Trying Out Beans From High Wire Roasters Oakland
I had a friend (@epicur3a) visiting the states a month back and I had asked her to get me a couple of packets of coffee, turns out that Specialty Coffee is really expensive abroad compared to the ones you get in India.
For Example a really good packet of specialty coffee here in India would cost anywhere between Rs 500 (6$) to Rs 900 (11$)
Now in other parts of the world where I've asked friends to get me coffee beans from (So Far It's Just San Francisco, Australia And Qatar) it's just to damn expensive as their price varies between 20$ to 27$ and at most times it limits my purchase to one or two packets of coffee 💔
Okay so finally I ended up getting High Wire Coffee Beans Roasted In Oakland from San Francisco !
The best way to know if a Coffee Shop / Roaster produces good coffee / Beans is to first find out how good the espresso is, So I bought their Espresso Blend called The Core also being referred to as Ripe - Big - Caramel
I'm using a 21g Filter Basket to extract a double shot espresso and hence I have used 18g of beans which is finely ground and I will be extracting it using a Sanremo Cube R at work because I an Espresso Machine is just to damn expensive 😂
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I'm not quite there yet in distinguishing particular flavours in coffee but in my opinion this one makes for a pretty decent shot of espresso it's good in acidity, it is bright in flavour, boasts a full body and you can definitely taste some caramel in there.
Their website also say's that The Core is "equally tasty in a pour over, a French press or other brew methods" so next up I'll be grinding these beans for a Pourover which would be a Medium-Coarse grind and this one i'll be working with at home.
Using a 14g dose for the Pourover and 200g of Water at 92°C
This made for a really nice full bodied cup, has a strong nutty round flavour. It's not for me in my opinion, I'll stick to have lighter roasts for my Pourover, Also Pourover brewing methods will often highlight the natural acidity of the coffee. With a medium roast bean such as this one, you may notice brighter and more pronounced acidity when brewed as a pourover In contrast, the acidity in espresso tends to be more balanced.
Hence i'll just be sticking to using them for my morning Espressos at work as this particular bag is not meant for a pourover for me.
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Seems like a pretty amazing shot! It is great that specialty coffee costs that cheap in India! Please send me some good beans! 😁
My experience with roasters is interesting lately. I buy some beans from Polish family roasters and they have pretty cheap espresso specialty blends all the way to the most specialty barrel aged or carbonic macerated beans. I have tried their cheaper espresso coffees and they are ok, but nothing extraordinary. On the other hand, I bought twice a Colombian natural processed coffee that was barrel aged afterwards and it has extraordinary character (on V60 filter)! Yet on espresso it is not that good for me.
Anyway, specialty coffee world is amazing and it changes constantly! Great to see other passionate specialty coffee lovers around.
Best wishes!
Barrel Aged, Especially Whiskey Barrel Make For Amazing Pourovers/Cold Brews And These Beans Aren't Generally Suited For An Espresso But You Could Always Make A Boozey Cold Latte, Trust Me The Results Are Pretty Amazing.
I'd like to try that coffee; the color looks amazing.
I pay $11-14 for a kilo of the coffee beans I use on a daily basis. When I buy a gourmet variety, I can pay up to $12 for half a kilo. There are more expensive ones, but I'd struggle to afford it.
I hope you can continue to enjoy good coffee at good prices in India, @bighungrypanda ☕💕
Those looks pretty good but out of the topic, it's just from my observation;
I've been wondering why is it suddenly in India and people from there, especially, a lot of its youngsters are pretty obsessed with coffee. For all I know, tea was often more highlighted than the coffee. It's almost as if every Indian I met during my travels in recent years are coffee snobs haha. They even know more coffee than an average barista and was into specialty coffee. Is there a shift in the last 5 years that converts people from tea-drinker to coffee drinker there?
Specialty Coffee Is Picking Up In India Like A Storm Now, Massive Changes Have Happened In This Industry In The Last Few Years, Plus We Have Some Really Great Producers For Arabica Here Currently. Black Baza Coffee, Subko, Humblebean Roaster, Araku, Kc Roasters, Maveric & Farmer, Blue Tokai, Third Wave And Many More Make An Amazing Array Of Coffee. You Must Check Them Out If You Ever Come By. Plus There Are More Home Brewers Than Barista's In India 😂 Oh And Tea Is Still A Big Thing Here.
Can’t wait for you to try the Australian coffees! So many new coffees are coming up in the specialty future. ✨
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