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#681
I’ve got family in the house this weekend. They go for darker roasts so I made a couple batches of a Sweet Maria’s espresso blend.
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Full body, dense and syrupy. Makes a good Americano with an Aeropress. This is the type of coffee that got me into home roasting. Bread and butter of my regional coffee shops.
 
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#687
If you can, let those roast into second crack at least and clear out the chaff. In my experience, those beans come alive when they get darker. If you can force yourself to do it run through second crack and let them get a little oily. They are then amazing if you cover them in chocolate.
The Sulawesi is even better.

-Mike
 
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#688
MJ5150 said:
If you can, let those roast into second crack at least and clear out the chaff. In my experience, those beans come alive when they get darker. If you can force yourself to do it run through second crack and let them get a little oily. They are then amazing if you cover them in chocolate.
The Sulawesi is even better.

-Mike
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I’m honestly not sure my wee roaster has the giddy up to get much more. These beans went 18 minutes. More than double the roast time I used for Kenyan beans over the summer!
 
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pisces_bass said:
I’m honestly not sure my wee roaster has the giddy up to get much more. These beans went 18 minutes. More than double the roast time I used for Kenyan beans over the summer!
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Are you using a modified popcorn popper? I use one, but I heavily modified it. I can roast beans so dark I think Howard Schultz would be proud of me. :)

-Mike
 
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How is it possible I have been a member of this forum for nearly 10 years and missed this thread. Subscribed. Jeannie and I are coffee freaks.
 
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#693
Buy most of mine from these folks-https://www.kmocoffee.com

I met them one night after a show up in New Jersey. Me and Her Royal Highness were strolling the festival grounds looking for a jam and smelled this incredible coffee brewing... finally found their booth. Nice folks too. Found out we could order it and have it shipped same-day.

I've since discovered several more independent roasters that I liked. But mainly I love drinking coffee, and have for 40 years. It just took 20 years to decide I liked really good coffee. I start every single day with at least a couple cups at home, and head out to work at 5:30 with my thermos full.
 
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#697
pisces_bass said:
I brew hot coffee if I want it hot. Cold brew is too amazing to mess with. It’s great for camping as well. No stove required!
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This is where I'm at too. If I had to serve cold brew hot, I'd add hot water to it or bring up the temp of the cold brew on the stovetop.
Yes, I understand the term cold brew is how it's prepared and not a requirement for how to enjoy it. As @pisces_bass said, when I want hot coffee I prepare it differently since there's an associated taste profile with hot coffee that you're not going to get when you brew it cold.

-Mike
 
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#698
Have to admit, never tried cold brewed. My trainees at work bought me a Ninja maker, that has about five functions I don't use, and that may be one. It also does K-cups, and will froth milk for a Cappa.

*just auto-dripped a pot of my favorite Kona blend this morning, and started looking around Talkbass...
 

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