Comments on: Roastings http://javajeb.wordpress.com Coffee and Theo-centric Discussions Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:32:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-2/#comment-5551 Gerald Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:23:08 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5551 Well, I followed the link back to Sweet Maria's so I now have the vaguest inkling of why it is designated "Black Sun". Wasn't that important, anyway. :-) Well, I followed the link back to Sweet Maria’s so I now have the vaguest inkling of why it is designated “Black Sun”. Wasn’t that important, anyway. :-)

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-2/#comment-5550 Gerald Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:19:20 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5550 Ummm, the above tells me that it IS called the "Black Sun", but I was wondering if you knew WHY it was called that? Ummm, the above tells me that it IS called the “Black Sun”, but I was wondering if you knew WHY it was called that?

]]> By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-2/#comment-5549 javajeb Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:24:38 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5549 Yes. See above. Yes. See above.

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 Gerald Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:22:57 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5548 Why was the Ethiopian coffee nicknamed, "Black Sun"? Why was the Ethiopian coffee nicknamed, “Black Sun”?

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5538 Gerald Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:16 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5538 Thanks, that cleared that up a lot. Thanks, that cleared that up a lot.

]]> By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 javajeb Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:39:09 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5537 I have a few issues to iron out with my setup after that roast. The first temp is via a K-type thermocouple. It floated too much and, I believe, contacted the sides of the roaster, registering higher than true temps. The last roast was with a conventional thermometer in the upper register of the roast chamber, just into the very top heights of the bean mass during the last stages of the roast. So, it's probably a bit more true, especially if you factor in a margin of error of -5F. See <a href="http://www.sweetmarias.com/roasted.pict-guide.html" rel="nofollow">this for more</a> I have a few issues to iron out with my setup after that roast. The first temp is via a K-type thermocouple. It floated too much and, I believe, contacted the sides of the roaster, registering higher than true temps. The last roast was with a conventional thermometer in the upper register of the roast chamber, just into the very top heights of the bean mass during the last stages of the roast. So, it’s probably a bit more true, especially if you factor in a margin of error of -5F.

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]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 Gerald Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:48:55 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5536 The temperatures for your roasts listed above are interesting. Wonder what all the factors are for the fact that a city + roast ended at 442F whereas another roast (the Mexico Nayarit) went to at least Vienna (maybe French) at just three degrees more at 445F? The temperatures for your roasts listed above are interesting. Wonder what all the factors are for the fact that a city + roast ended at 442F whereas another roast (the Mexico Nayarit) went to at least Vienna (maybe French) at just three degrees more at 445F?

]]> By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5527 javajeb Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:01:40 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5527 Finished the Ipanema today. 58g in a 32oz Chemex. Nice. Never quite nailed a taste element, though. Finished the Ipanema today. 58g in a 32oz Chemex. Nice. Never quite nailed a taste element, though.

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/comment-page-1/#comment-5526 Gerald Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:10:30 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/roastings/#comment-5526 An interesting assortment of coffees with varying roasts. I would guess you've been drinking some very enjoyable coffees! An interesting assortment of coffees with varying roasts. I would guess you’ve been drinking some very enjoyable coffees!

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