Is it ok to Mix different coffee beans?
I want to buy two different types of beans and grind them together. Would this taste good, or would it just make them terrible? Thanks for any info on this… oh I make drip btw, and drink it black.
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You’ve just discovered coffee blending.
It’s important to be clear on which coffees you are blending.
If you are picking coffee from the supermarket which is called something like espresso blend, or cafe blend, don’t mix the beans with any other beans. The reason for this is the individual coffee varieties have been chosen to blend well together already.
However, you can buy single origin coffee, or varietals, and have many years of enjoyment from trying different blends together. Try mixing some beans from Africa with some from Asia, or some South American with some Indian. As a starting point, try using some Brazilian Arabica and blending with a coffee from India, with the Brazilian forming about 60-70 per cent of the blend.
You can even get wonderful blends by using two different roasts of the same coffee. If one is darker than another, you will get different tastes mix together in the cup. It’s like golf, easy to pick up, but a lifetime to master.
For more information about coffee types, try http://www.roastandpost.com.au/pages.php?pageid=31
Sure.
That’s how folgers, maxwell house, starbucks, etc keep their coffee flavor consistent.
I like to take a couple of different flavors of coffee beans and grind them together for brewing. My very own personal coffee flavor – Love It!
I tend to use french vanilla as a base and I think my fav mix with that is choc covered cherry!