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@Evan B how did you end up liking that bag of Honduras? Have you cracked in the Columbia yet? If so any comparison notes? I’m looking for my next batch.

I just got a 25# bag of the Columbia you got from Copan @Evan B. Great prices, free shipping, plus comes in a burlap sack so I feel more legit now. Haven't cracked into it yet but looking forward to it in the new year. I usually order around 20# at a time with everything from 1# to 10# bags of...

Have you got into the Columbia at all?

How are you liking these? I'm ready for another order.

Luckily mine just adds some half and half and happily drinks whatever I roast. Light roast Ethiopia, darker roast Sumatra, medium Columbia? Fine with her. haha The Ethiopian and the like are certainly not the flavor profile most Americans expect in a coffee. I've really come to enjoy them, but...

But you have ordered from that site before? Do you have any other good sources?

@Evan B Have you had this specific Columbian before? Sounds like what I'd be after. "Almonds · Caramel · Chocolate · Grapefruit." Looks like a good place to buy too. I'm trying to remember if I have roasted Honduras coffee or not. I think one of my favorite roasts to date was a Columbian in...

I seem to remember you buying in pretty large quantities. Still the case? What are your preferred roast levels for these and how are you roasting these days?

My wife likes cream in her coffee so I still do a fair amount of coffee in the dark range. Usually no more than a few snaps of second but occasionally barely in to rolling.

Were you at or beyond second cracks on this?

Oh that’s happened a couple times for sure!

Yes. I like roasting but there are many times where it feels like more of a chore than anything. But hard to go back to off the shelf coffee or justify the expense of specialty roasts for everything. Plenty of evenings where it's "oh $hit we're out of coffee for tomorrow" and I have to go down...

I had the power go out mid roast very early on. Re-roasted later on and it came out drinkable.

IIRC you are roasting like 1/4 lb at a time? Or how many roasts do you get out of 1 lb? The sweet spot for my setup is 1 lb/roast, so I'm going through quite a bit to figure things out. I have to roast about 600 g/week to supply our household. I'd like to do more experimenting though. I have...

I get that for sure. I guess my main thing would be there is a chance the first few roasts don't go super good. Having something cheap to burn through isn't a bad idea (not like the sample pack is super expensive). Plus you know what it's "supposed" to taste like so you get that feedback loop a...