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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.
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.
I am currently between buying the Ikawa Home Roaster or Bullet (assuming I can source one). I am brand new to roasting and know next to nothing at this point but want to learn. Any thoughts on the best direction to go?
The most appropriate comparison to the Ikawa Home would be...
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.
Hi,
I saw that some of the members on HB are Ikawa Home owners. Are you willing to share successful profiles (espresso) for:
Guatemala-Delicia SHB, Brazil Y. Bourbon, India Parchment, Monsooned Malabar (arabica)...or any other?
First let me start by saying that I am roasting in colder conditions in a garage with the garage cracked. I'm roasting on a Mill City 1kg. Here's my issue (and I've tried many different beans, and changed different variables at different roasts to see what the problem is, and I...
I'm new to roasting with my North and have 2 thermocouples, environmental temperature going to my temperature controller and bean temp going to my phidget for artisan. I don't have room to insert additional thermocouples so if I wanted environmental also going into artisan could...
