Ordered the Behmor 1600 last night along with 10 pounds of green beans (Columbian supremo & Columbian decaf). Let's see how this goes!
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Ordered the Behmor 1600 last night along with 10 pounds of green beans (Columbian supremo & Columbian decaf). Let's see how this goes!
Mail man was busy today! Columbian decaf will be here tomorrow. Tomorrow should be fun although I really want to try it tonight so I have something fresh in the morning [emoji38]Ordered the Behmor 1600 last night along with 10 pounds of green beans (Columbian supremo & Columbian decaf). Let's see how this goes!
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Put some money down on a roaster. I have been using an 2kg machine at my brother's house for awhile but I wanted to have a roaster at my house. No pictures yet but will take some when it arrives in a couple months.
Let me know how you like it... I'm currently looking for an electric kettle like that.This Hario Boudon cordless electric kettle showed up today.
Depending on the farm/coop.....
My personal favorite central American is from the Costa Rica Tarrazu region, La Minta estate. There are other small farm offerings that are good but La Minta is like McDonalds. It's always good. It's always consistent. Hard to go wrong sticking with them until you find something from a smaller producer you like better.
I've roasted and brewed several Guatemalan coffees from various growing regions. They are typically good in a blend and I am sure that some small producers that have great beans but so far I've not found one I could recommend. Don't get me wrong, the coffee from there is fine, it just is a step back from what you will get from the La Minta estate (or any estate or small producer).
If the coffee you received is just marked Guatemala, you may have a blend of many different coffee types, farms, and regions. When buying coffee try to get the ones that can be narrowed to at least a co-operative (minimum) large estate (good) or farm/grower (best). The price will go up, the narrower the coffee is.
Co-operatives are made up of a group of small producers/growers who combine their harvest and sell it through a large central marketing operation. Co-operatives are always regional and will only take coffee from growers within their region. You may get many different versions of coffee beans from a co-operative bag but all will be grown within a general climate zone.
I can see this answer is going to be a bit large and complex so I'll just stop now before it gets out of control.
If you want me to break this out into a separate discussion on the type of coffee plants, the growers, processing, and marketing operations let me know.
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Added a Kalita wave 155 and bonavita kettle to my collection today. So far brewed one cup with it and the kettle makes pourovers so much easier. Can't believe I've gone so long without one. Also got a scale with timer built in. I'm going to have fun with all my new coffee gear this week!Got an early Christmas present yesterday. Tested it out twice so far and I'm getting great results. It's at least as good as what I've been getting out of my pour over cone. Coffee is actually hot when poured into a cold mug.
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