Green Bean sources

[floydpink]

Does anyone have any good sources on the East Coast, or besides SM??

[replicant_argent]

Why does it need to be the east coast, Pete? They can come from many thousand miles away, a few more won't hurt them.
Here are a couple.

http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com
https://www.ccmcoffee.com

[floydpink]

Originally Posted by replicant_argent

Why does it need to be the east coast, Pete? They can come from many thousand miles away, a few more won't hurt them.
Here are a couple.

http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com
https://www.ccmcoffee.com

yeah, you're right.

Turns out that ccmcoffe is in Tampa and has great prices, so thanks!!! Just ordered 2 pounds of Costa Rica hard beans.

[Mister Moo]

You wanna try http://www.ccmcoffee.com/ in Tampa. Excellent resource for good beans, fair prices and nothing exotic. A-

[floydpink]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

You wanna try http://www.ccmcoffee.com/ in Tampa. Excellent resource for good beans, fair prices and nothing exotic. A-

..and fast.

I ordered ay 4:45 and got a tracking number at 5:00

I like SweetMarias, but 60 miles is better than coast to coast when you're expecting something.

Interesting family history and I might have to stop by there next time I am in Tampa.

[germantown rob]

With Sm's take advantage of the 12lb and 20lb flat rate shipping with usps, this gets me a package of greens to the E. coast in 3 days instead of 1 week of ups ground shipping.

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by replicant_argent

https://www.ccmcoffee.com

Nice web page and what appears to be very reasonable prices...

[Mister Moo]

A+ company esp. for easterners.

[raisin]

You really can't beat SM for quality, variety and Tom's expert advice on roast degree. I usually take advantage of the USPS priority shipping when i'm just ordering beans - coast-to-coast in two day's and pretty cheap to boot!

(allright, allright, you posted first Rob, but tell them who twisted your arm to try it? lol)

[DonnieW]

www.greenbeanery.ca in the very North East

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by DonnieW

www.greenbeanery.ca in the very North East

Sadly they sell the "Kopi Luak", I am not much for supporting animal cruelty in my cup. It isn't like they are following the animal around waiting for it to poop, they cage the Civet and force feed it coffee beans for easy collection.

[DonnieW]

Originally Posted by germantown rob

Sadly they sell the "Kopi Luak", I am not much for supporting animal cruelty in my cup. It isn't like they are following the animal around waiting for it to poop, they cage the Civet and force feed it coffee beans for easy collection.

Brother, the human cruelty of the coffee trade eclipses any cat crap harvesting you could imagine. Its ironic that Kopi costs soooo much when the real (human) growers don't see nearly what they should, let alone enough for a fair life. At least the cats get to eat.

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by DonnieW

Brother, the human cruelty of the coffee trade eclipses any cat crap harvesting you could imagine. Its ironic that Kopi costs soooo much when the real (human) growers don't see nearly what they should, let alone enough for a fair life. At least the cats get to eat.

Agreed, so even from your point of view I do not like bean suppliers that would promote a fad bean for outrageous prices that the growers or workers will never benefit from. Instead of promoting the growth of better beans and the incentive of more money for a higher quality product these people are asked to gather cat poo for a bean that already tastes like cat poo before it went through the Civets digestive tract.

This is just my opinion and I don't care to support a bean supplier that is more interested in what sells even if it sucks.

[ashtonlady]

www.unclebeanz.com
He is on the east coast and his customer service is great.

[kenstogie]

I have never puchased from Unclebeanz but remember hearing positive things about him from Cigarlive (I think)

Originally Posted by kenstogie

I have never puchased from Unclebeanz but remember hearing positive things about him from Cigarlive (I think)

Probably here or the Jungle, Norm was a valued member of the Jungle, and has been a valued member here for awhile now.

[floydpink]

I've bought roasted beans from Uncle Norm, but haven't yet tried the green beans.

I am a big fan of his Malabar Gold and am always tempted to try some of the beans from the "indulge" section.

I noticed a great thing about green beans; you can have a half dozen varieties around and not worry about freshness and get to try a lot of different blends in a week's time by roasting small batches.

I am really enjoying this aspect of the hobby and now realize the 20 pounds I rolled my eyes at earlier is not too far off from what I am currently stocking in various beans.

Currently, I have really been ordering consistently from CCM coffee in Tampa, as suggested here. and have been very satisfied by price, selection, and quality.

The only thing about them is you click and order, and there are not many decriptions of the bean or roast suggestions, like some other suppliers, which leads me to believe most of their customers know what they want and how to roast what they want, but what the hell do I know????

I find myself roasting until I like the look and smell, taking notes, posting the notes on the container, and adjusting from there until I find what I like. Not very scientific, but works so far.

I downloaded a stop watch app for my iPhone and use that instead of the timer on the Freshroast and was thinking a roast app would be a great idea for some technologically inclined individual, which takes me out of the equation.

[germantown rob]

Pete, there is 1 app called "Roast" for $3.99, I haven't downloaded it yet so no idea of how good it is but I am sick of all my notebooks and loose roast logs so I may just get it.

BTW I like SM's especially Tom's notes on all the beans.

[raisin]

Originally Posted by floydpink

The only thing about them is you click and order, and there are not many decriptions of the bean or roast suggestions, like some other suppliers, which leads me to believe most of their customers know what they want and how to roast what they want, but what the hell do I know????

I find myself roasting until I like the look and smell, taking notes, posting the notes on the container, and adjusting from there until I find what I like. Not very scientific, but works so far.

Originally Posted by germantown rob

Pete, there is 1 app called "Roast" for $3.99, I haven't downloaded it yet so no idea of how good it is but I am sick of all my notebooks and loose roast logs so I may just get it.

BTW I like SM's especially Tom's notes on all the beans.

As the utter newby that i was, Sweet Maria's was my encyclopedia that brought understanding of all that was happening as i roasted coffee in the first few months. Now my sense's of taste, smell and sight are able to produce cogent reactions to the vagaries of the coffee bean roast, but i still depend on Tom's roast level recommendations to guide me to the best conclusion.

[kenstogie]

That could be it.