☕ Coffee ☕: Ingredients, Roasting, Grinding, Brewing, and Tasting

[jammin]

Made myself a White Chocolate Latte this afternoon.

Grabbing some things @ the grocery store today & noticed some nice packets of hot cocoa mix and figured they'd work to scratch that itch(I get 1 pumpkin spice latte at *$ every year but they ran out before I checked that box). Usually the steam boiler on my espresso machine gets turned on once a month so it can be purged & sanitized. I was a little rusty at steaming milk but the whole drink was still easy to make.. and quick too!

I must admit, this sweet milk drink was delightful to drink!


Im curious though, does anybody know of a good Pumpkin Spice powdered mix or even a syrup that is close to the flavor of Starbucks?

 

[TallDan]

I’d probably go for mixing it yourself. Nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar.

 

[applescrap]

Sounds like a nice drink. Cheers jammin and happy holidays to all. My wife has been drinking pumpkin spice creamer of some kind or another. It doesnt quite go well with the ethiopian, but I drink it. Its nice sometimes. There are other ones that arent bad. I drink them with two shots thrown on ice. A decaf of that sounds nice right now.

Made myself a White Chocolate Latte this afternoon.

Grabbing some things @ the grocery store today & noticed some nice packets of hot cocoa mix and figured they'd work to scratch that itch(I get 1 pumpkin spice latte at *$ every year but they ran out before I checked that box). Usually the steam boiler on my espresso machine gets turned on once a month so it can be purged & sanitized. I was a little rusty at steaming milk but the whole drink was still easy to make.. and quick too!

I must admit, this sweet milk drink was delightful to drink!


Im curious though, does anybody know of a good Pumpkin Spice powdered mix or even a syrup that is close to the flavor of Starbucks?

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

Merry Christmas!

 

[Inkleg]

Merry Christmas! View attachment 658665

Took forever to type it in, but you just got another Instagram follower.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

And you as well sir! I did enjoy looking through some of your posts - how many cats do you have, anyways?!

Took forever to type it in, but you just got another Instagram follower.

 

[applescrap]

Merry Christmas! Nice packaging htb, gives it a more pro look. Sounds like it came out awesome. How is the side business? Worth the effort?

 

[Inkleg]

And you as well sir! I did enjoy looking through some of your posts - how many cats do you have, anyways?!

This is the hairless crew. L to R Bella, Half Pint, Kinky and Winkie.
Almost guaranteed not to have cat hair in my coffee.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

Key word... Almost.

This is the hairless crew. L to R Bella, Half Pint, Kinky and Winkie.
Almost guaranteed not to have cat hair in my coffee.


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[HarborTownBrewing]

Well, it's more of a hobby I do in my spare time. Basically I just sell to friends and coworkers so it's not a huge thing by any means. It has allowed me to 1) upgrade all my coffee equipment and 2) pay for my other hobbies. Lots of hobbies....

Not sure what the numbers are but I'm over 1k in sales this year, just to give you an idea.

Merry Christmas! Nice packaging htb, gives it a more pro look. Sounds like it came out awesome. How is the side business? Worth the effort?

 

[Ruint]

That is quite the crew ya got there @Inkleg!!! They probably like there coffee with cat-nip creme!!! So........when are you roasting on that very nice looking mc roaster?

 

[Ruint]

Anyone that ordered the Nicaragua dry process Buenos Aires that has roasted it, get intense blueberry? I get more BlackBerry with a slight blueberry on the backside....

 

[ba-brewer]

Anyone that ordered the Nicaragua dry process Buenos Aires that has roasted it, get intense blueberry? I get more BlackBerry with a slight blueberry on the backside....

I did just recently roast some and had some coffee the other but I did not get a lot of fruitiness that I recall. I will need to try it again. It did seem very smooth is what I recall.

Organic Dry Process Sidama Shantawene Ethiopia, did not seem fruity either but it has a spicy herbal tea aroma and flavor a bit like panama giesha coffee.

Dry Process Sironko Town Lot 6 Uganda, drinking this today. It had a strong fermented fruit aroma from the roasted beans and it sort of comes thru in the cup.

All three were roasted about a minute past FC, with a FC start pretty close to 9min or a little later. FC was slowed down almost done.

 

[ba-brewer]

Had a cup of the Nicaragua dry process Buenos Aires made in a clever dripper.

No fruit in the raw roast bean or the cup, I get a cocoa like flavor and aroma. Soft slightly acidic with a lightish body.

Looking at the beans I may have roast further than I was intending.

 

[jammin]

Looking at the beans I may have roast further than I was intending.

eye cupping is generally an exercise in futility but at a glance, I would concur.

 

[TallDan]

Anyone that ordered the Nicaragua dry process Buenos Aires that has roasted it, get intense blueberry? I get more BlackBerry with a slight blueberry on the backside....

Roasted 5 days ago. Haven't tasted it yet though. I overestimated the coffee needs of my family this week.

 

[applescrap]

Good problem to have!

Roasted 5 days ago. Haven't tasted it yet though. I overestimated the coffee needs of my family this week.

 

[applescrap]

Idk if I updated but I let the light roast dp ethiopian sit in the french press on the counter 24 hours and dumped the contents into the beer. It is so good. Kbs recipe with dutch processed cocoa, droste, and bakers bittersweet. With the cold brew and splashing with stranahans, dang! Cheers!

 

[Ruint]

Yes, when I tried my Buenos Aires, it was only at 1 day post roast. Could be developed more now. I have been enjoying the Kapkwai Sipi Falls coffee from Uganda, and have experienced it's transformation as it has "aged"! On the first day after roasting it, it tasted like fresh butter mixed with cocoa nibs, very little fruit. It also gave you a mouth feel of buttery richness. I could only drink that in small doses if you know what I mean!!! Over the coarse of a week, the butteriness has dissipated completely and a grape essence started showing up. Now at a full 2 weeks, the coffee has a caramelized sugar taste that melds into a red grape juice finish... Very nice cup indeed!

 

[jammin]

Idk if I updated but I let the light roast dp ethiopian sit in the french press on the counter 24 hours and dumped the contents into the beer. It is so good. Kbs recipe with dutch processed cocoa, droste, and bakers bittersweet. With the cold brew and splashing with stranahans, dang! Cheers!

that sounds AMAZING!

 

[jammin]

last roast of 2019!

life has been moving quick over the last month & i was down to about 2 cups worth of beans in the hopper. can't believe it has been 3 weeks since I roasted! finally fired up the roaster for last session of 2019. decided to fall back on older approach/profile & charged high, cut gas to zero for the first minute & let the coffee soak in the heat from the drum directly. looking forward to trying it out over the next couple weeks.

Does anybody have a fun roast planned for the end of the year or a favorite brewer they're looking forward to using?

here's the graph of my last roast of 2019

 

[TallDan]

Made a strong americano of the Nicaragua Buenos Aires Caturra. (18g dose with a the grind a little off yielded ~43g of espresso, added ~90g hot water.) Not really a berry bomb, but I'm really digging it. I'll agree with berries, nuts, and sweetness, hint of cocoa on the finish. Berries were something like blackberry/blueberry as described, but more blackberry than blueberry, the nuttiness was really interesting, couldn't quite place it.

 

[ba-brewer]

As the coffee cooled thought I might of got some hazel nut.

 

[applescrap]

I like the idea a lot. Let us know hiw it goes. That roast looks splendid to me. Nothing special planned, I need to go out and roast cause I gave all of it away. Would really like to try putting a pound in a gallon and making a big cold brew. Then just add water and reheat. So that is my new years brew goal.

last roast of 2019!

life has been moving quick over the last month & i was down to about 2 cups worth of beans in the hopper. can't believe it has been 3 weeks since I roasted! finally fired up the roaster for last session of 2019. decided to fall back on older approach/profile & charged high, cut gas to zero for the first minute & let the coffee soak in the heat from the drum directly. looking forward to trying it out over the next couple weeks.

Does anybody have a fun roast planned for the end of the year or a favorite brewer they're looking forward to using?

here's the graph of my last roast of 2019

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[TallDan]

Yesterday morning brewed the Nicaragua Buenos Aires Caturra in the technivorm and today the able kone. Can't say the results with either one excited me. Not surprising that the auto drip doesn't bring out the best in a coffee, it never does, but I really hoped for more from the kone brew today. Maybe my pourover game is off. Maybe I'll try a v60 today and see what i get...

EDIT: I brewed a v60 before lunch. Better, but still not what I was tasting in the americano on Sunday. I'm a bit puzzled.

 

[shelly_belly]

I would think an americano and a drip coffee from the same roasted beans would taste very differently. I'm sure the differences in grind settings, water temp, brew time and water/grounds ratio would cause different flavors to be extracted. I now prefer an americano to an aero-press. The americano seems to have a fuller body and a richer taste.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

I closed out 2019 with three roasts, including a new bean from Mexico.

That brings me to 142 lbs roasted in 2019.

When I started doing this 4ish years ago I never would have thought I'd roast that much in a year. You all really are a bad influence [emoji12]

 

[ba-brewer]

I did 158 roasts last year for a total of 79lb. Maybe a little lower than previous years since the wife and kid got on the pods.

 

[jammin]

You guys have given me my 2020 New Years Resolution - keep track of how many pounds of coffee I’ve roasted. I’m gonna add on types as well

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

I would love to hear how much everyone roasted in 2019 - if you have some numbers or guesstimates, throw em up!