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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...
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.
After using a drum roaster for quite some time, I decided to buy an electric fluid bed sample roaster (the model is Santoker Q20), mostly for its ease of use. Because my old-school drum roaster takes too much time to prepare (setup the thermal couple, MS6514 thermal meter, chaff...
