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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 bought a house with an enclosed finished porch/sunroom that will be the only space I can roast for the foreseeable future, and it also has a natural gas hookup for a space heater. I have the propane stove for the Huky and definitely still can just use a propane tank, but...
I have used Fresh Roast roasters, an SR500, 700 and 800 for years. I am now living in India, a 220v country with 50% taxes on imports and will probably have to build my own roaster. I'd like something similar to the Kaldi using a simple mesh drum as seen on eBay and Amazon,...
Hi, I have a Pavoni Lever. Love it. In the lever group they are all of the opinion you ALWAYS tamp to an exact pressure. I home roast normally light or medium. I love fresh roasts as they are more tart. With every day of resting the coffee changes as the c02 leaches out. Flavors...
I've always had the opinion that I should buy the best greens that I can, as my lack of roasting skills means that my roasting can only reduce cup quality.
Recently Scott Rao did a blog post on score inflation, and he did have a couple paragraphs of interest about roasting for...
I've been running the TC4 with a 20x4 display. Since I wanted to get a smaller display, for mounting purposes, I've received a 16x2 with I2C interface.
The instructions state:
LCD Options
The sketch supports both 16x2 and 20x4 LCDs. Disable the LCD_4x20 option if
using a 16x2...
I have been roasting with boca boca 250 for the past 2 years
It's been good to me albeit a bit small and cumbersome when roasting more than 200 gram batches. The roasts have gradually gotten better with it but sometimes I feel a bit uneven. I...
I moved back to Canada. There is a dismal lack of options up here for green coffee and it's got me upset.
Showroom has a pretty good shipping deal and I'm looking recommendations for filter coffees or anything else. I don't see people mention Showroom much.
I don't recall a natural Panamanian Gesha coming thru Sweet Maria's in a long time. I figured we'd enjoy chatting about it. I got my two pounds yesterday. I'm tempted to roast a pound tonight.
I'll be looking for those intense florals and strawberries. I imagine if it scored...
