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StevieB February 21, 2008, 04:01 PM
What kind of beans are these?
dhania February 21, 2008, 04:08 PM
it is 100% arabica, from the Great Rift valley in East Africa
StevieB February 21, 2008, 05:24 PM
Thanks. So that would be quite light, and a bit acidic?
dhania February 22, 2008, 12:01 PM
well, the roaster said it was 'volcano coffee' - since most of the East African is grown on some kind of volcano or other this doesn't mean much. It was quite light and a little acidic, although I thought rather smooth, but also lacking serious flavor. If you look at the roast and beans, they are uneven (bean sizes and roast).
I love a decent Kenia AAplus or even ++, if I can get one, will have to check with my favorite roaster next time I run out of beans - a the moment I am going through a bag of industrial Lavazza I keep as a backup stuff, before it gets too old.

my fav Kenia:

http://www.23hq.com/dhania/photo/2612734?album_id=2287703

StevieB February 22, 2008, 12:27 PM
Well, I have to say that if I was in a shop choosing between the Kenya AA+ in your other shot, and the beans in this shot, I would definitely go for the Kenya AA+! They look much more consistent, and also roast darker which is generally more to my liking.
dhania February 22, 2008, 12:33 PM
same with me :-)
kodaky February 23, 2008, 02:07 PM
but the photo is great! ;)




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