Posted Fri Nov 18, 2011, 5:05pm Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
gbastiani Said:
no even though they are only three hrs up the road from me, just finished one bag of their Tuscano and starting on my second one. I also get their Rustico
Posted Mon Dec 5, 2011, 10:28am Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
Been looking for something different and will give this and Redbird a try. 'Twould be easier to pull the trigger on this if I had not just watched Alien...
Posted Tue Dec 6, 2011, 6:33am Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
jbviau Said:
Related: did you notice that Deep Cello sells samples for $3, including shipping? I've ordered a few of these in the past and received more than my money's worth. Bossa and High Jump are both worth a try, especially the former.
+1 on the link to Deep Cello's sampler page. I ordered 3 samples last Thursday AM - they arrived yesterday. An excellent marketing strategy IMHO. For $9 including shipping I have 3 four-ounce samples to try.
The first pull on the Nostromo was interesting - looking forward to working with this blend as well as the Black Tie and Bossa.
Posted Tue Dec 6, 2011, 7:20am Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
Sure thing. I see now that the samples are $5 each; must be a recent change. It's still a good deal IMO, especially considering that shipping is included. They say "sample size is between 5-8 oz." (here, for example; scroll down to the bottom). The ones I've received have been toward the high end of that weight range.
DeepCelloKelly Senior Member Joined: 6 Dec 2011 Posts: 6 Location: Portland Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Tue Dec 6, 2011, 6:17pm Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
hi folks! im a founder of deep cello, and i wanted to reach out and thank all of the people here for your kind comments. We found that the little samples 3.5 ounce were actually more work and that the larger samples were actually more interesting for the people receiving them. So we hope you like them and thanks for all the kind words!
TonyVan Senior Member Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 268 Location: Pacific Northwest Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: GS/3, La Pavoni Grinder: Macap M7K, Rocky Drip: Kone
Posted Tue Dec 6, 2011, 9:34pm Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
DeepCelloKelly Said:
...We found that the little samples 3.5 ounce were actually more work and that the larger samples were actually more interesting for the people receiving them...
The change to larger samples is a good thing to do. Besides a regular package of Bossa, I recently tried out three (of the smaller version samples) and they were all terrific - but I'd have gladly added a couple bucks each to have a little more to work with. Most goes into the dialing-in process and it's not easy to get a coffee's true measure with the smaller sample size.
But they sure were good, and I look forward to receiving the full packs of Nostromo and Black Tie you shipped me today. First rate!
brianmch Senior Member Joined: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 107 Location: kc, mo Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Fri Dec 9, 2011, 4:05pm Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
deepcelloroaster Said:
As to temps several have quoted using; always trust your taste! I'd go towards the lower temps, 199 or 200...will be more forgiving, at said 14-15 gram dosing. I am so used to roasting on the lighter-medium side of the Agtron scale that my partners had to hold a vac-pot to my head to get me roasting into the mahogany scale of things. This has become one of our most popular coffees, so I guess there is a dark-roast following to meet up with out there, and welcome! There will always be an inherent sweetness/chocolatiness to Nostromo as the base coffee in the blend is a high-end natural process Brazil, 15-16 screen size, and the other coffees all have nice sweet spots even at the darker roast level. Eric....are you using a Silvia? In general I've found that with the one we have at the roastery...NO PID, btw...we let the macchina run a good half hour before attempting any shot pulling. Our "surfing" is just a 1 or 2 second discharge, which seems to always get us to around 200 degrees when we pull the actual shots. thanks for spreading the word, and appreciate the insightful comments here...will make myself available!---justin
Nice to hear a roaster posting! Especially when they are talking about traditional style espresso dosings and temps with 14-15 gram dosings AND lighter roastings. Many are still going way, way further up the scale. Lighter roastings can result in much more flavor shadings that get burned away when it gets too dark. Your coffees sound interesting and I'll have to get some.
I think that you're onto something with the larger samples too. It usually takes 1/4 lb or so to get dialed in then just a few good shots and then boom, Fini!
I work with a local roaster in KC and have been horsing around with a blend thats a 50% HQ brazil, 25% El Sal and a 25% Sumatra. Nothing fancy. It's got that milky chocolatey thing going and a pretty decent starter blend but lacking a little complexity. When I start adding, say a Kenya in the mix (40-20-20-20) or a 25% Guat to replace the 25% El Sal it starts falling apart. Like way too citrusy/lemony. Since you use a Brazil base and similar parameters I'd be interested to hear your take on things if you wouldn't mind piping in. I work from my home and only pull shots for myself and my friends, daughters, and their friends so its wholly non-commercial. I just dig a couple of good, straight up shots a day.
Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011, 10:01am Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
brianmch Said:
Nice to hear a roaster posting! Especially when they are talking about traditional style espresso dosings and temps with 14-15 gram dosings AND lighter roastings. Many are still going way, way further up the scale. Lighter roastings can result in much more flavor shadings that get burned away when it gets too dark. Your coffees sound interesting and I'll have to get some.
I think that you're onto something with the larger samples too. It usually takes 1/4 lb or so to get dialed in then just a few good shots and then boom, Fini!
I understand where you're coming from re. lighter roasts in general but would not dismiss the dark roast from Deep Cello out of hand. I'm still working thru the 3 samples I got from them (Nostromo, Black Tie & Bosso). I'm having trouble getting the Black Tie dialed in - maybe it's just me.
The Nostromo, OTOH, was very nice & easy to get dialed in. I had to go a few levels coarser and descrease my dosing a little, but the results were super. The label on the sample said the crema was "chewy". Not sure I would have come up with that description myself but it was definitely very dense. And very tasty! YMMV
brianmch Senior Member Joined: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 107 Location: kc, mo Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011, 3:22pm Subject: Re: Deep Cello Nostromo
Wasn't trying to be dismissive of the darker roasts per-se as I really like some of them. Its just that a lot of the smaller, and some of the larger ones as well try to be the next CharBux by lovingly creating charcoal briquets!
Glad to hear dial-in's for 2 of the 3 weren't too tough.
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