I’m going to Nyeri!

These Green Coffee Beans are Decaf beans, and they really are quite brown!

Nyeri is a district in the Central Province of Kenya, in Africa.  I'm gonna be going there!  Well, through my coffee cup, anyway!  That's right, I'm not going to physically go there and visit the place, but I just got two coffees that originated from the Nyeri area in Kenya!  Yes, the Postman visited yesterday to notify me that my fifteen pound box of green coffee beans had arrived and were ready to be picked up at the main Davao Post Office, so I headed down there and picked them up right away! Within 15 minutes after getting home with my box of beans, I was already at the stove and roasting them too!  I was so excited, because Kenya … [Read more...]

Building a stash

Stash

I just got started in the Specialty Bean hobby a few months ago.  I am working to build up a stash.  What's a stash?  Well, it is a supply of various green coffee beans.  Sort of just how the word sounds... it's a variety of coffee beans that you have put away for your supply for the months to come. A few minutes ago, I was brewing a cup of Rwanda Cup of Excellence for myself, and got thinking that my green bean stash has been growing.  It's still small compared to others, but I'm starting to build up a little pride in my efforts.  I made a list of all the greens I have on hand, and I was also wondering about others.  How many … [Read more...]