Remember last week, I wrote about a roasting that I did on some Yirg? It was ugly, but I was hoping it would be delicious. Well, I am happy to report that on my fourth roasting attempt, I was finally able to reproduce the delicious Yirg results that I got the first time I roasted it! After going too light, then too dark, I finally hit it right on!
Unfortunately, that was a small batch that I roasted, though, and I’ve already drank all of it! You see, I was tired of wasting good coffee beans when I wasn’t doing a good job of roasting, so I decreased the batch size until I hit on the proper results! And, I did it!
Like I said, those beans are gone already, but I just finished roasting a little over a half pound, and they look quite good too. As a matter of fact, I am expecting this latest batch to be my best yet. They just have a “good look” about them, so I am confident. And, this time the beans will last me for a lot longer, since it’s a bigger roast.
I was very close to buying a coffee roaster recently, because I was tired of my poor roasts. Problem is, I enjoy the pan roasting. It is challenging, and it is just something that I find kind of fun. Putting beans in a machine and pushing a button doesn’t appeal to me as much as roasting on the stove top, so for now, I am going to stick with what I am doing. I will, most likely, get a roaster someday down the road, but for now, I want to perfect my pan roasting technique.
So, just to reiterate, I’m happy to report delicious results on the Yirg! How do you tell if it is good? Well, for me, it has a hint of a Chai Tea flavor to it, and some fruitiness to boot!
hi Bob!
Where could one get an inexpensive grinder here in Davao? A hand grinder would be nice… if not i’ll make do with a pestle and mortar HAHAHA
yeah, the blade grinder will serve the purpose while starting out. ngay, i’d say a burr grinder should be the grinder to get for french press, so you can uniformly grind coarse. but if you can’t find one, the grind from a blade grinder using freshly roasted beans is still better than those well-packed branded coffees ground 6 months or a year ago. rick, the best hand grinders are those made by zassenhaus, in germany. i have one, and it works great. expensive, though. brand new price is comparable with taht of a new electric burr grinder, like my bodum antigua.
Hi Rick – Thanks for stopping by! I got my grinder at G-Mall, in the appliances section. It’s a simple blade grinder, and cost about P500, maybe P550. The manufacturer is 3D.
Hi ngay – Thanks for dropping by and sharing that information. I did see one burr grinder at SM Appliance Center, but the reviews that I found for that model online were not too good. I think it was about P2k or so if I remember correctly. I must say, I am pretty happy with my blade grinder. Yeah, I get some sludge in the bottom of my cup, but that doesn’t bother me. Do you think that a better grind will change the taste of the coffee?