This was my last popper-batch. The Heatsnob arrived today, so I'm going Corretto! 


The beans are Yergicheffe. Bought from an Ethiopian guy, who has set up a roastery here but also sells green beans. One half of his profit goes into various social and environmental projects in his native country. This is something that I gladly support by doing my bean-shopping there. The beans are even organically grown, no stamp and all!
Since this is the only place I've purchased Yergicheffe, I've been wondering how the quality of these compares to other Yergicheffes. They are pretty small overall but vary significantly in size (don't they?) and quite a few of them crack totally open (some of them are almost just an empty shell) when they're roasted. I guess this could be due to the temperature rising too rapidly in the popper?
I really can't complain about the taste in my espresso cup, so it's mostly just because I'm curious.
What do you think:





The beans are Yergicheffe. Bought from an Ethiopian guy, who has set up a roastery here but also sells green beans. One half of his profit goes into various social and environmental projects in his native country. This is something that I gladly support by doing my bean-shopping there. The beans are even organically grown, no stamp and all!

Since this is the only place I've purchased Yergicheffe, I've been wondering how the quality of these compares to other Yergicheffes. They are pretty small overall but vary significantly in size (don't they?) and quite a few of them crack totally open (some of them are almost just an empty shell) when they're roasted. I guess this could be due to the temperature rising too rapidly in the popper?
I really can't complain about the taste in my espresso cup, so it's mostly just because I'm curious.
What do you think:



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