Too Much Coffee

Depends how badly the muffin maker wanted rid of me ...... probably then

does anybody have a roast level recommendation for the yemen matrar?
wanted to roast some tonight and was just about to look at the cupping/roasting notes at hasbean to find that it's gone from the website. sold out i guess...

any suggestions?

cheers,
o

As said above, just to second crack. It's probably better to dump it early if you're not sure. When overroasted it takes on a strong, unpleasant crude-oil character. (My subjective experience)

had only scanned the above and not seen it... thanks though.
dumped the beans at the very first of the a hint of 2nd.

icke wrote:...was just about to look at the cupping/roasting notes at hasbean to find that it's gone from the website. sold out i guess...

For future reference...go to www.coffeeinfo.co.uk and click on "Tasting Notes". Find & click "Yemen" in the list...and there it is.

so it was on hasbean in the end - thanks technojock

interesting though that steve thinks it should be roasted a bit darker:

http://www.coffeeinfo.co.uk/ wrote:Dark roast this one. Into second crack is best. But you don’t want those oils on show just before. BEWARE its chaffy, very chaffy.

I can't see it listed on the Has Bean site any more

Ah, okay, it's simply not in stock again.

Tends to be a guest bean, and its tough to get good Yemen, as its so wildly processed.

Had 2 roast side by side this week. One was dark and into 2nd C as per notes and the second just on the cust I reckon.

The first was disgusting. Nasty, crude, dirty smokey - just plain horrid

The second was better - Nice smooth balance. However in day three I got this yuck like potato taste that lingered in my mouth for ages. Day four and it was much better again with that woodyness really coming out and a great red crema.

This is a really interesting bean because it is so hard to nail and get it right. It doesn't sit in milk drinks at all. From a purist POV it gives a lot of interest, it is uniquly different. For an everyday drink, nah wouldn't go there. I can only manage a couple of cups a day of it.

One taste that comes through on reflection is a real leathery taste...anyway back to Canario this week

espressomattic wrote:The second was better - Nice smooth balance. However in day three I got this yuck like potato taste that lingered in my mouth for ages.

Potato???

just picked up a 2kg bag.... really looking forward to hottopping it -- scared now!!!

Walter wrote:

espressomattic wrote:The second was better - Nice smooth balance. However in day three I got this yuck like potato taste that lingered in my mouth for ages.

Potato???

..... He'll get his 'jacket' (coat)

Let's hope the Mattari and Sharasi that I have coming in is half as good as this! ^^