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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'm just a home roaster using Artisan (Mac OS) on my Hottop K+ and I primarily roast blends for my espresso needs. About once every 10 days I roast 4 batches of 200-220 grams. My current methodology is frustrating me. As I roast with Artisan I'm also running Roastmaster on my...
5 packages are going out today. I've contacted 30 interested buyers and have received replies from most. There might be some left, so don't hesitate to PM me. The days I can get to the post office is every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Ikawa Home Roaster arrived a day early! I'm happy to answer direct questions, but I'm really hoping that several of the other HB members who also pre-ordered will chime in and share their experiences and learnings!
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.
Whats the opinion on electricity vs gas roasters for a batch size of 500g
I am leaning towards electricity because,
1) I have relatively free electricity because of solar panels
2) Most of the electric roasters I am reading about have a decent level of...
Since there hasn't been much mentioned about the ARC 800 Roaster, I thought I would post a couple of pictures of my roaster relocated to my basement. I've had the roaster since October but had it temporarily in the shed out back. I had hoped that I could make it work, but...
