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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...
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Is there a way to use a thermocouple and send the data to my iPhone or MacBook? I'd like to try getting more accurate temperature readings, but if not, I'll be fine.
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 thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to roast profiles specific to air popcorn poppers.
Most of the roast profiles shared here are based on other - quite different roasting platforms. Beyond a very general sense, these profiles are rather difficult to apply to...
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 often see holiday blend ideas that kinda just sound like a regular blend idea, like a mixture of a Guatemala, a Colombian, and a fruity African. But to me personally that flavor profile doesn't say anything unique to correlate to the wintery Christmas season. I've also heard...
