Back to work...

Matt-the-Code-Warrior released a newer version of RT3 software and I installed it right away. Not a lot of changes but it's supposed to address a few things related to Recipes like copying them from the old RT2 into the RT3 local library of Recipes.


That seemed to have been done alright so I got in a 1# roast yesterday (2 Oct) then 3# more today. Yesterday I roasted a Brazilian bean called Brazil- Dry Processed Pedra Branca Lot 2 from Sweet Maria's (map above). I've been roasting this off and on for almost a year but so far I haven't gotten it quite right. The Sweet Maria's Cupping Notes claim there's a "chocolate bomb" waiting at the end of the rainbow but so far no joy.

Today's effort was Mexico Organic Chiapas FTO from Coffee Bean Corral outside Jackson, MS. It was part of a 10# sample I bought but unfortunately I haven't a clue what I thought of it cuz I never keep notes about taste (Oops!). I'll pay attention this time as I plan to buy a 25# bag if it's as good as the Chiapas I bought from Home Roast Coffee.


 I also did 1# of Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Espresso Blend for my neighbor Will. He buys the greens and I roast for him. Hopefully this turns out as well as previous batches.

Interesting thing seems to be appearing in these beans from Mexico: they want to rest on the order of 2 weeks before the best flavor starts to appear. That taste change seems to coincide with oil appearing on the surface of the bean while it waits on the counter.

Btw, FTO = Fair Trade Organic which, besides indicating the beans are organic, has to do with farmers meeting standards regarding community and workers. Coffee Bean Corral explains it here.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Uh-oh... the 'season' has started!

Image
We (mmm... I!  ) drifted thru the whole summer and didn't give much thought to it ending. Hard to realize summer is officially over in about 10 days when we are still hitting temps in the 100s! But there it is.  Cruising-friends-turned-RVers who publish conchscooter.blogspot.com are in the Southern hemisphere dealing with van renovations. That's about as close as we get to being on the road. Well- not counting driving to appointments in Tucson. Appointments in Benson don't count as the engine hardly gets warmed up before we arrive!  -----------------------  And today, as I type this post, is the 25th anniversary of 9-11 . The Admiral and I were in the Herrington Harbor Marina in Maryland on that infamous day. We were prepping Goosebumps so we could leave for points South. We needed haircuts and made our way across the street to the shop where we went mid-week. We stepped inside and were greeted by some very somber faces. The staff had the TV on and we stepped in abo...
Read more

'Tis the season...

Image
 ... to sweat ! And complain. A lot.  It turned hot. Then this week it eased a bit. But it's coming back very soon! Hard to remember to check on sunrises and sunsets but here are what I managed to put together... Sunrise off to the Southeast... ... and a sunset off to the West (where else?!) The craziness in Washington DC has caused annual visitors to disappear from the park early as fuel prices climb to all-time highs. If you have a big 40'+ motor home or you're pulling a heavy 38'+ 5th wheel, either of which sucks up the diesel fuel, you need to take precautions to minimize fuel expense! Diesel was priced at $4.99/gal this week. 
Read more

Monsoons? What monsoons?!

Image
Every year I go through this anxious anticipation. "When are they ever going to start?!" Then that is followed by something like "when will this ever end?!" It's kinda' like how they joked about it in circa 1950s USMC: "there are only 2 good duty stations: the last one and the next one!" In the mean time life plods on and grocery prices rise faster than Social Security checks. A few years ago the Admiral was paying something like $100 - $175 for the week's food & necessities from Safeway. Now she's paying about $400 for the week. Yikes! And no, we aren't eating a different mix of food: we've been on a (sort of) vegetarian regimen since October 2013- it's called a pescatarian diet: veggies plus cold water fish (like salmon) once or twice per week.  Update: The Admiral shopped at Safeway today (23 Jul 2026). Sockeye salmon was $27/lb. They don't even carry king salmon. King salmon is caught of the coast of California and ...
Read more