SisterBrotherHood of Coffee

[Too Tall]

Not limited to pictures of your Coffee habits, local cafes and sorted supplication to the almighty bean.
Also, helping others with the addiction be it trading beans, equipment or (AHEEM) sending a brother a bag of beans when his coffee roaster is busted...woulda been nice ;)

Busted Coffee Roaster Update

My coffee roaster is back in business. For how long is anyone's guess, it's a bit of a Frankenstein unit. One of the power leads looks like it succumbed to heat and oxidation. Not sure what genius used aluminum fittings there hmmmmm.

I'll be back with some pictures. Talk among yourselves.

[mzilliox]

sorry to hear, im about to go roast some on the Behmor. Just ordered a Guatemala Geisha and Ethiopia Guji from sweet marias. Ill send a brotha a bag when i dial in. ive been working through some samples, and none save a decent Burundi did anything for me. drinking the last of some mediocre Papua New Guinea now. So tired of mediocre coffee. that's why i got the Guatemala Geisha, should be a spectacular one!

[Too Tall]

sorry to hear, im about to go roast some on the Behmor. Just ordered a Guatemala Geisha and Ethiopia Guji from sweet marias. Ill send a brotha a bag when i dial in. ive been working through some samples, and none save a decent Burundi did anything for me. drinking the last of some mediocre Papua New Guinea now. So tired of mediocre coffee. that's why i got the Guatemala Geisha, should be a spectacular one!

You sprung for the Geisha eh? We all want to hear about that.

Thanks for stepping up. I re-wired my roaster yesterday and it is working again.

Let's keep passing along the good will.

[mzilliox]

The geisha and Guji are outstanding. The Geisha is better for what it is, but i still prefer the bright fruitiness of the Guji.

[Too Tall]

The geisha and Guji are outstanding. The Geisha is better for what it is, but i still prefer the bright fruitiness of the Guji.

Thanks I wondered. My current passion are Ethiopian beans. Nice change from Middle America beans lovely acidity.

[mzilliox]

Th Geisha is very much the way its described. delicate flavors, complex cup, really smooth mouth feel. balanced acidity. all of the good things about a nice Guatemala, just better.

But i love a bit of the bright and acidic, in your face rotten fruity, wonderfully dank ethiopians. the shop i roasted for once got this batch of ethiopia that had an overripe banana thing going. i found it amazing, but a few of our customers returned it saying ti tasted rotten. i wasn;t allowed to buy a 3rd or 4th bag. so i reserved it for special orders only and drank a lot of it myself, haha.

[Too Tall]

Th Geisha is very much the way its described. delicate flavors, complex cup, really smooth mouth feel. balanced acidity. all of the good things about a nice Guatemala, just better.

But i love a bit of the bright and acidic, in your face rotten fruity, wonderfully dank ethiopians. the shop i roasted for once got this batch of ethiopia that had an overripe banana thing going. i found it amazing, but a few of our customers returned it saying ti tasted rotten. i wasn;t allowed to buy a 3rd or 4th bag. so i reserved it for special orders only and drank a lot of it myself, haha.

THAT is a cool story.

[defspace]

Thanks I wondered. My current passion are Ethiopian beans. Nice change from Middle America beans lovely acidity.

You're on the Ethiopique, right? How are you roasting that?

[mzilliox]

You're on the Ethiopique, right? How are you roasting that?

Ethiopians should not be taken past second crack IMO. they are best for me just before that second crack, like 1 min development past 1st cracks seems about right to get the right mix of the fruitiness and acidity without it being overly acidic. Im not rasting their ethiopique, but i am roasting the Guji, and if i roast it too much i lose the ripe strawberry notes. too light and its a bit too acidic.

[guido]

I like pacific island beans roasted dark. Any sources you guys recommend?

[ericpmoss]

I like pacific island beans roasted dark. Any sources you guys recommend?

My favorite Pacific Island (outside of Lintong) is Maui Red Catuai as roasted by Counter Culture. Green beans can be had from these guys: Maui Grown Coffee -- Red Catuai Green Beans

[guido]

My favorite Pacific Island (outside of Lintong) is Maui Red Catuai as roasted by Counter Culture. Green beans can be had from these guys: Maui Grown Coffee -- Red Catuai Green Beans

Thanks for the tip!

[Too Tall]

You're on the Ethiopique, right? How are you roasting that?

Correct. Roasting to the end of first crack and for sure before second. Both versions of ethipoique are great.
Makes excellent espresso or pour over.

[Too Tall]

Sully boy had some toe surgery today. The doc. is very skilled, huge respect for her amazing intuition and medical knowledge I feel very fortunate sooooo.....

I roasted up a really perfect batch of single origin Costa Rica nice an dark for her. Got a big thumbs up, she LOVES coffee. Also, I'm trading 1:1 with a local beekeeper for honey.

Gentlepersons, we could easily work the ropes banking on our roasting skills. Just sayin'

Sir Sully recuperating:
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About — Pickle Block Roasters

My friend Joey + his wife (Johanna) have started doing roasted-to-order coffee out of Baton Rouge.
I'm digging everything that they've roasted so far.