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  • #16
    Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

    Originally posted by 714552445F68745851515252370 link=1276913387/14#14 date=1277004163
    And everyone is an individual and one persons opinion is not necessarily the same as the next persons. Same thing in both coffee and wine. You can argue about perceived quality all you like, but it will never stop someone loving their lambrusco, while someone else loves the latest Jimmy Watson trophy winner.  
    A mate of mine loves his Lavasa blue beans from Coles and uses a Saceo Magic deluxe and fills his bean hopper..  2 coffees a day... No more... One in the morning and one at night..

    My other mate will not drink any thing else other than International Roast (but only from the small tins - fresher he says).


    I respect the fact that they are comfortable with me; so as to state what they like and stick to their  guns; so to speak..  I joke but respect that they like something different..

    I cant quite come at the Saceo pale mud (opps have one in the shed - final testing) but at 2:30am on the beach, in the middle of winter... That dammed International Roast is Bloody GREAT ..  And Quick and easy too  ;D

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    • #17
      Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

      Originally posted by 6F535A4257360 link=1276913387/0#0 date=1276913387
      Collected all of the spilled ground coffee from the grinder tray
      I thought thats what Moccona was made from ;D

      Talking about stale coffee- this brings me onto a slight tangent - I ran dry on coffee stocks at home and wont get to do a home roast til at least the next 2-3 days. I was a little desperado and rocked up to Coles to see what they had to serve me for a few days while my next home roast degases. I picked up a 200g bag of Coles Finest Ethiopian beans and noted that the roast date was only 18 days ago. While this is a bit too long for my normal liking, its probably the freshest one would see at a supermarket. It also says "hand roasted" on the pack, but who knows what that means...

      I busted open the packet (one-way) and was not displeased with the appearance and the aroma was quite reminiscent of a cross between Harrar and Yirg. Quite floral and having a chew on a couple of the beans give a light lemon/cocoa flavour, a bit of peach stone fruit and with a few florals that my uneducated tongue just cant put a finger on.

      To tell you the truth- Im extremely surprised to say the least...
      Didnt expect anything like this from a supermarket...


      Cant run the grinder now - kids are asleep, but I cant wait to give it a whirl first thing tomorrow morning...

      Hopefully give you a verdict tomorrow...

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      • #18
        Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

        Originally posted by 110600060A15063C170B063C130C140611630 link=1276913387/16#16 date=1281271764
        the roast date was only 18 days ago
        Thats quite amazing considering the logistics involved in getting product from source to shelf in Coles.

        Are you sure it wasnt the "Best Before" date? ;D

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        • #19
          Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

          Originally posted by 3F282E28243B2812392528123D223A283F4D0 link=1276913387/16#16 date=1281271764
          noted that the roast date was only 18 days ago.
          18 days is not bad should still cut the mustard.
          Originally posted by 3F282E28243B2812392528123D223A283F4D0 link=1276913387/16#16 date=1281271764
          Cant run the grinder now - kids are asleep, but I cant wait to give it a whirl first thing tomorrow morning...
          Oh Oh, the difference between 18 and 18.5 days is critical, you will find that overnight they have all turned to crap. ;D :

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          • #20
            Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

            Originally posted by 6E524F545E5F485D555E3A0 link=1276913387/17#17 date=1281276547
            Thats quite amazing considering the logistics involved in getting product from source to shelf in Coles.

            Are you sure it wasnt the "Best Before" date?
            Nah - the best before is a few months ahead. Thats why I bought it cause it was only 18 days past roast date.

            Originally posted by 635F564E5B3A0 link=1276913387/18#18 date=1281307794
            Oh Oh, the difference between 18 and 18.5 days is critical, you will find that overnight they have all turned to crap.  
            hahahaha! ;D

            Vedict- Ran a couple of shots this morning and I must say that these beans are predominantly Yirg. Light body, great citrus and subtle aromatics. Both shots were around the 30ml/30sec mark and I didnt even have to fiddle with the grinder (Sunbeam EM series). Crema was great and taste was not much different than when Ive had home-roasted Yirg which was around 10+ days old. Of course most of the aromatics were not there (something has to give), however I found that when I home-roasted Yirg most of the aromatics dissipated by around day 5-6...

            All things being subjective if my homeroast was an 8 or 9 out of 10; Id give these beans a 7.

            Ive read that most supermarket stuff is rubbish and stale, but if you can get these soon after roasting, then they most certainly do well as an "in-between" commercial blend.

            By the way - machine is a Rancilio Silvia...



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            • #21
              Re: Experiment with stale coffee.

              Originally posted by 2B3C3A3C302F3C062D313C0629362E3C2B590 link=1276913387/19#19 date=1281318135
              All things being subjective if my homeroast was an 8 or 9 out of 10; Id give these beans a 7.
              Good stuff RTP, so the age of miracles hasnt passed.

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