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Home Barista is developing a consolidated space for folks interested in buying or trading green coffee in one easy to manage location. If you are interested in distributing, acquiring, or trading green coffee, this is the thread to do so.
Since hunting down exceptional greens can be a challenge nowadays maybe heads up are in order.
here are a few recent listed lots I just ordered that should have exceptional potential for espresso and/or brewed.
SM Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru
SM Aida Batlle El Salvador Finca...
On a whim I decided to see how well a 3.2mm RTD fit in the sightglass screw hole (M4x.7 screw). It fits well but the sightglass won't stay put with just the one screw holding it in place. I tried using a washer on the one side with no luck.
The Ikawa Home Roaster arrived a day early! I'm happy to answer direct questions, but I'm really hoping that several of the other HB members who also pre-ordered will chime in and share their experiences and learnings!
Since I missed out on the group Geisha buy, I thought I'd post this:
I've been avoiding the Geisha thing for years now, but in a moment of weakness, I bought 10# of Panama Esmeralda Private Collection Geisha Natural from Roastmasters. It's hard to believe that this bag of...
I've heard great things about using a PID for repeatability, so I picked up a used Fuji PXG-4. I had a heck of a time getting it to communicate with Artisan, but now its talking, and now I'm struggling with the roasting.
The way I roasted previously, manually, was I would...
Hey Barista Superstars,
Hope you are all well and safe.
I just joined this community and already here asking for help! :D
I need to buy a decent coffee roaster that can help me in roasting about a kg of green beans at a time. I will be using this at home and potentially the...
There is an open thread with some great pointers - Thanks Brewzologist! - but my effort is different enough, so I will start a new one and reference that one. New Huky owner - please recommend a 250g recipe .
I have a series of samples on the way, which at 200 g each -, sound...
