Not sure I understand the difference between an Americano and a Long Black.
From what I can tell Americano is hot water poured onto espresso while Long Black is espresso poured onto hot water (retaining some of the crema) and there is less hot water so a Long black is a shorter drink.
Presumably once you stir it they are both the same?
Well yes, that seems to be the jist of the article (along with a smaller volume of water), although as I said thatās not what I understood a long black to be.
Surely you AI coffee machine knows the correct definition?
I always thought that a Long Black was an over extracted Espresso.
āLong black and Americano should not be confused with the Lungo, which is an espresso extracted for a longer time, with more water.ā
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Iām beginning to give up the will to live 
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Google āLong Blackāā¦go on, I dare ya!
Nope. Nada. Not a chance 
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My supplies are running low, so thanks to a recommendation here, Iāve ordered more of this lovely coffee, which I enjoy on days off!
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Finished the Colombia - La Estrella - and it was very nice.
Have started the Kenyan Ngugu-ini - Iāve had a number of brews at different grind settings and ratios, and can get it tasting ok, though no hints of anything like the tasting notes. It just tastes very āstandard coffeeā, which is a bit disappointing after the interesting promise of: Blackcurrant | Rhubarb | Sweet Citrus.
I think this is my first Kenyan coffee. Donāt know if itās typical or not, but I much prefer the few Ethiopian beans Iāve had.
I really loved that one! I actually preferred it to the Costa Rican one I bought at the same time (after seeing @Wayward post a pic), though the Costa Rican smells fabulous.
The way I see the tasting notes is more like something in your mouth that is reminiscent of that which is mentioned, a ānoteā, a hint in the aftertaste. Itās never like Iām drinking a currant or chocolate, itās always coffee but I can now get what they are saying with most good beans.
I do think the aroma helps though and my sense of smell is crap.
I felt that one had something like a blackcurrant but smooth and clean and not really bitter. Lovely.
I know. Iām often able to achieve that with my brews now - was just saying that Iāve not really been able to get anything from this one. Out of interest would you classify it as a light roast? Maybe Iāll try using a slightly lower water temp (have been doing it just off the boil).
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You really arenāt taking this seriously enough for this high flying thread are you ? Itās not ājust off the boilā is it ? Itās 95.41Ā° for Colombian, 95.43Ā° for Costa Rican, 96.01Ā° for Kenyan etc etc 
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Sorry if I sounded like a dick 
. To me, all the beans I buy are fairly light as they donāt taste burned.
Iām a complete amateur mate. I never think about temperature, sometimes Iāve prepared everything before boiling the stovetop kettle and pour immediately but more often than not itās been off the boil as Iām finishing grinding and cleaning the grinder then I pour. I give no fucks about consistency but yeah mostly I probably use cooler water to be honest. My scales ran out of juice a few bags back and Iāve just been judging the beans and water by eye; doing ok by eye as I use a 180ml cup and pretty much get just to the brim each time.
Would like one of these but have so much other stuff to buy right now:
Iāll probably buy a replacement glass bowl for my siphon brewer that got smashed as I remember really liking those brews.
All good - you didnāt - I was just clarifying that I wasnāt expecting my coffee to actually taste of mango or whatever.
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Impressive!
Be interested in your view of the Taith
Thatās the last of it. I had 3 x bags and it was all excellent.
Iām mostly trying to keep ahead of the resting time. Iām not actually drinking more coffee. If I leave it to the last minute, I end up buying a bag from my local roasters, neither of whom roast lighter than medium, and that doesnāt suit my new grinder.
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Taithās beans look interesting, they seem to like their anaerobics. Realise your Belacho isnāt one of them though.
Itās almost time for me to reorder. Any recommendations from Taith or Sweven (preferably not one of their more very expensive ones!)? Iāve not had any of either before.
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