Roasted coffee beans
SteveR_100Milers
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Can anyone recommend a good supplier of fresh roasted coffee beans? I'm not a huge fan of the vac packed ones from Lavazza, I would like something a little less harsh.
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Can't help sorry as vac packed kimbo does me fine but this could well be as debated as a what groupset question from previous coffee threads.
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Scrumple wrote:www.hasbean.co.uk
Email Steve and he will help if you tell him what you like.
Thank you sir!0 -
Oh, and if you sign up for their newsletter, you will get cash off codes!
I'm sure Steve will send you them if you ask nicely before your first order.
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www.hasbean.co.uk
Email Steve and he will help if you tell him what you like.
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Also very good are:
www.squaremilecoffee.com
http://www.jamesgourmetcoffee.com/
All similar quality - you can't go wrong.0 -
we buy bags of beans from Nero - not the cheapest but we like the blendhttp://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR20 -
www.e-coffee.co.uk are who I use.
Monmouth Coffee is supposed to be good. Also depends on your location and how you store the coffeeM.Rushton0 -
Or buy the best green coffee in the world, and roast your own.
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Haven't you tried Maggies coffee http://www.bigmaggys.com/ Steve?http://twitter.com/mgalex
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Despite owning some team kit, no.
I do not buy any roasted beans. I have a fair few kilos of green beans in the cupboard which will last the year. No need to pay over the odds for other people to send it to me. I make it as I need it.
Just finished a huge dissertation, so going to roast 200g of Jamaican Blue Mountain as a treat (cost me aout £40 I think, for 1 lbs of it ! - "Mavis Bank")
Also have some Smith Farm's Kona, and cup of excellence Guatamalan, and El Salvador.
Other beans I have, together with the suppliers suggested roast length / brew method:
M. Tangse rhino Sumatra - Full city--great vac pot bean
Rungeto Coop Kenya - City+ Drip and vacpot
Sanani Mocha Yemen - full city works as espresso
SHG Santa Rica ElSal - city+ *SPECIAL BEAN--SPECIAL BEAN
Org HG Oaxaca Mexico - City+ to Full City - espresso or vac pot
Org Yig Ethiopia - city to city + vacpot
Apaneca Ilamatepec ElSal - city+ vacpot
Northern End Est Tanzania - full city to vienna drip or vac pot
Natural Yirg Worka Ethiopia (Sweet Maria) - city plus to full city vac pot to espresso
Peru FTO Cuzco Ccochapampa (SM) full city
Brasil FTO Poco Fundo peaberry - GREAT SO Bean at full city--fruit bomb Brazil
La margarite honey Costa rica - city + vacpot, full city espresso
Buf Coffee Bourbon Rwanda - city+ vacpot
Jampit estate Java - full city/full city+ (pair with Yemen for excellent Mocha Java blend (go 60/40 either way))0 -
Scrumple
What is your method for roasting? Can you do it in an electric oven?0 -
As you're a connoisseur Scrumple and have green and roasted beans, I have some baked beans in the cupboard :P Does that count
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Hottop roaster
Costly, but the best home one. Due to them being funny about pricing, hasbean don't stock them anymore and I got mine direct from the supplier.
Beans need to be agitated when roasted, to stop them burning etc. You can mess with a popcorn maker (hot air is great), or even cook in a skillet and stir.
Best infor here: http://www.sweetmarias.com/articles.php#roastAndBrew
Buying them freshly roasted will open your eyes, although roasted beans don't keep long and when ground should be used immediately!0 -
Mark Alexander wrote:Haven't you tried Maggies coffee http://www.bigmaggys.com/ Steve?
No, but a good idea!
I'll ask him tonight if he is at Newport
Monmouth coffee sounds a good idea as its close by..ish.
I do not want to add any more process equipment to my coffee production line, so I will continue to outsource roasting operation.0 -
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This thread proves beyond a shadow of doubt that there are folks here who have waaaaaaaaaaay too much spare time on their hands.
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and waaaay too little imagination or interest in the world around them.0
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SteveR_100Milers wrote:
Monmouth coffee sounds a good idea as its close by..ish.Mark Alexander wrote:Haven't you tried Maggies coffee http://www.bigmaggys.com/ Steve?
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Despite the name, they're not actually in Monmouth (named after Monmouth St, London). Excellent coffee though, and they do mail order. Based on the excellent blend they do for Fernandez & Wells, Hasbean would definitely be worth a shot. Lots more ideas here:
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TBH, I get the tesco value ground coffee. Not strong and a decent price. I know, I know, probably floor sweepings, but it s ok for me...0
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vitesse169 wrote:TBH, I get the tesco value ground coffee. Not strong and a decent price. I know, I know, probably floor sweepings, but it s ok for me...
They have some great deals on bikes too!
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-6409.aspx
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Wheelspinner wrote:This thread proves beyond a shadow of doubt that there are folks here who have waaaaaaaaaaay too much spare time on their hands.
Not sure what you mean. I order it online, it turns up.
15 minutes to roast for a week's worth of coffee.
Beats the trip to the shop for freeze dried muck. It couldn't be easier.0 -
15 minutes now, but I'll bet it took 20 years of searching/faffing/wasting/testing to get to that point M.Rushton0
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mrushton wrote:15 minutes now, but I'll bet it took 20 years of searching/faffing/wasting/testing to get to that point
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I like big maggys website.
I really really like their commuter service.
Pay a set amount per month, and you can turn up in the morning on your bike, shower in their facilities, give your dirty kit to them to get it washed, put on your suit that you've left in their secure storage, grab a coffee and snack in their coffee shop, mentioning to the mechanic that your derailleur needs a bit of adjustment, then walk across the road to work.
Anywhere in London offer this?"I hold it true, what'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost;
Than never to have loved at all."
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SteveR/100Milers,
Also (relatively) local is the Costa Rica Coffee Co, Cardiff. @ 85, Pontcanna Street, Cardiff, CF11. Really helpful staff, good prices, always fresh beans, and always a good choice. Give 'em a try0 -
RHT wrote:SteveR/100Milers,
Also (relatively) local is the Costa Rica Coffee Co, Cardiff. @ 85, Pontcanna Street, Cardiff, CF11. Really helpful staff, good prices, always fresh beans, and always a good choice. Give 'em a try
OK thanks
I've got enough bean orders to last a year....0 -
For those occasions when you can't wait for your online order, here's my take on some supermarket beans;
Tesco: Finest Colombian Supremo: good stuff and far better than the Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Colombian, which is truly awful.
Tesco: Finest Java Sumatra: good.
Sainsburys: Premium: fairly good.
Sainsburys: Decaff - not bad for decaff.
Sainsburys: Kenyan and anything else other than the above: avoid.
Waitrose: Sumatra Mandheling: One of my favourites to buy online but the name covers a wide range of coffees. Waitrose's, although good, seems a bit over-roasted to me.
Waitrose: Monsoon Malabar:good.
Waitrose: Peruvian decaff:ok.
Definitely worth investing in a decent burr grinder. The Kitchenaid one is expensive but a class bit of kit.
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