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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...
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Just roasted a batch of Misty Valley Yirgacheffe that was recommended by the community as a Blueberry Bomb... So far not disappointed! Def strong blueberry notes, juicy, sweet. Its only been a two days, so eager to see how it develops.
I watched Anthony's performance at the WBC22 a few times. What a great job! One thing that stuck out was his brief description of the roast profile (around 6:00 mark.) He said they only went 2C above first crack begin temp but had 24% dev time.
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 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...
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 just purchased the BocaBoca 250 and since I didn't find much information or comparisons, I thought a review would be helpful. I'm a moderately experienced roaster, competent espresso maker but certainly not the wit and charm of James Hoffman. I have had a FreshRoast SR800 for...
