After the complaints that my bean stash had no Kenyan I got some Gethumbwini Peaberry from the usual source, unfortunately I made a mistake and ordered 1 bad instaed of 2, so only 1 roast's worth.
I roasted it on Saturday, I went about 45 seconds after the end of 1st crack, which was curiously sedate.
I've just tried my first cup (2 dyas rest, a bit soon really, wow even the dry grounds smelled of berries. The taste (brewed in a caffetiere) was quite a shock, the red berry flavours are amazingly strong, and the acidity was also really up front, I've certainly not had anything like this before. I tend to use lower acidity coffees in espresso, with only small ammounts of highlight beans, so this was something new.
After the initial shock, I started to get into it, it was not unlike drinking a red wine. I also got some crisp apple too. This is certainly much bolder than the La Minta I tried last week, and I think I prefer this, being a lover of strong flavours. I wonder if after a little more rest the acidity will tone down just a little, as it is a little brash at the moment. As I sit and write the taste is still in my mouth and growing on me more and more.
I think my grind was a bit coarse, as the cup was a little thin, and I use a shortish brew time of 3.5 minutes, so I'm hoping for even more from this.