| Mine is a nice cappuccino made with a blend I posted on earlier in the week equal parts of Malabar, PNG Kimel Plantation peaberry, Ethiopian Yerg, and Sumantra blue battak. Microfoamed 2% organic milk, half a foot of fresh snow on the ground (Welcome to Michigan spring) nothing on the schedule for this Saturday...the day is looking up David Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| 2/3 Yemen Sana'ani (FC), 1/3 India MM (FC+) from a moka pot. Ready for a morning of fencing. Actually watching my son fence. Watching can be tough, don'tcha know. Bob Brashear Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Are you talking about putting up fence- as in "Don't fence me in" or about fencing as in "I challenge you to a duel? |
| French Pressed Sidamo Fero Coop roasted by SM... And I'm gonna go and roast in a few minutes. The sun coming up, gonna be a great day in Cheyenne. On tap is: Yirga Cheffe Konga, India Tree-dried Natural, and the Costa Rica Miel... woo! Gonna be a fun morning! bill On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Chad Sheridan wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| India Anohki Sumatra Classic Mandheling Sumatra 19+ - Lake Tawar Eddie -- Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Referencehttp://southcoastcoffeeroaster.blogspot.com/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Same as last week--am enjoying more Costa Rican Tońo Miel, roasted = outdoors here on Long Island early yesterday evening in the popper to = either FC+ or Vienna (am aiming for lighter but haven't got the hang = yet!). I French-pressed a full pot here at work to turn the folks on to = home roast. Has a nice deep chocolatey flavor, and if my taste buds = aren't deceiving me, even a clove-like flavor which I would not expect = to find in coffee. I'm still quite the newbie at this, so I don't know = if that came from over-roasting, giving it only about 15 hours to rest, = or both... Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| Enjoying a nice cuppa Ethiopia FTO Yirga Cheffe Konga. Bright, saucy grind aroma, Sweet and citrus in the steam, cup flavors are light lemon, a touch of chocolate and the lemon grows in the after taste. Brewed in the Chemex Medium grind. John -- John A C Despres Hug your kids 616.437.9182 Scene It All Productions JD's Coffee Provoked Ramblings Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| IMV, C/C+, 1 weeks rest, vacuum brewed. Sweet and berry-licous. I think I've finally dialed in this roast. My last 3 IMV roasts have been berry-ful and I'm quite happy. :) Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I really enjoy reading the morning coffee rundown as I sip my cup! The bennie of being on the west coast - there's a nice long list by the time I get to it. Half IMV at C-C+, half Brazil Daterra Yellow Bourbon at FC, both roasted in the Behmor last Saturday. First cup from the moka pot, second (a little heavier on the YB this time) in the KMB. It's got the nice hints of floral and berry from the IMV with a nice...hmm...not chocolate, more like malty/nutty? Hard to pin down, but not hard to enjoy! It's so nice to be able to taste the coffee again, now that the cold is gone! Best, Kris McN Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I have headed into the afternoon with some PNG Kimel at about C+ in the French press. I tried the tip I learned earlier this week on the list and ran the ground coffee #28 on my gaggia mdf through a mesh strainer before I put them in the press, clearly it makes a difference, thanks for the tip Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| isemingerfamily wrote: <Snip> As in slice-n-dice, Olympic style. Tony fences Saber. Bob Brashear Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I got in to Cedar Rapids at 7am, from leaving New Jersey yesterday 11am... This morning's cup has not yet been brewed... :-( Chad - great way to start today's coffee sharing! Brett On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Chad Sheridan wrote: <Snip> -- Cheers, Bretthttp://homeroast.freeservers.comHomeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I got called in to the hospital just as the Espresso Machine was getting nice and warm. It is a good thing I grind just before the shot. Switched gears, and filled up the Technivorm, and ground a nice load of l Panama Gesha and Nicaraguan Pacamara to brew while I jumped in the shower to run to work. I enjoyed a dazzling cup of coffee driving in to work. Very nice hint of blackberry at the start finishing with a nice malted chocolate. Les It makes up for the India Anohki; Idido Misty Valley; Yemen Mokha Sana'ani; Columbia Huila Valencia Blend that I was going to pull shots with this morning. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Roasted three roasts today:Yirga Cheffe Konga Costa Rica Miel India Tree Dried I'm gonna have a cup this afternoon. I'm thinking the tree-dried... Am very excited about the Konga on 24 hours rest tomorrow morn. Will kick Easter off just right! But imagining the Konga right now...mmmm! bill On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 8:39 AM, John Despres < john> wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| So I went for my afternoon cup. Stood at the cupboard, looking at all the beans. Couldn't turn down the Yirg. Was pretty excited about it. Brewed it up with the FP, and... dang! Should have resisted! 7 hours rest not enough! The sweetness hasn't developed yet, so only just a teeny hint of lemon (if I didn't know what this tasted like I wouldn't notice it). The other nice attributes of this coffee are present, nice body, good aftertaste. but I love this stuff for the lemon flavors, and those won't be present until tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning, I must say!!! bill On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I had my first cup of Yirga today after 4 days rest. I don't like it. Sorta like drinking hot, harsh lemonade. I roasted it to FC+. Can I roast it to a different degree to decrease the strong lemony flavor? Bill Allison, soon to be Behmor owner |
| Bill, my roast on this bean has followed Tom's recommendations, and I've gone as light as I can after first crack. So my first roast was a City, this one is a City+. I've only roasted it twice, so I don't have any experience with other roast levels. My cups of this coffee were light and enjoyable, the lemony sweetness only existing on the edges of the tongue... not harsh at all. just delicicious. I would recommend trying a lighter roast. You may simply not enjoy the lemon flavors in this bean... which would be sad to me, because i love it so much!! but everyone discovers that they don't like certain attributes in beans... Try a City or City+... see what you taste. Hoping you like it. bill On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Bill Allison wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning back home in Chicago I had Sumatra Organic Gayo Mt.; here = in my Long Island hotel room my Easter morning cup will either be PNG = Kimel Plantation or the last of my PR Yauco Selecto. (My family = doesn't mind the Green Mt. in the filter packs and lobby airpots, and = it's not half bad--actually, pretty darn good for motel brew). On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:29 AM, Bill Goodman wrote: <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> ee.com <Snip> m/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 Sandy Andina www.myspace.com/sandyandina Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| I am now on my second cup of the City+ roasted Ethiopia Organic Limu (Indonesia-Process) brewed in the Technivorm Moccamaster CD with a Swissgold filter. Mmmmmmm ... Eddie -- Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Referencehttp://southcoastcoffeeroaster.blogspot.com/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Saturday evening here, but I'm on my last-of-the-day cup, a french press of IMV at City. 2 minutes left till pouring... --Derek On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 8:49 PM, Eddie Dove < southcoastcoffeeroaster> wrote: <Snip> -- Every path but your own is the path of fate. --Thoreau Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Moka Kadir from the Press... Gotta move the stirring arms down closer to the base of the SC - got a few beans that must have stayed in place too long. Sean Will be in Tucson next week - spending time with my dad who is not doing well at all...this sucks. On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Derek Bradford wrote: <Snip> -- Sean M. Cary Major USMC Tempus Fugit, Memento Mori Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Kona Greenwell. City + 3 tasse French Press. Smooooooooth. John Eddie Dove wrote: <Snip> <Snip> -- = John A C Despres Hug your kids 616.437.9182 Scene It All Productions JD’s Coffee Provoked Ramblings = Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| wonderfully hot Costa Rica Vino de Arabia - it is brewing now - the kitchen is being warmed by the fragrance this ground bean releases as it is surrounded by the hot water in the Swiss Gold Filter. I feel warmer as I take in the aroma. The kitchen is a little cool this morning. Yesterday we hit 74, today in the 40's, ahh DC weather. My mouth waters in anticipation of the first sip of a full pot. Today will have to be a work day as projects draw near and how lucky I am to be able to start it with a wonderful coffee that I have to thank the list for helping me roast, for you all helped me learn and to keep on learning. Thank you. Sean, thinking of you and your father. It does suck when one so close isn't doing well. Know that we actually give a #$%$# and wish you both well. Stephen At 08:10 AM 3/29/2008, you wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Brazil Cerrado 17/18 screen, FC, 6 days rested Rocky ground at 45,Mokkapot, Packed full Filtered water, Heated on med-high, lowered to medium while water pushed through Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The fuller description will be in my post for the Great Can-Am Brewer Throw-Down... tonite Brett On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Stephen Carey wrote: <Snip> -- Cheers, Brett If I am not causing you to think, then I am letting you down.http://www.xanga.com/rockinjava9Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I'll be right over ... Eddie On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Brett Mason wrote: <Snip> -- Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Referencehttp://southcoastcoffeeroaster.blogspot.com/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Also drinking Kona Greenwell. C+/FC. Drip. Also very smooth and satisfying. Time to roast some more! On 3/29/08, John Despres wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Espresso machine is warming up and I will be starting the brew fest with shots of 7 day rested Kona. Followed by Moka Pot, followed by Vac Pot and ending this afternoon with an Areo Press brew. Les On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Seth Grandeau wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| My saturday cup is a 3:2 ratio of Brazilian Daterra Santa Colomba and Yirga Cheffe. It's got a nice nutty body to it and a nice crisp bright finish. This is my first blending experiment. I liked the daterra a lot but it seemed pretty one dimensional in the press so I thought the YC would brighten it up. I really like it now. Both of these are about a week rested, I'm not experienced enough to nail exact roast levels but the Daterra was stopped just barely into a full 2nd crack and the YC was just before 2nd started (a few outliers started warning me 2c was impending so I stopped it). Oh, done in the FP. I'm going to finish the last of the FP off, then I'll make myself a cappa with what's left of the Daterra and then spend some time in the garden today before it starts to rain. -- Gary F. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Started this am with a liquid amber cappuccino still looking for that 25-30 second shot. A few minutes ago I mixed equal parts Indian Malabar, aged sumantra 04 crop and Misty valley (all on 5.5 days rest) I am back from 5 to three on my grinder and up from a 14 gram double to a 17 gram double. I also abandoned my 3 oz stainless steel brew pitcher and went back to 2 1 oz shot glasses so I could insure a 2 oz double. Came in this afternoon at 30 seconds on the shot. Milk still not microfoam but I am trying. Fine cup I am enjoying right now. Makes me ponder a couple of things: 1) what a benefit this list is. I have learned much from watching and asking questions 2) What did I do for fun before I slid down the rabbit hole into this world? 3) Asuming I hit the deadline of may 7 for my thesis, and my schedule ramps back up how am I going to keep up with all these emails? But for now I will just enjoy the afternoon cup and the view out window david Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 5:49 AM, Eddie Dove < southcoastcoffeeroaster> wrote: <Snip> -- "When the theme hits the bass, I dance the Jig!" - -Virgil Fox at the Mighty Wichita (ex- NYC Paramount) WurliTzer- 1976 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I back flushed stray grounds right away last night after my parting shot of the Costa Rica. Back flushed, back flushed, back flushed some more this morning while I was cooling Sweet Maria's Italian blend roasted V+ after the radio came on at 0500hrs. When I run a blank shot to heat the thing up, I want to smell a pristine steam plume with nothing but crystal clear water out the spouts. Otherwise I know I'm putting the Archimedes Spiral to the shot flavor. I have to admit- I was certain that there was some basic flaw in the espresso brewing process after the very first shot my friend, Carole, brewed for me. After all the gab on the list, I thought it would be easy to disclose the error of espresso, but I had to give it my best. First off, I replaced all my toy grinders with one (1) Mazzer Major. It has a unique feature called an *Adjusting Nut. *I did install a new set of burrs and I've ground everything from wheat flour for whole grain bread to ridiculously large gravel just for grins. There are easily 100 repeatable settings in the practical coffee range. I've used 11 different ones, just zeroing in on espresso shots. OSFA is BS. News Flash! It would still be just as adjustable if I stuck the old burrs (new in 11/95) back in it, but they're not quite as sharp as the new set. For home use, can you imagine how long I'll get primo grinds for my $285 total outlay? I could have cried- The first grind was a Panama for a drip TechniVorm brew. This was before the Gold Mesh filter (BGMF), so every brew had used a paper filter- 255 up to that point. Hell's Bells- Hallelujah! All the exquisite flavors of Sweet Maria's beans I had *THROWN AWAY!* Offensive to even contemplate, and this was from a batch I had roasted 11 days previously. Even a boatload of toy grinders could not match the grind quality. Grind #2 was the real reason I got this grinder rather than confirming my refurb Mahlkönig order- the Kona blend miKe sent, along with the heads up= on eBay grinders he posted. Next time you fill the gas tank, remember the trade-off that you're executing on your excellent roast in favor of the land barge. Cheers, Mabuhay -RayO, aka Opa! Got Grinder? Git you one! On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 5:49 AM, Eddie Dove < southcoastcoffeeroaster> wrote: <Snip> ee.com <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| As always fun post Ray0. However I've been cut to the Kwick, insulted to the Kore! I NEVER sent you (or anyone else) any Kona BLEND!!! PaLLLEASE!!! = Keeping with the thread title started the day with a quite delightful dance on the palate of Kube's Kona SINGLE ESTATE NOT KONA BLEND Americano. A hour or so later drank a bit of Debi's first cup of the day Sumatra Blue Batak Americano. Then off the do some Kafe supplies shopping and into the Kafe. Before starting my roasting session pulled and quaffed a once it might have been called a Godshot but now simply expected shot of towards the end of 3/16 Ohana batch singing right on key. (3/20 Ohana will hit the grinders Monday or Tuesday latest.) Currently drinking a before pulled pork samiches and slaw dinner 3/20 City+ batch IMV tootie fruitie candied coffee Americano! After dinner will likely go with a Kenya Kariani Americano... Kona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffeehttp://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must">http://www.mcKonaKoffee.comURL to Rosto mods, FrankenFormer, some recipes etc:http://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must first not know. And in knowing know I know not. Each Personal enlightenment found exploring the many divergent foot steps of Those who have gone before. Sweet Maria's List - Searchable Archiveshttp://themeyers.org/HomeRoast/= <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| Well, OK- weren't no blend in the traditional sense. But I still have the bag- -somewhere. Was in the coffee pantry in the old domicile (it's in a box- we moved, dammit!) The label stated that it was a melange, and was very specific about how much and why it was... Roasting seriously alters the beans. Wouldn't say "es macht nichts" because of different profiles. The different profiles, yielding different roasts, had some purpose. When the valve bag arrived, it was intuitively obvious to the meanest intelligence that it had been sent with the contents combined in a manner that rendered subsequent separation inconvenient, at best. I would never say that you blended the beans- only that you randomly organized them. I bet you had no idea how good it tasted, in spite of the random organization. Did you plan that, or was it evolution? I saw 'em- they looked different, but the Celtic Critic and I raved. We weren't finger poken and pickin. There was no blend to be found, there was no blend to be found, there was no blend, there was no blend, it wasn't blended. They all looked the same to me. The label was from some other coffee. The man came in the house and blended them... The man came in the house... Cheers, Mabuhay -Ray01? RayO, aka Opa! Eschew execrable grinders... On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 8:11 PM, miKe mcKoffee wrote: <Snip> ee.com <Snip> -- = "When the theme hits the bass, I dance the Jig!" - -Virgil Fox at the Mighty Wichita (ex- NYC Paramount) WurliTzer- 1976 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| Ah Rayo, 'tis a terminology misunderstanding on your part. "Kona Blend" is the standard and even legally defined term used for a blend of non-Kona beans with a small percentage of Kona added. In Hawaii a Kona Blend is only required to have 10% Kona by law. (The best the Kona farmers could get passed in the legislature.) What I sent you was a mélange roast of a sing= le Estate Kona, not a Kona "Blend" or even a blend of Konas from different farms. = Indeed the roast was planned and part of the evolution in my roasting journey. No randomness or exclusivity involved. Kona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffeehttp://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must">http://www.mcKonaKoffee.comURL to Rosto mods, FrankenFormer, some recipes etc:http://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must first not know. And in knowing know I know not. Each Personal enlightenment found exploring the many divergent foot steps of Those who have gone before. Sweet Maria's List - Searchable Archiveshttp://themeyers.org/HomeRoast/= <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| My Saturday morning cup is a brew of 100% Brazil Cerrado 17/18 screen, Zass ground, and French Pressed. I ground it coars, and used about 70g of roasted beans - so this is really thick, rich and sweet... Just me here this morning, so I will follow my cup with the next cup of identical brew. No Sharing This Morning!!!! Brett On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:08 AM, miKe mcKoffee wrote: <Snip> ee.com <Snip> -- = Cheers, Brett If I am not causing you to think, then I am letting you down.http://www.xanga.com/rockinjava9Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Brett Mason wrote: <Snip> I'm down to about six scoops of roasted coffee. Had to combine the last of the roasted Kona that we used up in the brewer throwdown with about four parts pretty good Bolivian from Invalsa. Used two scoops to get 8 oz out of the French Press. I think I'll have another. Last night late I roasted a popper load of Mexican decaf to FC+ to try in my "new" $6.00 Krups 984 espresso machine. I followed that with the new IMV to City, in the SCGG. Since the decaf needs no rest, I can let the IMV rest a few days. No withdrawal panic here. Still in stash reduction mode. -- Paul Helbert Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| "...a terminology misunderstanding on your part." It wasn't my first. Thanks for the education. Hereis some more I just found. Guess I'm losing touch with the sensitivity I had in southeast Asia. Maybe I better allay plans to search for the old Kodak laboratory on Kapiolani Blvd in Honolulu. Any excuse to go would have been good enough... Cheers, Mabuhay -RayO. aka Opa! On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:08 AM, miKe mcKoffee wrote: <Snip> ee.com <Snip> -- = "When the theme hits the bass, I dance the Jig!" - -Virgil Fox at the Mighty Wichita (ex- NYC Paramount) WurliTzer- 1976 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| Hello; I've never started one of the "Morning Cup" threads, so I hope this is ok. I am enjoying some Yemen Sannani that I roasted in my RK, to City+ or a smidgen darker. It is at about 8 days rest time and is very good, I am very pleased with the results. I am leaving for the SCAA show in about a hour, we will make it over by Noon when the show floor opens. Have a great day! I am looking forward to an exciting day over at the SCAA trade show. I'll let you guys know how the show is when I get back. Take Care; Jamie Dolan Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Well, Jamie, I've been too busy to post (end of semester - whew!). Today seems to be a good day to take the time... (good day all around - it's starting out a drizzly, rainy day - my favorite kind of day, even if it does make me too sore!) I made a cup of Ethiopian DP Sidamo decaf this fine, lazy morn. Since I'm allowing myself just a bit of caffeine, some days I mix it up, half & half decaf & regular caffeinated roast. Today I'm separating them - I'll enjoy a half cup of Kenya AA later (well, I hope I'll enjoy it - if I nailed the roast). Did my roasting on 4/30, and I think this may need a bit more rest. This cup is very good. Has a bit too much sharpness to it (may need a couple more days rest - but I never plan this out right, usually roasting right when or close to when I run out). I splurged and ordered a Chemex - won it on eBay! Can't wait to try it out - will share with you guys when I do. Have a great time at the SCAA show! Lynne (One more week of insanity - then the semester if over! Woo-hoo...let's hear it for the geriatric crowd reaching for their goals!) Jamie said: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| My morning cup is a nice Sumatra Mandheling that is the first roast out of my new Behmor. It now has about 36 hours of rest at a FC++, a little more then I was aiming for. But it is a very good cup, low, soft tone. Smooth and I taste the earth. Next I am going to make a cup in the FP to compare to my drip Enjoy! I am ------------------------------ Alex Fitch Alex On May 3, 2008, at 6:13 AM, Jamie Dolan wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Yummmm... I'm having a cup of Sumatra Lake Tawar. Roasted at FC, it has everything I like in a Sumatra: spicy notes and leather (yes, leather!). I've got some espresso monkey resting this morning. Should be good to go this evening or tomorrow. |
| The brew for this morning is the Yemen Mokha Mattari that was brought to the brink of 2nd crack, but nary a snap, in the RK drum on the 26th (last Saturday). While some aromatic warming spice is offered up to the olfactory, the entire palate is instantly caressed by the buttery basting of chocolate-covered, winey, fruited notes. Eddie -- Docendo Discimus Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Referencehttp://southcoastcoffeeroaster.blogspot.com/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| My cup this morning is Yemen Mokha Sharasi. Roasted yesterday so a bit = premature as far as resting. I can tell this will be a coffee I will = like a lot. At the end of my first cup, the cool coffee tasted just lime = a Cadbury Creme Egg, something I love come Easter season. I remember once ribbing Eddie for talking about a Peach Jolly Rancher = taste he discovered in a cup. Well, now I understand. John -- = John A C Despres Hug your kids 616.437.9182 Scene It All Productions JD’s Coffee Provoked Ramblings = Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures 9upload yours!) :http://www.homeroasting.com/=gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| This morning, I'm savoring my first (ever) cup of Yirga Chefe from one of my first vac pot brews (Yama 5-cup), both along with a sampler recently received from Tom and Maria. The YC is C+ with about 36 hours rest. It has quite a "wake-me-up" taste, bright and sweet. I think this is going to be another of my (many) favorites. It's just so hard to strike _any_ of Tom's offerings off of a "gotta have again" list. As I sip, I'm enjoying the music of Nickel Creek (a most special blend of blue grass, jazz, and rock) to the background of a light patter of a most welcome rain. Birmingham is not (yet) facing the severe drought conditions of last summer, but is still below normal rainfall amounts. John Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Roasted coffee stash is quite low. This morning we are having a delightful blend of 80% India Mallali and 20% Guatemala Fraijanes. Both were roasted to Full City last weekend and together the nice creamy chocolate of the Mallali is punctuated by the hint of grape and warming spice in the finish. Eddie -- Docendo Discimus Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Referencehttp://southcoastcoffeeroaster.blogspot.com/On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:07 AM, John Grubbs wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| First tastes of Costa Rica El Puente roasted to 435F 20hrs rest. honey like sweetness, nice nuttiness and fruitiness, heavier than a wp,with a bit of mucilage rusticness, should be a nice cup in a couple days when it blooms. -- Ed Bourgeois aka farmroast Amherst MA.http://www.aginclassroom.org/Homeroast mailing list">http://coffee-roasting.blogspot.com/ Co-President- Ma. Agriculture in the Classroomhttp://www.aginclassroom.org/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I am doing my second brew in my Technivorm Moccamaster, using a three day rest of Costa Rica Asoproaaa Coop Tarrazu. It is light and bright and full of flavors that I love. The beginning of the sip hits me with the lighter fruity spread, so to speak, then it is followed by a rush of a full coffee flavor, ending in a berry flavor I can't identify, which bothers me. Just have to drink more, I guess. The Technivorm does its job, and as someone pointed out, since I was coming from a brewer that worked just fine, the difference would be minimal. That is a fair statement. This was a fun, want to have it purchase. I do like the slide button on the drip holder, so I do let the grounds get soaked, which seems to give a "fuller" flavor, or it is my imagination. Either way, having fun with it. Stephen At 09:07 AM 7/26/2008, you wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning for me it is my first go at the coffees of Kenya, in particular Kenya Auction Lot #425 Karimikui Peaberry, which I've had in my stash for a while but have only gotten to now (those Ethiopians have been keeping me busy). I probably took it to a FC (about 2 minutes after end of first crack). It is a very bright coffee. Not the over-the-top fruitiness of a YirgaCheffe or Sidamo, but I'd agree with the grapefruit of Tom's review. Just drinking it straight I was not putting this in a "must-roast" category, but then I sat down with a bowl of granola and yogurt with a chopped peach that I just plucked from my tree. These are all playing very nicely together. It blows me away at how much better all these coffees are than what I've known until I started roasting. What a great way to start the day. *Kenya Auction Lot #425 Karimikui Peaberryn* On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Stephen Carey wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Drinking on some Ethiopian Koratie (dry processed) this morning through an Aeropress. This is on it's 3rd day after air roasting and has mellowed from what it was yesterday morning. Still awfully good. I cannot describe it with my unrefined pallet, but I like it. I am looking forward to trying the wet process to compare the difference. Having all these choices makes getting up in the morning a bit daunting. But I think I can muddle through it. I am eagerly awaiting my first burr grinder and can't help but anticipate the difference in taste that should come from it. Next up comes a Newco OCS-8. On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Stephen Carey wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I'm having a Costa Rica Finca Tono Miel, roasted to about just shy of a FC if I had to guess (I'm still not good at identifying exact roast levels). Pressed it in the aeropress while the Newco made a pot of french roast blend. The cup exploded with a bright soaring fruit note (Tom's notes say strawberry but it tastes more stonefruitish to me) with a nice underpinning of chocolate. I gave my wife her normal french roast (Tom's blend) after she had a sip of mine and she got a real frowny face going on and accused me of switching her cup out for maxwell house lol. I think she's starting to expand her horizons away from all the dark roasts :) Of course about halfway through the cup, I knocked the stupid thing off the desk and shattered the cup, so now I'm having FR blend too as I write this. Funny story.. Went to the doctor yesterday for an endoscopy and as I was coming out of the anesthesia he told my wife "no coffee, no alcohol, no red meat, no pork". According to my wife, I was awake enough to say "No coffee? That's not going to work..." and I kept trying to argue with him (while still mostly knocked out) so he relented and said I could have ONE cup in the morning but then I had to switch to decaf. Funny I was still out but was coherant enough to kick about the coffee :) What kind of lunatic tells me I can't have my own homeroast coffee, my own homebrew beer, red meat and BACON all at once and then expects me to follow that? All I know is I just placed another order with Tom last night for 14 lbs of beans and none of it was decaf :) -- Gary F. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning I am enjoying a cup of Aqua Tibia. This was roasted to a full-city plus. I will be pulling SO shots with it tommrow. Last night at our book club, I served PNG decaf. Two people said they usually hate decaf. One of the members argued with me that it couldn't be decaf because it tasted too good! I don't do a lot of decaf, but it sure is nice to know that Tom stocks such a high quality. Les Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Well you can consider that an average cup of crappy low grown coffee has 2-3 times the caffeine of a nice high grown and adjust the portion. Has anyone ever been suggested by a doctor to drink high grown coffee to reduce caffeine intake? Ed B. On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Gary Foster wrote: <Snip> -- Ed Bourgeois aka farmroast Amherst MA.http://www.aginclassroom.org/Homeroast mailing list">http://coffee-roasting.blogspot.com/ Co-President- Ma. Agriculture in the Classroomhttp://www.aginclassroom.org/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Ed, could you share some thoughts on the difference high grown/low grown coffees? I don't have a sense for the elevation of the coffees I'm drinking (favorities so far are the Yemens, and Horn of Africa, and some Kona -- are these all high elevation? How about the Sumatran/Sulawesi beans that Tom offers?). I remember reading on the list previously that the elevation will affect the density of the bean, and that it is best to roast a dense bean with a different approach than a less-dense bean. I remember reading that just when I was getting involved in this, and that wisdom passed me by. Could you (or anyone else) offer a refresher? On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Edward Bourgeois wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Our morning cup is a wonderful Harrar that was roasted at 10:30pm on July 22. I saved this bean till I got my roasting times down pat. Based on what everyone raves about I did not want to risk ruining any of these beans. Roasted 1/2 lb in Behmor on P3 C 1/2lb for 13:35. Result was City to FC. Interesting how this bean doesn't roast evenly like others (though I was aware of this before hand). What a fantastic cup. I've now gone through a sampler pack and over a dozen other types of beans and must say this is one of the finest Cups of Joe I've enjoyed. I really enjoy how you get all the body with just enough brightness in the cup. I'm not detecting the blueberry but we have fresh blueberries grown locally so I'll eat a few with my next cup and see if it brings out the flavour in the Harrar. John H. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I'm enjoying my first ever Moka Kadir blend that I roasted 2 days ago. Made it in a Hario pourover and it's excellent! I was worried I screwed up the roast since it was my first time roasting a blend. It was hard to discern 2nd cracks from firsts so I had to go by smell. I guess I did something right, it turned out just like I'd hoped. Going to try it again later in my vacuum pot. Great offering Tom...thanks! Ben --- On Sat, 7/26/08, John and Emma wrote: From: John and Emma Subject: Re: [Homeroast] Saturday Morning Cup To: homeroast Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 9:40 AM Our morning cup is a wonderful Harrar that was roasted at 10:30pm on July 22. I saved this bean till I got my roasting times down pat. Based on what everyone raves about I did not want to risk ruining any of these beans. Roasted 1/2 lb in Behmor on P3 C 1/2lb for 13:35. Result was City to FC. Interesting how this bean doesn't roast evenly like others (though I was aware of this before hand). What a fantastic cup. I've now gone through a sampler pack and over a dozen other types of beans and must say this is one of the finest Cups of Joe I've enjoyed. I really enjoy how you get all the body with just enough brightness in the cup. I'm not detecting the blueberry but we have fresh blueberries grown locally so I'll eat a few with my next cup and see if it brings out the flavour in the Harrar. John H. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20Homeroast mailing list">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning I started with a blend of 25% Indonesia Lintong Special Prep at C+ (425f bean mass) with 7 days rest, 25% Indonesia Lintong Special Prep at FC++ (450f bean mass) with 8 days rest and 50% Tanzania Blackburn Estate AA at C++/FC- (438f bean mass) wth 7 days rest made in the Chemex at 60 grams fine grind to 40 oz of water. Clean, crisp, full bodied, with chocolate notes and a nice, comfortable full mouth feel. Chocolate and nuts giving way to fruit and spice as the cup cooled. Very, very nice. But the big news is the WOWWOWWOW!!! I just got from a double of 9 grams of the Indonesia Special Prep at FC++ and 9 grams of the Tanzania Blackburn Estate AA! Pulled the double shot in 28 seconds, and OMG! Just an awesome (and I am not young and do not overuse that word) shot! Fruit sweetness; with a hint of chocolate bittersweets, like a curl of fine chocolate on a dessert; spicy, with almost apricot and a bit of black pepper and baking spice, building as it cooled a bit. Smooth, full bodied, with LOTS of creama. A wonderful shot! So good in fact, that I think I will go make me another! :-) Best Regards, Ken B John Grubbs wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Thinking about B'ham a lot right now. Yesterday, my assistant Carrie's mom down there passed away (she was elderly and quite ill for a very long time and had just gone into home hospice care); Carrie and her husband are en route there as I type this. On Jul 26, 2008, at 8:07 AM, John Grubbs wrote: <Snip> Sandy Andina www.myspace.com/sandyandina Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
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| I am well aware that it is afternoon on the east coast, but I'll still start this thread. Since it's so late, I don't know if I'll have any takers... So, I'm drinking a very nice cup of Harar roasted on Monday night to a City (thought I was roasting a Yirg, or I would have taken it darker, like C+!). Brewed it in my vac pot with a glass Cory filter. No blueberries, but I didn't get any blueberries out of this fiver I had bought. The last one, lots of blueberries, but none in this bag. Delicious. Nice body, great aftertaste. I was brewing this as a Moka Pot earlier in the week. That might be my 2nd cup, but it sure is nice in the Vac Pot. So, if you're wanting to jump on board, what did you drink this morning? bill in wyo Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Ethiopian Sidamo (DP), to full city. Wonderful, apricot body as it cools. Yum! On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Just finished Koratie DP (80%) with darker roasted Sumatra Mandeling (20%). The first major decision of the day is how to divide up the five scoops of beans for the coffee maker. Bruce |
| At 11:19 AM 8/23/2008, you wrote: <Snip> It's still morning in Baton Rouge, barely. I'm sipping on a cup of drip-brewed Costa Rica La Minita, roasted to City+/FC last Sunday. This is the roast level I prefer for almost any coffee. I started the morning with a Monkey Latte, which is my favorite starter for Saturdays and Sundays. -- Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA My Coffee Pages:http://www.terryscomputertips.comHomeroast mailing list">http://www.terrystockdale.com/coffeeMy computer tips site and newsletters:http://www.terryscomputertips.comHomeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This AM I enjoyed getting over caffienated at Alchemist John's house. We pulled over a pound of coffee shots that we ran through my new Cimbali grinder and his Gaggia Achille. We pulled some of my Quad blend and some of John's Quad blend. The lever sure delivers liquid silk when it is done right! We had a lot of fun playing with the grinder and the espresso machine, comparing techniques and learning from each other. It was a lot of fun! Les On 8/23/08, Terry Stockdale wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning has absolute heaven - Esmerelda Gesha Lot 5 roasted to City+ in the Gene Cafe 12 hours ago. What nectar! -Scott On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Les wrote: <Snip> -- scottoscoffeeandtea.blogspot.com Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| H-h-h-E-e-e-H--h-h, A-a-a-ren't you glad that the jitters do not come through in typing? ;-) Dang! And I thought *I* drank a lot of coffee! I just finished a double cap of 25% Sulawesi Enrakang Mt Allah @ FC+, 25% El Salvador Pacamara Peabody @ C+/FC and 50% Ethiopian Koratie DP @ C that was very good, but I do not think I could do 4 more of them! It does sound like real fun though. Glad you enjoyed yourself. Best Regards, Ken B Les wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Scotto, lemme know your GeneCafe profile for the Lot 5. I have been holding that one back. You have been a huge help for getting me going. -- Steve Carlson On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Scott Bukofsky wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Happy beginning to a three-day weekend to ya! Hope you have some great stuff planned. The baby of a cousin will be baptized and family will be having a cookout today. I'm pretty excited. So I'm starting the day off with some Sulawesi Grade 1 Toraja roasted 7 days ago to a FC+. I brewed it in a moka pot. Very earthy, a touch of acidity, and great body. On Tom's tip sheet for the mokapot, he recommends using an Indonesian roasted to FC+ in there. I think it's OK, but I don't love it love it... maybe too one-dimensional? Anyway, my next cup will be a C Koratie WP from 5 days ago. I really like that in the MP! So that's how I'm starting my day. How bout you? bill Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I finally got around to roasting the Brazil Cachoeira "Canario Bourbon". This is one of those "under the radar" coffees that Tom brought along without a lot of fanfare. This is a nice bold cup of coffee. Tom's description hits the nail on the head. "It's cleaner, more crisp ... not fruity and nutty as you get from dry processed Brazils, not heavy in the mouthfeel. But it's a coffee of immense cup quality, a thoroughbred for sure. The theme here is sweetness. It is sweet from start to finish, from the caramel fragrance, floral aroma, tangerine and pepper flavors, and honey/bee pollen note in the finish. There are sweet tangerine notes in the cup, and it has a very long finish. As it cools, the cup becomes more and more well-defined, and more refined. It's the type of flavor profile that can be called "transparent." The preferred roast here is City +, because too much of these delicate and sweet flavors are easily eclipsed by roast taste, which has a soft milk chocolate character at Full City roast." I took it to a City++ and I am picking up some of the soft milk chocolate and the aftertaste is stunning. You may want to take a look at this one. Les On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:35 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Les, What bean temp for City++ did you end the roast at?? Mike (just plain) Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I still have a few pounds of Mokha Mattari and recently roasted a pound in the HotTop. This morning was begun with it rested 5 days in a FP. I have three Ibriks ordered and the Yemeni's should go especially great with them. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| 1st crack on my USRC ends at about 400 degrees with my Watlow probe. Second crack begins at about 435 degrees. I stopped this one at 427. I go to around 432 for a Full City and 420 for city plus. I hope this helps. Les On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Michael Dhabolt wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I'm drinking FTO Harrar, Oromia co-op, roasted to a C+, maybe just barely a FC. Very smooth and silky body with a very interesting blueberry wine type finish to it, especially noticeable when it cools a little bit. My wife gave it two very strong thumbs up. -- Gary F. On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Les wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Had some Costa Rica RIP that was roasted yesterday. Moved on in favor of an exquisite C+ Sana'ani, roasted 10 days ago, that just gets better. Where else can you get such enjoyable coffee's and variety? Thank you SM. Roasting the Harrar tonight and will sample it in a few days. B. |
| Wow, three ibriks! If you don't mind my asking, which ones did you choose? Brian On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:12 PM, John Haley wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| So I had some Yemen Mokha Sana'ani roasted to a variety of levels, C+/FC/FC+ on the 8th. Brewed it in the Moka pot this morning. dark chocolate, earthy, leathery, tobacco-y. Not bad. and secondly I had a cup of DP Koratie in the MP. Also roasted on the 8th. Yum. This cup was decidedly more floral than last week's cup of DPK. just exploding in my mouth with flavor. man I love these coffees. I roasted some of the panama esmeralda gesha lot 10 last night. I'm pretty excited about that stuff, too. what's in your cup this morning? bill Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| This morning it is Costa Rica Vino de Arabia, roasted 16 hours ago to (barely) City+ in the Gene Cafe. Layers, layers, layers! This is one complex coffee; typical chocolate and nuts with a powerful fruity/winy undercurrent of plums. -Scotto On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> -- scottoscoffeeandtea.blogspot.com Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Cappos with Uganda Bugisu. Straight shots with Rwanda Women's Coop in honor of Tom's safe return from Africa. Les On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Scott Bukofsky wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Just finished a Yemen Ismaili capuccino, roasted a bit into 2nd crack 2.5 d= ays ago. The shot was heady with fragrance but tasted a bit harsh, hence th= e cap. = ----- Original Message ---- From: Bill To: homeroast Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:01:21 AM Subject: [Homeroast] Saturday morning cup So I had some Yemen Mokha Sana'ani roasted to a variety of levels, C+/FC/FC+ on the 8th. Brewed it in the Moka pot this morning. dark chocolate, earthy, leathery, tobacco-y. Not bad. and secondly I had a cup of DP Koratie in the MP. Also roasted on the 8t= h. Yum. This cup was decidedly more floral than last week's cup of DPK. = just exploding in my mouth with flavor. man I love these coffees. I roasted some of the panama esmeralda gesha lot 10 last night. I'm pret= ty excited about that stuff, too. what's in your cup this morning? bill Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 = Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| I roasted my remaining 8oz of gesha lot 10 last night as well. This morning I had Yemen Mokha Ismaili, roasted to C+ and rested 4 days. It's quite good, much improved over the last time I roasted it, when I accidentally went too dark. -Dave On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| EGAD! This Saturday morning shot came out of the espresso machine generally termed "low brow" and otherwise lambasted. I'll repeat it in a few minutes but- I did something a little different, in addition to almost Not Using the tamper at all. All the talk about tamping pressure and the absurd devices like a reworked $30 arbor press for achieving the utopian tamp- I knew I wasn't doing it right and had no clue. Exactly what is the purpose of Tamping, and how to best assure the effect is exactly achieved and repeatable from shot-to-shot? Just pushing down on a column of coffee is almost a paid-up insurance policy that fissures will be created, especially when the column is almost three times as broad (diameter) as it is deep. My filter is far from flat bottomed, and the s/s foot of the tamper is convex. A crude vestige of misplaced Tradition. Coffee grounds settle and pack all by themselves under the planet wide constant force of gravity and tri-axial (x,y,z) tapping. The resulting volume of packed coffee grounds is homogeneous, containing no gaps or fissures that allow fluid flow-through at lower pressure, the whole being a very even extraction throughout the volume. What a concept. The result of this little correction was that a filter basket of beans flash frozen and dumped into the BUFF grinder set at 22, ground a neat fluffy mountain of grounds back into the filter. How will it ever pack down? The coffee cone is too high and loose. (The beans in the filter had always weighed 14g when I check weighed them.) The tapping vibration had allowed the coffee grains to orient themselves and slide together under dynamic, rather than static friction. Voila! The golden brown crema emulsion totally filled the cup to shot level, with three seconds' pre-infusion, much shorter than normal. I know, I know- Don't change everything at once. If not now, When? This Brazil Cs-dMF is SOOO SMOOTH and Flavorful at FC (+). Incredible! Cheers, Mabuhay -RayO, aka Opa! Got Grinder? Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Great information RayO. You certainly are on to something here. Do you think that further enhanced vibration, let's say, by setting the PF on an orbital sander or some such hand held vibrating massager etc. would enhance the packing, annnd, settle the cone quicker so there is even less time between grinding and tasting? PeterZ No clouds in the sky here, in LHC. raymanowen wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Guatemala Finca San Jose Ocana roasted to C+. Yum!! What a delicious cup from the French press. Dan Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| "...settle the cone quicker so there is even less time between grinding and tasting?" The Capresso Luxe/now Leaks has a perfectly functional 55watt pump. Vibrator pumps like that have a solenoid coil powered by the 60hz line power. The armature is a cylindrical bar magnet that drives a pump piston at 60 strokes per second. If the armature were just iron, it would still vibrate, but at 120 strokes per second with much less excursion. There is no longer any Gateway Electronics in Denver Town, but they had all kinds of 115v solenoids that I could have modified with the right size die spring to make just the right vibrator with a nice solid 120 strokes per second, with just enough displacement to settle the grounds, not shake them up. W.W.Grainger is a little too proud of their solenoids, so I'll just have to find a moderate sized relay. Almost any electromagnetic device would work- I just have to find one. Maybe a door chime- not one! Cheers, Mabuhay -RayO, aka Opa! Got Grinder? Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
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| First cup, Gesha Lot 5 in a moka pot. Second cup, (and third and fourth, still to be enjoyed!) is Lot 5 in a chemex. I can see why this is such a nice cup. Great body, good aftertaste. Lemony undertones. I took this to a C+. I have some of the PB that I will roast at some point. It's vacced in the freezer right now. I will withhold judgment until I try some of the spendier stuff, but I think what the Lot 5 is revealing to me is that I love my acidity. I really like the brightness of Ethiopians. I have some kenyans kicking around that I'm wanting to try as well. Interesting to me that this is what I really like in my coffee. I can appreciate the Lot 5 without loving it... So if it's not too late yet, what're ya drinkin today? bill in wyo Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| I just finished an Americano of Guatemala Organic Finca Ceylan Maragogype. This was a strange bean to pull shots with. On most beans, I have my grinder set at "3" for espresso. I had to move down to "1.5" with this bean. As a shot it really brings out some of the nice peppery flavors. Les , 2008 at 7:59 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Ah- today! This morning and afternoon, I relearned that My espresso machine will have a large PID controlled boiler/ heat exchanger with a cascaded steam generator outlet. Like the European machine designs, the two heaters will not operate simultaneously to limit the current draw. The Costa Rica Naranjo Caracol Peaberry at C++(?) stopped in the freezer at 54 hours, really sparkled in the tray-bound Capresso Luxe that Leaks. Wasn't so good yesterday, when I brewed too hot. The grounds were packed by tapping on the filter basket. The tamper came off the hook only to square and level the pack. The presumed risk of separating coffee grounds by size and density when mechanically agitated does not exist. One could prove statistically the liklihood that all grounds came from the same or similar beans and that they're all the same size. The size element might fail in the case of the barista's possession and use of a junk grinder. Set mine to 19 (= 0.0115") for this crema laden shot. Even the size variation would not alter the density of the individual coffee particles. A jar full of jelly beans and marbles would not even stratify if you shake it. That's how you mix things. A Ro-Tap Separator taps on a cascade of screens to get particulate separation. If anyone gets this stratification, send a picture and I will send RayO's First Tradition Offering: an unused card for a complimentary small cup of coffee or tea from Peets Coffee & Tea, exp 12/31/07. *$ might honor it, if you ask. Cheers, Mabuhay -RayO, aka Opa! Got Grinder? On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Bill wrote: <Snip> -- "When the theme hits the bass, I dance the Jig!" - -Virgil Fox at the Mighty Wichita (ex- NYC Paramount) WurliTzer- 1976 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |