Green storage life can be so variable - depends on the environment. It's possible that Yemens are just not to your liking, but highlights and the nicer fruity notes of dry-processed beans are what IME goes first. The wet-hulled process does have a distinctive appearance ...

... cool end 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 ...

With every Yemen roast I have done I get a handful of beans with little marks on one tip of the bean. I assume this is tipping, but I never get this on others roasts I do. The Ishmaili and Harasi are of course the only dry process ...

Speaking of adjusting roasts, with every Yemen roast I have done I get a handful of beans with little marks on one tip of the bean. I assume this is tipping, but I never get this on others roasts I do. The Ishmaili and Harasi are of course the ...

... 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? I assume these beans are less dense.

I am excited to break into my Ishmaili. I have 1 lb left of Harasi and 1 lb of Ishmaili. So far, I've done two roasts of the Harasi. It's definitely good, but I need to experiment with roast levels. My two Harasi roasts ended at the first clicks of second crack. Am interested to try things a bit lig...

... pot." Since I had finally found a stainless steel milk frother at the thrift shop a few months ago, and had roasted the rest of last year's Yemen Mokka Ismaili two days ago, it was time to get brave. I should have been braver. I think I did not grind the beans quite powdery enough, nor did ...

... Panama Volcancito Don K Colombia San Antonio lot #230 Ethiopia Wakito-Sekala SWP Decaf El Profundo SWP Decaf Blend Costa Rica La Minita Tarrazu Yemen Mocca Matari Nicaragua Rio Coco I use a Clever Coffee Dripper or a Bodum french press for brewing. If anyone has experience roasting any of the ...

Also, what kind of beans are you roasting? Some tend to look uneven by nature; Yemen and Sumatra come to mind.

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