issue?

Mr Magnolia

Coffee tasted a bit flat. The bags were all in vacuum iirc. I think the low pressure caused the issue and the c02 release valve left the coffee susceptible. I'll see if I can dig up the thread tomorrow. Memory is rusty.

Hodors Appletart

ok thanks

adrian522

I'd be interested, I think 2014 was the last time we successfully had one of these.

Mr Magnolia

Certainly wouldn't put me off another buy. We had many very successful outings. Great memories.

adrian522

I can remember getting 72 bags of coffee delivered to the office, the roaster didn't put my name on the box and reception assumed it was IT equipment and sent it to IT, who opened it up and wondered wtf was going on with someone sending them 22KGs of coffee beans

Mr Magnolia

Would recommend it to the lurkers and forum regulars both. You can express an interest now, order 250g or 2kg! It's a great way to sample coffee and see what everyone else makes of it while you're sampling it too.

If you're in doubt at all, join in!

Richard Roma

Sounds like good craic.

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BonnieSituation

I think I'll have to get in on this.

raytaxi

I'll join this I remember the previous ones and some nice coffees.

Tabby McTat

Yeah I'd be up for it. ðŸ‘

dball

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good to see interest at this early stage

I think as a starting point we go UK/Europe, and maybe look further afield if it goes well?

Bluefoam

There's so many good local roaster I haven't tried yet... And it's unlikely to be as fresh coming such a long distance. I'll stick with local...

donnacha

Count me in.

Mr Magnolia

Bluefoam wrote: »

There's so many good local roaster I haven't tried yet... And it's unlikely to be as fresh coming such a long distance. I'll stick with local...

Coffee will be fresh. It gets expressed with the high cost split amount the group based on weight of the individuals purchased beans.

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That's 11 now who have expressed an interest, so that's great. But usually with these things there can be significant fall-off once we start talking money, so the more the merrier, also the more the higher the purchasing power.

Anyone want to give a few ideas about

1. Roasters to try to buy from
2. Methods for distribution once the coffee arrives

Squidgy Black

I'm more than happy to be part of a test run with a UK roaster or somewhere like The Barn or another EU roaster to try it out and see how it goes!

Akula

I'm in.

Casino Mocca in Budapest is a top notch european roaster....

dball

+1 for The Barn

I dont really mind, it will be about cost at the end of the day i guess

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Good call OP, my coffee bill has gone through the roof since doubling my intake working from home :pac:

G rock

G'wan then,

I'm in too.

Koppi worth a look?

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great stuff we'll take stock after a week for people who are interested


I'd like to get a coffee that's accessible to as many people as possible, so I think Filter rather than Espresso is the way to go?

Mr Magnolia

People can normally order the coffee that they want from the selected roaster and although most people will go for whole bean the option will be there to select ground preference too if required.

MrKingsley

First time posting in this forum but would definitely like to get involved with this if possible

Hodors Appletart

oh right i thought it was a bulk buy of one type of bean

when i said filter v espresso i didn't mean the grind i meant the type of coffee

some roasteries do have filter and espresso beans or blends or roasts not just a grind size

gordongekko

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great stuff we'll take stock after a week for people who are interested


I'd like to get a coffee that's accessible to as many people as possible, so I think Filter rather than Espresso is the way to go?

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Squidgy Black

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

oh right i thought it was a bulk buy of one type of bean

when i said filter v espresso i didn't mean the grind i meant the type of coffee

some roasteries do have filter and espresso beans or blends or roasts not just a grind size

Might be worth doing a poll when the time rolls around if we're going to go with one type of bean. Anyone with a moka pot or cheaper espresso set up might not get great results out of a light roast if they don't drink filter.

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I'd love to try a few from FriedHats (they're €20 delivery even for 250g so a group buy would be great!) but the likes of La Cabra could be good as I think they roast all as omniroast so should work for most people. Anyway, happy to roll with the group decision ultimately

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It'll absolutely come down to cost for me (soon to be unemployed student again, during a global pandemic), but I'm interested.

limnam

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Mr Magnolia

What about a delivery from the US? Intelligentsia or Stumptown maybe... There's a superb Scandinavian road test either.

limnam

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

What about a delivery from the US? Intelligentsia or Stumptown maybe... There's a superb Scandinavian road test either.

Always wanted to give Intelligentsia a go. I think it was done on one of the previous group buys? I'd be up for that

Akula

limnam wrote: »

Always wanted to give Intelligentsia a go. I think it was done on one of the previous group buys? I'd be up for that

Intelligentsia is over-rated....

Akula

One other thought.... given the level of interest here.... I wonder if some of the Irish roasters would be willing to do a 'boards' discount on a standing regular basis. Either a discount off subscriptions or once off orders or whatever.

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Jumped on the bandwagon a few times, in the way back when, and got to sample some super coffees, so would love to go again.

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I like this idea. I currently get 3fe but would be open to some variety.

limnam

How many are we waiting on before we make a decision ?

Hodors Appletart

I think we are at that number now, but let's leave it until the middle of the week to see how many more people get involved

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In for a penny.....

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Lurker here but been trying some beans recommend and haven’t been steered wrong yet.

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Count me in!!

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