On Saturday it was:

Papua New Guinea Baroida Plantation
Ethiopia Harar, Organic Dry Process, Biftu Genema
and Guatamala San Juan Sacatepaquez, Villa-Lupe
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Ordered the 4lbs Sampler this evening from Sweet Maria's. Will find out more of what they choose for me to sample when it arrives:-)
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Tonight it is Organic Hope Project from Tanzania. Roasting it to City +
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Has anyone roasted the following:

Panama Las Flores De Boquete, or

Ethiopia Sidama Bonko?

Just curious if you have, what your thoughts were on the two varieties...

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My 4 lb sampler from S.M. had 4 very good samples in it. I was not dissapointed.
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I have not had those exact varities but the Ethiopia Wet Process Guji Oromo I got in my sampler was good.
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On Friday I roasted up some Costa Rica Manantiales -Finca Fidel. (Vienna)
Very nice medium body. Notes of cream and nuts. Not quite as spicy as I like but very good.
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I am done roasting for awhile, i have enough for maybe 2 months.
Then i plan to place an order with our Uncle.
Anybody have a source for Galapagos beans?:-):-)
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My sampler from SM arrived today with the following:
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I ended up roasting two 4oz batches of the "Panama Finca La Camiseta"

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We'll let em degass overnight and hopefully enjoy my first home roast tomorrow AM with a stogie:-)
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Nice lookin beans.
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Nice Mark! That Sumatra Grade 1 Mandheling was very tasty. I like the spicyness of the Sumatrans.
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Yesterday it was Colombia Los Galpones-Manuel Santacruz, Microlot. (Vienna)

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I roasted Costa Rica Manantiales - Finca Fidel this morning. to just FC
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El Salvador Molino de Santa Rita @FC/FC+. Still a learning curve matching bean color and roast:

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That's the word on the street Brent. Gradually working my way down to that bag:-)

I couldn't get enough of Costa Rican coffee Bob when my wife and I were down that way for 3 weeks. Did a tour of the Cafe Brit plantation. What a great tour!
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PNG Baroida Plantation to FC. Lota quakers
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Yesterday was:

Brazil Organic Fazenda Colina &
Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez-Villa Lupe.
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Rwanda Remera Nyarusiza, just to FC
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Nicaragua Jinotega FTO Mancotal & Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry. Both are supposed to have tastes of root beer.
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I just did a pound of Columbian Suprema beans.......:-)


I can't wait for a test cup tomorrow morning.

I'll go take a picture and load it if anyone is interested in some Coffee Bean Po**?
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This still needs to de-gas a few days but I had a cup this morning and it was Good!:-)

It'll get better.
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