Expresso !!!

[MChalkley]

DrDan - You did go for the gold, didn't you? No sense getting a lousy one and having to buy another one just to correct the first mistake.

Like you said, you'll really notice the difference when you roast your own beans.

 

[DrDan]

Oh yes this coffee was free with the machine and "I know better" than to use pre-ground and pre-roasted coffee. It is a little bitter and they say the Espresso from God doesn't have that bittter pang. Oh well - got years to play with it.

Boondocks got me all strung out on La Minita Terrazu green beans and now I waiting for his recommendations for an Espresso blend. He knows his stuff!

I did learn one thing already - no espresso at 2AM!

DrDan

 

[Boondox]

Dan -- With access to pretty much every Arabica bean on the planet, I prefer making my espresso out of a slightly overroasted (darker roast, but not like French Roast with all the coffee character burned out) Latin American bean. Now and then our roasters make a mistake and over-roast something -- and we have a lot of fun with the green samples sent in by hopeful suppliers -- but for my taste I prefer our La Minita Terrazu Dark or our Colombian Popayan Dark. Another reason for a less dark roast is the higher caffeine content = more of a morning pick me up.

My wife and I are addicts! We've started every day of our lives together with an espresso drink, and have two emergency backup machines should our primary pump go down!

Pete

 

[Boondox]

Robert -- If you like chocolate try using Yemen Mocha beans. No flavors involved, just a solid coffee with a hint of a chocolate aftertaste.

Pete

 

[MChalkley]

Pete - Seconded!!!! The coffees from Yemen are wonderful. My favorites, by far. I envy you for having so many different kinds of green beans at your 'disposal', though. (I know that's a poor word choice to use here - I can't think of a better way to dispose of them...)

 

[RobertN]

Pete,
That sounds good! But, where do you look for these types of beans? I have never seen anything like that, or the other beans you mentioned in this thread.

 

[DrDan]

Pete

So are you saying just take the La Minita Terrazu Beans and roast them through second crack?

I bought some from Sweet Maria's cuz I was despirate during the holidays (noone was answering your line), but will get them from you next time.

Thanks

DrDan

 

[Boondox]

We have them at www.greenmountaincoffee.com. For those of you in the south, Caribou Coffee is an excellent micro-roaster. Out west, try Bad [censored] Coffee. Actually, there are a lot of excellent roasters all over. Look for one small enough so the passion for coffee still controls the passion for profit.

Pete