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[cqueen]

London prices though

[Blown2CV]

am i a cheap ste for getting mine on amazon prime?! The 'coffee direct' ones on there are not bad... maybe this is a getcoat situation. i did get some more expensive spiller & tait beans in the most recent order too, UK roasted FWIW.

[Cheib]

cqueen said:

London prices though

Indeed.....but as I live in London I've become immume to the "tax"

[BrewsterBear]

Coneyhurst Blue said:

Support a PH'er !

http://www.smokeybarn.co.uk/

Great coffee - great service.

Just received two varieties from here. Very quick delivery. I'm awaiting the hopper emptying in my B2C machine to try them out, but I'll post a review when I do.

[mcflurry]

cqueen said:

London prices though

Don't the suppliers outside London charge p&p, negating any savings?

[cqueen]

mcflurry said:

Don't the suppliers outside London charge p&p, negating any savings?

Nude charge for delivery, as do nearly all online sellers. Even if you do live in London though, collecting in store still works out pricey.

[cqueen]

BrewsterBear said:

Just received two varieties from here. Very quick delivery. I'm awaiting the hopper emptying in my B2C machine to try them out, but I'll post a review when I do.

Make sure you give them beans plenty of time to rest, 7days+

[Cheib]

cqueen said:

mcflurry said:

Don't the suppliers outside London charge p&p, negating any savings?

Nude charge for delivery, as do nearly all online sellers. Even if you do live in London though, collecting in store still works out pricey.

We buy 1kg at a time so it Nude is either the same price or up to £7 more than a Smokey Barn for that quantity. That lasts us a decent amount of time so can't say the price difference is meaningful. If we'd had Smokey Barn in a cafe and liked it we'd buy it but when you know you like another product it's not worth buying something else to save a few pence per espresso when you don't know you'll like it!

[HarryW]

For every day stuff Lidl have got lavazza 1kg bags at the moment for £9.99

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/2486.htm?action=showDetai...

[giblet]

cqueen said:

Make sure you give them beans plenty of time to rest, 7days+

Does it really take a week after roasting for the flavour to be at it's best? If that is the case then I'm guessing its better for me to order new beans a week before the current ones finish.

[Hackney]

JustinP1 said:

Google Arabica and Robusta.

That's the main difference between flavours. Cheaper more 'robust' coffee has Robusta in it. That's a bit bitter and has the 'coffee smell' which people like.


Funnily enough, I find Amazon the most convenient. You can get the Taylor's of Harrogate speciality coffee commercial sized 500g bags in boxes of 4 at the price that normal stuff is in Asda.

Also, I happen to know that Taylor's produce Asda's 'Extra Special' range.

It's called Robusta because the plant is more hardy not because of the taste.

[Flibble]

giblet said:

I'll give that a go with my next batch. The current stuff was stored in an airtight container with a plastic bag clip on the bag itself. Seems to have developed a strange citrus like aftertaste which isn't pleasant to me in the slightest.

I've had a similar taste develop in the past, usually means the machine or grinder needs a clean.

[giblet]

Flibble said:

I've had a similar taste develop in the past, usually means the machine or grinder needs a clean.

Yup you are right. Stripped the grinder down a few days ago and there was a lot more crud than I expected. A basic toothbrush and hot water worked wonders, will make it a weekly thing.

[cqueen]

giblet said:

Does it really take a week after roasting for the flavour to be at it's best? If that is the case then I'm guessing its better for me to order new beans a week before the current ones finish.

Yup, 2 weeks even better!

[Blown2CV]

giblet said:

cqueen said:

Make sure you give them beans plenty of time to rest, 7days+

Does it really take a week after roasting for the flavour to be at it's best? If that is the case then I'm guessing its better for me to order new beans a week before the current ones finish.

why don't the roasters leave them a week before selling them, if it's something that's needed?

[cqueen]

Blown2CV said:

why don't the roasters leave them a week before selling them, if it's something that's needed?

Because people would complain that they're not fresh 2 weeks good, 4 weeks starts to fade.

[Flibble]

Blown2CV said:

why don't the roasters leave them a week before selling them, if it's something that's needed?

I like to buy new beans before I'm out of the old ones, so a week's delay usually works out about right.

[cqueen]

Would the kind folk here mind giving me some feedback on our new website? Are there any barriers or things that put of off? Or anything in general that you think could be improved?
Thank you kindly!

[Blown2CV]

cqueen said:

Would the kind folk here mind giving me some feedback on our new website? Are there any barriers or things that put of off? Or anything in general that you think could be improved?
Thank you kindly!

the link might help

[cqueen]

Blown2CV said:

the link might help

Not allowed to, but it's in my profile