Coffee Bean Recommendations - Dark/Medium Roast, No/Low Acid, No Milk-Based Coffees

Lop42 on 15/08/2022 - 12:59
Last edited 15/08/2022 - 13:14 by 1 other user

Calling all OzBargain black/no-milk coffee aficionados and experts…..

I am after a dark/medium roasted bean that is not acidic or, has lowest possible acidity.

Any recommendations/suggestions for beans that are:

• a value pick (Aldi/Coles/Woolies etc.)
• a premium pick - WA (Local roasters in the Perth region)
• a premium pick - National (Roasters throughout Australia )

Thank you :)

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  jv on 15/08/2022 - 13:11

  +6

  Calling all Ozbargain - Coffee Bean Recommendations

  Whatever is on sale.

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    op42 on 15/08/2022 - 14:20

    Thanks jv, just did not want to buy more beans that do not work for me.

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    sqheaven on 16/08/2022 - 13:18

    LMAO that's the best way to go, the ozbargain logic.

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  KaTst3R on 15/08/2022 - 13:37

  +1

  If acidity is your issue, that means you dont like Arabica beans. So pick Robusta instead. Price category doesnt solve your acidity problem if you pick the wrong beans to start.

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    op42 on 15/08/2022 - 14:18

    Thanks KaTst3r, I tried Robusta heavy blends - but they gave me the jitters :)

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  carlJack on 15/08/2022 - 13:56

  I am exactly the opposite.I like light roasted acidic fruity coffee for pourover and non acidic medium roast with chocolatey,caramelly coffee for milk based ones. I get my coffee from local roaster here in perth. Cheap coffee in Woolies/Coles/Aldi are terrible for pourovers. You might as well get a good fresh roasted coffee from your local roaster ( or from Anywhere in Australia) for that excellent cup every day.

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    op42 on 15/08/2022 - 14:20

    Thanks carlJack, funny how personal tastes work. I find I get a bit of sore-throat with the acidic/fruity types - might be a mild allergy. What local roaster(s) would you recommend in Perth?

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      carlJack on 15/08/2022 - 15:16

      I have a subscription with Dantes Coffee. Have also tried Antz coffee, Blacklist, Koffee and bean in O'Connor ( Cheapest local roaster probably), Aussie roasters in Canningvale to name a few.

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        op42 on 15/08/2022 - 16:06

        Thanks for the suggestions carlJack

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      MrBr0 on 15/08/2022 - 15:21

      Five senses in Rockingham is the most consistent I have experienced.

      The coffee so roast type will depend on your brew method you are using.

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        op42 on 15/08/2022 - 16:06

        Thanks MrBr0, mostly using a plunger.

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  smoothymcmellow on 15/08/2022 - 14:20

  +3

  Aldi Dark roast beans, $12.99 for a kg and you will make a consistently very good coffee.

  I often struggle with more expensive beans, sometimes a winner, sometimes not, and on sale you're going to be paying $30/kg. I'm yet to find the one that I find outperforms the Aldi ones on value/availability/taste

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    op42 on 15/08/2022 - 14:24

    Thanks smoothymcmellow. My thoughts exactly, had a couple of non-winners recently, so I thought I would ask the question.

    I have recently decided to dive into black/no-milk coffee, and suddenly I am much more discerning of the type of bean I like :). Milk/sugar hide so many flavours that you might not otherwise enjoy.

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    kiitos on 15/08/2022 - 17:08

    Hsve you tried the aldi medium-dark beans? How do the dark beans compare to them?

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      sqheaven on 16/08/2022 - 13:17

      What are they called and how does the package look like?

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        kiitos on 18/08/2022 - 10:55

        They're the lazzio brand, and labelled dark and medium dark. Medium dark is in white bags with black lettering, dark beans are the reverse.