Roast and Learn Together - March 2014 - Page 2

February 28th, 2014, 5:36 pm

Almico wrote:Is there a discount code for ordering?

Sorry, I didn't think I'd be able to arrange one with Bodhi Leaf and didn't ask. My relationship with Klatch goes back a little farther.

Rich

#12: Post by **Almico** » February 28th, 2014, 7:54 pm

No prob, Rich. My mother did not impart many words of wisdom on me, but one of her best was, "if you don't ask, you don't get".

I just ordered 5# of each. Looking forward to sharing the experience.

#13: Post by **pShoe** » February 28th, 2014, 9:01 pm

Can't speak for the coffee yet, but the customer service is stellar. I have both coffees coming green and roasted. FYI, Tracey mentioned that they are running low on the BN23. Steve also expressed how great these coffees are.

#14: Post by **RobertL** » February 28th, 2014, 11:13 pm

I just ordered a few pounds of the BN23 and the Danch Meng. I'm looking forward to participating over the next couple of months. I'm glad Bodhi Leaf was chosen as the supplier for March/April. I've been buying from them for a while and their beans are awesome.

#15: Post by **johnlyn** » March 2nd, 2014, 1:25 pm

I'll be out in Moab for a couple of weeks Mtn Biking. The bad news is that i will only get started roasting the march bean on the 30th. The good news is that I will bring a boat load of beans home, these and some others from SM, without the crazy shipping cost to Canada. Join y'all later on.

#16: Post by **Hotep** » March 2nd, 2014, 8:30 pm

Beans ordered, now back to the Jan/Feb beans I just finished roasting

yesterday.

March 4th, 2014, 8:49 am

I decided to give the R&LT a try this month. Last night I did my first roast of the BN23 using my modded Air Crazy. I hewed as closely as I could to the advice that Rich passed on, although I took it closer to 410 than 405, based on what I was smelling.

I was worried because I rarely get good results with such light roasts, but what I tasted at this morning's cupping was very nice. My wife, who had no idea what she was tasting, announced that it was "very interesting" and that she liked its raspberry overtones. My cupping notes: Light body, whites grapes & raspberry, and a bit of smoky chocolate hiding in the background, all leading to a clean, dry finish. I immediately made an immersion/filter brew of it to have with breakfast, skipping my usual morning cappuccino, and then went online to order 5 more pounds of this one from Bodhi.

#18: Post by **Almico** » March 5th, 2014, 6:30 pm

Ooo-Ooo!

#19: Post by **Almico** » March 5th, 2014, 7:22 pm

I couldn't wait till the weekend, so I roasted up a quick 100g of the Ethiopian Danch Meng tonight. I ran it pretty fast and dropped :30 after FCe.

It's pretty dark for that short a roast compared to the La Minita I've been used to. It's a fairly small bean.

I'll grind it upon the morning

#20: Post by **boar_d_laze** » March 5th, 2014, 10:00 pm

This is my best brew profile. The cup results are as Bodhi's, with the exception that I closed the damper at 1stCs and let a little smoke build for seasoning, before opening it and running full fan for the last minute. Nice.

For one reason and another, I wasn't able to get to the espresso roast until today. As you can see, my roast is very much in line with Brando's advice. As you can also see, I had to fight the airflow to get the desired intervals with a smooth curve.
Because I've already cupped the beans, I don't feel any reason to cup these in any other way than grinding and pulling them for espresso. Because the roast is lighter than I usually roast for the purpose, and because they got more heat through the initial part of the roast, they should need less rest before they're ready to brew than the ordinary six days. I'll try them no the 10th.

Rich