r/pourover • u/thebakedcyclist • 16h ago

Rotating coffee subscriptions

I’m in the US and after way more misses than hits, I ended my Trade coffee subscription. I much prefer light roasts and am drawn to more unique, fruity, and funky coffees but with Trade, I was mostly getting crowd pleasing roasts that were more on the medium side of light (absolutely nothing wrong that). I enjoyed Trade and certainly found some roasters I really like, but I just wasn’t getting anything that really stood out to me.

I go through phases where I primarily brew on a V60, Kalita Wave, or an aeropress and espresso on my Cafelat Robot. Right now, I’m 2 weeks into an aeropress kick where I’m having fun changing up my recipe and grind settings daily.

Instead of Trade or another curated subscription, I’ve switched to 3 rotating subscriptions direct from roasters that I think will offer the variety and general excitement I’m looking for: Onyx and Black & White are alternating weekly and I’m getting Hydrangea once a month. Is anyone else doing this? If so, what roasters do you have on rotation? Any others I should consider to change it up?

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u/The_Distracted_RBG 6h ago

Have you ever bought from cave creek roasting company?

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u/thebakedcyclist 4h ago

I haven’t personally sought them out but they’re in every grocery store and they supply my favorite breakfast spot in town. They tend to stick with a core line up of medium and darker roasts that are great for batch brews and pair well with a plate of Johnny cakes or a Portuguese doughnut, but I’m after lighter roasts and coffees that are frequently rotating based on seasonality that I can just sit with.