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460deg

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Yellow Bourbon - 480 50/50 Columbian/Indian Monsooned - 480 Yemen Mohka Sana'ani - 485 Peru Norte Especial - 475

All roasted for John and Jeanie. A bit darker overall this week.

I didn't have quite enough Sidamo for a whole batch the other day, and I figured that combined with the Las Ranas I might get some good results.

Roasted to City+

The first day it was all right. Nothing exciting, kind of bland. This morning it woke up. Turned out really really good.

Some roasts require more resting than others.

Roasted last night to 450deg F (on my thermocouple) - just after the first crack completed.

Just had a cup from the french press. The brightness of the Tres Rios really livens up the Las Ranas. I think it could use a bit more though, next time I'll try 60/40 or maybe even 50/50.

Also a roast for Jeanie and John. Taken to 480deg (and hoping to not set off the smoke alarm!).

Roast for Jeanie and John stopped at 440deg.

Update: They really liked this one - probably the favorite of the lot. It has a nice sharp/bold flavor that was good for the mornings.

Just did another batch of this - decaf beans seem to exit first crack at a higher temp than high octane beans. Pulled the roast at 450deg.

Just roasted today - stopped the roast at 440 deg (FC).

Tom says its rustic butterscotch and light mollasses sweetness, effervescent acidity, and unique.

We'll see tomorrow (planning on having only a shot of this so far).

Update: This is one funky brew. Not bad, just way funky. So funky in fact, that I'm not sure how to describe it.

Curiously, this is an organic coffee in the UK, but not in the US. Weird.

I had issues with the thermocouple for this roast (actually a roasting chamber issue caused by a bad install of the thermocouple) so no final temp reading on this one. Judging by sound I took it to FC and stopped the roast there.

This is one kickass cup of coffee - very very well balanced but lively too. It would make an awesome kahlua. This was a caffeinated bean, so I was roasting for others. I did try a shotglass full from the french press - and then promptly drank a full cup. And another cup the next day too.

The lack of sleep was worth it.

I should also add that I needed a few more supplies from Sweet Marias, so I picked up 2lbs of this to have on hand.

Nice. Not too exciting. Well balanced and smooth. Would be a good base for a blend. Maybe I should try 60% of this, with 20% of the Elephant, and 20% of the Kona for a nice low caf.