Comments on: a lady, yes, but of what birth? http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nate the finger http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Nate the finger Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:36:34 +0000 #comment-784 Fascinating! Fascinating!

]]> By: bz http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-783 bz Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:33:44 +0000 #comment-783 interesting. doesn't offend me, jaime, though it might offend the farm or the retailer. especially if you're wrong.<br /> <br /> cheers with the bean-picking. i'd be interested to see your side-by-side cupping notes. interesting. doesn’t offend me, jaime, though it might offend the farm or the retailer. especially if you’re wrong.

cheers with the bean-picking. i’d be interested to see your side-by-side cupping notes.

]]> By: Ben C. http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Ben C. Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:24:13 +0000 #comment-782 There are two distinct colorations within the batch. One is extremely wet (olive green) and the other is quite similar to some 1 year+ old beans that started to fade (grassy/mint color). Quite a few quakers also showed up post roast. <br /> <br /> The white beans have less of everything - less aromatic, less fruit, less taste. Fortunately, no major woody note has developed. Mixed within the main crop, the over-all cup intensity is reduced .<br /> <br /> Frankly I am kind of pissed off at this high of a rejection rate (~ 30%). I am okay with the price increase since last year due to higher demand, but I am really NOT okay with double/triple the amount of the the defects.<br /> <br /> Oh, and this mutant varietal is a pain in the ass to roast. There are two distinct colorations within the batch. One is extremely wet (olive green) and the other is quite similar to some 1 year+ old beans that started to fade (grassy/mint color). Quite a few quakers also showed up post roast.

The white beans have less of everything – less aromatic, less fruit, less taste. Fortunately, no major woody note has developed. Mixed within the main crop, the over-all cup intensity is reduced .

Frankly I am kind of pissed off at this high of a rejection rate (~ 30%). I am okay with the price increase since last year due to higher demand, but I am really NOT okay with double/triple the amount of the the defects.

Oh, and this mutant varietal is a pain in the ass to roast.

]]> By: Jaime http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Jaime Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:46:16 +0000 #comment-781 Take a draconian hand sort of anything that is not jade green and evenly colored. if it ain't pretty, put it in a seperate pile. I did so a few times and had 10% pale and faded, 10-15% uneven colorations or semi-faded. A small percent of other normal defects showed up also.<br /> <br /> You can roast the rejected against your past crop sample memories...<br /> <br /> It looks like either improper drying or older crop thrown in. Certainly, I could be wrong but that's what I -suspect- Not trying to rain on anyone who bought it (as I am holding 15lbs) or throw out wild conspiracy theory. just that's what I see and if you want, test it or ignore it... Take a draconian hand sort of anything that is not jade green and evenly colored. if it ain’t pretty, put it in a seperate pile. I did so a few times and had 10% pale and faded, 10-15% uneven colorations or semi-faded. A small percent of other normal defects showed up also.

You can roast the rejected against your past crop sample memories…

It looks like either improper drying or older crop thrown in. Certainly, I could be wrong but that’s what I -suspect- Not trying to rain on anyone who bought it (as I am holding 15lbs) or throw out wild conspiracy theory. just that’s what I see and if you want, test it or ignore it…

]]> By: bz http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-780 bz Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:08:32 +0000 #comment-780 clearly, the roast is crucial. i'd be interested to know how you think 25% is past crop. that's a loaded charge, bro. clearly, the roast is crucial. i’d be interested to know how you think 25% is past crop. that’s a loaded charge, bro.

]]> By: Jaime http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/2007/07/28/title_48/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Jaime Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:36:48 +0000 #comment-779 i appreciate that you can notice the difference. it speaks to your potential.<br /> <br /> We suspect the current special non-competition lot is carrying 25% past crop. Think of the diminished descriptors from an old crop ezzie dulling out what is not an obviously flawed but definately a much less expressive cup. i appreciate that you can notice the difference. it speaks to your potential.

We suspect the current special non-competition lot is carrying 25% past crop. Think of the diminished descriptors from an old crop ezzie dulling out what is not an obviously flawed but definately a much less expressive cup.

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