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I do not know where to begin. I read all of your comments objectively. That is more than I can say for those who read and replied to my post.
I stated that I use premium beans; no they are not stale as I cannot use the beans fast enough to warrant buying in bulk, I buy in 250g increments. They are one to two days from roast date when purchased. They are finished by either the 13th or 14th day after roasting.
I am simply saying that for $13 a kilo vs premium $49 a kilo beans the coles have a really good quality only 10 - 15% worse than my premium beans.
If any of you live in SA contact me here if you want to have a cupping, happy to be proven wrong or to have useful criticism.
I suggest you read someones post objectively before you criticize because if you read carefully I am not promoting the coles over anything just making a generalized observation.
Fyi I made "low yield" up. It suits me well to describe a small roasting house and the perks etc as opposed to the commercialized 60kg + "high yield" roasting operations. I have found through experience that generally speaking the higher the quantity of coffee roasted in one cycle the flavor profile suffers. But that is just my experience.
To ScottyF, non objective, non scientific non academics not welcomed.Last edited by Davetaylor; 6 August 2016, 05:05 PM.
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Try "Small Batch Roaster" or perhaps "Micro Roastery"Originally posted by Davetaylor View PostI do not know where to begin. I read all of your comments objectively. That is more than I can say for those who read and replied to my post.
I stated that I use premium beans; no they are not stale as I cannot use the beans fast enough to warrant buying in bulk, I buy in 250g increments. They are one to two days from roast date when purchased. They are finished by either the 13th or 14th day after roasting.
I am simply saying that for $13 a kilo vs premium $49 a kilo beans the coles have a really good quality only 10 - 15% worse than my premium beans.
If any of you live in SA contact me here if you want to have a cupping, happy to be proven wrong or to have useful criticism.
I suggest you read someones post objectively before you criticize because if you read carefully I am not promoting the coles over anything just making a generalized observation.
Fyi I made "low yield" up. It suits me well to describe a small roasting house and the perks etc as opposed to the commercialized 60kg + "high yield" roasting operations. I have found through experience that generally speaking the higher the quantity of coffee roasted in one cycle the flavor profile suffers. But that is just my experience.
To ScottyF, non objective, non scientific non academics not welcomed.
Making stuff up merely sets the tone for the remainder of your argument.
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I'm sure your intentions were of the best Dave, some of the people who have responded with skepticism are pretty knowledgeable re all things coffee.
Bear in mind the fact that the best quality, well roasted beans can be reduced to little better than saw dust in inexperienced hands.
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You can't really 'cup' the Coles coffee as it's not roasted to the right level required under cupping protocols. You CAN do a side by side taste test. If this is what you want to do it needs to be a blind taste test with at least 3 (preferably more) 'tasters'. Until then it's all just subjective and hate to say it but possibly says more about your palate than anything else.
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Not really sure what you think a photo will prove Dave, you're on a pretty slippery slope there. I can get a nice looking extraction from my little Bialetti machine at work using the god awful Cafe Express beans we've got there for our crappy auto machine. Still tastes terrible though.
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Agree, had one made for me last week on a fairly reasonable set up using these very beans, I had to make a polite excuse to leave so I could throw it out, not wishing to cause any offence to the person whom took a bit of pride in the prep. Looked great in extraction and in the cup. Tasted like it was made with ear wax.
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Old post, I know, but I once saw a printed ad for bikinis showing a fat woman in a bikini, the text: "If you want to look good in a bikini, wear a bikini."Originally posted by pamount View PostAs I'm unemployed, which coffee would you recommend for a similar price?
Same with coffee - if you want good coffee, spend more than you think you can afford and it'll make you find employment to be able to afford it.
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