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Nice Gary!. I need to get roasting.

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Just opened a 5 lb bag of Tanzania AB Burka Estate from Sweet Maria's. It was part of the 20 lb African Sampler they offered last Nov.

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WHAT? I missed out on a 20lb sampler. Must have over looked the email. Dang!

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Balinese Blu Moon
Kenyan AA
Java
all day, lots of beans

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Working on a 5 lb bag of Rwanda Tumba Cocatu. From the first 8 oz. batch it looks like it will be in the buy again list...will know for sure by the time we finish the last batch

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Big roast day
Bali Blu moon and Kintamani
Kona

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Any of you roasters use a Hot Top machine?

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I have a first generation Hot Top that is still going strong after many hundreds of pounds of beans.

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1lb. of Ethiopia Zonegediyo Kochere Yirga Cheffe

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Finishing the last pound of Rwanda Tumba Cocatu today.

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Was sipping on one of these beauties this morning!

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I'm a pound and a half into a 5 pound bag of Congo Kivu Bukavu-Beni from Sweet Maria's.

We really like this bean...then I looked at the short description and I notice part of the "flavor profile description" is Fresh Tobacco. That's a first for me :dr

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^ that sounds delicious!

I honestly don't remember what I toasted on Monday. I didn't keep notes of this bag this time. :sh It was part of a Sweet Maria's special. Good stuff though.

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Today I am roasting a pound of Rwanda Nyamasheke. I'll take this one right through first crack.

The flavor notes from Sweet Maria's describe this one as having "natural sugar sweetness, saturated black tea note, subtle fruit tones." I have three more pounds of this one and then my 20 lbs from the African bean special are done.

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How have you liked the African coffees Geoff? Any favorites?

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These African beans have been surprising. I generally expect bright floral/fruit flavors. This special illuminated beans that are different from what I considered the norm for Africa. The one I roasted yesterday has been my favorite of this batch.

My favorite bean was one I roasted 3 years ago when I started. I don't have the name, but I don't know if it matters. The coffee tasted a bit like graham crackers. It was like having a donut with your coffee... without the donut!

For reference I use a Behmor to roast.

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Roasted a batch of Colombian Supremo today in the Behmor. Did this one out in the garage, instead of the basement. Had to use a heavy duty extension cord, which may have robbed it of power. It was a 13.3oz batch, used P2, C and added a minute. It started first crack around 1:40 left. After cool down it still looked really light to me. I read once in the Behmor forum about double roasting. Figured what the heck. Cleaned it out, set back up and ran on P1, A for another 10:30. Color is nice and chocolate brown. Smells good. We'll see in a couple days.

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espresso blend

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Sulawesi
Java
Sidamo Guji
Brazil

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10.5 oz of El Salvador Molino de Santa Rita, FC - on the verge of FC+:tu

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7 oz of Costa Rica Peaberry around FC...

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In multiple small batches of 8oz, 2lbs of Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry at FC.

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I roasted a lb of Guatemala Huehuetenango El Turbante. Half roasted to full city plus, half over roasted to light vienna. Should make for a decent espresso. I've never had a blend of different roasts so I'm excited to try it.

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Switched over to roasting Yemen Mokha Ismaili at FC today.

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Today I'll be roasting a pound of Columbia Tiana de Huila from Sweet Marias. The description says Malted caramel-vanilla, brown sugar, plum, and raisin. Viscous cup, notes of cinnamon and milk chocolate.

Sounds like a hearty cup! I'll be happy to be done with the Guatemala Huehuetenango El Turbante I over roasted. I didn't get into this to produce Charbucks flavored coffee =/.

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Finishing up the last of my Yemen Mokha Ismaili from Sweet Maria's. This time C+

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Back at roasting the India Monsooned Malabar to full city.

Question to anyone who roasts this bean: Have you ever taken it to Vienna? If so, how do you like it vs. Full City?

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I have some of the Yemen Mokah on the way. Igot the India Monsooned about 2-3 years ago and did not like it no matter how it was roasted. I tried FC thru Vienna. I did not try lighter though. Probably should have. I gave it away. Just no my tastes I guess. I have not found many that I don't like.

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I just made a large purchase and wanted to share some of my savings w/ someone. I am selling a 5 lb sampler of green beans , 1 lb of each variety, listed below.
I am selling them at the 5 lb discounted prices with free shipping.
I am not breaking up the lot. All 5 bags in 1deal.
Just received all of these beans today from Sweet Maria's.
Kenya Nyeri Karogoto/$6.30
Kenya Nyeri Tambaya AA/ $7.18
Mexico Organic LA Lagunilla CoOp / $5.18
Sweet Maria's New Classic Espresso/ $5.66
Yemen Mokha Ismaili / $7.61
Total $32
Free shipping
Poo Pal only please

First to IM me gets em

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Roasted 3/4 lb each
Yemen Hajja Micro-lot to FC/FC+
Kenya Nyeri Gaturiri AA to FC
Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Gedeo to FC

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I am reducing the price of the beans for sale (above) to $30 and free shipping.

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14.375 oz of Colombia Viota Excelso FC - FC+. Roasted beans are resting in a glass mixing bowl de-gassing, and will be ready to brew on Tuesday AM:dr

Of interest, started with a total weight of 17.5 oz of green beans. End results was 14.375 oz of roasted beans.

After each roasting session and while the beans were warm, I popped a couple in my mouth here and there to chew on them. They produced a nice sweet honey essence, with a very lite caramel note in the background...

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Brazil Bobolink Brown 14oz roasted FC+. Warm roasted bean chewed in the mouth produces a nice chocolate flavor. Looking forwards to Tuesday morning...

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Pushing the limits this morning on the West Bend Poppery II, and roasting-up approximately 1lb 3.5oz of Costa Rica Peaberry to FC-FC+...

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I'll let em degas over the next 36+ hrs, and looking at a cup of Costa Rican on Tuesday morning:cf1

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15oz (post roast) of Columbia Viota Excelso from Bodhi Leaf. FC - FC+

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Poppery II is hanging in there with about 10min of cool-down time in between roasts...

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Yesterday I roasted a fantastic blend of Ethiopian Harrar-Happy Mug, Brazil Daterra Sweet Blue- Theta Ridge, and Monsooned Malabar-Sweet Marias . All to FC. Flipping fantastic in the cup this morning

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Roasted 8 oz. of SM's Papua New Guinea Bauka Plantation to FC on Saturday and had my first cup today and it was very good.

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Sam and Tom, great to see you two in the thread:tu

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It's good to be back :banger

Roasted some Ethiopian Konga Grade 1 and Sumatra Mandheling yesterday

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Thanks, it's nice to have a coffee roasting thread to share information with other home roasters. Had to clean the Behmor yesterday and I see there is some other maintenance to be done like cleaning the fans. I'm going to roast a batch of Yemen Mokha and then a batch of Java to create a Mokha Java blend later today. Not sure what the mix ratio is, but I will start at 50/50 and go from there. :D

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I usually go with the 50/50 for my Mokha Java :tu

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Can anyone recommend some coffee beans to try from Burman Coffee? Or another place?

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My last order was from Burman, 5lbs of Brazilian Bob-O-Link and 5lbs of Indonesian Balinese. I see both are currently out of stock, but they have other varieties of each of those.

The half pound of Columbiam Supreme they sent wasn't too bad either.

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How long does ten pounds last you?

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Burman's is a great source for green coffee. There's so many options; what do you normally drink? What will you be roasting them with?

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I don't normally drink one kind. I usually get a sampler or randomly pick some.

Other than looking at my order history from last time, I couldn't tell ya what I had.

I normally order from them or Sweet Maria's.

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Check out either of the Papau New Guinea coffees if you like a darker roast and chocolaty cup.
The Mexican Terruño Nayarita is a great medium bodied coffee.
Guatemala Hue Hue is usually a good full bodied coffee, try their Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Injertal or the La Esperanza.
And you can never go wrong with an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

Let us know what you order :tu

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Here is what I ended up ordering. Thanks for the suggestions.

Guatemalan Huehue Esperanza Hoja Blanco - 1lb
Guatemala Huehue. SHB EP Finca El Injertal - 1lb
Ethiopian Washed Yirgacheffe Gr. 1 Dumerso - 1lb
Jumpstart Coffee Beans - 1 lb
Espresso Blend - Special Prep - 1 Lb
Costa Rican SHB EP Co-op De Tarrazu La Pastora - 1lb
Colombian Exotico - 1/2lb

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Excellent choice :tu Do you blend or just drink single origins?

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Depends on if I get off my lazy butt and roast it up. Typically I can go through 12oz of beans in 7-10 days.