My latest order.

Dry_bean

Morning all.

Ordered yesterday----

India Elephant Hills Monsoon 8 kg

Colombia La Esperanza Red Heirloom Bourbon 7.5 kg

The Elephant Hills has a big chocolaty flavour and mobs of crema, one of my favorites.

The Columbian sounds good and should compliment the EH as a blend. :thumb:

"Colombia La Esperanza Red Heirloom Bourbon
Another ripper Colombian coffee from La Esperanza. This one is a Heirloom Red Bourbon varietal (Bourbon Rojo).
Beautiful processing and easy to roast. In the cup it has great body with lingering caramello chocolate flavours of sweet caramel and cocoa."

Cuir_Beluga

Heya DB, that seems like a huge order to me, I always just order a kilo of one bean at a time but I would guess you know what you like, I'm still finding out 😛. My latest Ministry Grounds order on its way. A kilo of each. Brazil Boa Vista (green) Colombia Finca Veracruz (green) Colombia San Marcos (green)

Dry_bean

Freight costs are expensive on smaller orders Sue, larger orders make the cost a lot more acceptable, less than $2 a kilo. 🙂

Cuir_Beluga

They are a bit pricey but I know from selling on ebay that it costs me $10.45 to send a parcel weighing up to only 500gms with signature so if it costs me $9.95 for up to 10 kilos of beans I am a happy camper :thumb:.

deegee

Dry bean. wrote:

Morning all. Ordered yesterday---- India Elephant Hills Monsoon 8 kg Colombia La Esperanza Red Heirloom Bourbon 7.5 kg The Elephant Hills has a big chocolaty flavour and mobs of crema, one of my favorites. The Columbian sounds good and should compliment the EH as a blend. :thumb:

G'Day DB, I think you will like the Colombian Red Berbon, it has moved to the top of my favourites list. It's great as a S.O. or in a blend. I have tried it with a Sumatran, a Yirgacheffe, and a Peruvian, in various ratios, and they have all been good to excellent. Based on what you said above, I must try the Elephant Hills Monsooned. I have tried their regular bean which was OK, but not really outstanding in any way. Thanks for the tip.

Dry_bean

deegee wrote:

G'Day DB, I think you will like the Colombian Red Berbon, it has moved to the top of my favourites list. It's great as a S.O. or in a blend. I have tried it with a Sumatran, a Yirgacheffe, and a Peruvian, in various ratios, and they have all been good to excellent. Based on what you said above, I must try the Elephant Hills Monsooned. I have tried their regular bean which was OK, but not really outstanding in any way. Thanks for the tip.

G'Day Degee, I really like the EH and the Colombian sounds like it should combine with it nicely. Yesterday roasted a batch of 725 grams 50% of each, will trial it around the end of the week and report back. 🙂

Cuir_Beluga

That Elephant Hills sounds wonderful DB :coffee2:.

Brett_H

I had an order of EH years ago but they didn't really live up to the hype. I'd like to try them again from a trusted supplier... where are you guys ordering from??

Dry_bean

Brett H wrote:

I had an order of EH years ago but they didn't really live up to the hype. I'd like to try them again from a trusted supplier... where are you guys ordering from??

The evil empire. 😉

Cuir_Beluga

I'm down for delivery today. Unreal!

Cuir_Beluga

They are here. Approx. a 22 hour turn around. That has to be good going in anyones book :coffee2:

Dry_bean

Cuir Beluga wrote:

They are here. Approx. a 22 hour turn around. That has to be good going in anyones book :coffee2:

Faster than a speeding bullet. :thumb:

Cuir_Beluga

Sure was. I am now resisting the urge to get my roast on but I have enough to keep me going for around a week and a half so maybe on the weekend.

Dry_bean

Sounds like a good plan. 🙂

Cuir_Beluga

It's the sensible thing to do, still tempted though 😛.

Dry_bean

Cuir Beluga wrote:

It's the sensible thing to do, still tempted though 😛.

Resist. :rofl:

Cuir_Beluga

Or drink up 😃.

Brett_H

Dry bean. wrote:

The evil empire. 😉

Glad they're good mate. Last time I had the they weren't a patch on BeenGreens Monsooned Malabar Gold which were 3/5 the price at the time. Not the suppliers fault of course, these thing are seasonal crops and wild variations can exist between the same harvest at the came co-op. Enjoy!

Cuir_Beluga

I couldn't help myself, I roasted some of the EH 😛. First crack seemed to go on forever, I THINK I cut it just at the start of second crack. The result is dark, oil coated beans with divots. Very little chaff. Regardless I am going to make a brew with them in a bit and see how they are.

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Hi all!, I am new to the forum and social media in general. I am wondering what home roasters people recommend and why? Any help would be much appreciated. I have used the Behmor 1600plus before..... anyone used the Gene Cafe? Cheers!