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  • #31
    Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

    Originally posted by 7F77787E762C291D0 link=1255328971/22#22 date=1256361042
    Wow wow wow

    Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu:
    Batch size: 540g
    FC: 11:21 @ 199
    RFC: 12:50 @ 206
    EFC: 14:10 @ 209

    Deliberately didnt hit SC and cut the roast at 16:00 @ 216
    CS 8-9

    Cup - just incredible! And this was a taste 5 mins post roast! Cant wait to see how it develops. Honey sweetness with a citrus punch and a hint of lemon.
    I had a friend roast this to about CS 7 - huge citrus bomb! Combo of grapefruit and orange. Awesome.

    I honestly feel sorry for anyone who missed out on this!

    Cheers,
    Ben
    This morning it came out with a bang of citrus! Huge! A whole lot of little lemons and oranges jumped onto my tastebuds and started having a party.
    Seriously, well bodied epsresso with a hint of sweetness, but an over-riding lemon tea hit. However, the honey is still there, and is combined with a slight caramel.
    Served as a flat white for the better half, it was reasonably mellow, with an enhanced honey sweetness.

    Deeee.Liccc.ioouuss.

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    • #32
      Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

      Okay, so Ive well and truly used up my first lot and onto my second batch of this bean, and I must say...

      Beeeeyooootiful!

      Damn, I wish Id grabbed another 4 bags or more of this bean - it is by far the most pleasant one Ive ever roasted, both in terms of ease of roasting, eveness of roasting and taste in the cup.

      My worst problem is that I gave 300g roasted away to two guys I work with and 300g away to Petes boss as a thank you, so Im having a bit of givers remorse but at least they will enjoy it. Ill have to be a bit more lean with it, I think - Im down to only about 500g left in one bag and 2kg in the other!

      *sigh* why is it that with every bean I fall in love with, I only get a couple of bags of it and then regret it afterwards....

      Havent got another couple of hundred kg stashed somewhere, by any happy chance, have you Andy?



      Cheers
      Di

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      • #33
        Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

        Herbazu again this morning.
        This time pulled as a 55sec double ristretto and it was a huge grapefruit hit! You get that sour tang, but the sweetness lingers and is sooo good.

        I am a big big fan of this bean, and am looking forward to playing with the variables a bit more.

        As I mentioned earlier, I roasted this batch fairly light. Has any one gone darker and got that caramel/honey/malt?

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        • #34
          Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

          Picked up my Herbie yesterday, roasted 600g this afternoon 1st crack 12.15 at 200C pulled roast at 217C 17.20min. just before 2C CS 8.
          Couldnt wait so I cupped it 2 hours later--
          Dry aroma: crisp citrus, sweet nutty/caramel aroma
          Wet aroma: rich citrus/caramel notes
          Slurping: good body, smooth buttery mouthfeel, heaps of citrus,nutty/caramel notes.
          Lingering slightly sharp aftertaste on roof of mouth.
          Very enjoyable and can only get better with a bit of degassing!!
          Wont be sharing these babies!!!

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          • #35
            Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

            Ethiopian Kuza
            Corretto roasted with 1st crack at 12mins and pulled at beginning of 2nd crack at 18:30mins.
            Opened day 9 and drank through to day 14 in double shot flat whites, piccolo lattes, espressos and ristrettos.

            I call this the lolly shop special. Very sweet. A good coffee flavour coupled with notes of strawberry and cream lollies, vanilla and toffee at day 9 and 10 moving through to more orange with vanilla and toffee as the days moved on. Good body. Very long aftertaste.

            A very special coffee in my books.

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            • #36
              Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

              Originally posted by 1524332A2B2C272A3C450 link=1255328971/34#34 date=1257122109
              Ethiopian Kuza
              Corretto roasted with 1st crack at 12mins and pulled at beginning of 2nd crack at 18:30mins.
              Opened day 9 and drank through to day 14 in double shot flat whites, piccolo lattes, espressos and ristrettos.

              I call this the lolly shop special. Very sweet. A good coffee flavour coupled with notes of strawberry and cream lollies, vanilla and toffee at day 9 and 10 moving through to more orange with vanilla and toffee as the days moved on. Good body. Very long aftertaste.

              A very special coffee in my books.
              Thanks PB. With a relatively light roast like yours (pulled at SC) I would be tempted to try at 7 days or even sooner. I know its an Ethiop but some do work with a shorter rest (e.g. Yirgachefe)

              I roasted 300g yesterday at cksyds (thanks Chris and thanks for the donation Andy). I ended up completing the roast by sight and sound as the DMM to laptop connection failed and refused to resume and the TC was dislodged out of the bean mass. I pulled the roast at the beginning of 2C (Im not too good on the sound bit but it was def before rolling 2C).

              The result looked good I (and another CSer) thought and relatively even for an Ethiop bean. Im definitely going to try this one on Saturday

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              • #37
                Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                Ethiopian Kuza

                All I can say is Im glad I got two batches.

                This is getting better and better--now it is beautiful and complex, but so well balanced I cant really pick any specific flavours. Now at day 10 it is one of my favourite coffees. I think it still tastes a bit like a great Mocha/Java blend.

                This evenings coffee was a 30 ml extraction in 25 seconds, and topped up with 35 ml steamed milk. It lasted 3 swallows. ;D

                Greg

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                • #38
                  Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                  i really need to pick my beans up so I can post in here BEFORE the November Club goes up!

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                  • #39
                    Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                    Originally posted by 4E44514646495D5B280 link=1255328971/35#35 date=1257126922
                    Thanks PB. With a relatively light roast like yours (pulled at SC) I would be tempted to try at 7 days or even sooner. I know its an Ethiop but some do work with a shorter rest (e.g. Yirgachefe)
                    I will give this a go on the next roast. It was actually opened day 9 as that was when I finished off the previous roast, rather than any other strategy.

                    I think Kuza will be my next roast too, I am already missing it. Trouble is, it will have to go back to back with Yemen Bani Ismail which I have degassing in the cupboard right now

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                    • #40
                      Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                      Originally posted by 0C3D2A3332353E33255C0 link=1255328971/38#38 date=1257303174
                      Trouble is, it will have to go back to back with Yemen Bani Ismail
                      Hmmm...the tribulations of Coffee Snobbery. If in doubt, the YBI gets preference.

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                      • #41
                        Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                        Originally posted by 767C697E7E716563100 link=1255328971/35#35 date=1257126922
                        I roasted 300g yesterday at cksyds (thanks Chris and thanks for the donation Andy).  
                        Tried this on Thursday - 4 days post-roast: flat and  rather tasteless

                        Tried it today as a latte and then a long black: wow- cant wait to try it as a double ristretto later.

                        Excellent - just as good as Andy suggested. I got strawberry jam with hints of citrus. I think 7 days will see it at its best at the depth I roasted - CS9 (pulled at first sign of 2C).

                        This is destined to become a favourite. Might have to grab another bag I think   and dont hesitate to order some more Andy.

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                        • #42
                          Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                          Agree totally Mr Flynn

                          4 days I was a bit ho-hum, but at day 7 there was a huge improvement.

                          Currently drinking the assorted roast technique blend from the pickup day (kind of muddled really) but really keen to attack it again and leave it for 7 days and start from there.

                          But the Herbie is talking to me... :-/

                          Chris

                          and then there is the Yirg.... :-?

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                          • #43
                            Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                            What just happened to my Kuza??!!!

                            1st roast went out of control. There was only a 2 deg gap between FC and SC.

                            150 deg. 6:30
                            198. 11:45. FC started
                            215. 14:45. FC finished
                            217. 16:15 SC??!!!!

                            There was a very long and prnounced FC that lasted almost 20 deg.
                            I guess I need to back the heat off even more than usual at FC. Anyone else find something similar?

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                            • #44
                              Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                              Originally posted by 2E303236382439383E365D0 link=1255328971/42#42 date=1257915193
                              Anyone else find something similar?  
                              Not really but I couldnt pick SC on my roast.

                              That was a very long FC. I think it went for a while on the roast I did but couldnt measure.

                              Ill try another roast this weekend and let you know.

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                              • #45
                                Re: CS Bean Club October 09: Costa Rica Cafetalera Herbazu +Ethiopia Kuza

                                Did a 2nd batch and controlled it a little better.

                                FC 195 - 208 (10:45-14:00). Still a long time.
                                SC stared at 213 but got moving at 215 and I pulled it at the verge of rolling. There seems to be a wide band with for both cracks making it a little harder to measure a true gap. Ill wait a week and see how it goes.

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