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Originally Posted by cafe22
Is he buying blends or single origin coffee? And is he using it for espresso or drip?
He might have been unlucky and getting some blended roasts with bad beans.
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He's buying mostly single-origin, but will also buy blends on occasion. He's using it for pour-over coffee, and he has his routine with a Hario V60, and has a electronic temperature control gooseneck kettle, timer/scale combo and practices his technique almost every day. Three bags that he gave to me after saying that they weren't good after trying them 3-4 times: Matchstick Catalogue No. 42, Luna Nano Challa Techno Peach and Matchstick Kahuihia(sp?). I haven't tried them on my own machine (Moccamaster + Hario hand grinder) so I can't say whether they're worse or better than the Pallet Benchmark that I've been drinking.
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
I will go out on a limb and be the bad guy for a bit and generalize (emphasis on generalize!) that a lot of coffee roasters in Vancouver aren't very consistent. They are a dime a dozen, and roasting coffee is both a science and art; It's a craft that needs to be practiced and perfected through time. With Matchstick being a revolving door (Google them on recent news) you have people who come and go all the time roasting their coffees.
You will have the niche and specialty roasters like Moving Coffee who do a really good job roasting and blending, and a guy like Edmund's got his formula and secret for success planned out. Same for the guys like 49th Parallel (sometimes hit and miss) or Vince @ Casa Del Caffe, Moja Coffee, JJ Bean, and maybe Elysian and the usual suspects, they've mastered their craft through time and tradition. Even with new entrants to the game like Timbertrain, they lack consistency, but in general, are okay at best. Some of my favourite roasters, ironically, come out of Asia. They have their coffee game pat down straight, and they don't fuck around, but I'm not ordering 340g of roasted coffee, only to show up degassed by the time it gets here, and pay $50 in shipping or whatever it costs.
I think you'll need to ask your dad what he prefers - be it traditional Italian roasts, or new age / third wave coffees like single origins and lighter roasts. I still like my traditional Italian roasts because there's a level of consistency and flavour profile I prefer. If I come across a good third wave coffee, you'll hear me rave about it, and that barely ever happens. If ever. lol
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He's a third-wave coffee kind of guy. Single origin stuff, he likes mostly African coffee (Ethiopia, Kenya, etc.) with fairly light/floral flavor profile notes. But he's been stuck at home for months on end, and he is trying out coffees to find new flavours and other stuff. He has a dream of importing coffee here, as he has friends with coffee plantations in Indonesia, but I'm not willing to be his underling on that one as I'm busy enough as it is.
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
If you’re brewing drip coffee and flipping between roasters I’d say it’s pretty hard to determine the difference from one bag to the next. Your pallet better be crazy dialed in if that’s the case.
Anyone go to La Foret off imperial? I give them credit they nailed their shop with the traditional French bakery model, great food and pastries. I’ve dabbled with their beans before but seems like they’ve switched blends a little since last time so I grabbed another bag:
How much do you guys spend on beans per month? Feels like I’m spending $40+ :/
Edit* lol Dukes brings up timber train literally as I was making this post
I’ve met the owner/curator of Milano coffee a few times as we have mutual friends. Made the mistake in engaging him in a discussion about coffee. The guy seems like a full blown coke head the way he goes on about it but I’m assuming that’s just his personality and not an actual drug problem lol.. his blends though are pretty rediculous and not in a particularly good way imo. Like adding 5-10% of one bean in a 6-7 bean blend? I dunno man
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Well, what my dad is doing is like a tasting every morning, and he has a notebook full of notes for his observations that day. He's even made my mom do it for him because she has a very dialed in palate. He used to prefer Matchstick, but switched to Moja and other places. Right now he's complaining that everywhere else is consistently not good, and Moja is the only one that meets his standards haha.
I've gone to La Foret for pastries and stuff, but haven't bought beans from them. That might be a good one for me to try. I usually spend about $40 a month, similar to dukes - I drink it almost every day, and run through 2 bags a month roughly. I do only drip with my Moccamaster, and it's 41g per 750ml for me.