Category: Updates
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Fresh Cup Magazine mentions two
Yeah, I know I haven’t written in awhile. I’ve been busy with things, like taking my daughter to the potty. My June issue of Fresh Cup Magazine came in the mail. I was delighted to see an article about Noble Coffee in Ashland, Ore. I started buying from Noble about two years ago when Jared…
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Roasting more Columbian
I’m finished roasting a 1/2 lb. of Columbia Huila Valencia. Roast time: 13:30 Profile 1 First Crack: 11:30 into roast Second Crack: never heard it Roast level: City to City+ Lord willing, I’ll get a good taste the Columbian tomorrow after it rests. We went through a 1/2 lb. of Guatemalan so quickly I never…
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What a different 30 second makes
This morning I tried out a cup of my latest roasted batch of Indonesian Flores. I knew it tasted better after the first sniff and sip. Later, I sat down to taste and Tweet (or Twit, or whatever). I noticed that the floral smell is much more sweet, more subdued. The first taste is more…
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A better batch? Trying to roast Indonesian the right way
After a failed attempt at roasting a 1/2 pound of Indonesian Flores in my Behmor 1600, I tried again with 1/4 pound of the same bean, this time extending the roast time by 30 seconds. The Behmor normally roasts a quarter pound of beans for 8 minutes and thirty seconds. If you select the Time…
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Under-roasted coffee, anyone?
Well, I learned a few things from my last roast: One, is under-roasted coffee tastes bad. Also, I learned it’s easy to get ahead of one’s self and dream about coffee roasting and start saying, “Yes, I’ll roast my own beans, and then I’ll have the coffee house, and the open mic night, and the…
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Roasting Indonesian on the Behmor
Today I took my first crack (no pun intended) at roasting a 1/2 pound of coffee in my new Behmor. The coffee was Indonesian Flores Organic Manggarai, imported through Sweet Maria’s. I roasted it for 13 minutes using Program B, Profile 1. Some of the beans got jammed in the drum. Next time I’ll use the…