Julius Meinl Jubilee - coffee beans - 1 kilo

Yes. These beans have a medium roast and are listed in our product data as suitable for the bean to cup machine and the semi-automatic machine. With bean to cup machines, most problems are caused by very dark roasted, oily beans that clog up the grinder, and a medium roast like this one actually stays drier. Do run your machine's cleaning programmes regularly and clean the bean hopper now and then.

The Jubiläum is a blend of arabica and robusta beans. Robusta provides extra body, a firmer crema and a spicy note, arabica the fresh citrus and floral notes that characterise this coffee. The exact ratio between the two is not given in our product data, so we would rather not put a figure on it. If you want to know exactly, check the packaging of the bag you receive.

Julius Meinl Jubiläum is roasted according to the classic Viennese method and has a medium roast. You taste a fresh coffee with lively citrus notes and a fine floral finish, with a gentle sweetness and a vibrant acidity. We put the intensity at 6, classed by us as regular: not heavy and dark, but certainly not thin either. If you find it too sour, it helps to grind a little finer, use a slightly higher dose or set the water hotter.

This bag contains 1 kilo of whole beans, which you grind yourself or have your bean to cup machine grind. In our product data the Jubiläum is listed for espresso, lungo, crema, cappuccino, latte and filter coffee. If you grind yourself, choose espresso grind for an espresso machine and filter grind for a pour over filter, because the two are not interchangeable. Allow about 16 to 20 grams for a double espresso and 5 to 8 grams per cup of filter coffee.

Store the bag cool, dark and well sealed, for example in a kitchen cupboard and not in the fridge. Unopened, roasted coffee stays good for about a year, but in terms of flavour it is at its best within a few months. Once you have opened the 1 kilo bag, close it properly after every use, because oxygen costs more aroma than time. Fill your bean hopper with a few days' worth rather than the whole kilo at once.