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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.
My M10 Pro came with a tablet with Artisan software loaded and configured. For months, everything was working well and I was roasting 1kg every couple weeks for personal consumption. Then, the tablet's software said it was time to upgrade. When that happened, Artisan...
After searching for 6-8 months, talking to numerous manufacturers, seeing demonstrations, and browsing classifieds/eBay/facebook/coffeetec/forums/you-name-it I found the type of roaster I've been looking for at a fair price and somewhat close to home. A few weeks back I got a...
This question involves going close to, or into, second crack, so I realize it's a bit different than most of the normal discussion around light roasts, but I've been curious about darker roasts for a while.
Obviously the always declining RoR curve dominates modern roasting...
I separately made the point that if you are a new roaster, you could waste a lot of time if you can't tell if undesired flavours are a roast issue or a green coffee issue and that there are various difficulties in buying green coffee that meets your expectations see here ....
I just roasted and tried my first anaerobic natural coffee - a Colombian pink bourbon. Thee raw beans had this over powering balsalmic vinegar over fermented fruit aroma that gave me pause for thought.. During the first few minutes of roasting there was this soy sauce and...
Hello all!
I am looking to buy a roaster to start learning how to roast.
I want its adjustments to be as close as a bigger machine.
I have contacted cormorant and wintop. The cormorant is a little cheaper than the chinese roasters.
But the chinese one, have a big motor for...
I've recently encountered a problem were my Huky gets really excited some roasting sessions. It's happened two or three times now, with normal, calm behavior in between.
Basically the problem is that the Huky gets super hot. The roasts really fly. The gas gauge says the normal...
