https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:04:38 +0000 en Roasted Beans or Blends — Coffee Forum https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/1287/what-coffee-are-you-roasting-this-week Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:52:03 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Koffee_Kosmo 1287@/discussions New Thread to record your home or work related coffee roasts

Today I roasted
800gr of Honduras La Central SHG
To approx 40 seconds into second crack and also did a few short videos

KK]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/1659/what-coffee-am-i-drinking-at-the-moment Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:31:10 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends UNM 1659@/discussions
As for me, it is a good question. I don't know!
I picked up some browns from jeff at mycuppa the other day and, although I know what beans are in the blend, I don't know proportions or if it is one of his standard blends.

I ground most for cold process, and kept some back for espressos. The first shot was a pretty slow pour, but very frisky crema for a two week old roast, tasted less than stellar - cloying sweetness with a touch of sour/acid aftertaste. Second shot was pulled with temp set 1.5 degree higher and slightly coarser grind. Much improved, nice body and mouthfeel, but I'm not yet getting the best out of it.
Tried the cold processed as an americano today and am really liking it - the usual velvety smoothness I seem to get in cold processed, with a little chocolate and just a hint of dry pepper in the finish.]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4986/jeff-and-the-team-at-quot-my-cuppa-quot Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:40:12 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends C-man 4986@/discussions
I am a pretty much tell it like it is kinda guy.

I know most of you guys buy green and home roast, I must say these guys have it down to a fine art.

I am on a real professional roasters journey now and Jeff is the captain of the ship and I love it!

With this latest batch I ordered 3kg, I just asked for;

1. something nutty
2. something berry of cherry like the Yirg they sell at Clandestino for twice the price
3. and still looking for something as rich and good as the Kilimanjaro he sent as a free sample before

what was  posted the same day, but took 4 days to arrive because of Aus-post  was;

1. Brazilian Cambara yellow burbon  ( i am guessing this is the nutty one?)  and also drink now like most Brazilians?
2. Ethiopia Sidamo  Organic  ( I am guessing the berry/cheery one?)
3. Nicaragua Diamond may be a COE (hard to read the bag) no smell yet so I am guessing more rest time with this one?

So basically this post is to ask Jeff about recommended rest times and let everyone know how much I am enjoying this journey..
the last lot was PNG and Rawandan and was delicious
looking forward to trying this new batch..

C-man

]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6332/perth-north-roaster Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:19:32 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends GourmetEng 6332@/discussions Simply by locality I found a roaster, (non site sponsor name removed), in the next suburb so I visited them on a Tuesday morning. By chance they were there as they mainly roast on Mon and Tue and deliver to their commercial customers for the rest of the week. Apparently many coffee shops re-brand their beans and sell them as their own.
They are not really setup for over the counter purchases but have recently been doing private sales via their website. I was given a tour of their bean stock and equipment and they were quite excited to tell me their history. Their taster was going full tilt at the time. They've been running for about 4 years.

I had already selected a blend from the website - (brand name removed) - and I bought 1 kg. They warned me it had only been roasted the day before and that the full flavour will come out after 5 days.
I couldn't wait and have now been drinking it for 3 weeks.
I found Paradiso to be excellent for my tastes and can only agree with their own description as follows:
"To us the perfect espresso should be a beautiful slightly spicy sweet nectar, rich in texture, thick and syrupy, smooth and complex. Finally traces of dark cocoa should linger on. We truly believe that when carefully prepared, the Paradiso blend will bring you straight to those pearly gates"

As it's my first specialist blend I'm no expert but I would recommend (my local roaster) to Perth Snobs looking for a new source.
I'm also interested in anyone else's opinion on (their local roaster)

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Keeping that in mind if you normally roast then sell beans or give away and pack/seal immediately after roasting what do you do if they need to be ground?

Do you rest them for a day or so first? A week? Or not bother and just grind away knowing they will go stale quickly anyway?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6310/fruchoc-blends Sat, 02 Sep 2017 14:17:00 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Lwowiak 6310@/discussions While all of the coffees I use are excellent Single Origins, I enjoy tweaking a blend.
The preference is for a coffee with a sweet toffee finish, some chocolate tones, but a fruity berry aftertaste that lingers. This is what I came up with.

Coffees              

Burundi (Stewed strawberries, intense body)
Costa Rica Tirra Estate Red honey (Boozy Berries, heavy body, sweet finish)
Ethiopia Yirg Aricha (Apricots with a toffee finish)
Guatemala Punda natural (Intense inky cup, Sticky toffee with chocolate finish. Very sweet)
Indonesia Sumatra Onan Ganjang (Sweet toffee, some berries. Heavy syrupy mouth feel)
India Kelagur Heights (Sweet berry with chocolate and toffee finish)
Brazil Sitio (Juicy sweet body. Chocolate butter finish)
Brazil Ipanema (Berries, stonefruit. Slight hazelnut. Creamy sweet chocolate.)

Blends:
Aprichoc.
Apricots, milk chocolate and toffee.
Ethiopia         40%
Brazil Sitio 40%
Indonesia         20%
 
Berrychoc.
Intense berries, sweet sticky toffee and milk chocolate.
Costa Rica 40%
Guatemala Punda 20%
Brazil (any) 20%
India (or Indo) 20%

Burundi bomb.
Intense juicy berries. Followed by sweet sticky body with a hint of milk choc in milky drinks.
Burundi 50%
Brazil 25%
Guatemala Punda 25%

I roast to the cusp of second crack, sometimes a little before. I aim for sweet espresso, with tons of body and mouth feel. The Brazils are tipped before second crack and are very sweet. The Burundi is a favourite, and is roasted to the edge of second crack. It results in a very sweet espresso, with balanced acidity and body. My daughters prefer it 50/50 with a Brazil. All coffee is blended post roast, as it allows all sorts of experimentation with ratios.
]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/3473/campos-superior-blend Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:41:41 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Kelsey 3473@/discussions
Each time I've had it as a double ristretto, it's had lovely reddish tigger mottled crema and in the hands of a good barista has poured exactly as I'd expect a perfect ristretto to.

But I'm not a fan - it's a very very 'bright' coffee that makes me think of popper-roasts or too-fresh beans, although there's a lot more body to it than that.

It seems to exemplify the kind of espresso that I've had in a few different boutiquey cafes and that is still very good coffee... but not to my taste, which is fair enough.

In fact my local cafe, Edge Espresso has been doing a bit of upskilling recently and have absolutely knocked it out of the park for me the last few times I've been in - and they're using Di Bella Modena Blend which has previously tasted somewhat similar to me.


I've never had Campos Superior at Campos itself.


So my question is - is this how it's supposed to taste? The online descriptions of the Modena and Superior are not massively different and have tasted similar in the past, specifying fruity notes and butterscotch.

Or have I just hit cafes with fresh beans or unskilled baristas?]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/2607/decaf-success Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:02:25 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Kelsey 2607@/discussions BeanGreen.

As usually, everything arrived exceedingly quickly (although I reckon Lacehim has better posties - we're only about 30k away from each other and his beans always seem to arrive the same day they're shipped. Mine always arrive the day after) and Brendan had slipped a sample of something extra in, which I'll be keen to try soon.

It's immediately obvious which is the naturally-low bean and which has been processed:



I did 200g of the Opus and 150g of the Decaf. Roast times were fast with the low volume, only 13 minutes in total.

As per the suggestions on the board, I let these beans get a little darker and they were pulled at the start of second crack.



My better half is thrilled with the result. She hated the DiBella decaf I grabbed while I was in Brisbane the previous weekend for the cupping, but loves this despite the slightly bitter taste.

I've tried it - it's definitely somewhat bitter and lacks the full range of flavour I love from my espresso.... but that said, I wouldn't complain very hard if someone served that drink to me. It's really not bad at all.

Has anyone tried roasting up the Opus as a SO?]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6189/aslan-coffee-sulawesi-toraja Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:59:50 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Kelsey 6189@/discussions
One such roaster I'm glad I've found is Aslan Coffee.

My wife and I felt we needed a break from high acidity, fruity coffee and went on the hunt for some odd school choc-nut flavor.

The Sulawesi Toraja fit the bill.

Still bold, but with a complex nutty flavor and ever so slightly sweet it went very nicely as espresso, but even better with milk.

It lingered nicely on the palate and I've just ordered another kilo to see if we continue to enjoy it.

Highly recommended. If you're in the area of Alchemy coffee, it might be worth skipping the lines and heading over to Aslan's nearby cafe.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6174/colombian-buena-vista-coe-winner-2015 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:00:59 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends deegee 6174@/discussions
The first batch I roasted started to get away from me at the end and I had to hurriedly stop and cool them a bit sooner than expected. I wanted to stop at the first snaps of 2C, but it went quickly from a couple of snaps into several more, and was probably close to rolling when I stopped and started cooling. It looked dark and just a little shiny, but not oily.
So next day I did another batch - very similar ramp up to first crack, then backed off a little so that this roast ran for 30 seconds longer, but ended a couple of degrees lower, at the very first snap of 2C.

I should say at this point that I don't have an educated palate, quite the opposite in fact. So I will not be reporting any of the finer nuances - no faint hints of fruits, herbs, flowers, etc. Just my very basic take on this bean as a short black and as a flat white.

It's now nearly a week post roast, and both batches are good and getting better. If this bean is like another good quality Colombian I have, they will probably improve a little more over the next week.

Both are drinking well as black or white. Both have good body and some dark chocolate flavour. The first batch is nice but slightly bitter-sweet, and I prefer this one with milk rather than black.   
The second is just as I like it, smooth, slightly sweet with a bit of  dark chocolate and very nice as a short black or in milk. If this batch continues to mellow as I expect, it will be right up there with my favourite bean.

For my next batch I might try stopping a couple of degrees lower still to see what that does for the flavour.
I'm also curious as to how this bean will blend. perhaps with a Peruvian base bean, or with the Brazil Ipanema Dulce that I also got from Coffee Curators.  I roasted a batch of the Brazil  yesterday and will try a post-roast blend of it with the Buena Vista after a few days rest. 
But I suspect that I will probably drink this one mostly as an S.O.

I also have some of CC's Costa Rica Tarrazu to try too.  That one will have to wait a few days at least.  I'm already a bit over caffeinated this week.  So many new beans to try - so little time !!]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6154/coffee Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:44:24 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends iamavapollard 6154@/discussions https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6105/blending-with-columbians Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:46:22 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Lwowiak 6105@/discussions In the past, what I bought was either drunk as a SO, or used up in a blend (20 to 30%).
Some Columbian coffee is just too good to blend, but others may benefit from mixing.
Please share your adventures.

I sometimes find that the acidity of a Columbian may be too pronounced for espresso, but works in milk. Body and syrupy sweetness tends to vary with Columbians, hence my interest in matching it with other origins.]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6104/blending-with-brazils Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:40:39 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Lwowiak 6104@/discussions
My trusted blend (for espresso and milk) has always been:
Brazil 50%
Indo  20%
African 30%.

However, with the quality of Brazilian coffee skyrocketing, I found that good SO Brazils only need some minor tweaking.
I have been adding Indonesian beans for mouthfeel and sweetness (when I can get a good Indo, that is not too earthy), and then 10 to 20% Ethiopian beans (or Tanzania and Burundi).

My next project will be to mix some Central American beans (Guat, Costa Rica) into the blend, instead of the Africans.

My definition of good Brazils, is not the base beans of old, where the only flavour was chocolate, and limited sweetness.

Please share your triumphs and failures, as blending today, is becoming very interesting.
]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/6095/is-jamaica-blue-mountain-coffee-a-benchmarking-for-other-specialty-coffee Sun, 13 Mar 2016 02:27:32 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends vietnamcoffee 6095@/discussions
Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is definitely a world's famous specialty coffee. However, should we consider it a benchmark for other's specialty mountain coffees?]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5881/tips-on-beans-suitable-for-middle-eastern-turkish Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:56:06 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Fr. Coffee 5881@/discussions
Can anyone offer any suggestions on blends that would work well for a Middle-Eastern/Turkish style coffee (using traditional gear of course)?

Much appreciate any guidance!

Fr. Coffee]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5859/harrar-mocha Tue, 26 May 2015 17:33:27 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends GeekKopi 5859@/discussions
for the last 6 weeks Ive really been enjoying a Harrar Mocha from The Coffee Co (Balaclava VIC). I think they've got it blended pretty well.
Ive been having my morning coffee as a latte (double shot) as well as enjoying many blacks throughout the rest of the day.

Ive got it dialled in so I extract around 30ml in 27 seconds (including the auto perfusion from my HX), 18 grams weighed after grind, and 36 fluid grams after extraction.

Full bodied, with decent cream, sweet, and its been the "house" blend and will continue to be for the next couple weeks. Then I'll switch it for an Ipanema espresso blend that I also tried from the same guys and its pretty awesome too.

I keep to my darker roasts, I'm not a 3rd wave guy even though I've tried some of the lighter blends and some SO's but I like to drink coffee and not fruit juice ]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5702/time-to-start-the-fun-of-blending-beans Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:24:25 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends ash 5702@/discussions
Indonesian Sumatran Wahana Estate - Longberry - 3kg

Indonesian Sumatran Mandheling - Blue Batak - 2kg

Brazil Daterra Estate - Sweet Collection - 3kg

Brazil Fazenda Laranjal - Yellow Bourbon - 3kg

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Dumerso - 2kg

I've also got the following still at home:

Australian - Green Cauldron Estate - 1kg

Cuban Turquino - 1kg

Indian Monsoon Malabar AA - 1kg

Peru Grace Estate - 1kg

From what I've read around the place, a blend of 50% Brazilian, 30% Indo and 20% Ethiopian appears reasonably popular, hence my order is biased this way. Hopefully with enough variety for me to come up with a nice combination. I'm going to roast some of the Wahana as SO, as it sounds very interesting to try by itself :-)

Any other suggestions for blends with what I'm ordering and what I have?]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/1552/indian-mm Fri, 27 May 2011 21:20:43 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends texx 1552@/discussions i picked up a kg of green from a roaster in toowoomba this week and the guy was good enough to give me a bit already roasted to take home and try .
now as already said i aint an expert but to me it had plenty of body and very smooth but no what i call bitterness left in the mouth which is what i  liked about it ,it did however i thought leave my mouth a little dry for a while after .
i have read that it is not an easy bean to roast so that has me a bit worried now that i have some green .
what i would like to know from those more knowledgeable than me is what would be good to blend with this bean to reduce the dry mouth without adding any kind of bitterness.
johno]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5598/stable-treat-2014 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 21:49:47 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Lacehim 5598@/discussions http://ministrygrounds.com.au/roasted-coffee/blends/stable-treat-2014.html

It was only roasted a few days ago so will have to give this one some time, but previous years have been a really Christmas treat with lots of Christmas flavours even for my untrained palate.

Anyone else ordered some?  C-Man, Kelsey and I pool together to save on postage so hopefully they will enjoy it too. ]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5618/suggest-a-blend-from-these Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:58:31 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Muscles 5618@/discussions
Brazil Daterra Estate Sunrise - pulped natural RFA Cert.
Colombian Bachue Supremo
Costa Rican Tarrazu - SHB
Indonesian Sumatran Mandheling - Blue Batak

Any suggestions on a nice punchy blend? I make 95% of my coffees as flat whites with the occasional espresso and want high body and low acidity. I do have some robusta to throw in in small quantities to round things out.

I like roasting in 400gm SO batches in the KKTO and then blending post roast but can reduce a batch if necessary as long as I end up with close to 1.7-1.8kg of brown.

Thoughts?
]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5566/brown-beans-with-reasonable-freight Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:19:35 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends galumay 5566@/discussions
Does anyone have any recommendations for roasters that ship to remote corners of australia at competitive prices??

]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/2471/espresso-blends Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:18:16 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Lwowiak 2471@/discussions 50% Brazil
30% Sumatra
20% Ethiopia.

I think this makes a well balanced espresso. I tried the following:
50% Brazil BSCA
30% Sumatra Aceh Wet Hulled Gr1
20% Ethiopian Trabocca Harrar.
Green Bean blend.

Overall, very nice and smooth. Enjoyable in milk also.
I find the Sumatran a bit too earthy, and would like to add a bean with body and sweetness. Some of the Indian "Elk Hill" sounds good. It would be nice to find a couple equivalents.
My previous blends did not contain as much Brazil, and I have to say the Brazil Daterra Sweet Collection works well also. The 50% Brazil does smooth out the taste somewhat. I also found that keeping the Ethiopian to 20% worked better.
Aim next time is to substitute the Ethiopian with a Costa Rican.

Please share your thoughts and experiences.]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/3653/ministry-of-grounds-stable-treat-2012 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:13:42 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Brett H 3653@/discussions http://ministrygrounds.com.au/stable-treat-festive-blend-2012.html

Roast date 15 November

Oh wow oh wow!!!  Nanna's boiling fruit cake is on the stove and I'm 10 again!  This is my second day drinking the Stable treat as espresso and flat whites.  If you love chocolate and Fruit Cake this will give you a big wonderful flavourful surprise.  Lots of spice and citrus to keep this baby zinging around your taste buds long after you've sipped.  I am constantly astounded by the flavours you clever guys at the pointy end get out of your roasts.  What a great treat, I can't wait to see how it develops over the next fortnight!

Thank you Neil!]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/5016/trend-to-lighter-roasting Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:03:39 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends greenman 5016@/discussions https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4725/burundi-coffee Sat, 04 May 2013 11:49:51 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Steve_01 4725@/discussions That's what it sounded like he said.  Could have been spelt Burundi Napzi perhaps. 
I can't find anything on the Internet called Burundi Napze.  Does any such coffee actually exist?
The closest i could find to that is Burundi Ngozi. 
Does such a coffee exist?  Or did i perhaps hear incorrectly? ]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4911/bolivia-colonia-taypiplaya-londinium-espresso Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:06:04 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Kelsey 4911@/discussions
It took a few attempts to dial this in - a two degree drop on the BZ07 and a slightly tighter grind finally nailed it.

Roasted on July 29 I'd waited seven days after receipt to crack this one, which should put it right in the sweet spot.

Before getting it dialled in, the shots were good but unremarkable.

Now that all the stars are in alignment, I'm getting some sensational shots.

Those of you that know me realise my taste differentiation isn't great, but it's something I've been working on (with the help of Lamkin Lane!).

I noted fruity tones that weren't at all citrusy - blackcurrant or cherry perhaps. In addition to a dark cocoa chocolate undertone. The mouthfeel was full without smacking you around the head and it had an exceptionally long finish - I was still tasting those fruity flavours 30 minutes later. Minimal acidity.

My wife was quite critical (as always) of the first two shots, but once I nailed it I got a big wow out of her also.

There are no tasting notes on the product page on the Londinium site, but since starting this review I found another site which lists dark plums, lime and pineapple. The limes I don't get, but the dark plum in particular I relate to.

Good stuff, wish I could get it regularly.

This is one I'd like to track down and try roasting for myself.]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4880/aldi-fairtrade-organic-coffee-14-95-kg Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:08:59 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends UNM 4880@/discussions
I thought that as aldi often have good products,  these beans should be tested. It seemed only fair that I should act as guinea pig.

Best before 26/06/2015. I surmise roast date is 26th of June this year. 100% Arabica, fair trade and organic. Roasted in Australia from imported beans. That's all the info I have.

Will try as aeropress and espresso.

If crap, will get a refund


]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4724/when-form-doesnt-follow-function Wed, 01 May 2013 20:41:29 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends Kelsey 4724@/discussions
Their packaging is a beautiful continuation of the incredible style and sophistication of the establishment. It's also a prime example of form over function.

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Also, how the hell am I supposed to keep this sealed now?!?!]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/4693/help-me-use-up-my-bag-ends Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:50:36 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends UNM 4693@/discussions
As I have only a few beans left of some bags, what can I blend  to use up my
PNG kimmel peaberry (80 grams)
Tanza Tec (40 grams)
Sulawesi Bukit Marante (135 grams)

Total roast size 200-250gram


I also posted my current bean stash on the appropriate thread, but have a reasonable selection.
I am thinking the Tanza Tec and peaberry with something else to round it out, but not sure what will roast well with them.

Perhaps the Sulawesi with some Harrar and a touch of Indian Elk hill?


Any thoughts?]]> https://www.coffeeforum.org.au/discussion/3731/where-do-you-buy-and-find-your-beans Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:44:07 +0000 Roasted Beans or Blends droaks 3731@/discussions As a total newbie to coffee I mostly buy my beans from the supermarkets, or occasionally a Harvey Norman store, which I know you will probably all scream for me to be banned, but with so much variety out there how do I know what to try? Where do you guys choose your beans?]]>