Beans

We used to roast like this:

popcorn

Now we roast like this.

behmor

Africa & the Middle East

Cameroon Caplami Java

Roast: Full City (+)

  • Rather dark bean color for a FC+.
  • Surprisingly unaromatic as beans (like stale spices).

Kenya AA Nyeri – Karatina

Roast: Full City then Vienna. (Behmor)

  • Very bright and acidic. Almost metallic. Thin cup, light body. We liked the Vienna much better, but that’s probably because roast characteristics took over.

Kenya AA ??

Roast: City (popcorn roaster)

  • Very bright and aromatic. Slight chocolate notes, but overly acidic.

Tanzania Blackburn Estate AA

Roast: Full City

  • Dense tea-like body.

Asia & Indonesia

Sumatra Blue Batak “Tarbarita” Peaberry

Roast: Full City (popcorn roaster)

  • Full, rich, dense forest smell. Didn’t detect the plum, cardamom and clove like in the description.

Sumatra Classic Mandheling

Roast: FC (Behmor) 20:00 total roast time, stopped with 2:30 remaining.

Central America

South America

Colombia Choco – El Carmen del Atrato

Roast: Full City (Behmor)

  • Gave some to friends, who liked it. We found it nice and round, smooth, sweet, medium thickness. Would do this one again.

Blends

Classic Italian Espresso Blend

Roast: Vienna+

  • Evenly coloured
  • Caramel-chocolate, fruity and earthy, heavy body.

Liquid Espresso Blend (SMs)

Roast: Vienna+ (Behmor)

  • Partially arabica and partially robusta beans.
  • Very aromatic—Dark Chocolate (90+%)
  • Very good with milk drinks, almost too pungent as espresso.
  • Good as a ristretto.

Monkey Blend (SMs)

Roast: Full City (Behmor)

  • More rounded espresso at this roast.
  • Good as espresso, but has a bit of a hard time cutting through either water (in americanos) or milk.

Roast: Vienna (popcorn roaster)

  • Unimpressed, grassy, flat. Overly bitter.
  • Try again.
  • Juicy Rooibos Tea finish.

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