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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...
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.
I don't recall a natural Panamanian Gesha coming thru Sweet Maria's in a long time. I figured we'd enjoy chatting about it. I got my two pounds yesterday. I'm tempted to roast a pound tonight.
I'll be looking for those intense florals and strawberries. I imagine if it scored...
Hello all!
I am looking to buy a roaster to start learning how to roast.
I want its adjustments to be as close as a bigger machine.
I have contacted cormorant and wintop. The cormorant is a little cheaper than the chinese roasters.
But the chinese one, have a big motor for...
Hi, I have a Pavoni Lever. Love it. In the lever group they are all of the opinion you ALWAYS tamp to an exact pressure. I home roast normally light or medium. I love fresh roasts as they are more tart. With every day of resting the coffee changes as the c02 leaches out. Flavors...
Several times I have read that guidance for gas roaster BT RoR curves does not apply to fluid bed roasters. So far I have not found specific guidance for small fluid bed roasters like the FreshRoast or Popper.
I've been running the TC4 with a 20x4 display. Since I wanted to get a smaller display, for mounting purposes, I've received a 16x2 with I2C interface.
The instructions state:
LCD Options
The sketch supports both 16x2 and 20x4 LCDs. Disable the LCD_4x20 option if
using a 16x2...
If anyone is interested, there is an upcoming online seminar from Scott Rao on October 1st. A corresponding roast defect kit is also available, details are on his website.
I moved back to Canada. There is a dismal lack of options up here for green coffee and it's got me upset.
Showroom has a pretty good shipping deal and I'm looking recommendations for filter coffees or anything else. I don't see people mention Showroom much.
