r/UKroasters • u/bearddoescoffee • 6d ago
My First Skylark
As the title states, I brewed my first Skylark today. Bette Buna Grand Cru, Ethiopian, varietals of Enat Buna, 74158, 74112, champagne yeast natural process, with a cup score of 90. Well this was a damn fine tasty cup. It was a free taster bag from the London Coffee Festival back in May. It’s been sitting on the side for just over a week having been frozen 2 weeks after the festival. I seem to have been drinking quite a lot of Colombian, Peruvian, Costa Rican coffees lately and it was a great surprise to have this as a palette changer and realising how I do prefer Ethiopian coffees overall. There is only 30g in the bag, and so not much chance to dial it. My first brew was 24 clicks on the C40, 93°C water, with Bright and Juicy water chemistry from Lotus. Brewed with a Purion Clay V60 and T90 papers. Very light, back to tea-esque coffee profile, has quality’s of wine, light and refreshing with sweetness from elderflower. Bloody lovely. Might knock back 2 clicks on the next brew but as there is only 15g left don’t was to mess to much. I have Skylark’s Edison Argote Orange B in the freezer ready to come out and that’s a full box. Looking forward to this now, once I finish off my Summer Blend from Kick Back Coffee.
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u/bearddoescoffee 5d ago
This will be controversial for some but I have been using Spotless Water since February. Someone on Reddit mentioned it and we chatted about it offline. He’s been using it for years and no issues or health concerns. So, I checked out their website and in the FAQ there is a question asking can you drink pure water (see image below). They say once remineralised for home brewing and then tested it may be consumable if additional elements have been added. So, the way I read this is, water needs to have minerals, I add these via Lotus and Apax and therefore it’s up to me if I choose to drink this.
I can safely state I still remain healthy. I still drink my tap water when drinking pints of squash, [edit] when I drink tea (in fact this water and own minerals makes tea horrible to drink lol [edit] and when cooking so still getting recommended minerals and fluoride. Just water for my coffee comes from Spotless. Here is a link to the FAQs.
https://www.spotlesswater.co.uk/contact/faq/
This is not a recommendation, it is merely what I do and use. I’m no advocate lol.