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Agreed

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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.

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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 +.

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Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Rosma to FC

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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

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

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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.

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Are you suppose to remove them?

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absolutley!!

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Found it thanks, good info there!

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Just did a small batch, of the Colombia Guzman, to city+:cf1

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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!

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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 :confused:) there should be a fairly good amount of quakers in that blend.

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

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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 :D First cupping on Sunday.

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LOL, that does sound good!

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Just finished roasting something different, Sweet Maria's Shanga Babor SWP Decaf Blend, took it to FC. SM's description on this sounds excellent, thought I'd give it a try. Who knows, maybe can start drinking coffee in the evenings :D

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That sounds interesting.

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I have been thinking the same thing, when I crave a good cup in the evening.

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Roasting decaf sure is different though. I followed normal procedure, took this just to the start of 2nd and it came out pretty dark :confused: with some oil spots, which I rarely see this soon after a roast. I may cup this tomorrow afternoon, just to see :D

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I just did some reading, about roasting decaf, on SM forum. I think I'm gonna be okay, but next time I will slow the roast down some. The problem appears to be, the outside roasts faster than the inside and you get under roasted even though the outside looks good. I heard 2nd crack start, on both batches, so I should be alright, if just a bit over roasted.

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Ethiopia FTO Gedeo Worka, to city+

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Have you tried it yet?

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I have, it's very good. I think I posted in "what are you drinking." I did post #659.
It will be better the next time with a slower, more even roast.
Today I roasted Costa Rica Finca Bella Vista to FC.

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Thanks, I'll give it a try!

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Just brewed and am having a cup of the Shanga Babor :cf1 Roasted 6 days ago, nice sweetness, some chocolate. Wouldn't know this is decaf, that's for sure. I am excited to do this "right" next time.

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Finally roasted some of the Monkey Blend to about light Vienna. Should get to try it by Monday!

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Roasting some Costa Rica El Tigre.

Question, how many roast back to back do you do? I have the Nesco roaster.

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There are some variables involved. I use the FreshRoast and was roasting in a 38 degree garage this morning. I believe, in that temp, I could roast back to back for as long as I wish. In warmer weather, I double cool cycle.
This morning's roast, Colombia Tolima - Einar Ortiz Micrlot, to FC. Was limited to 1 pound purchase, from SM.

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El Salvador Finca La Montanita Bourbon
Moka Kadir Blend
Espresso Monkey Blend

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NICE! How many days are you roasting for?

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My roaster only does small roasts well (Nesco). I am also roasting for two other BOTL.
During the week one roast lasts me about three days. http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/73a1dbd6.jpg
I'm pretty sure this was the monkey blend. It never looks the same on my iPhone camera.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/e81f54c1.jpg

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That looks so good.

I did a bunch of Costa Rica El Tigre today.

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I'm thinking I may start home roasting. Been buying from a local roaster, a lb at a time. But I don't go through it fast enough to ensure it stays the freshest. Was just reading the DIY guides on Sweet Maria's. Seems pretty easy if I can find a popper for cheap and I can do small batches which will suit me just fine.

And does anyone know the regulations on bringing back green beans from outside the country? I'm going to Brazil and my boss told me about a contact at the plant I'm going to who's family also owns a coffee plantation.

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I recomend roasting your own. It is a lot of work, but there is a sense of pride to roasting your own. You will be able to control your quantity. I don't know about bringing coffee through customs.

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If I can find a popper for cheap, I'm going to start roasting.

After reading the word on Brazilian coffee on SM's, I don't think I"ll be trying to bring any back.

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I have the Nesco roaster, it is cheap compared to some of the nicer units. It doesn't work well for larger batches. I would recommend it for a small batch unit. Eventually I want to upgrade and I will sell my roaster here but not close to ready to upgrade yet.

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Fresh Roast has worked well for me for many years, swear by it. I know popper users though and they are happy with their results.

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Mine works pretty good, but I'm still working on perfecting it, which may be impossible considering that it seems different coffess have different roasting properties.

Even still, you can't beat $22 for a popper on amazon.

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True dat!
I like the extra control the SR500 offers, with 3 temps and variable fan speeds. Although, I confess, it is rare that I ever turn the fan down from max. Wish it blew a little harder.
On the other hand, I use low temp to "dry" the beans, med temp to roast and high if I need to give them and extra shot in the last couple mins, to get as dark as I like.
I also really enjoy seeing the beans, while they roast.

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Someone (can't remember who now) makes a universal rotisserie that just stands on the grilling surface. I was thinking about seeing if I could modify one to hold a drum, maybe from Behmor. I wonder how it would taste over charcoal? It may not make any difference seeing as it doesn't take too long to roast, but it would be an interesting experiment.

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I really like doing very small roasts. If I need to do large, I have a Coffee Kinetics, which does about a pound. Sounds like it might be fun to try, I'm not sure a Behmor would stand the heat though.

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I have a friend with a 10lb capacity rotiserrie for his bbq, I think it was like $500 though.

Here is a similar one:
http://www.rkdrums.com/index.php/pro...ms/rk-8lb-drum

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I can easily control my temps to < 500*. Do you think that would still be too hot? Also, is there any reason why you couldn't limit the amount you put in there? I've never used a drum roaster, but my thought is that you don't have to fill it.

Although truthfully, the popper seems to work fine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Probably the biggest benefit of having something better would be to see the coffee without disrupting the agitation. With the popper, I have to stop, open it, look inside, then resume. I feel very rushed when doing this as I don't want to scorch any beans.

I also end up roasting in the dark on weeknights, which makes it hard to see, even with a good flashlight. This would be problematic for any type of outdoor roasting method during the winter months though.

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Yesterday was about a 1/2 lb of each:
Guatamala Bourbon Finca San Diego Bella Vista to FC+
Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru to FC+
and Papua New Guinea Baroida Estate to FC+