Back to roasting
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:40 pm
I ran out of roasted today so I decided to roast some of my own again. I had some doubts about the beans I'm using - most of them are well past 6 months old, but I always kept them dry and dark, so I figured they'd be okay.
First batch was a Brasil Sul de Minas, second a blend of Colombian Supremo Popayan and Ethiopia Sidamo, third was Harar and fourth batch was Indian Mysore.
I roasted the Brazil fairly light, just into second (as far as I could hear, the Imex isn't very easy to use). THe Colombian & Sidamo were wasted - underroasted and very uneven, I had to throw them away. The Harar was okay, and so was the Mysore, to my surprise, as this is a hard bean to roast evenly and without chaff. I proceeded to throw the three good batches together and I'll drink it for the next three days.
I lack a source for the heavy bodied Indonesians - I hear good things about Lintong and Sulawesi (I think) as a base for espresso, Monsooned Malabar as well, but I can't find them here. I might try Steve & Carolyn, if shipping to Belgium is affordable. Or I could try some Java, although I have my doubts: I once bought some Java and it tasted horrible in espresso.
First batch was a Brasil Sul de Minas, second a blend of Colombian Supremo Popayan and Ethiopia Sidamo, third was Harar and fourth batch was Indian Mysore.
I roasted the Brazil fairly light, just into second (as far as I could hear, the Imex isn't very easy to use). THe Colombian & Sidamo were wasted - underroasted and very uneven, I had to throw them away. The Harar was okay, and so was the Mysore, to my surprise, as this is a hard bean to roast evenly and without chaff. I proceeded to throw the three good batches together and I'll drink it for the next three days.
I lack a source for the heavy bodied Indonesians - I hear good things about Lintong and Sulawesi (I think) as a base for espresso, Monsooned Malabar as well, but I can't find them here. I might try Steve & Carolyn, if shipping to Belgium is affordable. Or I could try some Java, although I have my doubts: I once bought some Java and it tasted horrible in espresso.