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You guys go and get me excited about the Konga, only to find out that they're out of stock except for 1lb bags.
Had a cup today, not getting fruit but a very nice floral aroma. Medium body with a soft acid finish. Floral flavors with a slight amount of coco. Might be some burnt sugar notes in the flavor and aroma as it cooled.Looking forward to it ba-brewer. I have been on a hiatus from roasting, but will crank back up here shortly.
I'd be in for one of each selection/weight.Royal sent out an email stating fresh crop Kenyans should be posted to their site around May 7th. All Kirinyaga region & AA grade. I'm a little excited to see what kind of cupping notes are posted with these as Kirinyaga is well known for producing INCREDIBLE coffee.
Id like to get 2, maybe 3 different selections from this shipment if notes/specs pass muster and do a group buy. As soon Im able to review what the Crown has to say about them Ill pass along my suggestions to the group & see what everybody thinks about it.
Currently there is a killer sounding Colombian listed. I've never even heard of a Pink Bourbon varietal but Ive had several regular & Yellow Bourbon varietals. They've been steady enough that if I see a coffee is a Bourbon varietal it always gets my consideration. Anyways - cupping notes make it sound like a very sweet cup with some nice acidity "Lemonade, sugar, sweet, plum, juicy"
https://royalcoffee.com/product/cj1346/
...if you're looking to do splits..Royal sent out an email stating fresh crop Kenyans should be posted to their site around May 7th. All Kirinyaga region & AA grade. I'm a little excited to see what kind of cupping notes are posted with these as Kirinyaga is well known for producing INCREDIBLE coffee.
Id like to get 2, maybe 3 different selections from this shipment if notes/specs pass muster and do a group buy. As soon Im able to review what the Crown has to say about them Ill pass along my suggestions to the group & see what everybody thinks about it.
Currently there is a killer sounding Colombian listed. I've never even heard of a Pink Bourbon varietal but Ive had several regular & Yellow Bourbon varietals. They've been steady enough that if I see a coffee is a Bourbon varietal it always gets my consideration. Anyways - cupping notes make it sound like a very sweet cup with some nice acidity "Lemonade, sugar, sweet, plum, juicy"
https://royalcoffee.com/product/cj1346/
^been wondering if we’d ever see more pics of that machine! It was funny to follow your restoration journey on it.
Any updates on the Super Jolly (right?) with the SSP burrs?
Love the color on that. You had it powder coated , right @jimyson?
3 weeks!! LOL! I havent mastered the patience to let anything rest that long. The most ever was a ... Yemen I think, I rested 14 days.That Ethiopian was a failure for me @TrickyDick, or I completely failed to bring the blueberry aspect to the forefront more likely. The best blueberry coffee I have found this year was with a Nicaragua Dry process Buenos Aires Caturra, that needed a 3 week rest for it to come into it's own!
My bad....in finding this coffee in my logs, I was working from lot 2 of the same named coffee.....could be why there was no blueberry!!! LoL
I just realized this morning that I've read tons of information about beer water and the importance of the different minerals but I've never seen anything like that for coffee water...
I've always used RO water for my coffee but it looks like I need some calcium and magnesium in there. Sounds like I need to juice some spinach....
http://users.rcn.com/erics/Water Quality/Water FAQ.pdfhttp://www.manualcoffeebrewing.com/what-is-the-best-water-to-use-when-making-coffee/
Absolutely! I had an issue also and the support was above and beyond.I wanted to share this with everyone here. A while back I bought a used Baratza Encore grinder from a member here on HBT in excellent condition. It's been a great workhorse but recently it started acting up, the motor wouldn't start sometimes and the RPMs would fluctuate occasionally. I spent some time researching the cause of the issue and troubleshooting it with no avail, so I decided to reach out to Baratza support for some help. I figured I had nothing to lose.
I emailed them this past weekend and thought I wouldn't hear back until Monday at the earliest (its the weekend and this damn COVID-19 virus), well I received a response within 24 hours that Saturday night! Damn that was fast! This morning I got back to the Baratza rep with the info he asked for and the additional troubleshooting he asked me to do with a video clip during my troubleshooting. He got back to me about an hour ago and was surprised to see such a "young" grinder have an issue with a couple of dead poles within the motor. With that he asked if I felt comfortable with following the instructions he sent me on how to replace the motor, he would send me a new motor free of charge!
What an amazing company to do business with and support! With service like this, I will continue to buy their products! I even told the rep it was a used unit I bought from a friend who had upgraded, so they knew it wasn't a grinder I bought from them expecting any sort of warranty. Anyhow, I am still in awe of this service and support and had to share. If anyone is on the fence about buying one of their grinders, I hope you see and read this post, b/c you don't usually get service like this. Cheers everyone and stay safe!
I'm thinking my Burton Salts might do the job. It's weighted pretty high toward SO4 but probably better than nothing. Not good for much else...I have a formula based of the SCCA or whatever their letters are for a profile for coffee. I'm too lazy to mix it up though and use from my daily brews. I think uses CaCl and HCO3. When I got into my basement to roast later today, I take a picture of the post-it note I wrote it down on. There is some overpriced commercial product I suspect does the same thing. Idea is to add to distilled water let it dissolve and use for brewing coffee.
TD
I've heard similar good things about their support in the past. Their grinders also seem to have more problems than they should, so great support is needed.I wanted to share this with everyone here. A while back I bought a used Baratza Encore grinder from a member here on HBT in excellent condition. It's been a great workhorse but recently it started acting up, the motor wouldn't start sometimes and the RPMs would fluctuate occasionally. I spent some time researching the cause of the issue and troubleshooting it with no avail, so I decided to reach out to Baratza support for some help. I figured I had nothing to lose.
I emailed them this past weekend and thought I wouldn't hear back until Monday at the earliest (its the weekend and this damn COVID-19 virus), well I received a response within 24 hours that Saturday night! Damn that was fast! This morning I got back to the Baratza rep with the info he asked for and the additional troubleshooting he asked me to do with a video clip during my troubleshooting. He got back to me about an hour ago and was surprised to see such a "young" grinder have an issue with a couple of dead poles within the motor. With that he asked if I felt comfortable with following the instructions he sent me on how to replace the motor, he would send me a new motor free of charge!
What an amazing company to do business with and support! With service like this, I will continue to buy their products! I even told the rep it was a used unit I bought from a friend who had upgraded, so they knew it wasn't a grinder I bought from them expecting any sort of warranty. Anyhow, I am still in awe of this service and support and had to share. If anyone is on the fence about buying one of their grinders, I hope you see and read this post, b/c you don't usually get service like this. Cheers everyone and stay safe!
This one was brought to my attention elsewhere:3 weeks!! LOL! I havent mastered the patience to let anything rest that long. The most ever was a ... Yemen I think, I rested 14 days.
Yall gotta shout out the blueberry greens asap when you find one!
TD
3 weeks!! LOL! I havent mastered the patience to let anything rest that long. The most ever was a ... Yemen I think, I rested 14 days.
Yall gotta shout out the blueberry greens asap when you find one!
TD
This one was brought to my attention elsewhere:
https://www.coffeebeancorral.com/pr...ffe-Misty-Valley-Natural__ETHORGMISTYVAL.aspxHaven't ever bought from that place, but the description does make it tempting.
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