Coffee Beans what's in your grinder ???

[LMichaels]

Has anyone noticed that coffee doesn't taste as good now? I have tried all of my favorites and they just taste okay but not as good as they used to. It's not my taste buds because everything else tastes fine.

I have noticed this I think. Even one of my standby favs (Cameron's Velvet Moon) seems a little in the insipid and uninspired side. It's good but, lately is not producing the same "wow that's great" wake up call. I'll have to play around just a bit. Could simply be me or a couple minor changes I made to the brew control on the Aiden. I'll report back

 

[JohnTak]

Maybe its the coffee maker? Mine tastes great. Been using the French Press and Moka Pot

It’s not just at home so not the coffee maker. Even at coffee places it’s hit or miss.

 

[JohnTak]

My wife’s cousin said he has been having issues with the local Pete’s having consistency issues.

 

[Jay Jordan]

Has anyone noticed that coffee doesn't taste as good now? I have tried all of my favorites and they just taste okay but not as good as they used to. It's not my taste buds because everything else tastes fine.

Yes! I have a Phillips coffee machine. When we got it tried some regular beans from grocery store. Then tried Sprouts Hawaiian Gold Coast beans and was blown away by how good they were. Last year or so been buying beans bulk at HEB, usually Hawaiian. Three or four months ago had to buy another kind of beans, didn’t really notice any difference between them and the Hawaiian. Now after trying three different beans and going back to Sprouts Hawaiian beans I really cannot tell much difference between them all. I jokingly told my wife that I thought HEB started getting beans in big bags and dumped them all into whichever container needed to be refilled.
Ironically, I can tell the difference between what my machine makes and brewed coffee bought at restaurants, c-stores, etc.

 

[LMichaels]

IDK how to identify all the "fancy terms" or tastes these fancy pants tasters claim to taste. But, I can note some of the overtones like a chocolate type aroma/taste but when they start with "stone fruit" and those other terms. Nah, I'm lost. But I do know if it tastes and smells good or not and can notice subtle differences

 

[LMichaels]

So, in taste testing quite a lot of coffees I find as a rule I enjoy the darker end of the spectrum. Not burnt dark i.e. Starbucks but stuff I've found I like tends to be labeled as "dark" or "medium dark". But it hits me with a little dilemma. So far still am enjoying using the Fellow Aiden (once I figured out grind sizes to keep it from over flowing). If you have seen that machine you'd know it has "profiles" built into it's control. I.E. "Instant Brew" where you put water in the tank and coffee in the basket and it simply brews at 205F and as much water as is in the tank. If you select "Guided Brew" in has rather generic profiles built for ratios, bloom ratios, temps and pulses. From there (especially easy in their app) you can build custom profiles and get very "granular". Controlling # of pulses, ratios, exacting temperatures and what not. Actually it's quite dizzying what you can make it do. (but fun and pretty cool).
But many times I find myself in sort of a "no man's land) because I tend to dislike medium roast or lighter but am put off by the "burnt" flavor/aroma profile of "dark".
Not sure how I should treat that "in between" level I favor. As a "dark" profile or a "medium" profile.
Anyone else experiment like this?