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Glebee · 21-11-2020 03:09PM

Just opened Mahers Italien blend as well, its in a zip lock, very smooth cup of coffee. Very nice...

Must try the vanilla, i love sweet black coffee...

sidekick · 21-11-2020 04:03PM

fullstop wrote: »

Can’t beat Nick’s espresso blend at €6 for 250g or €22 for 1kg, with a free coffee, for value IMO.

Is that Nick’s in Ranelagh?

mad m · 21-11-2020 06:56PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

That's mad, m.

My Italian was in a Ziploc. As is the monstrous vanilla (way too sweet for me) that I got for herself.

I have the old bags then, yellow sides with black front. Send up the auld coffee to the Dub

mirrorwall14 · 21-11-2020 10:19PM

Any subscription Black Friday deals likely? Going to get a whole bean one for a sibling

fullstop · 22-11-2020 01:38AM

sidekick wrote: »

Is that Nick’s in Ranelagh?

That’s the one. Same coffee they serve.

BonnieSituation · 22-11-2020 02:19AM

mad m wrote: »

I have the old bags then, yellow sides with black front. Send up the auld coffee to the Dub

I'm a Dub sure

BonnieSituation · 22-11-2020 02:20AM

Glebee wrote: »

Just opened Mahers Italien blend as well, its in a zip lock, very smooth cup of coffee. Very nice...

Must try the vanilla, i love sweet black coffee...

It's very sweet. I really don't like sweet hot coffee, so I'm not one to judge it for you.

walshtipp · 22-11-2020 02:24AM

Has anyone tried the Ponaire Christmas blend yet?

carq · 22-11-2020 10:20AM

walshtipp wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Ponaire Christmas blend yet?

I have it sitting on the shelf.
Waiting until Dec to open it

Slattsy · 22-11-2020 10:55AM

walshtipp wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Ponaire Christmas blend yet?

Me! I've gone through a 250g bag in two weeks. Make of that what you will.

The Haven · 22-11-2020 12:00PM

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Any subscription Black Friday deals likely? Going to get a whole bean one for a sibling

I'm also wondering if there is sub reductions on BF.

walshtipp · 22-11-2020 03:54PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Me! I've gone through a 250g bag in two weeks. Make of that what you will.

I may order some then!

BonnieSituation · 22-11-2020 05:15PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Me! I've gone through a 250g bag in two weeks. Make of that what you will.

What sort flavour profile are you getting from it?

What's it a blend of?

cnocbui · 23-11-2020 08:06AM

cnocbui wrote: »

I just popped into Ponaire and picked up 500g each of the Sumatran and Burundi and have put them in the freezer. I still have about 750g on hand from my last order but thought I should grab the deal while its there.

I opened the Burundi a couple of days ago. It's rich and dark in the way 85% dark chocolate is, though I'm not saying it tastes of chocolate, but it seems to me it might be over-roasted, but is still perfectly drinkable and flavoursome. The West Cork Burundi is better, though.

Ponaire Burundi on the right, WC on the left.

Back to Mondo del Café for my next order. Even at the reduced price it's not value for money compared with what I normally get for a lower price. Hope the reduced price Suamatran is better. I think I'll send Ponaire an email with feedback.

Hodors Appletart · 23-11-2020 08:41AM

yeah that looks over roasted for an East African coffee

BKWDR · 23-11-2020 09:28AM

Lads, was going to order Xmas blend off 3fe because my favourite blend is there.
Is there a Christmas blend that trumps theirs?

I know it's all about personal taste

23-11-2020 04:07PM

Just trying to figure out if I'm drinking too much coffee. Just the wife and myself (of coffee drinking age) we are averaging about 1/2 kilo a week. Is this sort of what others are using?

mossym · 23-11-2020 04:08PM

doing 2kg a month, pretty much on my own (this might be better in the off topic chat though)

Hodors Appletart · 23-11-2020 04:13PM

MAXFANTANA wrote: »

Just trying to figure out if I'm drinking too much coffee. Just the wife and myself (of coffee drinking age) we are averaging about 1/2 kilo a week. Is this sort of what others are using?

the only way you'll know you are drinking too much coffee is to monitor it's affects on you

are you sleeping ok? is your heart rate normal?

can't say much more for fear of straying into medical advice

23-11-2020 04:13PM

mossym wrote: »

doing 2kg a month, pretty much on my own (this might be better in the off topic chat though)

Ah apologies, should have put it in another thread, to redeem myself a little I'm very impressed with the WCC Brazil - Flavio 'Fafa' Reis. Definitely will get a 1kg of this next time.

DilD · 23-11-2020 08:50PM

MAXFANTANA wrote: »

Just trying to figure out if I'm drinking too much coffee. Just the wife and myself (of coffee drinking age) we are averaging about 1/2 kilo a week. Is this sort of what others are using?

Hard to say really, depends on what kind of way you are brewing coffee, different methods will use different amounts, so .5kg a week could be a lot or not.

Example, if you were pulling an espresso shot with an 18g dosage, then you get around 28 shots for your 500g. Between two of you thats 14 coffees a week each, that's not a lot at all I would say.

I would go through around 350g-400g a week by myself.

Bigbooty · 23-11-2020 11:27PM

I brew for me and my OH. Go through at a max 280 g of beans weekly.

KnicksInSix · 24-11-2020 12:06AM

BKWDR wrote: »

Lads, was going to order Xmas blend off 3fe because my favourite blend is there.
Is there a Christmas blend that trumps theirs?

I know it's all about personal taste

I've tried the Ponaire, Soma and the 3fe (splits with my brother) and the Ponaire would be my favourite of the bunch so far with the 3fe. I wouldn't be the biggest fan of regular 3fe Momentum blend but the Christmas blend is very nice!

Struggling to decide where to order my last pre Christmas batch from. I've tried a few Ponaire roasts, WCC, the Dublin roasters etc etc etc. Is Maher's worth a punt at this stage? I don't think I've tried Badger & Dodo at home, any thoughts on that? Exclusively pour over set up with a preference for nutty/chocolate tones rather than fruity/citrus.

DilD · 24-11-2020 01:26AM

Talguetler wrote: »

I've tried the Ponaire, Soma and the 3fe (splits with my brother) and the Ponaire would be my favourite of the bunch so far with the 3fe. I wouldn't be the biggest fan of regular 3fe Momentum blend but the Christmas blend is very nice!

Struggling to decide where to order my last pre Christmas batch from. I've tried a few Ponaire roasts, WCC, the Dublin roasters etc etc etc. Is Maher's worth a punt at this stage? I don't think I've tried Badger & Dodo at home, any thoughts on that? Exclusively pour over set up with a preference for nutty/chocolate tones rather than fruity/citrus.

Have you tried Roasted Brown?

Hodors Appletart · 25-11-2020 10:07AM

jesus more issues with B&D

tried to submit an order this morning and they took my money but threw back an "internal server error" on the order page, and no order confirmation email.

Pretty shoddy on two orders now for me.

SneakyDoyle · 25-11-2020 05:35PM

Can anyone recommend a nice dark roast for espresso please?

I've been trying to dial in a new Sage Barista Express. I picked up some Full Circle beans which they explained were a dark roast, but they are way too light in colour. Also they taste way too citrusy, tangy, almost sour despite good pressure on the pour, great crema and a good extraction time - around 25 seconds. The roast date was 7 days ago.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

cnocbui · 25-11-2020 07:21PM

SneakyDoyle wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a nice dark roast for espresso please?

I've been trying to dial in a new Sage Barista Express. I picked up some Full Circle beans which they explained were a dark roast, but they are way too light in colour. Also they taste way too citrusy, tangy, almost sour despite good pressure on the pour, great crema and a good extraction time - around 25 seconds. The roast date was 7 days ago.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Ponnaire Sumatran or Burundi.

caviardreams · 28-11-2020 12:52AM

Has anyone tried Velo apart from the Aldi beans? I see they do a 12 month sub of a 225g bag of a different bean each month at €8.93 per month (€107 for the year) which seems good value - think it includes delivery.

Some of the single origins looks interesting so might be worth a punt

carq · 28-11-2020 08:55AM

Hi all

Just got a sage barista express and getting used to the settings using lavazza supermarket beans - with pretty bad results!
Had to have grind size at 1 to get any kind of pressure for 17-18g shot. Even then the pressure is inconsistent and only once got to 12 o clock on gauge- usually goes 10 o clock.

Have ordered ponaire beans - european and conisseur blends. Anyone use these beans with the barista express and recommend some starter settings? Would help me save some coffee

sidekick · 28-11-2020 10:16AM

I agree that Lavazza Rosso is pretty poor, almost makes the machine clog up as the grind seems wet?

I’ve got the Sage Barista Pro and have mostly left the settings at the defaults but you are giving me an idea to change up the grind setting and try experimenting a little more. That said, I’m really pleased with the current results.

Typically I’ve been using 3FE or Cloud Picker but this week I bought beans from Nick’s in Ranelagh (excellent value at €6/250g) and while it tastes great, it could also be a good option for experimenting.

Freshly roasted coffee beans online

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