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[Tim]

I tried Columbia Suarez Project first. It was just ok and I was hoping for more; can't especially recommend it for fans of Columbian, which I normally love

Jules, I tried the Suarez in a Aeropress for the first time this morning and was disappointed by it too, it lacked body and flavour but I used my normal weight (around 16g) and grind settings when using an Aeropress. It's quite a light roast compared to my normal Columbian beans, so I ground the beans finer and upped the weight to 20g . . . wham, wonderful and even better than a pour over. Rich, sweet and all the normal Colombian chocolate notes were there, best cup of Columbian I've had at home for sometime.

The beans have rested for over 2 weeks since roasting now, so that might have a bearing, but I was impressed. I made a second cup using the same grind setting and weight to see if it was a fluke? Nope, bang on again. The water was hotter than normal too, about 20s after a full boil and a 2 minute immersion (inverted method).

Just shows it pays to play around if it doesn't quite hit the spot first time around.

I know you can't alter the grind size, but might be worth exploring water temps, amount of coffee and brew times?

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[struth]

A classic

[Marco]

Lovely smooth looking crema on that

Marco.

[julesd68]

Jules, I tried the Suarez in a Aeropress for the first time this morning and was disappointed by it too, it lacked body and flavour but I used my normal weight (around 16g) and grind settings when using an Aeropress. It's quite a light roast compared to my normal Columbian beans, so I ground the beans finer and upped the weight to 20g . . . wham, wonderful and even better than a pour over. Rich, sweet and all the normal Colombian chocolate notes were there, best cup of Columbian I've had at home for sometime.

The beans have rested for over 2 weeks since roasting now, so that might have a bearing, but I was impressed. I made a second cup using the same grind setting and weight to see if it was a fluke? Nope, bang on again. The water was hotter than normal too, about 20s after a full boil and a 2 minute immersion (inverted method).

Just shows it pays to play around if it doesn't quite hit the spot first time around.

I know you can't alter the grind size, but might be worth exploring water temps, amount of coffee and brew times?

Ah that's interesting Tim - I just didn't think to try changing the brew time, it's not like I didn't know how important it is!

By the way, the Columbia and El Salvador from North Star are both superb, highly recommended.

Have just run out so have ordered from somewhere new to me - Coffee Officina.
I liked their selections and prices, plus only £3 delivery for my three coffees -

Tacueyó Colombia / Passeio Brazil / Cajamarca Peru

thecoffeeofficina.com/shop/

[Tim]

. . . it's not like I didn't know how important it is!

Well I'm guilty of that, I find something that works and stick to it - but forget to experiment when I get new beans, as one size doesn't fit all. Obvious really, guess I'm lazy sometimes or just forget.

I got 1.5kg of beans from Coffee Compass the other day, so I'm sorted for awhile

[struth]

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tapatalk down so trying out flickr

[struth]

Espresso. The end

[struth]

Dark Chocolate

[struth]

Yummy

[struth]

Milky morning wake me up