Mack Senior Member Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Markham, ON Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: stovetop Grinder: cheap PC brand burr grinder Drip: French Press, Cuisinart... Roaster: HW iRoast 2
Posted Thu May 15, 2008, 7:59am Subject: profile for Peaberry?
I was given a few pounds of Tanzanian Peaberry for my birthday. I used a standard profile on the iRoast and found it bland (3min at 350, 3min at 400, 2 min at 450 - brings it shy of 2C). Does anyone have any recommended profiles for this bean, or is it normally bland? I usually prefer higher acidity in my coffee - ie. Sulawesi is my standard favorite.
wendel18 Senior Member Joined: 8 Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Altoona, PA Expertise: I live coffee
Drip: havn't sipped drip since I... Roaster: FRESH ROAST 8
Posted Thu May 15, 2008, 2:20pm Subject: Re: profile for Peaberry?
I prefer Tanzian Peaberry at a medium French Roast. The end results are midly sweet winey...I tried various light - medium roasts with the bean (right around 1st crack - thats what every website suggested), but it just didn't have enough body for me. I had watery results in my french press...the bean just wouldn't steep right...
This batch was from u-roast-em.com - may have been a bad crop?
I however only like a small amount of acidity. If I were you, i'd try a light roast right at end of first crack, and a medium french roast a little into second crack -- and go from there based on what you like better.
Posted Fri May 16, 2008, 2:07pm Subject: Re: profile for Peaberry?
Mack Said:
I was given a few pounds of Tanzanian Peaberry for my birthday. I used a standard profile on the iRoast and found it bland (3min at 350, 3min at 400, 2 min at 450 - brings it shy of 2C). Does anyone have any recommended profiles for this bean, or is it normally bland? I usually prefer higher acidity in my coffee - ie. Sulawesi is my standard favorite.
I'm never sure what those iRoast profile numbers mean (ie; what the beans are actually doing when) but if I add up your times I get a total of 8 minutes which seems to be zippity quick for just shy of second crack. At what time did first crack start? I would slow things down a bit to get to the same roast level. Try for at least 3 minutes from start of first crack until end of roast. Are the beans from a reputable source?
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