Posts made by Danny Lovell

• Day 24: Colombia Huila Finca Samboni Gesha

  This is my first Gesha, and it was interesting coffee to say the least. Its $42 price tag makes sense for texture alone, as it was by far the most exceptionally elegent and silky coffee I have...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/24/23, 11:13 AM
• Day 23: Ethiopia Guji Bale Mountain Natural

  This coffee was nothing short of a premature Christmas miracle. I had never, and would not have, attempted a V60 at < 3 on my Ode Gen 2, and the comments had me concerned, but the last mL of vi...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/23/23, 3:24 PM
• Day 22: Bolivia Caranavi Matriarcas Project

  Have to recapitulate the other reviews - Some good flavors made fleeting appearances, but "tame", "weak", "meh" were the predominant tasting notes. Being the only coffee from Bolivia on here, and p...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/22/23, 3:43 PM
• Day 21: Guatemala Las Nueces

  One of the most distinctive coffees thus far, and I am really enjoying it. I taste lots of toffee, perhaps its caramel, that does lend to a very decadent cup. I had no idea "round" was a detectable...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/21/23, 10:23 AM
• Day 20: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Halo Lot #8

  Straight out of the dripper, you are punched in the face with Peach, and that's all I ever want from a coffee again. It reminds me of lot of this Santa Monica Colombia Wine Yeast/Peach Ferment...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/20/23, 10:23 AM
• Day 20: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Halo Lot #8

  @Onyx there is no 4.6 on the Ode Gen 2, please advise... Update: Nevermind! I guessed this was intended to be 4.66, 4.67, 4-2/3 (seen it all ways), and the brew time was spot on. Glad I didn't go ...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/20/23, 9:53 AM
• Day 19: Honduras San Andres Lempa

  Update: Brewed a second cup, this time 18g/300mL using James Hoffman's technique. Definitely enjoying the orange flavors in this coffee a lot more when it's warm, and there is almost a toffee-like ...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/19/23, 10:40 AM
• Day 18: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Natural

  @Justin Collier ah yup. Looks like I might have been reading the brew guide for the Day 7 washed version 🤦

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  Danny Lovell
  12/19/23, 10:27 AM
• Day 18: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Natural

  Edit #2: Whoops read the grind settings for the wrong day. Edit/Update: I had used Onyx's recommended settings and recipes on my V60 this entire calendar with fantastic results, but for whatever r...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/18/23, 10:08 AM
• Day 17: Mexico Finca Las Chicharras Natural

  Prepared with V60 and standard recipe per usual. I got strong seedy notes remniscent of sunflower, along with expected mixed berry and a little milk chocoalte that intensified inversely to temperat...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/17/23, 11:39 AM
• Day 16: Ethiopia Gedeb Gotiti

  The washed Ethiopian's from Onyx so far have been consistently stellar and up my alley, and this one rather surprised me. I've never experienced anything resembling Honeycrisp Apple in a coffee bef...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/16/23, 4:54 PM
• Day 15: Kenya Kagunyu AA Natural

  Tried this as regular and iced V60s. I got mostly brightness and honeycomb at first, then a very distinct pineapple note. It appeared more fruity than sweet as it came down in temperature. Overall...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/15/23, 11:37 AM
• Day 14: Panama Creativa Giovana Boutet Anaerobic

  I really enjoyed this one! Up there in my personal rankings with the Honey processed and washed Ethiopian coffees. In the first sips, I think I got the toasted cocunut note and not much else, but t...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/14/23, 11:22 AM
• Day 13: Krampus PB

  Like all the other Kenyan coffees, this one just missed the mark for me. My first cup was a V60 per recommendations, and it took it completely cooling down for me to pick up any other notes than an...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/13/23, 11:15 AM
• Day 12: Ethiopia Gedeb Beriti Natural

  Brewed on a V60 w/ the standard recipe. One of the mildest Ethiopians I've had in a while, and overall a pleasant cup. I can taste strawberry like you would get in a jam, and definitely a semi-swee...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/12/23, 10:55 AM
• Day 11: El Salvador Santa Rosa

  @David Wills it does seem like a challenge. My favorite local roaster hosted a lunch hour roast profile overview comparing several of their coffees, and only two people showed up.

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  Danny Lovell
  12/11/23, 12:21 PM
• Day 11: El Salvador Santa Rosa

  Really, really enjoying the strong Black Tea and florals in this. It's not hard to contrast with the honey processed version of the same bean from Day 9; Both offer similarly well balanced, clean, ...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/11/23, 10:18 AM
• Day 11: El Salvador Santa Rosa

  @David Wills I'm pretty green too, but 100%. You'd enjoy a guided coffee tasting. I stopped in Unflitered while visiting Dublin, and had a blast trying a Panama Geisha (I think this or similar). Th...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/11/23, 9:29 AM
• Day 10: Kenya Muthingini AA

  Much better than the KENYA GICHATHAINI AA from Day 3. The diluted orange and raw sugar notes are most prominent to me, very light body, and a little dry acidity similar to a champagne at the end. ...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/10/23, 10:35 AM
• Day 9: El Salvador Santa Rosa Honey

  Was eagerly looking forward to this after the Day 6 Las Lajas Black Honey. Comparatively, this honey processed coffee wasn't nearly as exciting or aromatic, but delivered a similarly smooth, deepl...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/9/23, 4:22 PM
• Day 8: Guatemala Finca Travesia Natural

  This might be a brewing off day, but still turned out decent! I wasn't at home, used my Timemore C2 at 15 clicks past 0, and had a lot of fines/muddiness in my bed compared to what I would have got...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/8/23, 10:55 AM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  @Stefan Unertl somebody shared this tool on the forum a couple days ago: Coffee grind size chart (honestcoffeeguide.com) EIDT: looks like you found it already, good luck

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  Danny Lovell
  12/7/23, 12:08 PM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  @Chuck Benemerito good call re: creme brulee top, better way of describing it than toasted marshmallow

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  Danny Lovell
  12/7/23, 12:06 PM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  The longer brew time and finer grind really helped with extraction here, and led to a rich, bold cup following their standard recipe on V60. There is a lot of sweetness to be found here, and on th...

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  Danny Lovell
  12/7/23, 9:57 AM