I just made some espresso from this roast and it was terrible, maybe it's not fresh enough anymore. Man that was a dissapointment.
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You roasted this 3 days ago, that shouldn't be the case. It might not be blow you away, but it should be decent for 4-6 days anyways :-)
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Oh yah for some reason I was thinking it was closer to 10 days old, I must be getting old. Not sure why this batch tastes so bad. Maybe because it is so cold now in the garage where I roast?
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Is this your first shot from the batch?
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First shot from this roast but not from the bag of greens.
You know what though I don't think this bean ever made a great tasting shot though.
I bet I am just used to the Peruvian I have been using and it is better for an espresso than this other stuff.
It made a good FP but not an espresso, I guess I should look for another bean since I don't really drink FP anymore.
Sucks because I have about 4 pounds of it left.
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Appears to be especially blended for espresso. Prolly you should try a couple different roast profiles before giving up on it.
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Yah, that is why I bought it in the beginning. I spoke to Thetta about what they would reccomend and they said they are just ditributers and wouldn't know about espresso. The description is what I went with though.

You make a valid point, I will try it roasted a bit more and see how it goes.
Thanks for the encouragment:-)
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Interesting take on your coffee http://godshot.blogspot.com/2005/12/...a-reserve.html
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Very interesting, thanks my friend!

I found that article to be inspiring. I need to play with this.. alot.

Sounds like it may perform better with a bit lighter roast.
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Roasted about a pound of Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry, to FC+
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Yeah, it sounds like it could be quite a coffee.
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1/2 El Salvador Alpeneca Liamatepec Full City+
1LB Sweet Maria's Hypno-Tiki Espresso blend Full city
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For myself, 1/4 lb of each:
Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry at FC
Java Kopi Sunda at FC
Ethiopia Pulp Natural Process Limu at C+/FC
Rwanda Nkanka Kinyaga at C+

For a friend, 1/2 lb of each:
Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Shakiso SWP Decaf at FC+
** 2 of my friends told me that this was the best Decaf they have ever had. i have not tried it yet.**
El Salvador Majahual Tablon La Montana at C+
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Just ordered 6 pounds of coffee from Burman Coffee.

1.Colombian Premium Santa Barbara
2.Guatemalan Huehuetenago ML Los Olivos
3.Mexican Org. Terruno Nayarita Washed Reserve
4.Indonesian Washed Sulawesi - Toarco Jaya PB
5.Kenyan Kirinyaga Peaberry
6.Tanzanian Ruvuma Peaberry

All a pound each.

Then I also have a 8lb sampler from Sweet Maria's waiting for me at my mothers from my Uncle for Christmas
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I got these 3 in my last order. Have not tried yet. Sounds like you got it like me :-)
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I'm excited.. 14 lbs of green coffee coming my way!
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I know the feeling :-) :-)
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Going to be hard to see which few to roast first.
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38 in the garage this morning. The Coffee Kinetics, propane powered roaster, fired right up. Did a pound of Nicaragua Finca La Tormenta to FC. Seemed to take a bit longer to roast than normal, but maybe was just standing out there, in the cold garage, with no coat on :-) Cupping tomorrow, from SM.
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Last night was a 1/3 lb of each:
El Salvador Tablon La Montana at FC+
Colombia Vereda Agua Blanca at FC
Burundi Sogestal Kirimiro at C+
Nicaragua Finca Maria-Miguel Angel Martinez at C/C+
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