Burundi Kayanza Bwayi at a City+
The Burundi Kayanza Bwayi has got to be one of my favorite lighter roasted coffees to have as straight espresso. The texture is so creamy. Once you start adding water for an Americano, or milk it changes to a more delicate coffee.
Sahagun's KA-POW! Coffee Bar
The excitement that ran today waiting for FedEx to arrive with my little box full of KA-POW!s was probably a site to see. When the package finally got here I was so excited I was hardly able to open the box. In the end PolyVector had to do it. What was waiting inside was totally unexpected.
I’m a litte bummed I wasn’t able to get a picture of our latest coffee. This was my first time trying a “Cup of Excellence” (CoE). In fact, I’m still learning exactly what that is. From what little I have read, it is basically a region’s farmers/co-ops/etc pitting their crops against one another to see who has produced the best cup. This year’s Brazil CoE is the Fazenda Sertaozinho.
Full City roast of Ethiopia Organic Shakismo Sidamo "Maduro"
During my current light roast experiment I believe I have been able to slip a bit into Full City roasts. I don’t have a thermometer for my Behmor (which would require a massive mod undertaking I am not up for), so I cannot with 100% certainty say I actually have gotten a Full City, but this Ethiopia Organic Shakismo Sidamo “Maduro” looks to be around that realm in color.
Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe at a City+
I’ve always been very curious of this coffee, it seems to be a favorite among espresso enthusiasts. People are constantly creating blends or even using it as SO shots. To continue with my light roasting experiment I picked this up with our last green shipment. I’ve roasted it to a City+ and have even had the benefit of having this coffee before moka pot style. I remember it tasting rather floral and sweet.
City+ Roasted Kenya Nyeri Kiamabara Peaberry
For Mother’s Day it was requested that I pick a coffee and roast it for our lunch celebration. My choice was the Kenya Nyeri Kiamabara Peaberry. The very special mom this was chosen for enjoys lighter roasts and is particularly fond of apricot jam, which is one of the dominant notes this coffee should have.
Uganda Mbale Bugisu at a City+
The first coffee I’ve gotten to try with my shots being almost perfect on the La Pavoni. The Uganda Organic Mbale Bugisu has been a really surprising coffee and we’ve tried it at a Full City+ and City+ roast.
This has been a long time coming, a double shot I’ve pulled from the La Pavoni Europiccola.
Yesterday I dumped the task upon my boy friend to modify my La Pavoni Europiccola’s 49mm portafilter to be bottomless. I could make tons of excuses on why I didn’t do it myself, but lets face it, he’s just way better with tools than I am. The process is fairly simple and so I managed to take shots of each step along the way.