Ethiopian Biftu Gesha (Behmor 1600)

[oliverm]

Looking forward to my delivery from Andy next week as everyone seems to rave about this coffee.

[sprezzatura]

Well, I guess I'm getting a Hario syphon at some point then!

[Dimal]

Actually, I brew it any number of ways depending on my mood at the time...
Going from Espresso, AeroPress, Syphon, Hario Pour-Over and then start over again. Each brew method seems to bring out different aspects of the bean's flavour profile.
If I had to nail down a preference, it would probably be the Syphon; just sublime...

Mal.

[sprezzatura]

How do you prefer yours, Mal? Espresso?

[Dimal]

Yeah, it's beaut coffee alright...

Halfway through my bag already...

Mal.

[sprezzatura]

Goodness! It's two orders of magnitude better through the Hario! Unbelievable coffee - best filter coffee I've ever had in my entire life. Serious!

200g Biftu Gesha
Behmor manual
P5 until mid first crack (45 sec)
C (Rosetta)
Run out to auto cool -some second crack snapping
DOOR CLOSED until cool cycle finished
:30 min cool off on plate
12g through Macap M2M @ 4.5 setting (my cutters are getting a little dull)
40ml water at just off boil; bloom 1 minute
220ml water just off boil

This coffee needs nothing. No milk. No sugar. It's the King of the Pour-Overs as far as I'm concerned.

[sprezzatura]

Lol - it was potent!

[pyrmontboy200]

I can report that I just ground some for plunger (it's brewing right now!) and the smell was incredible - I'm not very good at this sort of thing but it smelled like blueberries, sultana syrup and spice.

Mal, I went 2:10 from rosetta and ran the clock out to auto-cool and opened the Behmor's door.[ATTACH]11054[/ATTACH]

Looks like you could stand your spoon in those mugs sprezz! IMHO Ethiopians do well in the Behmor....

[sprezzatura]

8 minutes it is! I'll post some images of it as espresso in a few days.

[GreenBeanGenii]

You can probably see all the oils on top of the mugs. I decanted boiling water into a Pyrex 1 pint and then decanted that into the press for 5 minutes. Next time I'll let it sit for another 2 or 3 I think.

This bean I leave for 8 minutes when I use the larger press.

I got into a real rut with my methods. In large thanks to CS, I decided to vary efforts.
Simply love the results.

Nothing better to be able to discern those smells..... Bliss!

[tobeanornottobean]

Should you not be at home roasting point yet,wtbontb, I can totally recommend trying this bean already roasted from Bean Bay.

I could offer an encylopedia of praise words for the bean Andy offers.

But the one that cuts to the chase for me is "a gem of a roast bean".

From the first opening of the bag to the last beans, the brew is delicious.

Good tip. Not yet home roasting, but planning on getting something to change that sometime. Will check out those beans!!

[sprezzatura]

It's fantastic - thanks Andy for the screaming fast delivery!

[sprezzatura]

You can probably see all the oils on top of the mugs. I decanted boiling water into a Pyrex 1 pint and then decanted that into the press for 5 minutes. Next time I'll let it sit for another 2 or 3 I think.

[sprezzatura]

Sipping some black right now ... blueberries!

[sprezzatura]

I can report that I just ground some for plunger (it's brewing right now!) and the smell was incredible - I'm not very good at this sort of thing but it smelled like blueberries, sultana syrup and spice.

Mal, I went 2:10 from rosetta and ran the clock out to auto-cool and opened the Behmor's door.