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^ this.....
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...only by miserable keyboard warriors that were too gutless to say something to my face.There were a few raised eyebrows.
I certainly didn't hear anything of the sort and would have been very angry at any suggestion that I, my kids or the competition would do anything shonky. If they spent less time on negative crud and more on learning to roast they might be better roasters.
They don't get a lot of choice. It's the end of 2 weeks school holidays and my kids spent way more than half of those days at the Snobbery helping pack, sweep, mow, clean etc etc... welcome to small business kids!But it sounds like you're launching a dynasty there.
Last Wednesday they all had a Behmor each, went and picked some beans and did their roasts, it was awesome watching their dedication in roasting 4 x 350g each and then blending them for their entries. All the roasts looked great although one of Tiana's Vanuatu roasts was a CS10.2 she blended with a CS9 second roast to get a reasonable average! After they bagged their 500g we had a small amount of each left that I plan to try on Monday, they look great and should taste pretty good too.Comment
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I finished work after 10pm tonight so decided to leave the kids little sample roasts till after I get back from Port Macquarie on Sunday. It will be good to try them then and see how I would score them.
Tonight I did try a couple of roasts that a CS'r sent me (in red bags). I received them last week and waited till as close to the Golden Bean judging day to try them. Both were stunning, not just "stunning for a home roast" these were really great coffees. Well roasted and very well blended. The espresso was bold, possibly too bold if it's judged early in the day but if the "luck of the draw" means it's judged later I think will be perfect to stand up against a whole lot of coffees that blur into similar styles. I really like it. The milk based was the opposite, a little softer and will score really well in early judging with excellent balance and enough fruity interest to want a second sip.
If these are the standard of CS entries they I expect the judges will be blown away and will find many commercial coffees through the week at a much lower level.
Well done and good luck!
Should be a fun week. I'll post something when I can and will try and Instagram some pics when I remember.
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I was lucky enough to be part of the home roaster section espresso judging tonight.
We (Criag and I) judged 3 or 4 pairs of espresso and they varied from good, to great and a little ordinary. Two tables of judgin pairs worked their way through all the home roaster espresso category and it was a privilege to get to try these coffees. All I can say is that the great one we got was very very good. I have no idea who's it was but we will find out on Saturday night which was the best. If the one that Craig and I judged is the winner then well done, it was an awesome coffee and one that would have put most commercial coffees to the test.
With any luck we get to try some on the milk based ones in the coming days too. This is a great week of amazing coffees, I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of the week holds.
Well done CS'rs!Comment
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How many home roaster espresso entries were there?Comment
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No idea... but lots of them!Comment
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I fear the ordinary one may have been mine :\ trying the submission today and it's ranged from pretty good to a wee bit doh! I look forward to the professional feedback to fine tune and enhance future attempts.Comment
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Mate, we're all feeling concerned that the dud one is ours...Originally posted by malliemcg View PostComment
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Its going to be a long wait until saturdayComment
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Golds to:
Decaf (Latte): Fiori Coffee- Mexican
Organic Espresso: Nat's coffee- Bop Estate
Australian grown (milk based): Bonissimo roasters- Byron Blue Estate
Filter Coffee: Essence of Coffee- Yirgacheffe
Single origin Espresso: Micrology Coffee roasters- Yirgacheffe
Syphon coffee (Steampunk)- Veneziano Coffee Roasters- Syphon
More to come....Comment
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Home roaster (milk): Tiana Freeman (congrats Tiana!)- Tiana's EspressoOriginally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
Home roaster (espresso): Sarah Freeman (congrats Sarah!)- Sarah's Espresso
Chain store/Franchise (milk): Caffe Coffee- BB's CafeComment
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Congrats to Sarah and Tiana looks like a dynasty may be forming...
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Congratulations to the winners... my chances (I entered the home roaster espresso comp twice) for being the dud just increased...Comment
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Chain store/Franchise (espresso): 9 Bars- Aroma Cafe
Chain store/Franchise (overall): Coffee Hit (Golden Bean Winner- Franchise)
Milk based (Latte): Proud Mary- Ghost rider (Golden Bean Winner- Milk)
Espresso: Code Black- Seasonal (Golden Bean Winner- Espresso)
And.... drum roll...
Golden Bean Winner 2013: Proud Mary- Ghost rider
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Congrats to all the winners and especially Sarah and Tiana!
Java "Way to go!" phileToys! I must have new toys!!!Comment
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