I can't recall if I've ever had a wet-hulled Sumatran that had a really demonstrative first crack. And P2 can result in a quieter first crack than the other profiles, so a Sumatran roasted with P2 could be nearly silent, I imagine. Much reduced ...

I can't recall if I've ever had a wet-hulled Sumatran that had a really demonstrative first crack. And P2 can result in a quieter first crack than the other profiles, so a Sumatran roasted with P2 could be nearly silent, I imagine. Much reduced chaff is also characteristic of wet-hulled beans.

I roasted 13.3oz of Sumatra Lake Toba -Samosir Island in my Behmor tonight. Used the following settings: 1lb, P2 profile, B program. Total roast time was about 21 minutes. I heard maybe two pops of 1st crack at 4:25 and then nothing ...

Your tool comes into its own for spider comparisons, a very clear illustration of what I was saying previously relative to a trend among recent Sumatras (and nearby relatives) of departure from past irregularity toward conventional balance. The scoring system improved greatly when the old two ...

... the bean. A symptomatic merge leads to the unintuitive outcome of coffee that tastes like smoky cereal. More seriously, is it offensive? A final Sumatra observation -- the mod offerings have round spiders worthy of a bourbon, unlike past somewhat eccentric graphs. e-g-v I will be paying close ...

Mike, you should try another Sumatra this crop cycle. I won't claim that recent selections are free of all mustiness (which I rather enjoy, myself, at least when it's of the clean earth sort), but I've in fact been missing that sort of ...

... the bean. A symptomatic merge leads to the unintuitive outcome of coffee that tastes like smoky cereal. More seriously, is it offensive? A final Sumatra observation -- the mod offerings have round spiders worthy of a bourbon, unlike past somewhat eccentric graphs. e-g-v

He came at a perfect time!!

So, no need to worry about using lower temps or a slower ramp with the Sumatran then? I'll definitely take the color into consideration. I typically use a combination of timing from the cracks, temp, and development color. I take color as the least important though.

... your smile next month when fathers day comes around. Being son to a father is one thing, father to a son takes you to another level altogether. Re Sumatra -- no reason to believe them less dense, at least none I can remember reading. They are high altitude beans. What you must watch for (especially ...

Many thanks! He is a handsome little man! On a different note, I just placed a greens order and have some of the Sumatra Batak coming. I've never roasted a Sumatran. Is there a different approach than the African, Central, and Yemens that I've been roasting? Lower temps at all? ...