Posts made by Alan Carpenter

• Day 24: Colombia Huila Finca Samboni Gesha

  I'm really enjoying this coffee very smooth and I love the blueberry flavor. I get no florals but it's sweet as advertised. After a string of letdowns this is a major win

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/24/23, 11:38 AM
• Day 19: Honduras San Andres Lempa

  @Eugene Ogden For my grinder it came for two notches before percolator. Which is like high 40s low 50s. I dropped it to 35 and it was way better

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/19/23, 9:07 PM
• Day 19: Honduras San Andres Lempa

  My first cup I decided to use the Hoffman method for my aeropress and was frankly disappointed. I was left with a fairly boring cup of coffee. Not sure what happened maybe I misunderstood the direc...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/19/23, 1:45 PM
• Day 17: Mexico Finca Las Chicharras Natural

  The chocolate scent and flavor on this one are out of this world. It's crazy strong. The berries come in as it cools I'm finding that I can taste the molasses a little bit but not as strong as I'd ...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/17/23, 11:35 AM
• Day 16: Ethiopia Gedeb Gotiti

  This cup has been rather delightful. Absolutely get a sweet fruity flavor along with the earl grey tea. This is now coming in as a close second for to me next to day 2. It is getting some sour not...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/16/23, 1:10 PM
• Day 15: Kenya Kagunyu AA Natural

  I'm enjoying this one, not as fruity as some of the others. I upped my grind size to 44 on my BSMGP and it dropped the acid/sour notes by a ton. I'm left with honey and a lingering sense of fruit t...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/15/23, 10:42 AM
• Day 14: Panama Creativa Giovana Boutet Anaerobic

  This coffee had a distinct nutty smell but ended up tasting very fruity and sweet. I'm not getting coconut at all but absolutely some kind of tropical fruit. there is also a lot of acid here at lea...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/14/23, 10:23 AM
• Day 13: Krampus PB

  This one as others have said is interesting. Heavy notes of tobacco, in fact if you smell the bag after emptying the beans it straight up smells like a cigarette. I'm getting burnt sugars and tobac...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/13/23, 9:54 AM
• Day 12: Ethiopia Gedeb Beriti Natural

  From the moment I started brewing this one I could smell fruit, but it was oddly more like fruit loops to me than real fruit. Flavor wise I would say that isn't the case, its fruity though I'm not ...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/12/23, 10:22 AM
• Day 11: El Salvador Santa Rosa

  I'm enjoying this one today. Absolutely fruit notes when smelling it during brewing. It was crazy how different it was. Tasting I'm getting the tea, almost a dry mouth feel. Its interesting, I get...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/11/23, 12:35 PM
• Day 10: Kenya Muthingini AA

  Any chance we can get grind settings for the Breville smart grinder pro?

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/10/23, 5:41 PM
• Day 10: Kenya Muthingini AA

  Personally I didn't find the Citrus notes until I got to the aftertaste. I was experiencing more sugars and kind of caramel flavors using my Chemex. It was pretty good with just the right amount of...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/10/23, 11:34 AM
• Day 9: El Salvador Santa Rosa Honey

  I must say this one I brewed at a slightly larger grind than yesterday's. And I'm left with a somewhat disappointing experience. I don't get the grape everyone is talking about I do get some Woody ...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/9/23, 1:40 PM
• Day 8: Guatemala Finca Travesia Natural

  @Samuel Seth Hanon I would mostly agree. I'm having trouble picking out fruit notes, or if I do recognize them its more in the aftertaste. However I do in fact like cacao nibs and this speaks prett...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/8/23, 10:10 AM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  BSGP grind size 44 Chemex I'm getting a lot of acidity on this one, stalling was actually not an issue I ran into so perhaps I needed a finer grind? Like I said acidic but not in a bad or lasting...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/7/23, 10:43 AM
• Day 6: Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey

  Breville Smart Grinder Pro- Grind size 44 Chemex Today is another good one! I'm getting the initial sweet dark honey smell which is very different than what I expected based on how the beans them...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/6/23, 10:21 AM
• Day 5: Mexico Puebla Zapotitlan #2

  @John Bruszer Hi, I'm using the same grinder. I'm finding optimal levels be to be in the 40s for my chemex. I don't really venture into 50's unless I'm using a french press. So I guess my only advi...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/5/23, 9:56 AM
• Day 5: Mexico Puebla Zapotitlan #2

  I've brewed this today around the same as the other days, though with a finer grind and a bit more water. The beans initially smelled a bit acidic and I wanted to cut that off before I soured up my...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/5/23, 9:53 AM
• Day 4: Colombia Aponte Village

  While this is certainly less bitter than yesterdays presentation. I'm not getting any of the promised sweetness. I get some sour notes that dissipate quickly, even as it cools I'm not getting the s...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/4/23, 11:29 AM
• Day 3: Kenya Gichathaini AA

  I'm finding this very heavy on dark fruits. Plums and raisin mostly. Absolutely getting the bitter aftertaste others mention. That bit is unpleasant. Breville smart grinder pro at 46 Chemex

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/3/23, 12:33 PM
• Day 2: Ethiopia Hambela Bishan Fugu

  Chemex  Breville Grinder Pro  default bur setting | grind size 44   I'm getting tons of peach out of this. I even had my wife who doesn't like coffee smell it and it was all flor...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/2/23, 11:18 AM
• Day 1: Framily

  @Hannah Barlow I used a very similar set up but I used a grind at 55. The notes as you mentioned all shine through but I get more tea than chocolate notes. I feel like I should lower my grind size...

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  Alan Carpenter
  12/1/23, 10:38 AM