2nd Annual May Day "Man or Mouse" Yirg Pass

[novasurf]

I'm thinking N'urf should select the sole source supplier.

Not at .333....LOL.

[Bigwaved]

Originally Posted by novasurf

Not at .333....LOL.

okay .33309


happy now?

[Fumioso]

One bean one source sounds fair enough. At least it would level the playing field for the rookies.

Do we get to use full voltage, or just .333 of what the vets get to use?

[opus]

One for all.........and all for one. I vote one source.

[Mister Moo]

2006 May Day Yirg Pass Famous Quotes:

JoeD: "This has to be the most tempermental bean that I have ever worked with..."

ResIpsa: "...Yirg just doesn't do it for me. Yes, Yes, Yes, it's very 'delicate", Yes, yes yes, it has a "flowery aroma", blah blah blah... ...I don't want my coffee "delicate" I want it in my face, BOLD and I don't want it "flowery" either. Give me some coffee with a big brass set..."

RcktS4: "I guess it's time for me to do my stomping into submission thing, huh?"

And,

Mister MaDuroo: "I never had a cup of yirgacheffe that I liked."

A word to the enrollees - you cannot back out once you sign up. The May Day Yirg Pass is not some gentlemanly cigar pass. Historically, it is rough-and-tumble hardball. It can can turn ugly ("...want some cheese with that whine Joe!?!") and it can get rough ("...Is that all you got George? They told me you could punch, George. You hit like a girl.").

If your yirg is really lame (like mine was last year) you may hear about it.

1. M'oo (SCCO, Mr. GoodRoast)*
2. B'waveDave (iR, Ultimo PW Ltd.)
3. Op'ex (SCCO, Buckeye Burners)
4. N'urf (Fr8, The NewGuy)
5. Noons (iR, Bric Group Italiano)
6. Ghost'er (SCCO, Skull & Bones)
7. Ho'od (WBII, The Survivor)*
8. Er'um (WBII, Team KC Lung Cookies)
9. Root (SCCO, Pinewood Derby)
10. Fumioso (iR2)
11. NapCat (Gene - Team No-Clump)
12. Swarth (RK Drum - Team Floptight)
13.
14.
15.

Three spots left. Next up? Please include your roaster type, optional roaster #, and team affiliation. If you do not indicate a team affiliation I will insert one.

[SIZE=1]*V(eteran). When you have veteran status you get a little extra undeserved respect, your vote on anything counts more than the little people, and you should get extra free stuff from all the rookies. Veterans outstanding: Joe, Vic, Raney, Jeff, Mel, Jim...[/SIZE]

[Mister Moo]

The votes have been tabulated - one source for all.

[SIZE=3]Still More Rules:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]No entries after March 18th - maximum 15 spots![/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Place an order with me for up to 2 1/2-lb. of beans not later than March 20th! Beans will be provided free of charge to the passers. Please PM your name, addy and desired quantity at soonest.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Beans (source to be determined by a double super-secret committee) will be sent to you on/about April Fools Day along with the names and addys of your two pass receivers.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]You have one month to get your schnoot together, run a few test roasts and have freshly roasted yirg samples in the mail the first week of May. Keep roasting profile records for post-pass review.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]End of New Rules[/SIZE]

A couple of you have already offered compensation for the yirg. No, thanks. The yirg is on me - my pleasure, and the least* I can offer back to CS guyz for all the stogies, coffee, jam, jelly, Flaggpunsch, cups, coasters, pipes, tobacco, cocktails, burgers and other weird stuff all y'all have offered over the years. I will be moving shortly - probably during this pass - and do not need extra stuff arriving that will need to be packed. No repays, please. PIF if you want. (I hear Galaga needs Ensure. He's a good egg.)

* and never let it be said I ever did more than the least I could do.

[Mister Moo]

Three spots left, mousies... C'mon you 12 Men - lets do some recruiting, please, and get this thing filled up and on the road.

1. M'oo (SCCO, Mr. GoodRoast)*
2. B'waveDave (iR, Ultimo PW Ltd.)
3. Op'ex (SCCO, Buckeye Burners)
4. N'urf (Fr8, The Stranglers)
5. Noons (iR, Bric Group Italiano)
6. Ghost'er (SCCO, Skull & Bones)
7. Ho'od (WBII, The Survivor)*
8. Er'um (WBII, Team KC Lung Cookies)
9. Root (SCCO, Pinewood Derby)
10. Fumioso (iR2)
11. NapCat (Gene - Team No-Clump)
12. Swarth (RK Drum - Team Floptight)
13.
14.
15.

Three spots left. Next up? Please include your roaster type, optional roaster #, and team affiliation. If you do not indicate a team affiliation I will insert one.

[NapCat]

[SIZE="5"]CATCH 'DA CAT.....CATCH 'DA CAT !![/SIZE]

[Mister Moo]

PM me with your order quantity (up to 2 1/2 lb), name and addy Men.
There are three Men (or Women) spots left.

1. M'oo (SCCO, Mr. GoodRoast - pm'd Moo with addy and order)*
2. B'waveDave (iR, Ultimo PW Ltd.)
3. Op'ex (SCCO, Buckeye Burners - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
4. N'urf (Fr8, The Stranglers)
5. Noons (iR, Bric Group Italiano)
6. Ghost'er (SCCO, Skull & Bones - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
7. Ho'od (WBII, The Survivor - pm'd Moo with addy and order)*
8. Er'um (WBII, Team KC Lung Cookies - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
9. Root (SCCO, Pinewood Derby)
10. Fumioso (iR2)
11. NapCat (Gene - Team No-Clump)
12. Swarth (RK Drum - Team Floptight)
13.
14.
15.

or else...

[novasurf]

Rattus Norvegicus?

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by novasurf

Rattus Norvegicus?

Close. Arkansas.

[Jack1000]

Mr. M -- Yirg is not my favorite, but maybe you can change my mind. Count me in if you are still taking people. I have a SC/CO setup.

[Mister Moo]

PM me with your order quantity (up to 2 1/2 lb), name and addy Men.
There are two Men (or Women) spots left.

1. M'oo (SCCO, Mr. GoodRoast - pm'd Moo with addy and order)*
2. B'waveDave (iR, Ultimo PW Ltd.)
3. Op'ex (SCCO, Buckeye Burners - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
4. N'urf (Fr8, The Stranglers)
5. Noons (iR, Bric Group Italiano)
6. Ghost'er (SCCO, Skull & Bones - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
7. Ho'od (WBII, The Survivor - pm'd Moo with addy and order)*
8. Er'um (WBII, Team KC Lung Cookies - pm'd Moo with addy and order)
9. Root (SCCO, Pinewood Derby)
10. Fumioso (iR2)
11. NapCat (Gene - Team No-Clump)
12. Swarth (RK Drum - Team Floptight)
13. J'1K (SCCO - Team Jackalope)
14.
15.

Originally Posted by J'1K

Mr. M -- Yirg is not my favorite, but maybe you can change my mind...

Well, now... yirg is a tough study for me too. It's hard to roast it at its' best - and even at that some people just don't like coffee flavored lemonade.

[Mister Moo]

We need two more Men to wrap this thing up. When signup is done I'll arrange for sending out the beans to you, each and every one.

In the meantime, what is your roasting strategy? Last year my roasted beans smelled like something ethereal but, in the cup, it drank like Bisquick. I got a pass from WhoDat and his coffee was like a lemon blossom - incredible. His advice on how to accomplish this (in the 2006 thread) was very mysterious.

I am thinking about running some 4-ounce batches in a popper before breaking out the SCCO, then a three-four day rest, then a press brew. Gotta work fast on this if timing is going to be as tight as I expect.

I love it when someone sez, "Roast it to right before _____ happens." That just cracks me up. You gotta roast a bit of coffee to know what's happening right before something else happens. Like Tom's advice at Sweet Maria's:

Intensity/Prime Attribute: Medium to bold/ sweet tangerine/lemon citrus

Roast: Keep this out of 2nd crack as much as you can - I think Yirgs get weird if roasted into 2nd crack too much, although others like that. It's delicate notes are at their prime just before the coffee has any indication of 2nd crack.

Thanks Tom. Any other advice? I need all the help I can get.

[monsoon]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

Intensity/Prime Attribute: Medium to bold/ sweet tangerine/lemon citrus

[I]Roast: Keep this out of 2nd crack as much as you can - I think Yirgs get weird if roasted into 2nd crack too much, although others like that. It's delicate notes are at their [COLOR=blue]prime just before the coffee has any indication of 2nd crack

Read this when I ordered my testing beans ... Hope to get them either today or tomorrow & do some testing over the weekend. God only knows what I'm gunna end up with on those first few batches. I've a 4 cup drip & a french press to try them out with.

BTW, Moo .... I've got a 1/2 lb of Hawaii Kona Blue Mtn. comming as well .... any tips for the clueless on roasting this one up ?? Also ordered some chickory to play around with ... never had it, but I've heared good things.