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kayaksurfbum wrote: »

Is there a list of Irish roasters anywhere that sell online?

I would like to support small irish business as much as possible right now.

Thanks.

There's probably a few missing off the list but here's a fair few:

Full Circle
Upside
Ponaire
West Cork Coffee
3fe
Silverskin
Roasted Brown
Ariosa
Baobab
Badger and Dodo
Bell Lane
Cloud Picker
Imbibe
Red Rooster
Craft Coffee
Two Spots
Urbanity
9th Degree
McCabes
Two Fifty Square

Root and Branch (Belfast)
Bailies (Belfast)

kayaksurfbum

Is there a list of Irish roasters anywhere that sell online?

I would like to support small irish business as much as possible right now.

Thanks.

mad m wrote: »

Got delivery today from WCC. They threw in a handmade bar of dark chocolate. Roast date was yesterday. Ordered Sunday evening. Very quick delivery.

What did you go for? Let us know how it goes - I need a refill next week!

I see Indigo and Cloth have a Lychee Process coffee from Nomad on their website. Very tempted but I've way too much in the freezer at the moment and €32 for 200g is a bit pricey for an anaerobic.

mad m

Got delivery today from WCC. They threw in a handmade bar of dark chocolate. Roast date was yesterday. Ordered Sunday evening. Very quick delivery.

barney shamrock

Just wondering if anyone has tried the ariosa coffee subscription?
One 500g bag per month for 6 months is 90 quid.

mad m

@Caviardreams,

Ordered .

Thanks

Slattsy wrote: »

I'm going to try these guys out. Seems to be a good bit of word for them. How long did delivery take take?

Assume they roast to order, or once a week?

I may have just got lucky but ordered the 23rd, the roast date was the 24th March and arrived on the 25th! I imagine there may be courier delays at the moment that are worse than when I ordered, but even with a few extra days it would be fresh.

J_E

Slattsy wrote: »

I'm going to try these guys out. Seems to be a good bit of word for them. How long did delivery take take?

Assume they roast to order, or once a week?

Every time I've ordered from WCC it's been at most 2-3 days after. He roasts on a regular basis earlier on in the week.

Although currently the postal system is a mess, it might be a bit longer, but that's the same with basically anything at the moment.

Just got 3 bags, delighted with them.

Slattsy

caviardreams wrote: »

The Brazil - Fazenda Sertão (my favourite - would absolutely reorder on a regular basis!) and the Colombia - Finca El Nivel - also excellent. I like a nice rich, chocolately coffee mind you, not one for the citrusy ones!

Got a sample of the Peru and it was very nice too - slightly preferred the two I ordered though.

I'm going to try these guys out. Seems to be a good bit of word for them. How long did delivery take take?

Assume they roast to order, or once a week?

The Brazil - Fazenda Sertão (my favourite - would absolutely reorder on a regular basis!) and the Colombia - Finca El Nivel - also excellent. I like a nice rich, chocolately coffee mind you, not one for the citrusy ones!

Got a sample of the Peru and it was very nice too - slightly preferred the two I ordered though.

mad m

caviardreams wrote: »

I ordered from them for the first time about 3 weeks ago - super happy - threw in a 50g sample of another bean too which was a really nice touch - wish more places would do sample sizes tbh. Great way to try a new bean!

caviardreams

What did you order. Coming to the end of my 3fe beans, which I have to say were fantastic as I got 25% off at the time before lock down.

Springwell wrote: »

A shout out to West Cork Coffee - I had an issue with delivery and customer service was spot on getting it sorted and generously refunding the order due to the delay (courier issue, no fault of WCC).

I ordered from them for the first time about 3 weeks ago - super happy - threw in a 50g sample of another bean too which was a really nice touch - wish more places would do sample sizes tbh. Great way to try a new bean!

Springfields

Old Baracks Roastery in Birdhill Co. Limk well worth a look..excellent coffee and excellent service

Springwell

A shout out to West Cork Coffee - I had an issue with delivery and customer service was spot on getting it sorted and generously refunding the order due to the delay (courier issue, no fault of WCC).

jobless

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

get some supermarket beans to dial in your settings

then buy some real beans

yeah probably a good idea

get some supermarket beans to dial in your settings

then buy some real beans

jobless

so i just bought my first bean to coffee machine but have probably got ahead of myself as i know nothing about coffee beans!.... Im an americano drinker when im out and about

had a nespresso and this was my tipple
https://www.nespresso.com/ie/en/order/capsules/original/fortissio-lungo-coffee-capsule

what type of beans should i be looking at?

agree with the above, that Geisha stuff is grown and processed to be a "competition" coffee, the farmer knows what he's doing, and knows the value of it.

J_E

The Hound Gone Wild wrote: »

I often wonder if the farmer knows their product sells for €300 per kilo. I wonder what they would say.

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2019/07/18/elida-estate-gesha-earns-1029-per-pound-in-record-breaking-best-of-panama-auction/
Real quality speciality coffees sell for high prices for the green bean. Good farms tend to get rewarded in quality circles of production.

This is why a lot of people in the specialty coffee business get frustrated with the likes of 'Fairtrade' and other branded terms. Good roasters have direct relationships with farmers and they get paid fairly for the quality of produce.

The Hound Gone Wild

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Silverskin have a geisha up on their website, €30 quid for 100g.

I often wonder if the farmer knows their product sells for €300 per kilo. I wonder what they would say.

Danger781

Danger781 wrote: »

I'm using a standard generic kettle and pour once the kettle boils. No idea on temp but I do have a thermometer so could check.

By bloom I assume you mean just pour enough water to cover the coffee? I've never included a bloom period in all honesty. I guess this is something I could start including.

So you're using a pretty coarse grind then? I've been getting finer and finer in my attempts at getting a better cup. My cup this was morning was best one so far but I think I left it brewing a bit too long. It was intense without being flavourful if that makes sense. It wasn't bitter exactly but probably still over extracted.

EDIT: As for grind size.. I'm using a DeLonghi KG79 Grinder. If I remember correctly there is about 16 clicks on grind size ranging from fine to coarse. Right now I'm about 4 I think.

Finally had a decent cup this morning following Stumptowns brew timing:
https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/aeropress

Only difference being I used inverted aeropress, and rather than second stir I just flip the aeropress onto the cup. I figure that pretty much achieves the same thing as a second stir. Taste was much better, but I'm getting absolutely no aroma from my cup which is disappointing. There's some fruity aroma from the grind itself so not sure why that's not coming out in the cup

So my brew method currently looks like this:
1. Start timer
2. Cover coffee with all the water within 10 seconds
3. Quick stir
4. At 1:15 flip the press onto the cup
5. Plunge for about 30 seconds

just on the bloom, yeah I sometimes don't bother with it.

One thing it does help with is getting more water into the press on the second pour.

J_E

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Silverskin have a geisha up on their website, €30 quid for 100g.

You'll get more for less elsewhere, to be brutally honest. It's not a bad coffee - but I'm not sure it's worth that much.

Imbibe Coffee have two phenomenal Panama Geshas on offer for less, if you contact them. They also have a Colombian coffee, La Promesa, that's half the price for more and is competition grade coffee, genuinely stunning cup.

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

Something I've found with lighter roasts is that often using less coffee can allow some of the more subtle notes to shine. I've often gone as low as 72g per litre on stuff from my Bailies Microlot sub.

I think that's maybe too much. Try 60-65g. Don't worry about blooming for an immersion brew, it doesn't make any difference.

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

with nothing else to spend money on I am very tempted by that

I'd be terrified of making a bad brew with only 100g of it though, I'd definitely have to get 200 to make sure I was getting my money's worth

with nothing else to spend money on I am very tempted by that

Silverskin have a geisha up on their website, €30 quid for 100g.