African Beans

[thegoodies Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close thegoodies]

I gotta get me some more African beans. I am getting low and really enjoy the rich fruity characters in an espresso. Some Yemen ir Yirga would be good as I havent tried these. Still some Ehtiopian, Kenyian or Zambian are always good.

[Andy CoffeeSnobs Owner Find all posts View Profile Close Andy]

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Yirg on way... shhhh

[Dennis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dennis]

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Woo hoo! Still have some money in my bank account Andy

[Ray_C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ray_C]

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Whats that you say? Did I hear what I thought I heard? Heart rate and blood pressure have just increased dramatically........ Excitement is building, tension mounts and rides away...... But shhh you say.... So mums the word then.........

Is there a rough estimated eta for this?

[Andy CoffeeSnobs Owner Find all posts View Profile Close Andy]

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I have a seat at the MotoGP with my name on it so I would expect shortly after that.
(mid Oct)

[Ray_C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ray_C]

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Spoiled mate! Phillip island rocks, I hope you make it back alive. Thanks for the info, I too love a dark african, particuarly a yirgacheffe....... Ray.

[thegoodies Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close thegoodies]

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Thanks for the heads up Andy, I will be waiting in anticipation as I havent tried a Yirg before. But have been wanting to for some time, due to the amount of CS that rave about it.

What flavours should I expect from this bean? and what sort of roast profile should I be aiming for?

[Dennis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dennis]

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Look here Goodies...

http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1170030497

I dont agree with all the comments, eg. I think its a pretty forgiving bean to roast, and think it far more tasty than tea!...lol

[Ray_C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ray_C]

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Dont under roast it, just into rolling second crack, pull immediately cool as quick as possible, youll love it.... You can try it a bit darker if you like, as Dennis said I also consider it to be quite forgiving as well ie. performs well all the way up to the point before its burnt........

Ray.

[Wushoes Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wushoes]

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Rwandan would be awesome.

[Andy CoffeeSnobs Owner Find all posts View Profile Close Andy]

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Only if it was as good as the last one... and sadly this lot it is no where near as good.

I even re-roasted some of the previous lot to compare back-to-back (just as a sanity check)

[thegoodies Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close thegoodies]

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Only if it was as good as the last one... and sadly this lot it is no where near as good.  

I even re-roasted some of the previous lot to compare back-to-back (just as a sanity check)

Well I have nothing to compare as I havent had this one before. (Mind you I have to fight all the other CS to get to it this beanbay) But im sure I will still like this batch (if I manage to get some that is)

[Bill Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bill]

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Only if it was as good as the last one... and sadly this lot it is no where near as good.

I even re-roasted some of the previous lot to compare back-to-back (just as a sanity check)

What bean are you referring to here Andy? The Yirg?


thanks,
Bill

[Andy CoffeeSnobs Owner Find all posts View Profile Close Andy]

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No... I was refering to the previous post

"Rwandan would be awesome."

...Only if it was as good as the last one... and sadly this lot it is no where near as good.

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Make sense?

[thegoodies Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close thegoodies]

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oooohhhhhh

Well that makes me more excited about the Yirg.