I'm sitting in front of my scale, Grindmaster, and tomorrow's coffee, already weighed and stored in a TightVac container that weighs 41 grams. When it weighs 81.5 I'm ready for the next day. Sunday: 50/50 Java Sunda Pitaloka at FC+ and Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Kochere at FC. Can't wait!

I liked this coffee best with less immersion time in the Clever Dripper. Normally I allow 3 minutes, but I was getting a bitter taste with this Ethiopian DP. I tried 2 minutes and it's much better. I did increase the weight of coffee slightly to account for the shorter immersion time. This particular ...

... of the cup. Lots of other good things going on, it was nearly as much a "no two sips quite the same" batch as some of the wild Yemen or Ethiopian dry-processed lots, though the variations rarely seemed to me to be "wild" - a bit more restrained. The Mandheling-Aceh Triple Pick ...

The end of first crack is so difficult to pin down... was that the last pop? No, there's one more. Now? ... That's why Behmor's "Rosetta Stone" and many other guides for all kinds of roasters talk about the time since the start of first crack. Sure, there can be outliers there, too, but it...

I'd suggest a minute more after first crack is done. Or, you could even go right up until you hear the very beginning of second crack and hit cool immediately.

I'm roasting 1/2 pound with the behmor 1600

... tasted of the coffee quite a bit. I'm not sure if this is typical of the Yirga Cheffe from Sweet Maria's. I am new to roasting and I always liked Ethiopian Yirga Cheffe when I had it from various roasters. I just wonder if the coffee cherry dried too slowly during the drying process and picked ...

... drying phase so right from the start I've been pausing/stalling twice in the first three minutes with all three coffees I received first--a Kenya, Ethiopia, and even the low-grown Brazil. Even though I don't often nail a roast, and I drank one this morning that I know was underdeveloped, I enjoy ...

That very much depends on the quantity you're roasting, what roaster you're using, and possibly other missing information.

... as far as getting through drying and into 1st crack. Looks like I should expect the same thing with Ishmaili! Working through some Tegu AA and Ethiopian Kochere, but really looking forward to it!