Got some today, followed the recommendations, 21g 201 F, 1.5 oz in 25 seconds Wow...godshot first attempt. Best espresso I have had....cocoa, some sweetness, a bit of fruit at the end, not much acidity, well balanced. Anyone likes this blend also? How consistent are they year round?
bamaster Senior Member Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 94 Location: Houston, TX Expertise: Just starting
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Posted Fri May 13, 2011, 4:56am Subject: Re: Metropolis redline
DrEspresso Said:
Got some today, followed the recommendations, 21g 201 F, 1.5 oz in 25 seconds Wow...godshot first attempt. Best espresso I have had....cocoa, some sweetness, a bit of fruit at the end, not much acidity, well balanced. Anyone likes this blend also? How consistent are they year round?
JasonBrandtLewis Senior Member Joined: 9 Dec 2005 Posts: 6,099 Location: Berkeley, CA Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Fri May 13, 2011, 5:41pm Subject: Re: Metropolis redline
Metropolis Redline remains a favored espresso of mine, and I look forward to visiting there in September when I'll be in Chicago, but Red Bird remains my #1 "go to" roaster.
I just started with my second 2lb bag of Redline. I'm *really* enjoying this coffee. As I ran out of Cuvee Dead Fingers, which had about the same grind as Red Bird (quite fine), once again the Redline prefers a more course grind. And yes, it likes a heavy dosage... I'm somewhere over 20g with a good, firm tamp.
Simply delicious.
And the folks at Metropolis couldn't be nicer. I ordered 2lb bag and it got hung up in FedEx somewhere... called Metropolis and they shipped me another 2lb bag, 2-day service, for free. Many thanks to the customer service over there!
slybarman Senior Member Joined: 3 Nov 2011 Posts: 334 Location: usa Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Thu Nov 3, 2011, 3:18pm Subject: Re: Metropolis redline
I am a big fan of Redline. That said however, the last couple of month it doesn't seem like it has been as consistent as it was in the past. I have received some bags that were just awesome, and some I thought pretty bad. I also buy decaf for my wife and the last bag of the orange line decaf was very dark and oily whereas normally it is a medium roast and not oily. I am not sure why there is so much variation lately, but I hope they get it sorted out. Anyone else notice the same thing?
I have come back to red line (and orange line) again after a taking a 5 month break from it and I am really enjoying it again. I hope the consistency holds.
I've been enjoying Redline for well over a year now. It's a great, very forgiving, relatively cheap blend that suits my tastes. I also order their Greenline (unroasted Redline blend) in 5 lb bags and roast that in my Behmor. 15 - 20 seconds into second crack matches their roast level, but the Behmor can't quite match the details of a great roaster. Still, it makes it downright cheap.
I pull 18.5 grams in my Cremina and 19.8 in my Cimbali FWIW.
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