Hi all
I have just sampled the roasts I did of the "Urban Blend" that Chris supplied with the
Gene. Chris suggested 228 x 18 mins so I tried at that temp with times of 18.0, 19.5 & 21.0 mins. Each batch was 100 gm which used up the bag. There was no smoke during the roast and I didnt hear any cracks. The beans look reasonably uniform and color-wise they are probably around a city roast. (based on comparing their color to a page at Sweet Marias website). The 21 mins one is slightly darker than the 18 min ones. I have left them for 4 days. Note: they still smell a little bit like the raw beans did.
For tasting I ground them for plunger and placed into small cups one spoon of each and added hot water and steeped for 4 mins then filtered into cups and tasted each one. I couldnt tell any difference between the three. Taste though is what I wanted feedback on. Its hard to describe but it reminds me of stale percolated coffee. I tried an espresso with a finer grind and it also has the same taste.
If a bean still has a green bean smell does that indicate under roasting? Even though the color is not too pale. Any comments?
Tomorrow Ill be starting on the starter pack.
Mike
I have just sampled the roasts I did of the "Urban Blend" that Chris supplied with the
Gene. Chris suggested 228 x 18 mins so I tried at that temp with times of 18.0, 19.5 & 21.0 mins. Each batch was 100 gm which used up the bag. There was no smoke during the roast and I didnt hear any cracks. The beans look reasonably uniform and color-wise they are probably around a city roast. (based on comparing their color to a page at Sweet Marias website). The 21 mins one is slightly darker than the 18 min ones. I have left them for 4 days. Note: they still smell a little bit like the raw beans did.
For tasting I ground them for plunger and placed into small cups one spoon of each and added hot water and steeped for 4 mins then filtered into cups and tasted each one. I couldnt tell any difference between the three. Taste though is what I wanted feedback on. Its hard to describe but it reminds me of stale percolated coffee. I tried an espresso with a finer grind and it also has the same taste.
If a bean still has a green bean smell does that indicate under roasting? Even though the color is not too pale. Any comments?
Tomorrow Ill be starting on the starter pack.
Mike

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