Hey all,
Been roasting for a little while now and have recently roasted up some indian, ethiopian harrar & costa rican beans.
I leave the beans sit in the open for 3-4 hours to allow the release of CO2 then I bag in an airtight bag (without gas release valve).
Cupping went well, and after 8 days took the beans into a friends coffee shop (hes got the espresso machine that I cant afford) and got some varied results:
Costa Rican = very chocolatey niceness and easy to work with on the espresso machine. Happy with result.
However, the Indian & Harrar was a bit of a disaster. They both started pouring well out of the espresso machine, but blonded out quite early and seemed quite gassy. Both had the same undesirable smell and taste (acidy and bitter).
Both coffees were dosed with quite a full dose in the basket so dont think its the dose and pretty sure the grind was good.
Any ideas on what could be causing the problem? My friend thought it might be to do with the resting and storage of the beans prior to use. Im a bit perplexed! Any ideas would be great.
Thanks,
Beanbag.
Been roasting for a little while now and have recently roasted up some indian, ethiopian harrar & costa rican beans.
I leave the beans sit in the open for 3-4 hours to allow the release of CO2 then I bag in an airtight bag (without gas release valve).
Cupping went well, and after 8 days took the beans into a friends coffee shop (hes got the espresso machine that I cant afford) and got some varied results:
Costa Rican = very chocolatey niceness and easy to work with on the espresso machine. Happy with result.
However, the Indian & Harrar was a bit of a disaster. They both started pouring well out of the espresso machine, but blonded out quite early and seemed quite gassy. Both had the same undesirable smell and taste (acidy and bitter).
Both coffees were dosed with quite a full dose in the basket so dont think its the dose and pretty sure the grind was good.
Any ideas on what could be causing the problem? My friend thought it might be to do with the resting and storage of the beans prior to use. Im a bit perplexed! Any ideas would be great.
Thanks,
Beanbag.




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