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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...
$5 for 8000 words. I just bought the PDF and had a quick scan. I can't really summarize without giving away the whole paper, but if you liked Hoos' Modulating ... publication then this is in a similar prescriptive style, but on one topic. In terms of prescriptions, probably most...
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...
Brazil Daterra Masterpiece Victor Aramosa - Natural Anaerobic Fermentation - courtesy of Chert . Stewed fig, black raisin, black rasberry jam, tangy rasberry seeds, chocolate flour torte, hazelnut cream, hint of honey roasted cashews. Fruits are very deep and complex like a...
Over the last 6 months, my 2K+'s Artisan 1.something version roast profiles have gone from a generally smooth downward slope with occasional flick up close to First Crack to severely but irregularly sinusoidal along the entire curve with a repeating interval of about 30-45...
Hi,
When I first bought my Quest M3, I bought some EricS thermocouples, and they worked great until the BT probe died a couple weeks ago. I think I can probably fix it; I think I just need to cut off some of the wire, and screw back into the K-type thing that goes into the...
i have a kaldı mini that i DIY and now it's motorized. i can adjust to different drum speed. i roast indoors on our stove top and have a pretty strong Asian type of vent hood that has a strong suction.
currently i have a thermocouple probe angled into the drum to get BT, but...
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've searched and have not been able to find anything on point. Question for those of you who are roasting on smaller machines (500g-1kg) and selling some of your coffee: If you're roasting, say, 10-20 lbs of the same coffee trying to follow the same profile, do you end up...
