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  • Happiest guy in Australia......

    ......... Is me!
    3 years in the making, I've finally had enough of my own home grown beans to warrant whacking in the behmor.
    Having picked, pulped, fermented, dried, hulled, dried some more and now roasted, the 1st 200gm bag is in in the cupboard gently relaxing for 5 days.
    Given that'll be about it for beans this season, I elected to do 2 roasts, 100gms each and post blend. One taken to 2nd crack. The other not quite. It's blotchy, but heh.... It's mine! (Prob due to about 3 diff harvests, and drying conditions/ times)
    I haven't been this proud since my 1st kid!
    Can't wait to taste them. If you're interested, 2 trees, in the ground. Mid north coast, nsw. Trees about 3 yrs old.
    couple of pics attached.....
    cheers
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    p.s meant to mention, to anyone who's ever even dreamed of whinging about coffee prices green or roasted....... The process from tree to cup is crazy. I can't even imagine what doing this on a large scale would entail.......
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    Last edited by daledugahole; 26 September 2013, 08:27 PM. Reason: Added post script

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    Fantastic... the green beans look absolutely perfect! Agree that the roast looks a bit blotchy but certainly no worse than a typical Ethiopian roast. Congratulations!!!

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    • #3
      Congrats! Looks great!
      I hope you are rewarded in the cup.

      Did you resolve your plant health issues?

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      • #4
        Not sure about the plant yet......jury's out. I've trimmed the dodgey branches off, hit it with fertiliser and been a bit more friendly to it with water. I think I've got about another 200gm of green beans still on there (after processing), so I plan to give a good chop back after that. I've also just cut down a big lemon myrtle next to it which may have been sucking moisture and nutrients as well. It usually flowers within a month of harvesting, so window to fix is small!
        its great fun, and my kids really like helping out which is good. As long as they don't end up addicts like me....

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        • #5
          Well done Dale. Those beans look great! I'm envious. I have a very small backyard and SWMBO certainly wouldn't let me plant coffee trees.

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          • #6
            Great work Dale
            That must be really exciting! Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

            Now, can you tweak your next seasons flavours by composting with a mix of cardomom pods and vanilla extract… mmmmm
            Matt

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            • #7
              Nice! Congrats. I look forward to the cupping notes!

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              • #8
                No definitive notes yet (I'm still learning the ropes). However due to under estimating how much coffee I'd be drinking and need to roast in the holidays, I've had to crack the bag already.....so it's only 4 days old. As a latte, I'll be honest - it was really nice. Smooth, no bitterness at all and the over riding flavour was like it had a shot of caramel in it! I wasn't expecting much, but it had an excellent crema and very drinkable. Maybe a touch on the bland side, but I guess those flavours will keep on developing for a while yet. Sadly, it'll be lucky to see out Wednesday at this rate. I have another batch of about the same size drying now, so I'll get to play some more soon. Oh, fairly light colour. As a double shot, certainly not a 'strong' brew. Bit of fun anyway in between tweaking a concoction of regular beanbay greens that I'm working on for golden bean 2014!!!
                Thanks for your interest folks!
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