Good advice. I tried a 1/2 lb of Rwanda last night on at 1 lb setting at P3 and C. For the first time in many batches, I heard 1st crack clearly. I got anxious and cooled slightly too early -- some skin is still on the beans -- but they definitely ...

... little easier to answer had I prefaced it by saying that I'm generally all over the board when it comes to coffees (favorites of last year being...Rwanda Kabuye Gitesi, India Poabs Organic Seethargundu Estate and Ethiopians DP Saris Abaya and the Chelelektu Yirge Cheffe). As you'll notice there ...

... think that would break my heart. I always save the Kenyan for a special treat and here's hoping it's never nasty! I looked at a map of africa and Rwanda and Burundi are quite small compared to other countries around them. If indeed it does exist in kenyan coffee or the other countries it may only ...

... from known good coffee as a control. I did not hear Tom mention burundi the first time I watched that video but seen burundi coffee compared to rwanda and wondered if it too could get the potato defect. Sorry to hear you confirmed it. Like I said I did not hear it the first time in the video ...

... from more than one of my offerings, please take the base price (Sidamo $4.08, Sumatra $3.47, Colombian $3.49, Panama $2.91, Peru Norte $3.67, Rwanda $4.06, Ethiopian d/c $3.04) plus the 50cents per lb. Club fee, multiplied by the number of lbs., and prices from your other choice(s), add the ...

... have a mineral taste or a more rubber taste (especially in Burundis) like that of a pencil eraser. The main point is, damaged looking beans in Rwanda and Burundi are very likely to be potato defect, so it's worth going through your green before you roast it. - chris schooley

I bought an ultraviolet light bulb to try and detect defects in my Rwanda Jomba Vunga. I have not been able to find any defects that way, and have stopped using it. I do remove about 1 bean in every 100 grams, before brewing, but this is about the same as ...

I remember thinking cooked celery was a strange aroma for coffee, then realizing, oh *&%^$ this is a Rwanda. Nasty... Happened again with a Burundi that was in the same sampler. Put me off for a while, but here I am drinking a Rwanda again--the Cocatu--and no trouble yet. It's a great coffee.

Wish I had seen this video two days ago. Drinking my first potato-defected cup this morning. I had a rotten-potato-peel smell upon brewing & noticed an odd flavor in my coffee this morning...

Luckily, it was my last batch of Rwanda Karongi Gitesi and not my first...

J

Roasted half a pound to FC on Behmor using P3 A. Acidity and sweetness are both fantastic and are perfectly balanced. Blackberry and spice come through. It is complex without shouting. Just a wonderful cup of coffee.