Roger the cabin boy wrote: » Tried some Badger and Dodo beans last week. B&D don't do darker roasts apparently, so I got a bag of the best they were doing at the time: Uganda. Didn't think much of it tbh. Thin & insipid no matter how I brewed it ( FP/AP).
killbillvol2 wrote: » So who's best for darker roasts? This modern fad of fruity, light coffee isn't really to my taste.
cnocbui wrote: » 5 posts up.
Paul Tergat wrote: » I've had a read through the last few pages and looking for some help. I'm not a coffee drinker myself but ordering a bean to coffee machine for herself - it's the one that has the big thread on BA. I'm just wondering what is a good starter bean to buy for this? I might try getting a few smaller bags of different types for her to try out and would be looking for something in the mid price range. I know nothing about coffee so not sure what my starting point is. Thanks for help in advance.
Roger the cabin boy wrote: » BA? what's that? Good coffee needs good coffee. I suggest you go into your closest, local roaster and get a 250g bag of the most popular light, medium and dark roast whole bean they sell. This would be a nice try-out imo.
Roger the cabin boy wrote: » Mahers Italian blend is good imho
Bluefoam wrote: » The last time I got coffee from Cloud Picker it was almost 10 days old... Since then I've been buying 3fe or Or Kaph blend...
Bigbooty wrote: » 14 days is the ideal rest time when letting beans De-gas after roasting for espresso. 7 days for filter. I personally don't buy from them but I have friends that buy it for their bean to cup machines and for making Moka pot coffee who love it.
Bigbooty wrote: » SAM blend from cloudpicker seems to be fairly popular amongst the bean to cup brigade. Seems to go well with white and black.https://cloudpickercoffee.ie/collections/coffee/products/sam
breeno wrote: » This arrived yesterday and I'm very pleased with it. Good all rounder. Nice strong taste to it.
cnocbui wrote: » I'm down to a desperate 150g of my 500g bag of Papua New Guinea beans. Will the 2.25 Kg that shipped from Luxembourg on Friday reach me in time, or will I have to go pay Ponaire a visit? Nail biting time.
Slattsy wrote: » Went for a few bags from Mahers in Cork. Easy website, good descriptions and particularly like that they have Italian Roasts. Went for the following: Italian El Salvador French Brazilian Santos
beanian wrote: » Cheers, ended up going with CoffeeAngel this time €68 for 2kg and a pack of filters delivered. Also, worth mentioning, Cloud Picker have 20% off their SAM coffee. €25 for 1kg. If I hadn't of just polished off 2kg of this coffee I would have gone for this again as it's great value!