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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 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 recently moved into an apartment with no outside venting. None. The dryer is ventless. There is no hood over the stove - what looks like it *might* be one is an AC vent. Open the windows? Well, I overlook the main entrance to the building, so I would like to keep toxic fumes...
I purchased a Kaleido Sniper M2, and I was able to roast my first two batches today. Kaleido is a newer company that hasn't been mentioned before on HB. There are currently no distributors located in the United States, so I had to purchase from China.
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.
I did the lighter trick for the exhaust air velocity setting and I'm wondering if there is a minimum roaster size required for such gauge . My drum roaster is 400g capacity and I set the exhaust air velocity based on the lighter trick seen on Mill City Roaster video. Well, it...
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.
As you can see from this post, there are a lot of places to purchase your greens. How do you all stay on top of each of the different green coffee sources?
I find it to be overwhelming to troll through all the shops and almost always...
