Posted Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:39am Subject: Re: 4 Barrel Opening in San Francisco
you should definitely get a bag. i use friendo pretty exclusively at home, and have for about the past 2 years. it's easy to work with, great as espresso, and great in a cappuccino as well.
arabicadabra Senior Member Joined: 4 Feb 2013 Posts: 1 Location: Over there Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Mon Feb 4, 2013, 5:50pm Subject: Re: 4 Barrel Opening in San Francisco
melvy Said:
you should definitely get a bag. i use friendo pretty exclusively at home, and have for about the past 2 years. it's easy to work with, great as espresso, and great in a cappuccino as well.
The group buy on massdrop.com seems to be offering one of two blends: Guatemala Chuito and Friendo Blendo. Have you tried french pressing the friendo? Do you have any experience with their guatamala bean?
Posted Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:00pm Subject: Re: 4 Barrel Opening in San Francisco
i would not recommend the friendo on a french press. you can do it, but it's really better as an espresso blend. i have had the guatemala chuito, but i brew with a clever and not a press. the chuito is a single origin-- the friendo is a blend. at the massdrop price i'd say it's definitely worth a try.
That stinks I really enjoyed his roasts, but will be interesting to see how the split brand goals will work out.
As far as friendo blendo I too have been using it a lot, and liked because it normally did well IMHO as a espresso and drip. However, the recent blend is only good as espresso for my taste buds.
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