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What coffee are you drinking just now?

UnderAnOpenSky said:
Bought cafe direct last night rather then the own brands I normally do as it was on offer. Loaded into a thermal mug to be drunk by the lake when I get to work. Old stuff was tasting bitter.

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I do like fresh ground but wish I'd bought at electric grinder now, even if cheap ones aren't as good as I can never be bothered to use the manual when I've got to get out to work.
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Dunno if it’s of any use knowing this but I have a Rhinowares hand grinder and the handle fits onto a 1/4” hex shaft so I use a small drill/driver with 1/4” hex bit holder to drive it. I put it on the slow speed so as not to overheat the coffee.
Works a treat.
 
danski said:
Dunno if it’s of any use knowing this but I have a Rhinowares hand grinder and the handle fits onto a 1/4” hex shaft so I use a small drill/driver with 1/4” hex bit holder to drive it. I put it on the slow speed so as not to overheat the coffee.
Works a treat.
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It is. Especially as mine is a Rhinowares one. :D
 
I only use a drill with my Porlex if I misplace the handle.
Unless you set it up in a stand with a flexible, shock-absorbing coupler, you'll come to grief eventually.
 
I couldn't resist trying a tiny taste of my new Bolivian beans yesterday - the jury's out because my palate varies throughout the day - I dare say some would doubt it was actually coffee :D
But I took the opportunity to try what was left in the mug with a bit of soy milk added and it wasn't at all unwelcome on a hot afternoon :)
 
First proper taste of the Bolivian.
Definitely has the fruity acidity, but also quite a lot of chocolate.
It certainly enables me to eat too much breakfast.
The beans are noticeably larger than usual and quite varied in colour.

To be honest, I'm really not sure what I like any more - or what coffee is actually supposed to taste like...
Just so long as it doesn't taste like so-called "posh instant", or the one time I bought "Americano" at a coffee shop at work... (burnt acorns)
 
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Sadly, in retrospect the Bolivian is a bit pants - poorly balanced.
I added some of the last of the cocoa-y Brazilian beans and it improved it massively.
Unfortunately no longer available - or at least it's up for a quality award and the taste profile has somehow changed ...

So I'm speculating on a bag of some El Salvador bourbon that has chocolate mentioned twice in its description with the hope that it will make a good blend.

Hasbean: El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Bourbon

Hasbean now seem to stock only very limited quantities of beans so it's no good getting too fond of a particular one.
 
First of this years Ethiopian Rocko Mountain Crop from Foundry roasters of Sheffield. Lovely balanced cup via V60, one of the top beans of the year.
 
Hassan I Sabha said:
First of this years Ethiopian Rocko Mountain Crop from Foundry roasters of Sheffield. Lovely balanced cup via V60, one of the top beans of the year.
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I keep meaning to try African coffee again, but I'm always nervous when the fruit comes first in the notes ... so not too acidic ?
 
gentlegreen said:
I keep meaning to try African coffee again, but I'm always nervous when the fruit comes first in the notes ... so not too acidic ?
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Not necessarily acidic, in my experience. But the first crop Ethiopians can be incredibly fruity. I had one last year where I couldn't believe that blueberry flavouring hadn't been added!
 
gentlegreen said:
I added some of the last of the cocoa-y Brazilian beans and it improved it massively.
Unfortunately no longer available - or at least it's up for a quality award and the taste profile has somehow changed ...
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I took a punt on this despite the lack of chocolate in the description (we seem to have the same taste in coffee :D) and it's really good. Fruity but not too acidic, more smooth and sweet like the chocolatey one.
 
WouldBe said:
PG tips. :)
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Aren't you tempted to try good coffee or tea at least once ?

I keep looking at the £2.50 beans in Aldi, but my £8 ones really make my weekend mornings for 57p per mug.
I would probably make a trial cup and give away the rest of the beans.
 
gentlegreen said:
Aren't you tempted to try good coffee or tea at least once ?

I keep looking at the £2.50 beans in Aldi, but my £8 ones really make my weekend mornings for 57p per mug.
I would probably make a trial cup and give away the rest of the beans.
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I'm on the Aldi Ethiopian ground stuff this morning. It's quite pleasant. Going to try beans again when the attachment for the drill to go on the grinder arrives from China.
 
Frazers, Sheffield - round the corner from my workshop. Light roast Sumatra Mandheling, brewed in one of those super basic drip filter things. Or aeropress. Seems decent... I'm a massive coffee snob, but haven't got into tasting notes etc. It tastes like a good light roast coffee, not too many bitter notes. £5 for 250g for locals, so decent price for freshly roasted/organic/fair trade stuff.
 
Sorry for the tea derail, but I didn't start it. :p

Gawd 'elp us.
My palate is not at all refined, but it's worth making the effort.

I'm about to put in my annual tea order.
I pay approx £30 a kilo for my oolong / Keemun blend.
I infuse multiple times so I get every bit of flavour from it.

3 kilos lasts me about a year - so that's 30p per day

I see that PG tips loose leaf is £5.63 a kilo.
I can't find any details of what's in one of those horrid bags.
Apparently they "extract the juice and add it back in" ...:facepalm:

I've been watching tea videos recently so am going to sample a couple of new teas - better quality - about £50 a kilo should I find I like them - so a decadent 50p per day - and that's a lot of tea - maybe a couple of pints (I keep my tea in a thermos.)

EDIT:-

Apparently there used to be 3.1g of "tea" in a teabag, but now it's 2.9g.
So 80 bags is 232g.

You can get 80 bags for approx £2.20 - so that's £9.50 a kilo.
 
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UnderAnOpenSky said:
I'm on the Aldi Ethiopian ground stuff this morning. It's quite pleasant. Going to try beans again when the attachment for the drill to go on the grinder arrives from China.
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Have you wrecked your grinder yet ? :p
I'd set Mrs Quoad on you if he was still around.
 
gentlegreen said:
Have you wrecked your grinder yet ? :p
I'd set Mrs Quoad on you if he was still around.
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Still waiting for the attachment. TBH if I'm not using it anyway, it's not the end of the world if it shortens it's life a bit.

Yes. Can't see he'd be impressed. It's a shame he doesn't post here anymore. :(
 
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