2020 Green Beans discussion

Brett_H

A pity really as the coffee from the farm was superb!

Simon

Brett H wrote:

A pity really as the coffee from the farm was superb!

I actually think the farm is still running, the website is still going.. though the last post in the news section is there from a year ago... but it seems to still be running.. maybe by different folk?

mycuppa

MTC Group was started by Andrew Ford who was originally involved in Mountain Top Estate, the Australian coffee grower. MTC have been around for a while and typically supply specialty grade. Yes, their coffees are nice, as are many brokers. We do buy coffees from them and have done for more than 6 years. They typically have a larger presence in Sydney, but there are roasters all around Australia and to a lesser extent NZ that use them. Andrew moved to Asia to develop that market for MTC and the local Australian team has been working quite well, although the segment is still small compared to the broader market. Around 10 months ago MTC was sold to Sucafina who is a global trader, say tier 2. It’s a really good fit and Andrew deserves to be applauded as Sucafina has strong depth in Europe and some parts of Asia, along with excellent sourcing from Africa, which is really a strength for Sucafina. It’s almost a perfect fit. All the MTC Australian team inherit a larger portfolio and broader source channel and Sucafina gets exposure to the somewhat influential Aussie roasting market and some greater emphasis on specialty. There are also other really good brokers in Australia that have exceptional coffees, often these are not published or hyped. Let me tell you the game of coffee is really tough....when I find a nice coffee I buy the lot to prevent anyone else getting hold of it......and plenty do the same trick.

Brett_H

Amazing insight... thank you Jeff!

Simon

Ah fascinating Jeff... cheers for that!

LeroyC

I told you someone more learned would know more about it than me. And yes, MTC Group have an office in Auckland to supply the NZ market. As do Langdon Coffee Merchants since earlier this year. (They’re a Melbourne based broker of some very nice specialty coffee).

Simon

Finally got round to roasting some of my ICT beans!!! Roasted all for espresso, first did the Cubans, turned out really nice! On the Behmor I did 2 batches of 350g, setting 400P5manual (full heat until FC). P2 C D at FC, P3 at RFC. Aiming to stop 3° or 30s after end of FC. First batch was a really low weight loss at 13.86% strangely... but colour looks great. Second batch i tried to take it a little darker than the first, but it actually stalled bigtime around the end of FC! So next time I think instead of going P2 (25%) at FC then P3 (50%) at RFC, might just go straight to P3 to prevent stalling. Still ended up a tad bit darker. Also roasted one of my mystery samples, the Ethiopia Sidamo G2. In the mystery pack it's supposed to be 4x200g samples, but in this sample was 314g, which I was rather stoked with 😉. This roast stalled a bit but ah well. Very excited! Might let them rest fooorrrr... 7 days or so? No idea with Cuban beans, but I'll be patient. Pic of the first batch of Cubans

Brett_H

Nice! I’ve been absolutely stoked with Rai’s offerings. Hope you are too!

Koffee_Kosmo

Today on this wet Brisbane day I just received a 50 kg lot A mix of Ethiopian, Peru and Cuba greens Rai said to say hello to you Brett KK

Simon

Ah cheers, can't wait to try them! And wow 50kg KK... that would be very fun to play with!

Brett_H

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

Today on this wet Brisbane day I just received a 50 kg lot A mix of Ethiopian, Peru and Cuba greens Rai said to say hello to you Brett KK

He’s a good guy eh, and very knowledgeable!

askthecoffeeguy

Simon said:
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Yeah am a fan of DiBartoli, have been buying equipment from them for years, great service and very helpful. Have ordered already roasted beans from them in the past and they were delightful.. keen to roast and try my Sidamo (a natural processed bean, think I'm in for a fun roast XD )

Oh happy coincidence I did some consultation work for them when they relaunched including developing the coffee menus and preparing all the coffee recipes for the manual brew devices. Was great to work with such a professional team !

askthecoffeeguy

I still.use CS for my green beans I find it easy and convenient to so so and they are always quick to get their orders out!

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