www.counterculturecoffee.com: coffee driven people, people driven coffee

Skip to content

Ethiopian Gedeo Worka DP from Klatch

Postby EricBNC on Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:11 pm

This one is a bargain in my book - 10# shipped for under $60 from Klatch during one of their free shipping promos recently.

I am still getting used to my new to me Behmor so the poppers still get a work out too. I found a West Bend 1500 watt Poppery Popcorn Popper roaster that was lightly used but still in the box. It is a very fast roaster - I might have to re-think my 85g rule.

Image
LMWDP #378
Author of "The Bell Curve: Instructions for Proper Herd Mentality"
User avatar
EricBNC
 
Posts: 428
Joined: Nov 25, 2010
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Top

Postby jammin on Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:29 am

It's a great bean Eric. It's definitely one you want to keep light. Milk Chocolate takes over very quickly if you're not careful, however, it can be all berries if you nail it. IMHO, it's worth trying a bag roasted to see what this bean can really produce. Don't blame me if Klatch's roast spoils you though :P

cheers,
~j
User avatar
jammin
 
Posts: 362
Joined: Dec 07, 2009
Location: Boise
Top
www.caffedbolla.com: speciality teas and coffee; siphon brewing
www.caffedbolla.com: speciality teas and coffee; siphon brewing

Postby EricBNC on Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:10 pm

Their roast would probably spoil me - I will try theirs when I am closer to the end of my stash - blissful ignorance till I am down to my last 3 - 4 lbs sounds about right. :D
LMWDP #378
Author of "The Bell Curve: Instructions for Proper Herd Mentality"
User avatar
EricBNC
 
Posts: 428
Joined: Nov 25, 2010
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Top

Postby EricBNC on Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:42 am

I had a pot from this jar tonight - looks like I did get them a bit darker than I wanted because, as jammin mentions, these beans go chocolaty if roasted too long and the taste of the coffee was dominated by chocolate. Back to work tomorrow morning to see if I can get it right.
LMWDP #378
Author of "The Bell Curve: Instructions for Proper Herd Mentality"
User avatar
EricBNC
 
Posts: 428
Joined: Nov 25, 2010
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Top

Postby TomC on Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:46 am

I notice the swelled edges of the creases of these beans and note that on my Behmoor, by the time I get the convex curved and swelled edge, I am usually quite a bit darker and already oily. This is with many minor tweaks, either a lighter load, a pre-heat, no preheat, different program levels, you name it...
Fresh out of the roaster: SM Ethiopian Yirg Grade 1, Compass Ethiopian Sidama
Next batch: Guatemala Geisha...
User avatar
TomC
 
Posts: 720
Joined: Jun 06, 2011
Location: San Francisco
Top

Postby danetrainer on Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:26 am

Unfortunately, precisely why I gave up on my Behmor, I tried every trick in the book, but I surmised the radiant heat from those elements was sabotaging what I was trying to accomplish (ie: a well finished light roast)
User avatar
danetrainer
 
Posts: 263
Joined: Feb 20, 2008
Location: Orygun
Top

Return to Home Roasting

ContactContact Us

Legal disclaimer and copyright: This content and all its parts are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Content including all text and images in part or in whole may not be reproduced in any electronic or printed medium without prior permission. Home-Barista, Home-Barista.com and related logos are trademarks of Home-Barista.com, LLC. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms of service.

Overall speed: , current page: s, avg: s, max: s