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  • #31
    Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

    ok, this is the first time Ive ever shared roasting notes, mainly because I havent been doing it for very long. ANY feedback will be very much appreciated!

    Roast method: Gene Café

    Roast Notes: 225g green weight/180g post roast weight

    0 min - 150 C
    5 min - 245 C
    11 min - 235 C
    2 min after FC - 245

    Thats the profile I intended to follow. FC didnt start until 16:06 @ 244C, mainly because I gave it a kick in the pants at 15 min and brought the temp up to 245C. SC started at 18:37 and I pulled the roast then and there. Things I learnt ... roasting and thinking about the cassoulet youre cooking at the same time is VERY distracting.

    FC took way to long to start for my liking so next roast I think Ill delay the temp drop to 12 min and see what happens. Overall, i wasnt focussed on what I was doing and thats a BIG mistake.

    Roast Date: 2/8/09  Colour: CS8 or 9

    In the Cup: 7/8/09 Doppio ristretto, same as base for Flat Whites

    Tasting notes:
    Sweet, floral notes off the grinder, cocoa and what I can only describe as a tropical, floral sweetness in the cup. Cocoa as well and this lingers on the palate after finishing. Its a bit lost in milk but has a nice intensity as espresso. A bit of finger trouble at many stages here, as I seriously doubt that Ive nailed the extraction yet ...

    Rating:   Im not going to rate at this stage, I can sense a LOT of potential in the Aceh that is going to take some more work and learning on my behalf. I do know that I like it, might try it in a blend as well.

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    • #32
      Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

      Originally posted by 666F746D666B630E0 link=1247619572/30#30 date=1249606637
      ok, this is the first time Ive ever shared roasting notes, mainly because I havent been doing it for very long. ANY feedback will be very much appreciated!
      Thats great Hazchem. Any shared info is good info and it is important to get a range of methods, experiences and opinions. Im in roughly the same boat as you roasting experience -wise so I cant comment with authority on your descriptions from a technical POV but it worked for me.

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      • #33
        Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

        Roast method: Corretto

        Roast Notes: 300gm. FC at 7:20 mins; RFC 8:30; RSC at 10:00, pulled 10:20. CS10. Big bean.

        Roast Date: 03/08/09

        In the Cup: 05-08/08/09 updosed 19g Doppio Ristretto Lattes, 250mL glass. One Doppio Ristretto espresso. Full espresso crema stabilising by 5 days in.

        Notes: Floral off the grinder, top floral notes off espresso.

        Tasting: "coffee", some chocolate but not dark, florals minimised in milk. Mellow but full, smooth, low acidity. Good body. Full lingering palate. No extremities in flavour. Tasted good from 2 days-5 days... when we finished it.

        Rating: Very good. My husbands first favourite SO. Medium-high on my own list, definitely re-order.

        (Completely different to Sumatra Blue Lintong.)

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        • #34
          Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

          Originally posted by 40677D6C6565606D6C797D61090 link=1247619572/32#32 date=1249680465
          Roast Notes: 300gm. FC at 7:20 mins; RFC 8:30; RSC at 10:00, pulled 10:20
          Interesting that yours was a fast roast too tho probably more even than my first attempt.

          I finished the last of my roast today and it was losing most of its flavour by the end of two weeks.

          I didnt have quite enough for a shot left so I blended it with some Eth. Yirgacheffe (roasted on the 1/8) in about a 45:55 proportion (Aceh:Yirg)
          Some might argue why you would taint the taste of Yirg with anything but it seemed to dominate the Aceh.

          The first brew of this blend I made this morning (latte) seemed to have dominant chocolate flavours but I just made another, splitting the shot into a std 25ml espresso and a latte. This time the florals were much more pronounced and there was a nice level of acidity added and the spro had a hint of berry. There was a lingering after taste which seemed to have almost a spectrum of flavours that I cant adequately describe - coffee then chocolate then earthiness then back to coffee ie not all at once.

          This blend is perhaps worth exploring a bit more.

          I agree that the Aceh can become a permanent wish-list candidate.

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          • #35
            Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

            Originally posted by 7A706572727D696F1C0 link=1247619572/33#33 date=1249695911
            This blend is perhaps worth exploring a bit more.
            SNAP! I was thinking of blending the Aceh with Yirg on a base of either Peru Ceja De Selva or the Brazil Bourbon.

            Ill roast it up tomorrow and report back later in the week ...

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            • #36
              Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

              Originally posted by 4D445F464D4048250 link=1247619572/34#34 date=1249696742
              Ill roast it up tomorrow and report back later in the week ...
              Please do.

              Im still getting aftertaste more than an hour later. I suspect the Yirg is having a huge influence though. Its an amazing bean.

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              • #37
                Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                As I have had pointed out to me--blending an Indonesian and an Arabian isnt new--think Mocha/Java, one of the all-time great blends.

                Greg

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                • #38
                  Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                  Originally posted by 7F75607777786C6A190 link=1247619572/25#25 date=1249292075
                  I roasted again on Saturday and this time took it out to FC at 14 mins and pulled at just into RSC at 20 mins but not over-roasted. Once again this was due to my corretto inexperience rather than design. Interesting to see how it contrasts with first roast anyway. If my first roast is any indication it may be fairly forgiving.
                  I tried this batch this morning and it was stunning. Seemed to benefit from a longer roast time to just after SC - CS9-10. I poured a single ristretto and a latte from the same shot.
                  The ristretto was very smooth and clean once again with very low acidity. The chocolate flavour seems to be less prominent with more florals coming through and the ascribed earthiness.

                  This one didnt cut through the milk very well but still enjoyable. I roasted some of the Sumatran from last months BB (Sumatra Sipangan Bolon) yesterday - interesting to see how it compares to the Aceh.

                  anyway the August BeanBay approaches and as before I will put up a poll and seek your votes for the August Bean Club

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                  • #39
                    Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                    Roast method Turbo Roaster

                    Roast notes: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe 550gm first crack 194* @12.40 through to 215* 18.30 pulled @ 215* C S C9.

                    In Cup: Smooth well balanced great crema works well with milk best after 7 days rest if you can wait that long :P

                    Tasting: As a flat White it is by fare the best coffee that I have roasted Smooth lite and great after taste...

                    Cheers Gra

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                    • #40
                      Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                      Originally posted by 52584D5A5A554147340 link=1247619572/37#37 date=1249775465
                      votes for the August Bean Club
                      I think I already know what my vote is going to be ... depending on what else shows up!

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                      • #41
                        Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                        Originally posted by 6D647F666D6068050 link=1247619572/39#39 date=1249795261
                        Originally posted by 52584D5A5A554147340 link=1247619572/37#37 date=1249775465
                        votes for the August Bean Club
                        I think I already know what my vote is going to be ... depending on what else shows up!
                        Sounds like you have inside info Hazchem? :-?

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                        • #42
                          Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                          Originally posted by 575F474D50340 link=1247619572/40#40 date=1249796647
                          Sounds like you have inside info Hazchem?
                          There are still beans from the last coupla BeanBays left. I think I know which one HC is looking at

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                          • #43
                            Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                            Originally posted by 484058524F2B0 link=1247619572/40#40 date=1249796647
                            Sounds like you have inside info Hazchem?
                            no more inside than the rest of the CS membership! 8-)

                            home roasting has me paying a LOT more attention to The Wishing Well threads though ... :P

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                            • #44
                              Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                              Just had an espresso 10 days post roast, amazing floral notes, rich viscous body and very smooth, lingering aftertaste with choc/cocoa notes, I love this bean!!

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                              • #45
                                Re: CoffeeSnobs Bean Club - Aceh Gaja Mt#1

                                This is continuing to be a favourite in our house. Rationed to 400g/week. Oops, I slipped this week, 500g somehow made it into the roaster .

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