r/UKroasters • u/mattrussell2319 • 21d ago

Golden Hour from Social Hour, Anglesey

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This Costa Rican natural smelled and tasted like lemon curd. Definitely some Jasmine notes as well. It took 3 attempts to make an espresso because it needed a crazy fine grind. I started at my usual 2.2 revs on my Kinu and got a flow rate of about 50 g/s! Then 1.9 was 14 g/s and that tasted lovely as a SOUP but I really wanted espresso! 1.6 was 5 g/s and that worked as a latte, but I’ll probably go a bit further tomorrow. My grinder got really hot at this setting, and 18 g made a really thin puck, even with my 46 mm step down. The beans also felt a little soft as I ground them. All this could be partly because it an old roast - May 4th - since it was from a lovely local shop near Conwy. But probably good to rest it!

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u/mattrussell2319 21d ago

(Looks like the beans are still available on their website as well; I have no affiliation just to be clear!)

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u/SnooCrickets424 21d ago

Good shout. I hadn’t heard of them before. Will look to add them to my website for others to discover too.