Comments on: How to make an Espresso Blend

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Gaggia Espresso Machines - espressomachines.mnwifi.org — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:29:36 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:02:48 +0000

Thanks Steve for a really interesting article! The new theme looks great too!

Cheers

By: Stephen Leighton

Stephen Leighton — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:42:21 +0000

I think African coffee can certainly brings things to the party as can the Asian offering,but there can be lots of variation in the prep and quality of these coffees, that central / south America just doesn’t have.

Also the brief for this one was all about sweetness consistency and balance, I think we achieved in the cup.

This is not to say I wouldn’t use African / Asian coffee in the future (the current xmas blend is heavily Asian influenced as it the toba)

I’ve yet to have Hairbeneder that I’ve got on with, maybe because of the air travel or freshness issues shipping from the states, but not my bag. I think Black Cat is probably more popular and has a lot of central influence.

Good points raised though.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:33:37 +0000

sounds great, but missing the ‘African’ touch though. i also liked the sumatra part in the premium espresso blend last year. this blend reminded me of the Stumptown Hairbender, which goes very well on any machine, and is probably the most popular top class espresso blend in the world.

By: Has Bean steve

Has Bean steve — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:09:23 +0000

Exactly the point more than 4 and I think its too much

By: Darren Sandford

Darren Sandford — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:06:54 +0000

15 beans? Wow, even if they are all equal quantities, it only means a few beans from each per dose, so wouldn’t you get huge variation in the cup?

By: Mike Crimmins

Mike Crimmins — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:15 +0000

Thanks for the informative read. I’ve really never read a good explanation of how a blend was made before. Sometimes I feel like it’s just a mix of beans a coffee roaster had laying around.

By: Stephen Leighton

Stephen Leighton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:32:26 +0000

Thanks Greg I agree that more than four is just too dilute. I tried a blend recently with 15 beans in it ? Why ?

By: Stephen Leighton

Stephen Leighton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:42:35 +0000

Thanks Jon pleased you like the theme

By: Stephen Leighton

Stephen Leighton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:52:21 +0000

Are there some combinations you physically couldn’t do without roasting the constituent beans separately?

Ohh for sure, sumatra, indo’s and some guats don’t roast so nce together so you need to post blend. The premium is a pig but can be pre blended there not a million miles away from each other.