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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.
For those who purchase coffee greens in bulk, how do you store them, and for how long? I used to buy just enough greens in small bags such that storage was not an issue. With small sampler bags, I always roasted the entire bag within a few months after purchase. But small bags...
I am working on a tool to automate the creation of profiles through parameters. Bringing something similar to GDM528 Inlet Profile Calculator to a simple website tool.
The idea is you give certain parameters ( total roast time, ending temperature, ...) and it produces a number...
Hello everyone,
Hope you are having a caffeinated day.
Can I get some guidance around average bean drop temperatures for different types of roasts please. Assuming I am talking just about Arabica beans here. Thanks a ton
Hi,
I saw that some of the members on HB are Ikawa Home owners. Are you willing to share successful profiles (espresso) for:
Guatemala-Delicia SHB, Brazil Y. Bourbon, India Parchment, Monsooned Malabar (arabica)...or any other?
This is a continuation to the modification I did on an IKAWA Home roaster. I post it in a separate post as the data capture could be helpful on other roasters.
I have added a humidity sensor to the Ikawa exhaust, still lots of work to do but it captures well the FC. The...
The PRO100x arrived and it has two noteworthy new features. The moisture graph with auto FC detect has been well publicized. Less well known, but just as important (IMHO) is the light!
This makes it MUCH easier to see what's going on, especially once the glass top gets any...
