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  Miso on 11/05/2023 - 08:06

  Thanks. Last of my subscription came yesterday so this is my buffer coffee till that, hopefully, restarts again.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 08:45

    +1

    Morning @Miso terrific to hear, always good to have buffer stock!

    Thank you so much for placing another order with us, it's truly appreciated!

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  Barnesworth on 11/05/2023 - 08:21

  Hi Tom, loving the Brazil SO and appreciate your flexibility on delivery dates to facilitate fresh beans. No options for first half of June though, I guess there’s a good reason for that? I can’t imagine those days have been snapped up already.

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    Miso on 11/05/2023 - 08:30

    +1

    From my order confirmation email:

    "Just a heads up that there'll be no dispatch happening between June 1st to June 15th, best to stock up the freezer so you don't run out of the good stuff.Please know that you're always most welcome to email us any brewing questions you may have. We sincerely hope you love your Lime Blue Coffee experience and welcome any constructive feedback :)"

    Probably on hols. Good for them.

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      AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 08:58

      Spot in @Miso nice detail pick up, appreciate the answer assist :)

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 08:57

    Hey @Barnesworth it's fantastic to hear how much you're enjoying our Brazil SO and that our flexible dispatch dates are a winner for you!

    Good observation. Indeed there is, actually a few reasons, but the primary one is that during that time we'll be further improving the operations side of things, which will include more efficient fulfillment processes. Just like a car, sometimes there needs to be a slight pause the get to increase speed and get into the next gear. Due to these impending improvements in the first ~2 weeks of June our ability to dispatch from a technical perspective could potentially be temporarily impacted. As such with the future improvement in mind, we've decided its best to not dispatch while these improvements are being implemented.

    If you think you'll need more coffee in the first week or two of June, I'd highly recommend ordering towards the end of May. Once the coffee arrives, put the sealed bag in a zip lock bag and then into your freezer, this will maintain the freshness until you're ready to get stuck into the new bag :)

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      emjk on 11/05/2023 - 22:18

      Hi there, I'm another fan of the Brazil SO :)

      However, I have never tried freezing coffee beans before. My grinder holds about 200-250g of beans. After freezing, do you fully thaw out the entire bag before adding to the grinder, or should I just thaw out the amount for my grinder and put the rest back in the freezer?

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 14/05/2023 - 18:19

        +1

        Hey @emjk fantastic to hear that you're a fan of our Brazil SO!

        Glad to know you're open to testing out freezing your coffee, it's a real game changer and can work extremely well. Great question, always best to ask when unsure. First, you do not need to wait for the coffee to thaw before grinding . Grinding it while frozen will actually result in a slight extraction improvement, as the enhanced brittleness of the beans while frozen results in better grind particle distribution, thus better extraction. Second, if you'd like to pre-portion the bag into what fits into your hopper, it's best to do so before the initial freezing to avoid freezer burn. As there's not a whole lot of moisture in coffee, there isn't a high chance of freezer burn, but there still is a chance of this if beans are frozen, the bag opened/exposed to new oxygen and then placed back in the freezer. Freezer burn doesn't make coffee unsafe, it just negatively impacts flavour. You may have experienced freezer burn with a bag of peas, a steak or tub of ice cream that become slightly discoloured in the freezer, have ice crystals form on the surface and taste like the freezer atmosphere when these items were not airtight sealed before going in the freezer. Third, it's all good to freeze the coffee as soon as it arrives, but if you are preportioning, then I'd recommend dosing into portions you'd be able to use within roughly 2 weeks and freeze each portion 1-2 weeks after the roast date :)

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      Barnesworth on 11/05/2023 - 22:24

      Thanks Tom, great to hear your business is getting a tune up :) I’ll send you an email re adding another bag to an existing order with a late May dispatch.

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 20:09

        Hey @Barnesworth indeed, we do regular tune-ups, but some are more major/noticeable than others. Always a good idea to keep ourselves on our toes!

        Sure thing, terrific, sounds like a plan (we've received a few emails to increase orders, not sure if you've sent your's through yet) :)

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  tonydav on 11/05/2023 - 08:41

  Can anyone clarify, when it says 1 in 2 out in 27 seconds for espresso does this time include the pre-infuse time? I'm assuming not (so with a 7 second pre-infuse will be 34 seconds total) but not sure.

  The "advice" online says "well whatever tastes best to you". Well I opened a new pack of Lime Blue Columbian this morning and with the same grind as last time was a total of 24 seconds. And it tastes great (long black) but I have adjusted the grind finer.

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    DN38416 on 11/05/2023 - 08:55

    There are so many mixed opinions on this.. it's frustrating. I started off timing from "first drop", but have now moved to "from button press". I STILL don't really know which is "correct". I think it might also depend on your machine?

    But yeah, I guess it comes down to using the "1:2 in 27 seconds" as a starting guide… and you adjust from there to your personal taste.

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      AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 09:04

      +2

      Hey @tonydav and @DN38416 appreciate you taking the time to reach out and share your thoughts!

      There is a lot of information online, but you're right, it is generally determined by a combination of the machine you have and the experience/flavour you want. Some machines engage the pump as soon as the button is pushed, some have a slight delay. Pressure and timing of pre-infusion varies significantly depending on the machine used and settings in place. Some machines don't have an option for pre-infusion.

      To clarify, all Lime Blue Coffee brew guide contact time recommendations are from when the pump is engaged/water first touches the coffee puck :)

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        tonydav on 11/05/2023 - 14:35

        So you're saying a 7 second pre-infuse followed by 20 seconds at full pressure would be the same as 27 seconds at full pressure? I'm confused as to why that would be the case?

        FWIW I have a dual boiler. Use manual button with a scale to weigh the output.

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          AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 15:58

          @tonydav: Hey @tonydav appreciate the double check, always better to ask for clarification than have unanswered questions!

          A shot pulled with a pre-infusion will not taste the exact same as a shot entirely extracted at full pressure. A shot of Brazil extracted with pre-infusion will taste a bit different to a shot pulled at full pressure, but if both shots are within the scope of our brew guides they should both taste within the realm our Brazil SO is intended. What I'm saying is our recommended contacts times include any pre-infusion settings you may have. Pre-infusion pressure varies from machine to machine and some machines don't have the ability to pre-infuse, so our guides are geared toward a delicious coffee regardless of if/what pre-infusion you have in place, provided the dose:yield:contact time are in line with our recommended brew guides :)

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            tonydav on 12/05/2023 - 07:56

            @LimeBlueCoffee: Awesome explanation.

            Also, do you have recommended quantities for long black and latte? I.e. shot size vs water/milk?

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              AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 12:40

              +1

              @tonydav: Hey again @tonydav love your continued engagement level, great questions!

              Latte:
              We recommend 1:1:18 e.g. 20g dose:20g yield:18 seconds contact time. With 150-200g (ml) 63°C dairy or 55°C alternate textured milk. If you enjoy a larger coffee e.g. a mug of coffee, then we recommend pivoting to our black coffee 1:2:27

              Long Black:
              We recommend the opposite of a latte, by that I mean add the hot water first then the shoot on top. Add 150-200g of 65-70°C filtered water to your cup then extract the following shot on top of the water, 1:2:27 e.g. 20g dose:40g yield:27 seconds contact time.

              You're welcome to shout out any more questions :)

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                gregeeh on 12/05/2023 - 13:08

                @LimeBlueCoffee: Thanks for the recipes, much appreciated.

                So, regarding the Brazil SO what would be the ratio recommendation if I'm splitting a 19g shot between two 190ml cap cups to make 2 caps? I'm assuming 1:2 in around 27 seconds.

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                  AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 20:54

                  @gregeeh: Hey @gregeeh spot on assumption, if you're splitting a shot go for a 1:2:27 :)

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  iuselect on 11/05/2023 - 09:46

  just ran out of my last batch so this is perfect timing. I love the Brazil SO beans, they are my favourite for cold brew

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 10:41

    WOOHOO for perfect timing, love it when that happens!

    Terrific to know you "love" our Brazil Single Origin so much, thank you for sharing that fantastic feedback :)

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      iuselect on 11/05/2023 - 10:46

      Thank you! I'm keen to try out the Moments to Memories Blend, any chance for a deal on that soon?

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 12:43

        +1

        Hey @iuselect great to hear you're keen on Moments to Memories, appreciate the reach out!

        We tend to focus on one deal at a time, so at present I honestly don't know exactly when the next deal will be or what it will consist of. Apologies for not being able to give you a more specific answer :)

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  Dr-Bargain on 11/05/2023 - 09:50

  It's sad that my favorite Colombia Cauca Single Origin is not on sale, and it's my last bag remaining :(

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 20:06

    Hey @Dr-Bargain very happy to know how much you enjoy our Colombia Cauca Single Origin!

    Our Colombia was on sale during our prior deal, but isn't on the cards for this deal. I highly recommend making the most of our unique delayed dispatch system, the next time you see a coffee you love on sale. You'll usually be able to line up 2 months worth of dispatch, locking in the deal pricing without needing to stockpile the good stuff :)

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  Chazzozz on 11/05/2023 - 10:42

  Nice! My last MTM order is about to run out so this is great timing.

  Tom - I don't find the $6.99 shipping price too much (in fact, it's really quite reasonable IMHO) but if I select that will it throw out your metrics for your experiment?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 11:05

    Hey @Chazzozz very glad the timing has worked out nicely for you :)

    What a thoughtful query, thank you so much for your consideration!!!

    I'm happy to know you think $6.99 flat rate shipping is reasonable, we think it's a good price too. If only our shipping costs for every order would be that low, wishful thinking haha To get shipping contracts to the ones in front of us has been quite the journey, especially when the delivery companies keep increasing rates as their revenue increases to "keep up with demand." As a random example, the Australia Post rate that required at least 10,000 parcels volume last year they've now taken up two stepped increment levels and now require a customer to send over 50,000 parcels for the same rate 1 year later, without having Covid logistic issues as the cost increase cause on their end. Anyway enough of my rambling… Of course, of course from a business perspective weighing up all our costs there's a preference we have. However, please choose whatever option suits you best, this should hopefully result in the best experiment results for us.

    In a nutshell, we're looking at a few delivery companies to delivery the bulk of our orders, each company has its unique competitive edge, some are better on larger parcels, some are better on smaller, some better in metro areas, some better in regional. The types of orders we receive during this deal will determine which delivery contracts we move forward with and will also have a significant impact on some very unique (and extremally exciting, well we think so) custom structured packaging we've been trying to create for months (always a lengthy process to get something that doesn't currently exist manufactured). Fingers crossed the results come back to allow us to continue the free shipping and custom packaging we're working on, but even if they go in a slightly different direction hopefully it'll still be a good result :)

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  dammit on 11/05/2023 - 11:00

  +1

  I've often frozen several bags of the brazil bean, can't taste any degradation in quality when thawed, highly recommend it.

  Great deal!! Now all I need is an actual calculator to work out when I actually need beans again :D

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    Chazzozz on 11/05/2023 - 11:54

    +1

    Now all I need is an actual calculator to work out when I actually need beans again

    Here let me help you:

    IF "LimeBlue Deal" = 'YES' Then "Beans Required" = 'HELL YES!'

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  serrin on 11/05/2023 - 11:50

  Thanks for your efforts to continually reduce costs, much appreciated. Any thoughts on maybe 450g/900g lots? Another roaster that shall not be mentioned was doing 470g bags to deal with the issues you mentioned about packaging weights. Your bags might be thicker though.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 22:45

    +1

    Hey @serrin sure thing, glad we're in your good books. It's always a bit of an uphill battle to reduce costs, but does feels worth it when we get there and can pass on savings to our customers. As such we remain up for the continued challenge to further reduce costs when possible in the future :)

    Appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. Indeed we have thought long and hard about different quantities which resolve the issue we're facing, yet always work with the present and future innovations we're working on the further improve our customer experience. There's the bag, label, satchel or box and the trusty complimentary Tim Tam to consider in terms of weight. "900g would work at present, but still makes it too close to the bone if we ever decided to add an info card or made any packaging changes. We really want to try and limit any increment changes e.g. don't want to change to 900g and then if we get new packaging in a few months have to announce a further change to 800g. 450g is already too risky with out current packaging. 400g and 900g don't multiply evenly in line with the even multiplication of the prior 500g and 1kg e.g. 2x500g = 1kg vs. 2x400g ≠ 900g.

    In a nutshell, 400g and 800g, addresses the current situation, makes ordering multiple bags of the same or different coffees easier for customers and plans for the future too, hopefully preventing the need to change/test more quantity increments again any time soon :)"

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  Darkheartz on 11/05/2023 - 11:50

  Restocked on this deal, thanks for the effort that has gone into achieving the free delivery Tom

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 21:00

    Terrific to hear @Darkheartz thank you so much for placing another order with us, it really does mean so much!

    Literally a few years in the making to get to this point, but we're happy to be in a position to trial a "free shipping" option for our customers and that we're in your good books. We think it was well worth the effort to get here and we'll keep working hard to continue striving for further improvement of the Lime Blue Coffee experience for our customers; big plans in the works :)

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  Gav on 11/05/2023 - 14:13

  +3

  Honest feedback is that I feel I'm now paying the same shipping for 20% less coffee. If you could move to ~950g instead of 800g it would be a trivial change. Are they ALL moving to 3kg instead of 1kg, or just some?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 17:07

    +2

    Hey @Gav apologies in advance for the small novel I'm about to write haha Sincerely appreciate you taking the time to provide this frank feedback, please keep it coming!

    I can see this from your perspective and understand there are different ways to interpret the change we're testing. This change enables us to potentially keep the Australia Post shipping reduced from $8.99 to $7.99, Express reduced from $12.99 to $9.99 and for the first time ever offer a free shipping option. If you're open to placing a larger order than you normally (your freezer can ensure sealed bags stay fresh until you're ready to open them) would you can have the opposite feeling you currently are.

    All orders are getting rounded up for all companies across all industries. The delivery companies are issuing fines too for any underweight declarations (we haven't been fined as we've been paying the extra shipping cost), some charge $5 penalty per parcel other a flat $50 penalty per invoice in addition to rounding up the weight charges.

    Several delivery companies are all doing the same thing with the same jumping weight increments, it's almost as if all the delivery companies met and agreed to these weight increments industry wide, not saying they did, it just feels that way. Here's some examples:
    *500g coffee = we're charged to ship 1kg in weight
    *1kg coffee = we're charged to ship 3kg in weight
    *3kg coffee = we're charged to ship 5kg in weight

    I hear what you're saying about ~950g, but that's a bit too close to the mark and this is just a test to see which direction the orders point in.

    We've been eating the extra cost for a few months now. However, in April we actually had to pass up offering another delicious featured rotating Single Origin (which we were so excited about based on the incredible flavour) to our customers specifically because of how these increased shipping costs are impacting our margins and cash flow. For me that was the point at which I thought "I need to do something before this further hinders the experience our customers have," Our aim is to continually improve the Lime Blue Coffee experience, not simply maintain the norm. We think if you don't move forward, with time you're moving backwards.

    To put the significance of these extra shipping charges into perspective, all else being equal if we left things as they have been in recent months, a year from now we'd have 1 less full-time employee. I'm not saying someone will get fired, just highlighting the fact that over the course of a year these extra shipping costs add up to more than a full-time wage, which means if unchecked it may prevent a job being created. Not to mention sticking with 500g and 1kg bags will prevent us reducing the pro rata per kg full-price of our products with scale and customers will likely miss out on other special coffees as was the case in April.

    All that said if the testing data shows that everyone wants to stick with 500g and 1kg bags we'll find a way to make it work, but I'm 100% sure the Lime Blue Coffee experience will be better for customers if we can keep shipping costs in check by converting to 400g and 800g bag. I know the new quantities could mean 1.2kg coffee is still charged at 3kg shipping weight and although the profit from the extra 200g won't entirely cover the shipping weight cost difference generally speaking between 1kg and 3kg, every bit helps and it makes it more of a manageable situation without hindering progress of customer experience improvements. Whatever the outcome the experience won't go backwards, it'll just further improve at a quicker pace with the new quantities. Smaller bags means more packaging and time without more revenue (as we decided not to increase the per gram cost with this change), but it's still less of a cost than the extra shipping. We're trying to transparently do the best for thing for the future based on the situation, but the ball's in your (customers) court to decide how the future direction looks :)

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      Gav on 11/05/2023 - 22:25

      +1

      Thanks for the insight. I am very familiar with Australia Post, and their predetermined bands, and it sounds like they're now enforcing them more strongly, putting you in this predicament. "this is just a test to see which direction the orders point in" - my answer to that is, 800g feels too far off the mark and means my eyes wander elsewhere more than they used to (the fact that Aus Post recently took 6 days SE melb to E melb for one of your coffee deliveries doesn't help - not your fault of course). I appreciate that your postage costs are at/near cost, but right now you appear to be leading the pack in terms of making these changes and consequently might suffer for it. It'll be interesting to see if others make adjustments soon too. Maybe it's time for the Tim Tams to be retired (say it isn't so)?! :)

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 14/05/2023 - 08:25

        Morning @Gav appreciate you taking the time to provide additional thoughts!

        There has always been a thresholds outside of the predetermined bands. The data we receive from them does not reflect exact weights, as they're rounding to 50g-100g increments for parcels under 5kg. I'm guessing the threshold has changed or system settings have changed to round up by thus putting weights above thresholds.

        To clarify, as the pro rata per gram price has not increased for customers, is the 800g just too much of a change for you because you only want to order 1kg at a time (not more or less), so you feel that shipping will cost you pro rata per kg? Aside from the quantity increment changes allowing Aust Post Standard plus Express shipping to be reduced and enabling us for the first time to offer a free shipping with min spend option. There's a few other benefits e.g. smaller bags result in coffee staying fresher (more delicious) for longer due to its impact on storage options/less oxygen exposure and there's a lower barrier to entry for people to mix and match trying different coffee.

        Appreciate your understanding that elements of delivery speed aren't 100% in our control. However, if there's ever an extended delivery delay, please send us an email and we'll do our best to sort it out for you. We have been trialing using different delivery companies in different areas and have found great success recently with Couriers Please VIC-VIC at times being delivered the same day we dispatch the order.

        Thanks for trying to see this from our perspective. However, we've always subsidised our shipping costs for customers, so on average it's never been "at/near cost." In recent times our all in shipping cost on average is costing us close to 50% more than the flat rates we charge customers, hence the trial of different quantities to get our shipping costs back to a financially viable level, so it doesn't hinder the experience we want for customers further e.g. as previously mentioned there was one more very exciting Single Origin we would have been in a position to offer our customer in April if shipping costs were back to a reasonable level.

        Indeed trying to change buying behaviour can be a risk, but we think it's more of a risk to not at least try to address/fix the issue. At least this way, we're not thinking "what if…" We don't tend to focus on leading or following a "pack," as we strive to sail in our own direction. Not judging any companies that follow others. I believe if every company led in their own direction, the coffee industry would be ten times more exciting for customers than it already is because there'd be so much more innovation. If the quantity increment change was abruptly/strongly rejected by our customers, we'd reevaluate and work make the best of the cards we have. The order data thus far shows there's potential for customer's embracing these new increments, of course more testing is needed to know for sure.

        haha the trusty complimentary Tim Tam, our costs on those have increased ~25% per Tim Tam over the last few months across several price increases from the supplier. We've also been getting a slight uptick in people requesting "no Tim Tam" for various reasons and reports that they're sometimes arriving a bit melted (as they're individually sealed it doesn't make a mess). Anyway as of right now, there's no plans to change the our complimentary Tim Tam initiative. The very unique new type of packaging we're working on creating will determine any changes on this front :)

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  JinWu on 11/05/2023 - 15:52

  I can say SWP Decaf tastes so good, keep good job!
  Why it’s 800g now not 1kg?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 11/05/2023 - 16:03

    Hey @JinWu music to my ears, thank you so much for that wonderful compliment, wrapped to know we're in your good books!!!

    Appreciate the check in about the new increment testing, in a nutshell, delivery companies have started rounding up and this can result in up to triple the delivery cost to us e.g. 1kg of coffee weighs slightly over 1kg due to packaging (usually 20-50 grams of packaging depending on the order), we'll now get charged to ship 3kg worth of weight. The 800g is try and address this overcharge shipping costs we've recently been experiencing. I've pasted more detailed info below from the deal post description :)

    "Delivery companies have implemented new sorting machine with different weight thresholds. 1kg of coffee used to cost us 1kg shipping weight. Now 1kg coffee (plus 20-50 grams of packaging) costs us 3kg shipping weight. We've requested more reasonable delivery cost weight brackets (big jump from 1kg to 3kg) e.g. to the nearest 500g or charge pro rata by the gram, but they won't budge. To combat this, as a trial specific to this deal, coffee quantity increment increases are 400g instead of 500g and 800g instead of 1kg. Don't worry there's no pro rata extra cost to you, e.g. Brazil 500g @ 40% discount = $14.99 x 80% = 400g @ 40% discount $11.99 and 1kg @ 40% discount = $26.39 x 80% = 800g @ 40% discount $21.11. Even though our packaging/time costs increase with these new increments, our shipping cost savings from the overcharge delivery company weight brackets outweighs these extra costs."

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  McGeeski on 11/05/2023 - 18:14

  +1

  First off, good coffee and and good service. Will keep order from Lime Blue. Secondly, really appreciate you spending the time to clarifying why your trailing this current offer. From reading your posts I see why you've selected 400 and 800 gram options however, you've stated the packaging waight for a 1kg back is around 20-50g. I understand why 950 gram bags would be to close to gamble re regards to penalties but based on that packaging weight, why didn't you trail 450 & 900 gram bags?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 14/05/2023 - 08:41

    Morning @McGeeski terrific to hear we're in your good books, we'll keep working hard to stay there, sincerely appreciate your continued patronage!

    Thanks for your understanding and taking the time to provide your feedback. So 900g would work at present, but still makes it too close to the bone if we ever decided to add an info card or made any packaging changes. We really want to try and limit any increment changes e.g. don't want to change to 900g and then if we get new packaging in a few months have to announce a further change to 800g. 450g is already too risky with out current packaging. 400g and 900g don't multiply evenly in line with the even multiplication of the prior 500g and 1kg e.g. 2x500g = 1kg vs. 2x400g ≠ 900g.

    In a nutshell, 400g and 800g, addresses the current situation, makes ordering multiple bags of the same or different coffees easier for customers and plans for the future too, hopefully preventing the need to change/test more quantity increments again any time soon :)

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      McGeeski on 14/05/2023 - 12:40

      Thanks for taking the time to respond. Really, appreciate it.

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 14/05/2023 - 12:43

        Of course, questions are always welcome :)

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  stigsphilocousin on 11/05/2023 - 18:17

  Always keen to try out decaf from diff roasters so was curious as to how good is LB's decaf in terms of sweetness and background taste.

  I've tried decaf from Inglewood, Seven Miles, and Normcore and so far I am leaning towards Normcore as its pretty balanced and sweet plus it goes well enough with almond milk or normal low fat milk.

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  SmashedMango on 11/05/2023 - 20:31

  +1

  This is my go-to, bean waiting for the offer to return! Brazil SO is the best.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 20:51

    Wonderful to hear @SmashedMango thank you so much for the vote of confidence and I'm so happy to know how much you enjoy our Brazil SO!!!

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  muddrex on 12/05/2023 - 00:15

  Been waiting for this for me to give this a try!!!

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 20:52

    Fantastic @muddrex hope you love it :)

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  tonydav on 12/05/2023 - 08:18

  What company options are available for the free shipping?

  Aus Post has decided they don't deliver to our area so all parcels now go to the post office (despite me working from home most days) so I don't want to support them anymore.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 10:08

    @tonydav appreciate the double check and feedback!

    That seems a bit slack of them. I've heard of that happening in a regional area, but it went one step further and the LPO was telling residents for them the receive parcels they needed to pay for a PO Box even though they were forced to get parcels delivered to the LPO. Fingers crossed that doesn't happen to you.

    The free shipping option is essentially the "no delivery company preference" AKA standard shipping where we choose the delivery company based on your specific location, the could be due to speed, cost or network strength of each carrier in your area…

    Based on your feedback on Aust Post I have a hunch that you're in a regional area, some of which Aust Post had the delivery monopoly in. Even if you've received a parcel with a different delivery company's name on it, it may have actually been delivered via the Aust Post network. When you get a sec could you please send an email to [email protected] or an Oz Bargain DM with your address? I'll check the system to see which companies have delivery networks in your area :)

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      tonydav on 12/05/2023 - 11:43

      We do get a lot of couriers (even Amazon) but it used to be regional/farm land and Aus Post have never updated it. In Blue Mountains Sydney - Bowen Mountain.

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 11:54

        Appreciate the extra info @tonydav

        I've just had a look, from what I can see it looks like Aust Post has the monopoly on logistics in your area as it's classified as a regional area (from a delivery company perspective). This means that although other delivery companies send parcels to your area, they're likely doing so through the Australia Post network or another 3rd party last mile network, which means using another delivery company will slow the delivery down and could make tracking updates less specific. Wish I had better news for you :)

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          tonydav on 12/05/2023 - 11:56

          @LimeBlueCoffee: We definitely do get other deliveries but by all means not all companies. I know what you mean re last mile etc but can generally track it. But thanks for checking.

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            AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 11:57

            @tonydav: Anytime @tonydav :)

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  batman2013 on 12/05/2023 - 09:57

  Are these 2 beans roasted in light, med or dark?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 11:56

    Hey @batman2013 appreciate you reaching out!

    These two are closer to a light than dark roast, but I'd classify them both as medium/omni roasts :)

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  sleepyowl on 12/05/2023 - 12:57

  Hey Tom, will lime blue offer lighter roasts in future? I'm struggling to dial in my Chanchamayo beans for pour over

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 12/05/2023 - 13:18

    Hey @ohhidayo thank you so much for your recent order and I really appreciate the check in!

    Our core options are generally roasted as medium/omni. When we offer a coffee that is uniquely processed e.g. Carbonic Maceration, very rare or 90+ scoring, we'll roast that closer to light than medium. From an extraction perspective the Chanchamayo works really well for Pour Over and is delicious, had one this morning. That said personal flavour preference is subjective. My hunch is that you may prefer something a bit fruitier with a bit more of an acidity kick. For you I'd recommend our Colombia Single Origin if you're looking within the same price bracket. If you're open to spending a bit more for something super fruity and extra unique, then our Kenya Carbonic Maceration Single Origin should be a real winner for you :)

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      sleepyowl on 12/05/2023 - 15:07

      Ah yep that would be it, realised I ordered too quick last time without reading the fruit to chocolate scale, thought this one would be fruity with the Mandarin notes!

      Cheers

      Can you tell me what your method is for pour over with these beans?

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        AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 13/05/2023 - 10:22

        +1

        Morning @ohhidayo sure thing, see below our Chanchamayo Pour Over guide, my guess is that it may be a little different to the method you use:

        Dose=00:00min 21g coffee dose medium coarseness
        Bloom=00:00-00:30min, slowly add 63g (ml) 94°C filtered water, should be finished pouring by 00:15min mark, no stirring agitation, simply switch brewer like a glass of wine (ensure no high and dry, grounds sticking towards top of the brewer wall) and then lift and drop/tap (gently) tap base of brewer on top of vessel twice to even grounds
        First Pour=00:30-1:00min, quickly yet gently pour 87g (ml) 94°C filtered water by the 00:45min mark, total should now be 150g (ml), wine glass switch for 00:05min, then gravity draw down for next 00:10min
        Second Pour=1:00min-1:30min, quickly yet gently pour 100g (ml) 94°C filtered water by the 01:15min mark, total should now be 250g (ml), wine glass switch for 00:05min, then gravity draw down for next 00:10min
        Third/Final Pour=1:30min-2:00min, quickly yet gently pour 100g (ml) 94°C filtered water by the 01:45min mark, total should now be 350g (ml), wine glass switch for 00:05min, lift and drop/tap (gently) tap base of brewer on top of vessel twice to even grounds, then gravity draw down for next 01:30-1:45min, total brew time should be 03:15-03:30min

        p.s. the Mandarin is just referring to the acidity level e.g. similar acidity/brightness as a Mandarin, the fruit to choc scale is your best bet :)

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  Zoid on 12/05/2023 - 16:52

  Hi Tom, Love your work and especially the SWP decaf. Is there anything similar in a caffeinated version? Regularly get the Sao Paulo, and have tried the Kenya Nyeri So and CM but I just love the SWP Decaf! I brew using Aeropress if that makes a difference.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 19:57

    Hey @Zoid wonderful to hear how much you love our coffee and it's terrific to know how many different types of Lime Blue Coffee you've tried, it's like you've had a mini coffee trip around the world :)

    Each of our coffees are unique, so there's nothing currently available with the exact flavour of our SWP Decaf. However, other option currently available do have some similar flavour elements of our SWP Decaf e.g. a similar acidity, sweetness, fruit to choc scale, aroma… If you're able to elaborate as to specifically what you enjoy so much about our Decaf I'll be able to point to in the right direction of a caf option you may enjoy e.g. acidity level, chocolate flavour, sweetness..?

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  Frugal-PANTS on 14/05/2023 - 05:35

  +1

  I found a stone this morning when making coffee with your beans. Luckily I found it before destroying my burrs. What does your company do to make sure this doesn't happen?

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 14/05/2023 - 06:57

    +1

    Morning @Frugal-PANTS appreciate you taking the time to reach out!

    Completely understand this from your perspective and my sincere apologies if this has occurred. Foreign matter can get into all types of coffee at origin due to how many processes coffee goes through. There is a possibility of this across all coffees grown around the world, regardless of the quality. It's just far less likely to occur with the high quality specialty grade coffee we source, as there's extra sorting processes in place at origin for the coffee to make the grade. We do have several systems in place to remove any foreign matter e.g. a small bit of concrete from a washing station silo. We reevaluate our systems regularly and will continue to do so. There are several checks at origin (both machine and human checks), there's a strong magnet at the bottom of the coffee roaster chute which catches any potential metal objects e.g. stones with metal in them, then there's a destoner and finally a visual check. I do not believe there is any commercially viable equipment on the market to remove all foreign matter with absolute certainty. Even a roasting setup worth over $10,000,000 does not have the ability to guarantee with absolute certainty that no foreign matter will get through e.g. a twig, small piece of concrete… Good grinders usually have safeguards to protect the motor from anything too hard to grind e.g. a green bean or rock, so your grinder would have likely been fine. Since we roasted our first ever batch there has been no time when foreign matter has ever damaged the function of anyone's equipment. Please send us a reply email to your order confirmation when you get a sec, with the a photo of the bag, rock/concrete, and a handful of beans on a white piece of paper, then we'll move to next steps.

    Once again thank you for taking the time to reach out :)

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  slashor on 17/05/2023 - 09:37

  I usually buy lots of beans from you guys and use a grinder and commercial coffee machine. I realised my work coffee situation is weak. Got a french press and some random ground coffee. Do you recommend just going the plunger grind or is it really worth getting a grinder at work? If it helps, I just drink the coffee black.

  In that respect, the 400g bags are actually better for my work situation since I don't go through coffee that fast here.

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    fusion17 on 17/05/2023 - 19:05

    +1

    Buy a hand grinder like a porlex or hario. Or just grind a couple days worth at a time and take it in an airtight jar.
    That's what I did and still much better and cheaper than buying preground.

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      AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 19:36

      +1

      Spot on @fusion17 wise words, great advice. Thanks for the answer assist :)

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      slashor on 18/05/2023 - 09:20

      Pre-grinding is a great idea. I have access to proper grinders so just needs a little planning.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 17/05/2023 - 19:34

    +1

    Evening @slashor really appreciate you taking the time to reach out and for all of your orders with us thus far, thank you so much!

    Great question. Very happy to hear you want to step up your work coffee to the level of fresh coffee level you enjoy at home. 100% hands down if grinders were free (as in there's no price difference between pre-ground and grinding on demand), I'd always recommend grinding coffee on demand rather than using pre-ground coffee. The flavour is ten fold better grinding coffee just before brewing, this is especially true for black coffees. Of course it does take a little bit more time and requires buying a grinder. If you're happy to spend a bit of extra time and buy a grinder then I think you'll enjoy your coffee at work so much more. If time is a factor or you'd rather not get more equipment, pre-ground can still make a nice cup before high levels of oxidation set in. For work purposes I'd recommend https://limebluecoffee.com/collections/coffee-equipment/prod… or if you're happy to manually grind then a Porlex will work equally well for a bit less cost. We currently don't have any Porlex's in stock, but we have 1 Hario Smart G Handy Electric Grinder in stock and ready to dispatch.

    Glad our 400g bag size is a winner for you, it does make it more convenient to enjoy your coffee nice and fresh :)

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      slashor on 18/05/2023 - 09:19

      Sounds like I will look into a manual Porlex. I think the Hario is a bit out of my budget for how much I drink coffee.

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  fusion17 on 18/05/2023 - 09:52

  Gonna buck the trend and say that the 400/800g works better for me.
  500g lasts me about 3 weeks but when i order 1kg, in the the final ~2 weeks it starts degrading enough for me to notice. So i only order 500g + shipping each time.
  I think 800g will work for me at the cost of 1 shipping.

  Also ive tried the frozen thing in batches and even using my vacuum chamber to remove all the air, I still find it the same or even worse than just leaving it out. Perhaps if youre talking 2 months in freezer vs outside, its better, but for a few weeks, nah.
  I agree that it definitely grinds better from frozen, possibly due to the slight moisture (some people spritz their beans with water before grinding). But this is mostly only useful for lower level grinders like the brevilles or in my case previously, the rocky.

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  sqheaven on 19/05/2023 - 15:31

  Is Brazilian as good as Colombian in taste? :) I really loved that stuff from last deal.

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    AssociatedLimeBlueCoffee @ Lime Blue Coffee on 20/05/2023 - 07:20

    +1

    Hey @sqheaven that wonderful feedback to receive, thank you so much!

    Appreciate you reaching out to check. There is a slight difference in their score, but I'd say the main difference is the type of flavour you'll experience as opposed to the quality of flavour. Our Brazil SO is far closer to the chocolate end of our fruit to chocolate scale. If you enjoy coffee with sweet, chocolate notes, then I think you'll hopefully love our Brazil SO too. If your go-to coffee usually has some fruity notes to it like our Colombia SO, then our Brazil SO won't really hit those notes to the same extent. In a nutshell, if you're trying to match flavours to our Colombia SO, then you won't find them in our Brazil SO. If your open to different flavours with the same relative quality as our Colombia, then I'd highly recommend trying our Brazil SO :)