Kona Roasting Madness

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by dyj48

Ok, ok...


...Roast 4 is excellent and in the middle of crack 2 just as it's really rolling in the crack. We like this as much as roast 3...

So Dan can also try and test what I've sent him....I have a little left so Bigwave (Dave) and Cigargal (Marianne) pm me your addresses and I can send you maybe about half a pound and you can test it as well.....

Davis

Glad you found a good groove, D'8. With deepest thanks for the super-kind Kona bomb, I'm hoping I'll find one soon, too! Thanks Davis - very generous and much appreciated.

[dyj48]

Originally Posted by opusxox

It seems I have some friends.

I think I can scrape up another 1/2 pound...it'll be great if everyone could post the results of their roast on the thread since the beans are from one batch and should'nt differ considerably. I'm sure the tastes will differ based on ambient conditions and of course "equipment" as mine cost all of $2.99. Of course, our taste buds differ as well but this is fun!!!

PM your addy to me, opusxox and I'll send you 1/2 pound to roast and share with us as well.


Davis

[opus]

Originally Posted by dyj48

I think I can scrape up another 1/2 pound...it'll be great if everyone could post the results of their roast on the thread since the beans are from one batch and should'nt differ considerably. I'm sure the tastes will differ based on ambient conditions and of course "equipment" as mine cost all of $2.99. Of course, our taste buds differ as well but this is fun!!!

PM your addy to me, opusxox and I'll send you 1/2 pound to roast and share with us as well.


Davis

I will certainly take advantage of your kind offer Davis. I love Kona with a passion. PM sent.

[dyj48]

Dave (Bigwaved): DC# 0306 1070 0005 3840 9136
Skip: (Opusoxo): DC# 0306 1070 0005 3841 2242

Calling Cigargal: Come in, Marianne!!

[dyj48]

Marianne (Cigargal)...comin' your way..

DC# 0306 1070 0004 7623 3671

[opus]

Originally Posted by dyj48

Dave (Bigwaved): DC# 0306 1070 0005 3840 9136
Skip: (Opusoxo): DC# 0306 1070 0005 3841 2242

Calling Cigargal: Come in, Marianne!!

Got it yesterday, or the day before. Sorry I forgot to post. Thanks again Davis, I will roast today and sample this weekend.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by opusxox

Got it yesterday, or the day before. Sorry I forgot to post. Thanks again Davis, I will roast today and sample this weekend.

Op'OX and all - I'm very interested in your roast profile details and brewed cup report. You would be so kind to post your Kona roast process and results?

I'll roast 8 oz. to less than midway between first and second. With SCCO I think this will be about 6 minutes.

[dyj48]

Just a quick update on my roasting results. After a week of drinking just incredible recently roasted Kona coffee, here are our (noob) results with my wife, mother and me participating in the tasting....

Both my wife and I like the Kona roasted just to the very beginning of the second crack.

My mother, who's 84, visiting from Hawaii and brought me the beans, votes for the coffee that's roasted into the middle of the second crack.

So it might be worthwhile to roast it a bit further.....


BTW...on my hands and knees, I begged my mother (she's back in Kona, now) to get me some more green beans....she's a close friend of the owners of the Kona coffee mill.......please, Mom, please!!!

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by dyj48

...she's a close friend of the owners of the Kona coffee mill.......please, Mom, please!!!

Yeah Ma... c'mon, Ma. Wouldja wouldja wouldja? Awwwwwww, Ma!

Davis - If Mom comes around to help out on green beans, I'm SURE everyone here would agree to all go in together and get her some new flip-flops, Panama Jack clip-on shades and another "Ho hum. Just another sh*tty day in paradise" tee-shirt.

[dyj48]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

new flip-flops, Panama Jack clip-on shades and another "Ho hum. Just another sh*tty day in paradise" tee-shirt.

Heh, heh, that's what I wear!!!

[Bigwaved]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

Op'OX and all - I'm very interested in your roast profile details and brewed cup report. You would be so kind to post your Kona roast process and results?

I'll roast 8 oz. to less than midway between first and second. With SCCO I think this will be about 6 minutes.

Profile used for 8 oz in the iRoast-2:

Stage 1: 350 degrees for 3 minutes

Stage 2: 400 degrees for 4 minutes

Stage 3: 450 degrees for 3 minutes

Cooling stage for 4 minutes

The first crack rolls around the 6 minute mark. The second crack hits right at the 10 minute mark.

[Mister Moo]

I'm totally loving Kona Madness, Davis style. I put up a pound this evening at 19:00hrs EDT. Tomorrow morning will tell the truth about a light roast vs. a darker roast.

This is some kinda primo bean - really select. It dropped almost all the chaff in the roaster, roasted perfectly even, out of the roaster smells like my idea of the perfect coffee. The aroma is remarkable. If it tastes half as good as it smells this could go down as the finest coffee I've ever enjoyed. I mean - I took a picture of it, fer cryin' out loud.

Thanks again, D. This is really cool.



17 oz. SCCO, ambient 64*
first crack began 9m 30s at 440* indicated
first crack ended 11m 30s at 450* indicated
maintained 440*
11m 30s light smoke began to wisp - stopped roast and cooled quickly
14 1/2 oz finished

[dyj48]

Glad you like it, Dan. I hope the flavor will taste as good as you're smelling. I think the close to second crack really has the taste, but I'm looking forward to your review.

ps. all out of current batch...expecting delivery on another ten pounds Kona from ANOTHER source my mother knows........my mother is mad!!!!, I tell you....mad!!!!

I'm sending her a Poppery II, I bought today for $5.99. Not a bad exchange....

[opus]

I roasted my sample of Kona and agree with Dan on several points. This is some very good looking uniform in size(around fancy size) batch oh Kona beans. They indeed roasted very uniformly and the aroma was wonderful. I did not take any pictures, I should have.

entire package SCCO, ambient 84*
stir crazy heating element disconnected, unit preheated to mid 400s
first crack began 8m 45s. as first crack was winding down I reduced the temp to 375 or so
first crack ended around the 11m mark
at 13 m with the beans starting to brown nicely but still having a lighter shade in the crack of the bean I pulled them andd cooled quickly. I would guess that second crack was about 2-3m away at that temp. I didn't want to push these beans too far too fast.

I must again comment how perfectly formed these beans are, almost like they were dropped from a coffee bean mold.

I roasted these on Wednesday or Thursday last week and started sampling on the weekend with Mrs. XOX. We used a Bodum Santos vacuum coffee maker for brewing.

Impressions:

A light delicate Kona flavor through and through. Based on the aroma from the beans I was expecting a somewhat fuller bodied profile. Probably would benefit from a slightly longer roast time. These are very good Kona beans I have been roasting Kona from many sources for several years now and these beans appear to be very fresh and look better than 80% of the beans I have seen. Thank you Davis for the sample.

[Bigwaved]

Jenny and I are having ours this morning. I will post our thoughts later.