Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelba OCR Natural (Green)

C-man

ordered 3kg of this from MG they give it a cupping score 90

roasted some about 6 days ago, just tried one cup today

Yummy!

greenman

great coffee either as pourover or espresso:)

Lacehim

Nice C-man.  If you want a batch done on the KKTO let me know.  It would take you a while to roast all that on a popper!   Enjoyed our session last time, and the coffees that you brought over.  Should only take 30 mins to roast, and bag.

C-man

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Nice C-man.  If you want a batch done on the KKTO let me know.  It would take you a while to roast all that on a popper!   Enjoyed our session last time, and the coffees that you brought over.  Should only take 30 mins to roast, and bag.

I was thinking the same thing, I would bring some JBM to try on your lever while we wait. let me know when it suits you. thanks,  Craig-

C-man

Any tips on how to roast this bean? I am looking for the fruit notes mostly anyone?

C-man

I am getting Blueberry notes now that it has a little age on the roast.

coffeehorse

I find pretty good results from a few minutes 'drying', then taking them to first crack slowly, putting on a bit more heat just before first crack and then dropping the temp a little and letting them coast, pulling them much closer to city then second crack. really early = fruit, late = chocolate, too late = char (for most Ethiopian beans).

C-man

thanks horse, These beans really have a lot of chaf 

Paolo5

I have had 4 attempts at roasting these beans. I roasted the 1st batch to the same level that I have roasted previous Yirgacheffe Gr2 beans. (They are my favourite bean but have not been available for a few months now....hence my order of the Chelba.) The first 3 tries were turfed, tasting and smelling of brake fluid. I have roasted batches 2-4 lighter each time. They don't tend to roast evenly for me and I agree with C-man....they have HEAPS of chaff. The 4th batch was roasted quite light compared to roasts 1-3. Early sampling has yielded much less offensive flavours but still nowhere near as fulfilling as previous Yirgacheffes, which were exclusively Yirgacheffe Gr2. Roast number 5 with Chelba will be even lighter. Funny....these are the only beans that I have had trouble getting great results from.

Brett H

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I have had 4 attempts at roasting these beans. I roasted the 1st batch to the same level that I have roasted previous Yirgacheffe Gr2 beans. (They are my favourite bean but have not been available for a few months now....hence my order of the Chelba.) The first 3 tries were turfed, tasting and smelling of brake fluid. I have roasted batches 2-4 lighter each time. They don't tend to roast evenly for me and I agree with C-man....they have HEAPS of chaff. The 4th batch was roasted quite light compared to roasts 1-3. Early sampling has yielded much less offensive flavours but still nowhere near as fulfilling as previous Yirgacheffes, which were exclusively Yirgacheffe Gr2. Roast number 5 with Chelba will be even lighter. Funny....these are the only beans that I have had trouble getting great results from.

What an interesting bean!  Where do these come from?  If you're after Yirg BeanGreen always has a supply and shipping is free if the order is over $50!  http://www.beangreen.com.au/product-info.php?pid142.html

C-man

Brett It was this one http://ministrygrounds.com.au/green-coffee-beans-1/africa/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-chelba-ocr-natural-green.html

Brett H

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Brett It was this one http://ministrygrounds.com.au/green-coffee-beans-1/africa/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-chelba-ocr-natural-green.html

Yum, sounds great.  I'll have to grab some!  Thanks.

Paolo5

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What an interesting bean!  Where do these come from?  If you're after Yirg BeanGreen always has a supply and shipping is free if the order is over $50!  http://www.beangreen.com.au/product-info.php?pid142.html

Thanks for the link, Brett. Honestly, I didn't know these guys even existed. I have been buying my greens from MG exclusively for maybe 6 years now.

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Yum, sounds great.  I'll have to grab some!  Thanks.

I have 10+ kilos of these beans for sale now that I have some Yirgacheffe GR2 (MMMNNNN!!!! Yirgacheffe Gr2!!!!....) on the way. $110 plus post for the lot.

C-man

good deal, great beans just a warning they may be too much chaff for some roasters

Brett H

Just sent you an email Paolo with payment details.  Thanks mate!

Paolo5

Hi Brett, Beans are boxed and your money has arrived in my account. Just need your address. Cheers, Paolo

C-man

looks like Brett and I will be drinking the same bean for a wile I think you will be happy with it.

Paolo5

Hi Brett, beans are on their way.....good luck with them! Should be with you mid next week. Cheers, Paolo

Brett H

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looks like Brett and I will be drinking the same bean for a wile I think you will be happy with it.

Cool!  Thanks Paolo!  Yep C-Man, nothing ventured nothing gained, and, if I don't like them I can use them at work in the communal plunger.  If nothing else I will enjoy swapping notes and tastes!

C-man

you WILL  like them, they are delicious! Just lots of chaff during the roast, lacehim says the most chaff he has ever seen he thinks a roast in the wrong kind of roaster would start a fire. lol

coffeehorse

Had the fortune of cupping these at MTC in Sydney on Friday. One of the sweetest coffees you'll ever find - slightly winey/boozy mouthfeel without that "over-fermented" state - surprisingly clean and full of strawberries, cherries and a little raspberry. One of the creamiest mouthfeels you could hope for - a really good coffee, and you'd be silly not to score it in the 88-92 point range. I'm seriously thinking about buying a sackful of this - it's that good. Perhaps not up there with the Aricha / Idido Misty Vally / Beloya coffees of a couple of years back, but close.

C-man

Good to hear Coffehorse, can I ask how it was roasted and what cupping method? Cheers!

coffeehorse

hey C-man, was roasted on a sample roaster (possibly a probat) and done as a SCAA standard cupping, apart from 3 bowls were ground per coffee instead of 5. http://scaa.org/PDF/PR - CUPPING PROTOCOLS V.21NOV2009A.pdf That should give you insight into the process - or google CoE/SCAA cupping. essentially it was 3 bowls times 10 coffees, all blind cupped. Having said that, the Chelba was so distinctive that I guessed it having had one sniff of the dry aroma - I'd not tasted it before but had read the description on MinistryGrounds.

Brett H

Beans arrived today.  Looks like an expert packed them.  Thanks Paolo... I'll roast some towards the end of the week adn start tasting.

C-man

Thanks CH interesting, I don't understand how the cup light roasted beans only less than 8 hrs old? but I guess they know what they are doing.

Paolo5

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Beans arrived today.  Looks like an expert packed them.  Thanks Paolo... I'll roast some towards the end of the week adn start tasting.

Hi Brett, I hope that you get all flavours EXCEPT for the brake fluid one that I got..... Cheers, Paolo

Brett H

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Hi Brett, I hope that you get all flavours EXCEPT for the brake fluid one that I got..... Cheers, Paolo

LOL... If I only get that flavour Ill donate them to the work stash!

Brett H

Holy sugarcane and.... Strawberry... Or raspberry... Can't work it out yet!  First cup and only 4 days post but this is a cool coffee. I can tell why it seems to polarise people... My wife doesn't like hers.  Loves the sweetness but not the flavour.  There is some chocolate under the other flavours that will no doubt come to the fore with age so Ill attempt to trick the wife next week with another dose!  Thanks Paolo for passing these along instead of leaving them to rot as Ive done in the past.  Lesson learned... If I don't like a bean, I'll attempt to pass them along!

C-man

It will improve a lot from 7-14 days I told you it was a good bean, just TONS of chaff how did you roast it?

Brett H

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It will improve a lot from 7-14 days I told you it was a good bean, just TONS of chaff how did you roast it?

I used the KKto and almost drowned in Chaff.  I'm loving this... I don't know of it will last to day 14.  Guests last night for a birthday party and a take it or leave it coffee drinker downed the first and demanded a second so I'm not alone.  Tons of Crema and a great mouth feel also.

C-man

I meant how dark did you roast it? I have tried it very light and it was more fruity, full of berries and darker into second rolling crack going off like fireworks, that was good too but after 2 weeks the beans went oily looking but still tasted good.