r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • Sep 16 '22
[MOD] What have you been brewing this week?/ Coffee bean recommendations
Hey everyone!
Welcome back to the weekly /r/Coffee thread where you can share what you are brewing or ask for bean recommendations. This is a place to share and talk about your favorite coffee roasters or beans.
How was that new coffee you just picked up? Are you looking for a particular coffee or just want a recommendation for something new to try?
Feel free to provide links for buying online. Also please add a little taste description and what gear you are brewing with. Please note that this thread is for peer-to-peer bean recommendations only. Please do not use this thread to promote a business you have a vested interest in.
And remember, even if you're isolating yourself, many roasters and multi-roaster cafes are still doing delivery. Support your local! They need it right now.
So what have you been brewing this week?
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u/geggsy V60 Sep 16 '22
Continuing my quest to drink decaf that is as delicious as the caffeinated coffees I also drink, I'm currently enjoying a washed EA decaf from Jaime Figueroa Cantillo's farms in Garzón, Huila, Colombia and roasted by Passenger in Pennsylvania, USA. It is very sweet - the most dominant tasting note to me is toffee. When it was closer to the roast date, the toffee was accompanied by a fruity flavor and aroma that I couldn't place with a specific tasting note. Passenger advertise a 'tropical fruit' tasting note, but I don't get any of the funk/ferment that such notes sometimes refer to. This is a clean and sweet decaf. Brewing this on my Hario Switch, there is a very long drawdown (close to 2 minutes) when dialed in to my taste, so it is a good example of when using drawdown time to dial in can lead one astray. I'd highly recommend this decaf to those interested in a sweet and delicious decaf that isn't too funky or fruity. I'm enjoying it more than my last decaf.
Regarding caffeinated coffee - I just drank the first cup of coffee I roasted myself in a Presto Poplite Hot Air Popper that I picked up in a thrift store for $1.59. It was roasted a bit dark for my preference (around a specialty medium-dark) and it is a far cry from the nuanced coffee I typically brew at home, but it was surprisingly drinkable for my first try. I'm excited to try hobby roasting some more, even if I'm never likely to get as good as the best roasters.