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Starbuck's Tribute. Pretty happy with this...

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Papua New Guinea AA Kimel Roasted to FC+ on 4/11/11. Very Tasty.

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An organic/fair trade day
mexican altura "cafe de la trinidad" city roast - a bit if a chocolate cake aroma and flavor
Earlier to day a single origin espresso from Liga Masiva in DR. Very very smooth.

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El Salvador Molino de Santa Rita at Full City+. This one got even better with extra rest. This one was roasted on 4/9/11.

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SM's Moka Kadir Blend, roasted 3 days ago to FC+, drip, splash. Very nice, lots of chocolate.

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Ethiopia Beloya 25, roasted 2 days ago to city+, french press, splash. There is some blueberry. I'm hoping for more development with rest. Had this vacuum sealed in my freezer for more than 2 years, I'm surpised how good it is.

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Cherry Hill Red Label Espresso Blend - lighter than their Gold label.

I've (finally) gotten my grinder dialed in and my technique in it's "sweet spot", allowing me to consistently bracket my pulls in the 26 to 29 second range for a double. :banger

My at home espresso / latte experience has climbed up another notch.

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Trader Joe's Organic Sumatra (Fair Trade)... very enjoyable.

I agree Brent. This one has turned out to be one tasty bean:tu

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The cup gets better as it cools too, I have noticed.

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Papua New Guinea AA Kimel at FC+. Man this one is good. Notes of toast & citrus and nuts.

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Organic FTC Peru Cajamarca Andes Gold, roasted 3 days ago to FC+, drip, splash. Full flavored, great body, smooth, delishish, great balance.

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Pot of Papua New Guinea Tribal Aromas<2ND cRACK>,Ethiopian Natural Sidamo Gr. 3<1 BATCH IN FIRST CRACK AND ANOTHER AFTER 2ND>I drank for first part of my 12+ shift that came to have a nice smoky chocalate taste and then made a 54 cup pot of Guatemalan,Maui Yellow,and Burundi all in 2nd crack<had a high level of acidic feeling but 1 heck of a zing> I roasted for the clients at the treatment facility I work at.

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I'm not having coffee for now but savoring some home-made hot chocolate. I so love the aroma.

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Rwanda FT Duhingekawa Women's Cooperative, roasted 2 days ago to FC, drip, splash. Mild, bright, seems to get better as it cools. Was not a fav after first cup, but is growing on me after the 2nd. Very long finish!

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Some super tasty balinese, great after taste, soothing
and uplifting.

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Baristas Beans Rawanda Coopac that I just received from the Coffee Pass. Very good roast!

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La Java Packer Blend, it's a local roasting house that put together this blend after the Super Bowl. Love it and it will be in the pass soon.

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Just basic Cubita Torrefacto, but I like it :tu

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We have bags and bags of green beans we don't like. It's been awhile since I have had a spectacular bean.

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Where do you buy from?
Yemen Mokha Sana'nai, roasted 2 days ago to FC, drip, splash. Very nice, I think more rest will improve it. From SM.

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Some well rested Ugandan Bugisu. Doesn't suck.
Earlier today, some CCM House Blend 2, I will play with the roast on that one, I think.
Yesterday, some Columbian Supremo Popoyan that turned out pretty well on a sloppy roast.

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Nice selection, I love the variety that home roasting allows.

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Having a very nice Colombia Finca Buenavista Carlos Imbachi at Full City +

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I've been drinking Costa Rican 1820 coffee for over a year now. The wife and I have been traveling there for a couple of years and LOVE this coffee. On our first trip I asked the locals what the best coffee was and they said 1820. Cafe Britt is supposedly the gourmet coffee of Costa Rica, all of the restaurants and hotels serve it but IMO 1820 is better and a lot cheaper. I have been having it shipped from CR for the last year 10-20 lbs. at a time.

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Roasted or green? I am not familiar with 1820.

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The Yemen Mokha Sana'nai, with 72 hours rest, I'm a little disappointed.

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The first batch I roasted came out very good w/ about 3 days rest. The second batch, I must not have been able to duplicate the same roast because it came out just pretty good. I am having a cup right now as I write.

Those were some of the ugliest beans I have seen to date. I had to throw out about 10% of them before roasting because of bad quality. They also seemed to be picked at different ripenesses because the beans roast up very uneven. Some are hitting Vienna/French while others are barely hitting City +. The green beans (if you can call them that) are all different shades of yellow to green.
I think it was just a poor quality batch, IMO.

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Cafe 1820 that I buy is ground or you can buy in whole bean. I am not a connoisseur of fine coffee..just someone that really enjoys a good cup of coffee. I was told that most of all the coffee produced in Costa Rica is actually exported as gourmet coffees and just a small portion is actually sold in CR. Cafe Britt is "considered" to be the best coffee sold in CR but is fairly expensive. The locals seem to drink 1820 because it is a lot cheaper but IMO, 1820 is actually better than Britt.

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Sweet Marias. I like SM because of the reviews and rating system. It helps a ton. I think his ratings are very accurate. The problem is...I have been spoiled by some really great beans over the years and just haven't had anything lately that floats my boat.

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Having a very nice blend this morning.
40% Ethiopia Yirgga Cheffe at Full City
40% Rwanda FT Dukunde Kawa Musasa at City+
20% Papua New Guinea AA Kimel at Full City +
Came out GREAT.

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After a few days rest (the beans, not me) yesterday I had some Kenya Kirinyaga AA Kabingara at Full City+. Man, what a great roast. Deep flavors with a bit of spice and coco. And just the right amount of citrus on the tongue.

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Right now, having my India Monsooned Malabar AA Vienna Roast. Another very nice bean. Very different in look and taste. These beans start out almost white, they are so pale.
Very unique flavors also. Smokey, w/ a lite amount of baking spice and citrus.

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Pierce Bros Moka Java

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Sounds good Mark

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A nice blend of 50% Kenya Kirinyaga AA Kabingara at Full City + and 50% India Monsooned Malabar AA at Vienna. Very Tasty!

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Thanks Brent. I've just been too darn busy recently and have missed some good afternoons to roast some coffee. I finally ran out of the home roast, so I stopped by the local market and picked up some Espresso roast to hold me over until I can get my butt in gear:D

Sounds like an interesting combo!

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Having Rwanda FT Dukunde Kawa Musasa at Full City w/ 2 days rest.
Very Nice. Notes of toast, nuts & a slight citrus twang.

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Equador El Batan - Valentin Chinchay, roasted 3 days ago to FC, drip, splash. Nice, sweet, smooth. From SM.

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Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe at Full City, roasted 3 days ago. Excelent!

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At the suggestion of UncleBeanz, I tried roasting 1/2 and 1/2 med and dark roast of the same coffee and mixing. Results were very good. SM's Moka Kadir at 1/2 FC-1/2 Vienna is chocolatey, with fruit, ultra smooth, dark roast flavors. UB's Negrita 1/2 city+, 1/2 FC+ is nutty, chocolatey, not as bold, excellent. 2 different coffees to start my Saturday, it's gonna be a good day :noon

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Just finished up some Sumatra Grade 1 Mandheling (Full City+ / Vienna). Man I love that stuff.

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viet iced coffee :D