I decided to give the coffee a try this morning after a good cup of home-roasted Sumatra. A closer examination of the beans shows that many are scorched only on the flat side (facing?), probably due to improper agitation in the roasting pan. The other side is quite light actually, I could hear my grinder working harder than normal and I roast to a good medium light roast normally, just a few minutes past the start of first crack.
Now to try the cup... it tastes a bit like straw with an astringent note with a hint of apricot. Not properly developed, not a good cup, but not the worst I've had, after culling the worst offenders.
The single coffee bean shown in the picture below is two sides of the same bean.
Not bad by any means, but you always hope for more when south of the mason dixon line. Not sure anything will beat that random place in Waco, TX last year. Might spend the rest of my life chasing the dragon.
@CalvinAndHobo said:
Southern IL right now, we'll see what Kentucky is like in a few hours.
As you head east and start getting wet…don’t worry it’s not rain. It’s the damn humidity. Stay safe.
It got about 8 degrees “colder” and did exactly what you said, so it feels hotter than before. This is much more “hot” than the 110 Arizona days last year. At least I’m pounding the water every time I pull over.