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Just a heads up to CSers who doesn't have time to roast or just love cheap stuff 
- I noticed about 2 weeks ago Aldi started carrying some fresh roasted beans. Admittedly it's not the best beans, but for $11 per kg roasted, that's way cheaper than I could home roast(not even considering the time, electricity/gas bill)!! I couldn't resist and bought a medium roast bag. The 'expiry date' indicates the beans were probably roasted on 7/27 which is good.
Bought a bag and froze some portion in air tight mason jars. Been drinking them 2 weeks straight now and was pleasantly surprised! Taste better than some of my poorly done roast! Pulling almost 100% crema and I'm pretty sure there is no robusta in it(no jitterness after a few shots and no odd rubbery/burn taste).
By looking at the beans, they're probably roasted up to the verge of second crack. No sign of oil, not charred at all. Some fruitiness and nutty-chocolate based. Slightly dry/astringent finish but that's the only bad thing I can give this stuff. Other than that, amazing bargain! Of course fresh roasted from CS or other specialty roasters will surpass this (400% the price too) but this is decent stuff.
Have a try before they go stale in Aldi!
- I noticed about 2 weeks ago Aldi started carrying some fresh roasted beans. Admittedly it's not the best beans, but for $11 per kg roasted, that's way cheaper than I could home roast(not even considering the time, electricity/gas bill)!! I couldn't resist and bought a medium roast bag. The 'expiry date' indicates the beans were probably roasted on 7/27 which is good.Bought a bag and froze some portion in air tight mason jars. Been drinking them 2 weeks straight now and was pleasantly surprised! Taste better than some of my poorly done roast! Pulling almost 100% crema and I'm pretty sure there is no robusta in it(no jitterness after a few shots and no odd rubbery/burn taste).
By looking at the beans, they're probably roasted up to the verge of second crack. No sign of oil, not charred at all. Some fruitiness and nutty-chocolate based. Slightly dry/astringent finish but that's the only bad thing I can give this stuff. Other than that, amazing bargain! Of course fresh roasted from CS or other specialty roasters will surpass this (400% the price too) but this is decent stuff.
Have a try before they go stale in Aldi!
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