Quote Originally Posted by Tim View Post
Well I guess that's the price you pay for experimenting, but I'm inclined to go with Grant's suggestion and toss em', or just use for testing grind sizes or flushing stale grounds out the burrs. They are 500g packs too FFS.

Or I could give it to guests who drink instant with milk and sugar and they'll think I'm giving them gourmet coffee

I have to say for £3.29 a pack the Tesco Colombian Supremo beans often see off some single origin beans at over twice the price . . . go figure!
I'm just finishing off my Brazil Sao Marco from Rave today and tried it with 2 mins brew time instead of the usual 1 min. Your previous words on the subject must have seeped into my subconscious as I'm very happy with the results. Delicious at 1 min but the extra brew time really suits as you get more depth without killing off any of the subtle notes which often happens. It's an exceptional coffee. I really look forward to buying it in beans and grinding my own in the near future ...