Re: Just how good is home roasting?
In only three corretto roasts I have produced excellent results. Admittedly, there has been quite a bit of reading coffeesnobs forums in the lead up. I previously bought brown beans from a respected roaster, and yes his is superior to mine...but not by that much at all. I was very pleasantly surprised.
I can guarantee mine is far superior than any of the 4 month old beans sitting on my local supermarket shelf! Invite some friends around who buy packet coffee from the supermarket and they will think you are the coffee God.
As far as matching my previous supplier. He has 10 000 times the coffee knowledge of me. He has 10 times more sensitivity to his palate than me. He has 40 years of coffee experience over me. So, I dont really see it happening. But then again, my roasts are not very inferior to his. I could not say his is twice as good, not nearly. His is noticeably better, but mine is really good too - and yes even as a beginner.
I drink both espresso shots and milk drinks. Milk in the morning heading into espresso shots in the arvo. It is fine as straight espresso. I agree with the above that milk drinks do not have to be inferior. Just because you can drown a bad shot in milk and still drink it doesnt mean all milk drinks are a bad shot drowned in milk.
Travis.
In only three corretto roasts I have produced excellent results. Admittedly, there has been quite a bit of reading coffeesnobs forums in the lead up. I previously bought brown beans from a respected roaster, and yes his is superior to mine...but not by that much at all. I was very pleasantly surprised.
I can guarantee mine is far superior than any of the 4 month old beans sitting on my local supermarket shelf! Invite some friends around who buy packet coffee from the supermarket and they will think you are the coffee God.
As far as matching my previous supplier. He has 10 000 times the coffee knowledge of me. He has 10 times more sensitivity to his palate than me. He has 40 years of coffee experience over me. So, I dont really see it happening. But then again, my roasts are not very inferior to his. I could not say his is twice as good, not nearly. His is noticeably better, but mine is really good too - and yes even as a beginner.
I drink both espresso shots and milk drinks. Milk in the morning heading into espresso shots in the arvo. It is fine as straight espresso. I agree with the above that milk drinks do not have to be inferior. Just because you can drown a bad shot in milk and still drink it doesnt mean all milk drinks are a bad shot drowned in milk.
Travis.



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