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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.
Not set in stone yet but if it goes through, I'm being asked to roast 125 pounds of coffee for Christmas presents. I have a Behmor 1600+. I usually roast 12oz batches. Most I've ever done in a session was four batches, which took roughly 2 hours. So at that rate it'll take me 40...
the roastery I work for owns a Giesen w6 and I've been using Artisan on my windows PC without any issue, works like a charm.
however they bought an iMac Mini and I can't get a good setting for the ROR curve, looks very choppy as shown in the picture attached, while on...
Reading the latest newsletter, lots of progress but also it looks like they're planning a price increase mid-Jan to correct for extra costs in 2021. If you've been planning on buying the Bullet, you may want to buy before the price increase.
I have good results with my stovetop roaster, not even one burnt bean :D I use a lodge cast iron griddle as a diffuser. Takes about 25 minutes of steady turning as the diffuser does slow things down. not having good results without the diffuser. I am using a high BTU kitchen...
My Cormorant is making some squeaking and grinding noises - I assume that the spindle bearings are dry or otherwise malfunctioning. Has anyone serviced them? Any particular grease recommended?
Carefreebuzzbuzz recommended Hacea coffee and I recently made an order. He mentioned that the service is top notch and I 100% agree. They even included a personalized, hand-written note with the order. That kind of care was much more common in the pre-amazon monopoly days. I...
The Fresh Roast line of roasters has mostly been limited to batch sizes of ~1/4 lb. I was excited a couple months ago when I heard they were working on a 1/2 lb roaster, and they finally released it a day or two ago.
