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What beans did you get there Black Sheep? I’d take a bag of the aul stale stuff if you are giving it away😁

Anyone else seen increases in their coffee prices? My go to coffee at Dreambeans has gone from 32.80 for 5 x 250g bags to over €39. I had seen that there were issues with bean production on Brazil but hadn't expected it to hit prices so soon!

Did you get the email from them about this, they offered me a voucher code to keep it at normal prices

Sorry I just re-read email. It was a code for 15% off. It expired on the 15th September.

On the topic of roast dates I noticed Bell Lane are roasted over a week before arriving. I guess it's because they ship based on order date whereas Badger & Dodo ship subscriptions on a fixed date? Probably not much difference but I would have thought subscription beans would be fresher than week old beans I could grab off the shelf.

Haven't tried Ponaire yet, what set up are you using?

Got a sub from bear market - 1kg comes in 2 x 500g bags which is nice. One bag was one week from roasting, the 2nd bag was 2 weeks from roasting which was a bit disappointing.

Contacted them and they said the roaster says they are best 10-15 days after so that's why they send them with the time lag. Fair enough I guess and explains different dates on the bags too I suppose (e.g. you will not go onto the second one till a week later). Would prefer if they flagged it on their site that it's their practice though as I often buy a week before I might need to use them as I never want to completely run out (imagine!!)

Had the exact same, I buy from the roastery as its only down the road and raised this issue with them.

I was told that due to the higher acidity in SAM it can be difficult to dial in unless you have barista level equipment (Guess margins for error are lower in acidic mixes). Now that was just a passing comment from one of their team.

On all cloudpicker roasts (love formation in milky drinks) I tend to have to go 19.5 in an 18g basket to get the 2:1 in 25-30 and get all the flavour I'd expect.

Try formation if you like a cappucino next time - easy dial in and some lovely choc, caramel flavour from it.

I get the Fusion blend, been my go to for last 6 months. Tried Papua New Guinea blend too last month and liked it

Just wondering if you have any recommendations from the site, thinking of getting some for work, low cost but fresh would be nice as a good few people will mill through it.

Most likely French press.

Thanks

Well my top contender - and the reason I went with them in the first place - would be their Indian - Pearl Mountain. But in the last order, the Aethiopien and Mexicano were also very nice. Basically, I haven't had a dud from them, so you probably can't go wrong.

A caveat would be that I only do espresso so don't know if using a french press would yield comparable results.

10% off Soma today for Intl coffee day too:

INTERNATIONAL-COFFEE-DAY-2021

Not sure what the right answer is, but I usually order from Ariosa Coffee (Sumatra is my favourite of theirs) and I receive it two days after roasting

Horses for courses I guess but usually I’d crack open a bag anywhere after two days post roast especially for filter and never found a massive difference with a longer rest.

But on the other hand when I order more than one bag it makes it a pain in the arse when the roast date is a while ago when it gets delivered because it could be up to a month post roast before I open the bag.

Not a massive issue and would expect it when buying from a cafe, but usually would think roasters would be fresher.