I think I missed one question. With a blind disk in, I set my OPV to 10. Brews slightly lower than the blind.
On Oct 1, 7:13 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I brew CCC at 95 w/ an Espro tamp. Nathan at CCC sent me a note upon > request that gave me the roasters preferences and I went from there. > Don't have the email anymore though. > > I live in PA, so regular shipping has the beans to me on Thursday (2 > days after roast) - when ordering Vivace from the West Coast - had to > pay the extra shipping to get them in 2 days. > > I find that I don't have to start messing with my grind setting too > much until after 5 days - minor adjustments to get a good pull. After > 8 to 10 days, I can see a noticable difference, right at the brew on > my naked port. The deep read starts getting more lighter striping > after the 8 day mark. > > If for some reason I have any extra beans when my next order comes in, > I use the left overs in my french press. Makes a good cup (or I give > it to friends to use in drip). > > I have also brewed a few bags of the Toscano. It is good, but I feel > the Afic has more complexity. But again, taste is subjective. > > At any rate, call CCC and ask for Nathan. He handles all internet > orders and can answer or get you answers if you have any specific > questions. > > If anyone has had any other east coast beans at this level or higher, > let me know, always willing to try something new. > > On Sep 30, 4:14 pm, TWG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What kind of shelf life do you get from the Aficionado? Most people > > quote 10 days which might be accurate for peak freshness. But I > > haven't experienced a large dropoff in quality even over two weeks > > (especially compared to the local beans in Southern NJ). > > > On Sep 30, 3:22 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I use to brew Dolce and Vita on a regular basis. After the price > > > increase on these beans a while back at WLL, I switched to Intelli > > > Black Cat. Great espresso, but not the best in my opinion. I am in > > > love with Counter Culture Coffee's Espresso Aficionado. I do their > > > three month pre-order (double subscription) and every other Thursday, > > > I have beans two days off roast at my doorstep. > > > > The CCC blend is great and has much more taste complexity than the > > > Black Cat, Dolce and Vita (in my opinion - but don't get me wrong, all > > > of these blends are good - and taste is subjective). I get a lot of > > > chocolate sweetness and nut flavor from CCC. > > > > When I first started getting into espresso, I took a good year and > > > only brewed one bean/roast (I used Black Cat for this) until I was > > > confortable pulling shots and making the minor adjustments needed to > > > get better tasting espresso. After this, I felt I had the skill set > > > to find a new bean that met my needs and CCC (at least for now) does > > > that. > > > > On Sep 29, 9:50 pm, MBB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This morning I dove into some new beans from Cafe Vivace. Espresso > > > > Dolce is my new favorite and just may be the best beans I have ever > > > > experienced. I am still playing around with the temperature, but I > > > > think 96 is a good resting spot for now. The flavor is very clear but > > > > complex and the crema is a pure delight. It was a very nice start to > > > > the day, too bad the market killed the rest of it. > > > > > Any recommendations for fantastic beans?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
