flybill
Life of the Party
Hundreds of bottles of whiskey, fly tying materials, books, wine will keep me busy! I need to stock up on cigars.. and some staples and I can stay in the bunker indefinitely!! Plus coffee of course...
Coffee talk
- Thread starter troutpocket
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If i have to do without coffee cuz i can’t afford it or can’t afford to drive to find it , well, i’m gonna have to stock up on ibuprofen and Tums.
troutpocket
Stillwater strategist
Looks like a nice bold roast you got there! How did it come out? Can you describe the mods you made on the air popper?
EmergingFisher
Life of the Party
It's pretty good, smoother and not as "dark" tasting as the bean appearance suggests. Actually my second roast, first was lighter. Decided to give it a little more time for fun. Hit 2nd crack a lot faster than I thought though based on the first roast. Popper gets hot fast, and will be ambient temp dependent, so in no means a precise device.
Only mod I've made is sticking a roll of foil in the top to keep all the beans from shooting out. I'll get through this bag of green beans I have and see how dedicated* I am to this and explore more. Right now I'm just playing around. Had an interest and a popper, and happened to be at the Ethiopian market, so a grabbed a bag of Yergacheffe and made the plunge.
*obsessed
troutpocket
Stillwater strategist
Alright, I’m getting back after it now that the daytime temps are breaking 40F. This is a burly Sumatra that’s a good example of a coffee that benefits from a little extra water in the cup.
troutpocket
Stillwater strategist
Been a cooooold spring over here! I reverted to my stash of Hawaiian Costco coffee for the last month. But now I opened my last bag of Mayorga Honduras green beans. I would characterize this as crowd pleasing coffee. Sweet, nutty, some caramel.
Hot sweet carameled nuts is up my alley….
troutpocket
Stillwater strategist
Those are pretty common themes in Central American beans. Also the coffees tend to be pretty forgiving for home roasting.
I just ordered a couple lbs of beans of Bali Blue Moon. When I get them I can send them to you for $150….
I look forward to trying it.
Ha! I can e-commerce and cut out the middleman with the best of ‘em. Of course I just meant my 1/2 lb was almost gone. I still roast my own, mostly. Every now and then I’ll splurge on somebody else’s beans. I actually bought that bag because I wasn’t loving the batch of home roasted beans I brought on vacation! I had to cut it with a bit of the Bali Blue Moon, which I like straight up on its own too.I just ordered a couple lbs of beans of Bali Blue Moon. When I get them I can send them to you for $150….
I look forward to trying it.
Not gonna get into roasting my own. I love good coffee though. We just use a French press mix beans and grinds
This has been real nice. The wife likes lots of chocolate smooth coffee rather than the florals and this has really fit the bill. 
Saw this on the other site, a coffee bean net:
www.washingtonflyfishing.com
Coffee Bean Landing Net
Anyone for a Cup of Coffee! I built this one with an epoxy center handle and walnut hoop. It took a few pours to get it done right which made for a long drawn out process. Also the polishing was bananas. All and all this is a one off if there ever was one. This is up for auction Click Here...
www.washingtonflyfishing.com
Had enough messing around and went for the simple, commercial stainless option. Not a bad decision. Way I see it, the more warning stickers the better... The Beast....
Industrial strength! Impressive. How many cups a day do you drink usually?
Went through a lb of Bali Blue Moon have another. Ordered 2 lbs of Dark Ugandan this morning. I used to buy lbs of Tony’s hose roasted coffee in Bellingham while in college in the mid 70’s . Guatamalan Antigua from them fueled my addiction… still hooked.I just ordered a couple lbs of beans of Bali Blue Moon. When I get them I can send them to you for $150….
I look forward to trying it.
I have two in the morning over the course of maybe 2 hours. My wife has probably double that. But she also likes making big batches of teas, and this thing is great for that.
