Greens Alert - Page 55

#541: Post by **wrakocy** » July 11th, 2015, 1:24 am

another_jim wrote:I'm roasting SM's Kela Kochere. Not much like the description except for the snappy acidity. Instead, I'm getting both savory and floral notes, as if it were a blend of Ethiopian and Kenyan coffees.

Roasty wrote:I'm glad you said this. I just had my first cup a few hours ago and thought I must have botched the roast because it tasted nothing like I expected from the description. I feel what you described nailed it, and I'm glad to know that I just need to change my expectation.

Ditto that. I've roasted this one every which way, and just can't crack it. Jim's description is spot on. I've hit up against this with other washed Ethiopians from SM's as well. It's puzzling, because in general I find their notes to be right on the money. Maybe these coffees just don't play well in my Quest.

July 11th, 2015, 2:47 pm

Hmm, odd. I roasted the Kochore very fast and found the tasting notes to be quite similar to SM's.

227g roast to City

#543: Post by **wrakocy** » July 11th, 2015, 3:27 pm

EvenOz85 wrote:Hmm, odd. I roasted the Kochore very fast and found the tasting notes to be quite similar to SM's.

Good to know Evan. Your profile very closely resembles my most recent attempt, primary difference being about 20 more seconds of dev time on my end. I'll take another crack!

#544: Post by **rama** » July 14th, 2015, 1:02 am

A Colombia Gesha and 2 Ethiopia dry processed (for those who like that sort of thing...) are available now:
http://legacy.sweetmarias.com/library/node/9471

#545: Post by **SJM** » July 14th, 2015, 10:35 am

I'm looking forward to this Keffa Sidamo Ardi that should be arriving very soon:
http://leverheadcoffee.com/index.php?op ... Itemid=552

It sounds delish
http://leverheadcoffee.com/index.php?op ... Itemid=531

#546: Post by **Oakeshott** » July 15th, 2015, 10:23 am

If that's the same Ardi that I bought from GCBC earlier this year, then it's fabulous. The description on the leverhead site is spot on; strawberry all over this one. Ethiopian greens are thick on the ground at my place right now, but I'm tempted to get more of this stuff. Really satisfying.

#547: Post by **SJM** » July 15th, 2015, 12:38 pm

Excellent.
I've got 5# on the way from Leverhead
http://leverheadcoffee.com/index.php?op ... Itemid=464
Larry used to be one of my favorite sellers at G**** , but he doesn't sell there anymore and I'm no longer a member there, so I don't know if it's the same or not.

#548: Post by **NoStream** » July 16th, 2015, 12:04 am

I had a chance to roast up a batch of one of SM's new dry-processed Yirgs last night, the Buufata Konga ( https://www.sweetmarias.com/product/eth ... fata-konga ). I roasted it pretty much the same I would a washed Yirg, just with a bit cooler of a charge.

I highly recommend it - super clean and sweet fruits (strawberry, lime), plus the florals and tea-like character of a washed Yirg. The balance of processing and varietal character is spot on, and there's no fermenty-funky-fecal thing going on at all; this is cleaner than plenty of washed coffees I've worked with. The processing left the acidity pretty intact - often an issue with DP coffees - and there is tons of sweetness as well.

(150.0 g charge, 12.0% WL, city finish)

#549: Post by **MSH** » July 17th, 2015, 1:09 am

Roastmasters just got in some Yemen Haraaz Special Red Grade A+....
http://www.roastmasters.com/yemenred.html

#550: Post by **rgrosz** » July 17th, 2015, 6:42 am

Klatch now has the Panama Elida, both natural and washed

http://www.klatchroasting.com/Green_Eli ... li_nat.htm
http://www.klatchroasting.com/Green_Eli ... li_was.htm