Senin, 25 Februari 2013

TED Coffees

We are excited to present these remarkable coffees to TED conference attendees here in Long Beach, CA this week! To follow along with the conversation or leave comments about your coffee experience at TED, visit hashtag #TEDcoffee on twitter.

The Coffees

Company: Deeper Roots Coffee
Roaster: Adam Shaw
Machine: US Roaster 18kilo
Farm: La Armonia Hermosa
Origin: Guatemala
Region: Santa Maria de Jesus
Variety: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai
Processing: washed, sun dried
Certifications: N/A
Source/Importer: Deeper Roots Coffee (self-imported)
Info: La Armonia Hermosa is a coffee development project we began 7 years ago with a small contingent of growers in a village called Santa Maria de Jesus, south of Antigua. The indigenous Mayan farmers are very small producers with 1-2 acres each. We have worked on quality improvements through processing training and better picking. We are currently building one of Guatemala's most eco-friendly wet mills in the village. We purchase this small lot of coffee directly and have been consistently impressed with the quality improvements over the years. Making 2012's crop some of the best yet.
Roast Profile: Roasted in an 18 Kilo roaster in medium size batches for the best temp control. The Guatemala is a light roasted coffee that's not roasted for more than 12 and 1/2 minutes. We put about a 2 minute post-crack development time on it to let the sugars develop enough but not over-roast. With the light roast and post-crack development time we get a bright acidity and developed buttery body with notes of raspberry and peach with some almond-like aromatics in the middle. The coffee finishes clean.


Company: Salt Spring Coffee Company
Roaster: Nelson Teskey
Machine: San Franciscan
Farm: Amaro
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Sidamo
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopia Cultivar
Processing: Dry Processed
Certifications: Organic
Source/Importer: Volcafe
Info: Meet Asnakech Thomas, Ethiopia’s only female grower, miller and exporter. Full of blackberry and jasmine tea-like tasting notes, this extraordinary coffee is milled and exported by Asnakech Thomas, the sole owner of the Amaro mill and a 250-hectare coffee farm in the Sidamo province of Ethiopia. Incredibly, Asnakech is the only female miller and coffee exporter in the whole of Ethiopia, an inspiring feat in Ethiopia and throughout the coffee industry as a whole. Because Asnakech is the sole grower, miller and exporter of her Arabica coffees, she is able to maintain and harvest incredibly high quality coffees year after year. In fact, this coffee cups at over 90 points (on a 100-point scale), which is a rare and significant accomplishment for any coffee farmer. And although Asnakech’s coffee is certified organic, it is not labeled as certified fair trade. Reason being, Asnakech commands a higher than normal price for her coffees, much higher in fact that the price paid for the average fair trade certified coffee from the Sidamo province. Acquiring fair trade certification at this stage would needlessly cut into Asnakech’s income, resulting in fewer direct funds for her and her family. Freshly roasted and at the peak of its harvest season, we hope you enjoy this coffee as much as we do.
Roast Profile: It took lots of experimentation for our roasting team to find the sweet spot that brought out the complex and subtle notes of Amaro Gayo. Our final technique was to lower flame and be mindful not to scorch the beans - the beans were more delicate than we had expected so this took some work to get right. As it hit its turnaround point, we slowly increased the flame and kept a consistent time/ temperature rate. As we approached first crack, we backed the flame down in order to allow for more development time. The moment we smelled sweet berry in the trier we completed the roast.


Company: Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Roaster: Todd Weiler
Machine: 1965 Probat UG22
Farm: Multiple small-holders
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Chalalacktu, Oromia
Variety: Heirloom
Processing: Wet processed
Certifications: N/A
Source/Importer: ninety plus
Info: The Ethiopia Kemgin W2 is a ninety plus coffee that we here at blue bottle have been drinking with reckless abandon ever since it entered our warehouse. Kemgin is a title for a specific taste profile as opposed to the name of a farm, washing station, or producer. This year the Kemgin was produced in Chalalacktu and Oromia but have come from Wellega, sidama, and Yirgacheffe in the past. The pronounced ginger and subtle orange are the driving notes in this coffee but you will also find in abundance plenty of lemon, green tea, and molasses.
Roast Profile: I approach our Ethiopia Kemgin pretty aggresively through the drying out stage. I like to have a fair amount of momentum going into first crack and I drastically reduce the flame and level out the curve attempting to stretch the crack. Nearing the end of the crack I boost my flame the last 10 degrees or so, essentially attempting a traditional S-curve. The overall goal here is to somewhat temper the acidity, while accenting the florals and developing a juicier mouth feel and sweetness.


Company: Metropolis Coffee Company
Roaster: Sean Capistrant
Machine: Probat UG-15
Farm: Guji Oromo
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Guji Zone of Shakiso
Variety: Heirloom
Processing: Washed
Certifications: Organic
Source/Importer: Coffee Shrub
Info: We have nothing but great things to say about this coffee. Not only is it a pleasure to roast, but the overall versatility of this coffee has kept me excited. It had been a while since I had cupped a real 'head-turner', so to speak. What jumps out at you first is the complexity. It goes in some many directions all at once; like a David Axelrod piece (no, not the one with the mustache). Bright lemon flavor with floral overtones dissipating into a toffee finish. This coffee sings loud at so many roast levels. We are proud to serve this exceptional coffee. We are once again truly excited about Ethiopian coffees.
Roast Profile: The complexity of this coffee allows me to go in so many different directions. What I want to highlight is the sweet lemon and floral flavors. This coffee has a delicate tea-like body and crisp acidity at this roast level, as well. I wanted for this coffee to drink much like a lemonade.


Company: Madcap Coffee
Roaster: Ryan Knapp
Machine: Dietrich IR-12
Farm: San Sebastian
Origin: Colombia
Region: La Plata, Huila
Variety: Cattura and Bourbon
Processing: Washed
Certifications: N/A
Source/Importer: Virmax
Info: We have been buying San Sebastian for the past 5 harvests. What I love about this coffee is that it is an effort of really precise selection. All of this coffee comes from growers of OCCICAFE which contains a few hundred growers. To build this particular lot 100's of small lots are cupped and only about 30 are selected to build the desired profile of the San Sebastian each harvest. For the lots chosen to be put into this lot, the growers are paid a premium. Lots that are not selected for this blend of San Sebastian find a home in lower quality blends. What I love is the clarity, clean and sweet flavor that comes as a result of 30+ farmers who are growing, milling and drying their coffee separately - but at the same top-notch standard.
Roast Profile: The San Sebastian was roasted on an IR-12 Dietrich in 18 pound batches. We've found the 67% capacity batch size is where we can maximize sweetness in the roast. The total roast time for this coffee is about 12 minutes and spans 2 minutes and 20 seconds following the first crack. We slowly reduce heat from the drum throughout the roast approaching the first crack, and then slightly increasing the heat input in the final minute of the roast.


Company: Allegro Coffee
Roaster: Bob Goldman
Machine: 120K Probat
Farm: Mamuto
Origin: Kenya
Region: Kirinyaga
Variety: SL28 and SL34
Processing: Kenya processing, washed, dried on raised beds
Certifications: N/A
Source/Importer: Dormans/Olam Specialty
Info: Kenya Mamuto Estate, Kirinyaga District, AA and Peaberry micro lots, Direct Farm Purchase (not an auction lot) Bought via C. Dormans/Olam Specialty Imported. Elevation: 1500 meters, Farm size: 23 Acres total, 13 acres in coffee, Farm Owners: Walter and Muthoni Mathagu. I can't find my notes on the farm so I don't have much info. I know Walter and Mathoni made up the name Mamuto from combining their two names with the names of their children. Walter worked for the government as an agricultural office for 17 years where he learned his coffee farming skills and coffee knowledge. And Muthoni has always helped run the farm and did so for many years while Walter worked. They also have some dairy cows and mixed food crops on the portion of the farm not dedicated to coffee.
Roast Profile: Our Mamuto profile: roast charged at 370 degrees, brought rolling first crack at 375 degrees between 8-8:30 minutes, reduced flame and coasted up to 398 degrees, cut flame and let ramp up to 402 degrees and dropped. Total roast time 12 minutes. Goal was to find a balance between the acidity, body and aromatics of the Mamuto. Didn't want it to be too acid forward, but to still have some juicy black berry and grapefruit punch.


Company: Verve Coffee Roasters
Roaster: Ian Levine
Machine: Probat UG-15
Farm: Konga Cooperatives
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Variety: Heirloom
Processing: Washed
Certifications: Organic at Co-op level
Source/Importer: Café Imports
Info: For the last five years we have offered coffee from the Konga Coop. Yirgacheffe has always been one of our favorite regions from any producing nation, and we think that Konga produces the gem of the entire region. Colby Barr has been visiting Konga over the past three harvests and has been lucky enough to see a rise in the quality of the lots that he has chosen over all of those years. This year he cupped a vast array of samples while at Konga and fell in love with a few. He also found five other lots from around Yirgacheffe that he knew he wanted to have. The lots from Konga fell through the cracks and were swooped up by an importer. When he arrived back in Santa Cruz he went to work finding where is adored lots of Konga had gone. Café Imports had just received their shipment of coffees that they had brought in from Ethiopia including three farmer-specific lots as well as one sole Konga lot. We roasted the samples upon arrival, and Colby fell in love with two coffees. One was a farmer-specifc lot from a man named Birhanu Bali Jilo, and the other, which he knew had to be Konga by the taste, was in fact Konga. So, what seemed like a chance that Konga would end its run of years-in-a-row on our menu, turned out to be a deal at the 25th hour. We are grateful that coffee buying is a mix of determination, timing, relationship-building and ability to taste coffee, but also you just need some luck every now and then. That luck is why we are fortunate to offer Konga this year.
Roast Profile: Our Konga was roasted on a 15 kilo Probat. The approach was pretty simple; high ramp throughout with two short interludes of less heat. We put all of our burners on to near capacity starting after the turn and allow for 6 minutes of uninterrupted heat development, at 8 minutes we lessen the half burner and 11 minutes we lessen the full burner and allow the roast to reach 403 bean bed temperature.


Company: Irving Farms Roasting Company
Roaster: Clyde Miller
Machine: Diedrich CR-60
Farm: Coopac
Origin: Rwanda
Region: Lake Kivu
Variety: Bourbon
Processing: Washed
Certifications: Organic, Fair Trade
Source/Importer: Royal NY
Info: Founded in 2001, Coopac is a collective of coffee farmers around Lake Kivu, in the Nya-myumba region of Rwanda. The coop was organized to provide technical assistance and improved marketability for the producers of coffee in this region. Since 2001 the coop has grown from 100 members to a little over 2000 members. This year marks their first lot of Organic Certified coffee, and we’re excited to have the first ever Organic coffee from Rwanda. The farmer members of this coop usually have only about a quarter hectare of land each, and because of their small size the technical assistance and coop structure are vital to their farms. Coopac has multiple washing stations to ensure that ripe cherry gets processed quickly after picking, and employs modern mechanical de-pulpers, and fermentation tanks. This equipment helps the coop produce quality coffee and protect the environment. Their techniques have won them a reputation for great coffees, including multiple “cup of excellence” winning coffees. This coffee was produced in their tradition, and has the unique hallmarks of washed bourbon from Rwanda.
Roast Profile: The roaster used for Rwanda is a Deidrich CR-60, going into this I wanted to get as much potential from this coffee I could. The profile was quick from start to just about 1st crack at 15-19 deg. per minute. In that time frame the quality of color was very even through out, and at 8:11/ 347deg. the roast was generating a sweet cinnamon aroma. 1st was a 10 min at 382 deg at that time the ratio was 10-15 deg per min it was still a quick roast with under 2 min from 1st to finish with a sweet plum/raisin just before drop.


Company: Blue Bottle Coffee
Roaster: Todd Weiler
Machine: 1965 Probat UG22
Farm: Cenfrocafe
Origin: Peru
Region: Cajamarca
Variety: Typica, Bourbon, Pache, Caturra, and Catimor
Processing: Washed and Swiss Water Decaffeinating process
Certifications: Fair Trade, Organic
Source/Importer: Zephyr Green Coffee
Info: You’ve made the shift. Choosing the health benefits of free-range and organic, eating in-season, and paying closer attention to what goes in your body. And, what doesn’t. So it makes sense that reducing caffeine is a part of your healthy lifestyle. But many people are surprised to learn that to decaffeinate coffee, most processes use chemical solvents to remove the caffeine. The Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company is the only company in the world that uses water from the coast mountains of British Columbia and the proprietary Swiss Water® Process to decaffeinate coffee. 0% methylene chloride. 0% ethyl acetate and 99.9% caffeine free. Be sure you know what you’re drinking.
Roast Profile: I tried to approach the SWP decaf peru with a bit of caution. I have found Swiss Water's to be pretty volatile in the roaster, almost like a natural. Too much aggression always seems to produce more surface oils and a carbon in the cup. I like to drop at a higher charge temp with lower flame, then I gradually raise flame to full strength about 2-3 minutes before first crack I begin to gradually decrease my flame finishing with little to no flame. It produces a pretty standard roasting curve. after cupping it today I realized why SWP chose this coffee to rep, its a super sweet cup with chocolate and tart cherry juice notes. candied lemon peel and nice spice finish.

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