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Zeke’s Snow Day Blend #2
This is my second bag, and my first time grinding the beans with the Ode. Last March, I ended up using a very coarse grind with 95°C water, with good results. With this bag, I again started with 95°C water, but couldn’t quite get it dialed in. Grind settings 5, 6, and even 7 all…
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Rise Up Winter Warmer #2
This is Rise Up’s winter seasonal blend, and I last had it in December 2023. The big difference this time is that I’m grinding the beans with the Ode instead of my hand grinder. I started off at setting 3+2 with 95°C water, which was a little bitter. 4+2 (this afternoon) was much better. With…
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Tree House El Mirador
This is the most expensive 12oz bag of coffee I have bought to date. I think it was more expensive than any 16oz bag I’ve bought, as well. It likes a fine grind, and has a long draw-down time. Taste-wise, it has a good bit of fruity acidity and a rather complex mouthfeel, with some…
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Bean Alchemy Elysian Morning Blend
I started this bag on 12/14, which is a little longer past roast date than I typically like, but that’s how the timing worked out with travel, etc. this month. It’s only a 10oz bag, so I’ll likely use it up within a week to 10 days. I brewed my first cup using grind setting…
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Bean Alchemy Temptation Blend
These beans are very dark and oily, so I’d say more on the side of a dark roast than medium. For V60, I brewed them with the same settings as my last bag of medium/dark roasted beans. The draw-down finished a little faster than those beans, but even given the (relatively) coarse grind, still slower…
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Lola Savannah Wylie Blend Cold Brew
I received a pre-ground bag of this about a month ago. Oddly, I couldn’t find any info about it online — it must truly be a local blend only available around Wylie, TX. Per the bag, it is “100% Arabica beans with rich coconut, pecan, and praline flavorings”. No origin or roast date listed —…
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Café Medrano Medium Roast
I believe I had read about Café Medrano a few months back when I was looking for smaller local(ish) roasters. They seem to be unique in that a single family owns both the coffee farms in Honduras, and the roastery/café in the D.C. suburbs. Kensington is (unfortunately) not all that convenient for me to get…
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LnB Organic Papua New Guinea Light
These seem to work well with a rather fine grind. I started at setting 4, and worked my way to 2+1 over 3 or 4 cups. Seems to be pretty good at this setting. The bag advertises low acidity, which I’ve found to be accurate. My favorite cup so far was today’s, with 19.6g or…
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Foxtail Decaf Colombia
This is a rather coarse grind setting for this particular recipe, but the beans draw down very slowly, which seems to balance things out. Fairly smooth cup with little to no bitterness. Very roasty/smoky tasting, which I guess is to be expected given that it’s a darker roast. 3/19: These beans aged well, as the…
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Foxtail Brazil (Cerrado)
I bought these beans while we were in Florida visiting friends who had just moved down there. The above settings produced a nicely flavored cup. 19.4 grams was a little too strong-tasting, so I think 1:16 may be the sweet spot. I seem to get more consistent brews with the Ode than I do with…