sirbrinkie Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Where is the best shop to buy good quality coffee beans for grinding - also Italian beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2unique Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Have you tried Doi Yao on Theppasit. Grows his own coffee in Chiang Rai. From Thaphraya its about 1.5km up on the right. Sent from Android please excuse errors in type or judgement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Many people enjoy Bon Cafe coffee sold at their shop in North Pattaya (Nakluea Rd) and also sold discounted at Makro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackman Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 friendship have a good selection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Do you mean Italian roast or actual beans. I don't think Italy is known for growing coffee beans. The Aroma brand beans sold at Foodland have an Italian roast. I have also seen said roast at Starbucks. I have also seen whole bean Italian roast by Illy and Lavazza at the farang supermarkets in town. Many people also like Benjamit Coffee for their beans but don't know if they have an Italian roast...would Thai do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaywardWind Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I have had pretty good luck with the range of whole beans available at Best at Dolphin Circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laban Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 You will find good coffee beans "Italian style" at the Italian delicatessen nearly opposite the jomtien market ( jomtien second road) and reasonably cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DekDaeng Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Benamit Coffee Shop on Soi Bhukhao market - backs onto Pattaya Dai. Roasts on site. benjamitcoffee.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Benamit Coffee Shop on Soi Bhukhao market - backs onto Pattaya Dai. Roasts on site. benjamitcoffee.com I fully concur. You can buy these beans fresh from the roaster. Be very wary of the beans sold in supermarkets. You don't know how fresh they are as they can sit on store shelves for months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticketmaster Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) No such thing as Italian beans. Coffee is normally grown at high elevations in tropical climates. If you are interested in a high quality coffee, freshly roasted, and delivered to your door, see the attachment. The danger of buying beans from a shop is that beans should typically be consumed within ten days of roasting when stored at room temperature, and a shop's beans are often much older than that; there is no way to know. I am not in Pattaya and have never been to Benamit, but since they roast their own, they might be a good bet for a walk-in purchase. I would ask them when they roast and show up to buy the beans still hot out of the roaster. Purchase and Store Coffee in Thailand.pdf Edited July 2, 2013 by Ticketmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 There is a coffee exhibition at the Royal Shopping Mall 3-7 july 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 There is a coffee exhibition at the Royal Shopping Mall 3-7 july Where is the Royal Shopping mall? Have they built a new mall while I slept last nite of which I'm unawares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemel Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 No such thing as Italian beans. Coffee is normally grown at high elevations in tropical climates. If you are interested in a high quality coffee, freshly roasted, and delivered to your door, see the attachment. The danger of buying beans from a shop is that beans should typically be consumed within ten days of roasting when stored at room temperature, and a shop's beans are often much older than that; there is no way to know. I am not in Pattaya and have never been to Benamit, but since they roast their own, they might be a good bet for a walk-in purchase. I would ask them when they roast and show up to buy the beans still hot out of the roaster. Excellent information TM, I wanted to find out more info on coffee, so did a Barista course recently and I bring back beans freshly roasted from my trips to Vietnam and Cambodia. So very Interested in your info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Many of the commercial brands pack their beans in vacuum bags. I'm sure it's not perfect but even when they're rather old, you can smell they are preserved somewhat at least. Then when exposed to air, of course, use them ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiNiro Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Benjamit roasts the beans on site and dates the bag. Good stuff. Always fresh. I have them precision grind it in their burr grinder vs using my chopper grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Benjamit roasts the beans on site and dates the bag. Good stuff. Always fresh. I have them precision grind it in their burr grinder vs using my chopper grinder. OK, here is their menu: http://www.benjamitcoffee.com/buycoffee_en.html Edited July 2, 2013 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morden Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've finally settled for Boncafe beans because of their price and constancy of quality. Their 100% Arabica from Northern Thailand make good espresso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmicheald Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have about a pound an a half of Hawaiian Coffee Beans... Dark Roast. My friend brought them to me about a week ago. I have had to stop drinking coffee because the acid bothers my stomach. Make me an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticketmaster Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of the commercial brands pack their beans in vacuum bags. I'm sure it's not perfect but even when they're rather old, you can smell they are preserved somewhat at least. Then when exposed to air, of course, use them ASAP. Coffee beans begin their demise the minute they come out of the roaster. A sealed Mylar bag helps, of course, but not much. Most of these bags are NOT vacuum sealed and there is air in the bag. It is the process of oxidation that lowers the quality of the bean. the Mylar will keep out moisture, which is important, but it will NOT prevent the degradation fo the bean from oxidation. The bottom line is, if you want good coffee, it is stupid to gamble with the risk of old coffee from a store shelf -- especially when right out of the roaster options are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morden Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of the commercial brands pack their beans in vacuum bags. I'm sure it's not perfect but even when they're rather old, you can smell they are preserved somewhat at least. Then when exposed to air, of course, use them ASAP. Coffee beans begin their demise the minute they come out of the roaster. A sealed Mylar bag helps, of course, but not much. Most of these bags are NOT vacuum sealed and there is air in the bag. It is the process of oxidation that lowers the quality of the bean. the Mylar will keep out moisture, which is important, but it will NOT prevent the degradation fo the bean from oxidation. The bottom line is, if you want good coffee, it is stupid to gamble with the risk of old coffee from a store shelf -- especially when right out of the roaster options are available. I quite agree with your last sentence provided that fresh roast is available. On the other hand, the so called fresh roasts that I used to buy weren't a match to Boncafe's sealed bag roasts. Once the beans are in the hopper of the grinder, deterioration is more rapid. Once they are ground and left below the hopper the rate of deterioration increases further. The first coffee of the day is markedly different from the next for this reason. This is the mistake made by many coffee shops where the staff, not properly trained in the ways of a barista, grind a day are twos worth of beans in one go. Added to that, they don't tamp the ground beans properly either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 There is a coffee exhibition at the Royal Shopping Mall 3-7 july Where is the Royal Shopping mall? Have they built a new mall while I slept last nite of n I g h twhich I'm unawares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 OMGI NIGHT as spelling doesn.t seem your specialist subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 If I buy a bag of fresh roasted coffee beans it probably takes me about a month to use it all so how is this any different to what jingthing said about vacuum sealed coffee? I would like to try this Benjamit coffee you guys talk about but I'm confused to its location. Does bukhaow market back onto Pattaya tai? (Not "dai I suspect was a typo)? I see the picture but don't recognize the place. Do you mean it would be across from tukcom but then East of Bukhaow on Pattaya Tai? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) If I buy a bag of fresh roasted coffee beans it probably takes me about a month to use it all so how is this any different to what jingthing said about vacuum sealed coffee? I would like to try this Benjamit coffee you guys talk about but I'm confused to its location. Does bukhaow market back onto Pattaya tai? (Not "dai I suspect was a typo)? I see the picture but don't recognize the place. Do you mean it would be across from tukcom but then East of Bukhaow on Pattaya Tai? Thanks. Zoom in: http://www.benjamitcoffee.com/contact.html Edited July 8, 2013 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longball53098 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 the coffee shop location is facing the open field that is the Buakao market on market days Google maps streetview shows it exactly and easy to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiNiro Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Enter Soi Bukow from Pattaya Tai and make the first right turn. It's down there on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Ok thank you for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Can someone ask the Benjamit people if they house roast the beans for ALL their bean choices? (Because I don't think they do.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicking Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Can someone ask the Benjamit people if they house roast the beans for ALL their bean choices? (Because I don't think they do.) Yes, they roast all beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Can someone ask the Benjamit people if they house roast the beans for ALL their bean choices? (Because I don't think they do.) Yes, they roast all beans. If you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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