8# sampler arrived today:

Rwanda Kibuye Gitesi
El Salvador Majahual-Tablon La Montana
Ethopia Illubabor-Camp Cooperative
El Salvador Matalapa-Tablon El Naranjo
India Poabs Organic Seethargundu Estate
Guatemala Acatenango-Finca La Soledad
Ethopia Limu Jimma-Alaga Sekala
Brazil Cerrado Fazenda No-Name-O

Now which one to do first...
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Nice Selection.
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I really screwed up a roast of beans from Bolivia. I ran out of propane halfway through a roast and during my attempt to try and get the flame lit and then ultimately bringing them inside to finish off on the stove, many of the beans got scorched. I picked out the ones that were blackened, but overall the coffee sucks. Blech.
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I roasted that one this morning :-) half city+, half FC+ cupping Thurs
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My first batch of home roasted coffee-Ethopia Limu Jimma-Alaga Sekala. Will grind and brew in the morning.

I really have no idea what I'm doing. I just watched the video on Sweet Maria's and hope it turns out ok. :-)
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Roasted some SM's Monkey Blend and some Ethiopia Illubabor. These were part of my recent order. Also got the Brazilian Fazenda No-Name-O,
India Poabs Organic Seethargundu Estate and Guatemalian Acatenango - Finca Le Soledad.
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Roasted some Panama Elida Natural - Elida Reserve, 50-50% city+ and FC+ Hoping for big rum flavor on Wed.
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Did a couple more batches today to keep fine tuning the technique. Much better results.

Some SM's Brazilian No-Name-O just into 2nd crack (FC+ if I read their descriptions right). Can't wait to try this come Wednesday.
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Before the Brazilian, I sacrificed some Burundi, letting it go all the way into 2nd crack. I wanted to see how long it took. Started around the 7:30 mark for 2nd crack and kept going for some time. I don't think it'll be drinkable, but you never know. I"m not throwing it away yet.
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I wouldn't discard the 2nd one so fast. Looks just like how I roast my Brazilian beans, although I don't have experience with Barundi.

Some of Sweet Maria's roasting notes would lead you to believe that 2nd crack is some horrible mistake and should be avoided.

I completely disagree and usually go 20 seconds into second crack on the blends I like to roast.
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Yea, I"m holding onto it and will try it out. Who knows. I took it well into 2nd crack, which started around the 8min mark. I kept it going until the 11min mark just to see how long second crack would take. I could still hear pops going on at that point but figured it was time to pull the plug.

The batch of Brazilian hit 2nd crack right around 7min and I pulled it 20 seconds after that.
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From the picture the bottom one looks to be maybe FC++ or maybe light Vienna. Give it 2-3 days rest and give it a try.
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What brewing method would you suggest? I currently have a FP, Moka pot and a Mukka pot.
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I have converted to a French Press and that is all I use.
Maybe others might chime in, but for me the press is the way to go.
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I only use the FP, but it is all I have tried.
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The FP is my standard too, the others are for espresso based drinks. Going to try some Monkey Blend in the moka pot tonight. Was excellent in the FP this morning.
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Two 65g batches of Monkey Blend to FC
One 65g batch of India Poabs Organic Seethargundu Estate to City+
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Just ordered 18 lbs form Sweet Marias.....to go with the 15+ lbs I already have at home. Um, addicting.
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Sumatra Tarbarita Peaberry to FC.
Ordered 11 pounds from SM myself :-)
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El Salvador Majahual -Tablon La Montana - 5 lbs
Burundi Prestige Cup #1 -Kiryama - 1 lbs
Sweet Maria's French Roast Blend - 2 lbs
Ethiopia Pulp Natural Process Limu - 5 lbs
Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe-Shakiso SWP Decaf - 2 lbs
Kenya Nyeri AA Gatomboya - 1 lbs
Kenya Nyeri AB Tegu - 2 lbs
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Anybody ever order from ThetaRidge?
I just received a price sheet, great prices! :-)
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