Originally Posted by
WhyFi
bam says you were asking about my beans? I've been doing a lot of HappyMug, lately - they're one of the few roasters that I've come across that have reasonable shipping charges ($3 or free with orders over $40, I think). I'm mostly in to the lighter roasts and primarily natural processing - I like stuff with berry notes that come through in the cup, and light/natural has had the highest hit rate in that regard. Light can be tricky with espresso, though; I could never get it right before getting the lever machine - always sour.
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I’m still plugging along with dark roasts on my Rancilio. I like the dark chocolatey flavor and it’s hard to screw them up.i get beans from a local roaster and he implores me to go lighter and the lightest I’ve gone is his medium roast Sumatra which I admit, does have more interesting notes.