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Beans

Our Roasting Log: Extreme Coffee Geeks only past this point!

We used to roast like this:

popcorn

Now we roast like this.

behmor

Africa & the Middle East

Cameroon Caplami Java

Date: February 22/08

Roast: Full City (+)

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

Kenya AA Nyeri - Karatina

Date: January 15 & 21/08,

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 ??

    Date: October 25/07

    Roast: City (popcorn roaster)

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

      Asia & Indonesia

      Sumatra Blue Batak “Tarbarita” Peaberry

      Date: October 9/07

      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

        Date: January 26/08

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

        • Started hearing 2nd crack and it was 3:00 after the start of first. Caramel-chocolate, fruity and earthy, heavy body

        Central America

        South America

        Colombia Choco - El Carmen del Atrato

        Date: January 19/08

        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

          Date: October 22/08

          Roast: Vienna+

          • Evenly coloured

          Liquid Espresso Blend (SMs)

          Date: February 15/08

          Roast: Vienna+ (Behmor)

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

          Monkey Blend (SMs)

          Date: October 12 & 16/07

          Roast: Vienna (popcorn roaster)

          • Unimpressed, grassy, flat. Overly bitter.
          • Try again.

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