What are you roasting today?

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by BSB

If you want "earthy," I suggest some Sumatrans.

Agreed

[BSB]

SM has a couple nice ones, the Dry Hulled Aceh Bukit and the Tarbarita Peaberry.
Roasted a pound each, of the Aceh Bukit, and Colombia Guteirrez Micro, and sent to a friend.

[Mr B]

Wednesday night was a 1/4 lb of each;

Rwanda Kibuye Gitesi to Full City.
Ethiopia DP Sidama Aleta Wondo to Full City.
Sumatra Tarbarita Peaberry to Full City.
and El Salvador Majahual Tablon La Montana to City +.

[BSB]

Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Rosma to FC

[BSB]

Colombia Tolima Felix Guzman Microlot This coffee roasted up as pretty as any coffee I have ever seen. No quakers, NONE. Just beautiful, cupping Wed.
From SM

[Blak Smyth]

Finally roasted the Espresso Monkey Blend last night. Can't wait to try it!

[ApexAZ]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Finally roasted the Espresso Monkey Blend last night. Can't wait to try it!

Very nice. I plan on roasting some of that next weekend, depending on how much I have left by then.

I have overroasted some Bolivian Beneficio Buenaventura Lot 45 to a LV-V roast that I finally started drinking. It's not bad but I didn't want to roast it quite so much.

I also ended up overroasting some El Salvador Majajual - Tablon La Montana. Also probably LV-V. Ugh.

I need to turn my heat down some I think.

[ApexAZ]

Originally Posted by BSB

Colombia Tolima Felix Guzman Microlot No quakers, NONE. Just beautiful, cupping Wed.
From SM

Are you suppose to remove them?

[BSB]

Originally Posted by apexaz

are you suppose to remove them?

absolutley!!

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by ApexAZ

Are you suppose to remove them?

Remove what? I am missing something here.
Quakers? What are quakers?

[Mr B]

They are the super light brown, almost Tan colored beans. They often times can add a bad or sour taste to the cup.

[ApexAZ]

I think I remember reading that they are beans that weren't fully ripe when picked. Is this true?

[Mr B]

Yes, that is true. Check out the Glossary in the Library on the Sweet Marias page. Very helpful.

[BSB]

Being OC, I pick out everything that doesn't look right. Including the quakers, underroasted and scorched. I use the max amount of beans in the FR, so I get a few scorched, every roast.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Yes, that is true. Check out the Glossary in the Library on the Sweet Marias page. Very helpful.

Found it thanks, good info there!

[BSB]

Just did a small batch, of the Colombia Guzman, to city+

[Blak Smyth]

Roasted Moka Kadir last night, it smells amazing.
I gotta say this is the best smelling roast so far, not perfectly even roast though.
Can't wait to try it this weekend!

[BSB]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Roasted Moka Kadir last night, it smells amazing.
I gotta say this is the best smelling roast so far, not perfectly even roast though.
Can't wait to try it this weekend!

That is one of my favorite blends. You won't get that even of a roast, with the pre-roast blending of different coffees. Not usually anyways. There is gonna be some difference between the different kinds of beans. Also, if memory serves me well (and it often doesn't ) there should be a fairly good amount of quakers in that blend.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by BSB

That is one of my favorite blends. You won't get that even of a roast, with the pre-roast blending of different coffees. Not usually anyways. There is gonna be some difference between the different kinds of beans. Also, if memory serves me well (and it often doesn't ) there should be a fairly good amount of quakers in that blend.

I pulled out about three quakers of a 1/3 pound.
Man the aroma alone has me excited!

[BSB]

Brazil Cerrado Fazenda No-Name-O I did this 2 tone, half city+ for the nuttiness, half FC+ for the chocolate. Chocolate covered nuts sounded good to me First cupping on Sunday.