I got a call from the company that they sold out of the liberica, but they'll be getting more in February so they're going to hold my order for the next shipment.

Jonk wrote:Liberica can be great. This is a nice interview with Dr. Steffen Schwartz:
video

It was interesting to note that the coffee is so sweet that it starts to ferment on its own after it's been picked so it needs to be processed right away for best results.

He also mentions that S-795 "Jember" has "really beautiful berry notes and the sweetness" from the Liberica.

I guess Schwartz is affiliated with Amarella Trading, with limited amounts of green for sale and some more information on the website:
https://www.amarella.com/en/blog/s-795-flavour-of-india
https://www.amarella.com/en/blog/liberi ... otten-kind

I realized I've had some S-795, as an unknown percentage of a mixed harvest with Catimor, Caturra, Catuai and Bourbon from Myanmar. There was an interesting note of banana.. at the time I thought it came from the Catimor..

Bummer! I guess that will give you more time to go through some greens. Let us know how it turns out. I'll probably be ready to get a few lbs by then.

yakster wrote:I got a call from the company that they sold out of the liberica, but they'll be getting more in February so they're going to hold my order for the next shipment.

positivelypositiv wrote:Bummer! I guess that will give you more time to go through some greens. Let us know how it turns out. I'll probably be ready to get a few lbs by then.

The Philippines Co-op grown Liberica Batangas is back in stock at New Orleans Coffee Import here, they've raised the price because their costs for this shipment have gone up.

I increased my order to five pounds of this coffee to give me a fighting chance at getting the roast right as I've heard that they can roast differently than arabica coffees.

I pulled up some links for later reading regarding roasting Liberica coffee:

MTPAK: A guide to roasting liberica coffee

ResearchGate: Roasting profile of Arabica. Robusta, and Liberica coffee

Food Research: Optimum condition of roasting process of Liberica coffee towards the local and international preference

Home Roasters: India Anohki - Liberica - Sweet Maria's-not much about roasting here

It may generate a lot of chaff.

yakster wrote:The Philippines Co-op grown Liberica Batangas is back in stock at New Orleans Coffee Import here, they've raised the price because their costs for this shipment have gone up.

I increased my order to five pounds of this coffee to give me a fighting chance at getting the roast right as I've heard that they can roast differently than arabica coffees.

Ordered 5lbs as well. This distributor is just a short drive from me, very cool to see here in Louisiana.

I got my coffee this morning. Some of the Liberica coffee looks as small as Mokka coffee, but a friend who roasts on a Behmor says that they're not too small for the drum, with only a few broken beans escaping. I measured out 100 grams of each coffee in ramekins, the Liberica is denser. I didn't pick up much aroma from either green coffee. They came in nice Grain Pro bags. I plan to try my first roast tomorrow.

Got my 5lbs yesterday. How do you plan on roasting this, Chris? You're on a Bullet right? My past experiences with taking Liberica to any roast level before 2nd crack have been pretty terrible.

I'm still thinking about it. I hadn't planned on going to 2nd crack because I almost never do, maybe I'll take it to Full City and take a sniff to see where things are at and go from there.

How fast has it taken you to get to C1 on your Bullet?