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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.
With a lot of inspiration from the IKAWA Home - profiles thread I am releasing a beta version of an online tool to create and edit IKAWA profiles. It is mostly what I would have loved from the standard app to have. Open to feedback to add features to make it more useful.
I decided to start roasting this summer and I am the type to build before buying. I started out thinking I wanted to build a glass chamber electric roaster but trying to stick to a budget, making electric heat was going to cost more than I wanted because of having to go...
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?
Hey crew!
I have a homemade fluid bed roaster and I'm having some trouble with the PID. I typically do 400-500g batches and have had success manually roasting but I want to get the PID system to perform properly. For the first PID-controlled batch, I simply copied these...
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...
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 know a lot of people here are already using other programs for creating coffee roasting plans and if you're doing that, that's great and I'm not trying to convert anybody, but if you've found the learning curve a little too steep to make a habit of having a plan before getting...
