Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 19, 2024 17:24:28 GMT
James Hoffman did a video on that. There is a roastery in Ipswich (I think) that you could walk into with some space marine branding on Monday and have a line of ‘POUR THE EMPEROR!’ beans on the shelf by the end of the week.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 19, 2024 17:24:51 GMT
/brb, writing a pitch
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Post by Vortex on Oct 19, 2024 18:43:25 GMT
Finally, the Font Geek branded beans we've been waiting for?
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Post by Tomo on Oct 27, 2024 23:07:42 GMT
Ta-dah!  I've tried left and right so far. Very nice. The Ethiopian on right is particularly up my street. Not just pretty branding! |
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Post by dam on Oct 28, 2024 12:43:15 GMT
Nice tins, and local too....
I should really make an effort and get better beans. I've been going for cheap/bulk, as the kids were just going through it like water, but the 2 eldest have left now, so consumption is down, and I can afford decent stuff again!
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Post by Vortex on Oct 28, 2024 12:46:03 GMT
Us vs Them had some really nice beans last time I was in there.
On topic: I picked up some beans from a cafe called Piece on Argyle street as the coffee in there was really nice when down this weekend. I am hoping they are as good as the ones we got served there.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 29, 2024 10:20:44 GMT
Got a ton of leave stacked up so I have the week off with nothing to do in particular so I actually have time to make a v60 instead of grabbing a coffee from the bean to cup machine.
It’s nice to know I’ve still got it and, fuck me, I forgot how nice it is.
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Post by Tomo on Oct 29, 2024 12:04:14 GMT
Christ, I don't want to be you nick if you don't have 5 mins to make a V60 in the morning  It's like a ritual in our house. |
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Post by Vortex on Oct 29, 2024 12:28:46 GMT
I'm instant coffee in the morning through the week for speed, unless on holiday.
The good stuff is for the evening/weekends/holidays.
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Post by Tomo on Oct 29, 2024 12:56:11 GMT
I like the process. Weigh, grind, pour. Something about it helps my brain engage for the day. Mental yoga. Ha.
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Post by zisssou on Oct 29, 2024 12:59:26 GMT
I feel the same when I load a tassimo pod into the machine.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 29, 2024 13:31:54 GMT
Christ, I don't want to be you nick if you don't have 5 mins to make a V60 in the morning It's like a ritual in our house. It was getting out of the habit as much as anything else. I’m rushing about in the morning and eventually stopped making them on the weekend when I actually do have time. It’s weird having literally nothing to do so made some brownies to go with my coffee Check the flatness:   |
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Post by mrpon on Oct 29, 2024 13:40:19 GMT
Fuck me they look like dinner plates!!
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 29, 2024 13:47:21 GMT
I only had sponge tins and liners, so it’s getting sliced like a pizza
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 7, 2024 15:29:55 GMT
The packaging's nowhere near as cool as some of the gems you guys have picked up lately, but this is my latest acquisition:
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Post by Tomo on Nov 8, 2024 23:49:11 GMT
The Ride & Grind beans have been really nice btw. Roaster is legit and not just fancy packaging. The Ethiopian one with the branch on the artwork (Korate) is particularly lovely - fruity and floral, my fave.
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Post by Reviewer on Nov 13, 2024 12:05:23 GMT
Origin Coffee just won an award for best specialty coffee roaster in Europe at the European coffee awards. I’ve been using them recently and they do have a greater (good) variation in the flavours of their subscriptions than some others.
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 18, 2024 17:16:14 GMT
An interesting video from The Hoff:
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 20, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
Another J-Ho video, which I thought may be of interest to some posters:
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Post by askew on Nov 21, 2024 8:23:47 GMT
I’m struggling with an Ethiopian. Finally purchased some new Hario filters and they are so much thinner than the last batch: water almost streams through. I’ve made my grind finer, but still struggling to get the flavour I was expecting. Any favourite V60 ‘recipes’?
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