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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...
I've been roasting on a North 500g Mill City roaster for about 4 years, and for about 6-8 mos before that on a Hottop. The North 500g came with a 5mm TC which just failed. I use Artisan on both roasters and all during this time my beans have consistently hit FC about 360F give...
5 packages are going out today. I've contacted 30 interested buyers and have received replies from most. There might be some left, so don't hesitate to PM me. The days I can get to the post office is every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Many of us have appreciated having the input and green coffee of Aida Batlle available. And maybe it's time to start pages for the separate processes of the coffee she and her team produces.
Also hopefully she will bring more of the Burundi process into home roasters' hands....
I just roasted and tried my first anaerobic natural coffee - a Colombian pink bourbon. Thee raw beans had this over powering balsalmic vinegar over fermented fruit aroma that gave me pause for thought.. During the first few minutes of roasting there was this soy sauce and...
I am working on faster roasts. Last one had first crack at 8:45 and I felt I lost too much acidity. This week, I will run one at 7:00 and 7:30 to compare them.
Alright im new to roasting so I invested in Ikawa Home Roaster (100g)
I used honduras, Finca Cual Bicocleta directly from Ikawa. I used 75 grams to roast both Filter and Espresso preset profile. But it tastes just bad. Bad to the point i regret purchasing a roaster and even...
i've been roasting for the past 2yrs with my kaldi mini with diy motor (100rpm) with drum speed control. now i'm thinking to dig a bit more into my roast and looking to get phidget for artisan.
the analog probe that measures the BT, i've been using my BBQ thermometer to measure...
