So I obtained some Ethiopia DP Haile Selassie Sidamo from a previous order made by my girlfriend that I wanted to test as a known entity in the new roaster. We have been drinking Ethiopia DP Haile Selassie Sidamo for the past month or more from a 20# bag order at the end of it’s availability with Sweet Maria’s. We had a previous sampler sized bag of this and liked it and thus bought a large bag of it. Unfortunately, while it was good, it did not taste much like the original that she had had for some time. It was still good but it was not as good.
The new roaster appears to be very comparable for flavors being developed with the SR500 and the Plus 8 regardless of if you are using a lighter or darker roast changing only the roaster being used. The older sampler appears to yield fruity flavor while the new one did not. The new one appears to improve with longer 2-3+ day rest periods. The only thing I can say with this bean is that the flavors must have changed due to differences in the packaging and how it was stored from the original delivery (which IMO appeared to match the review by Tom exactly) and the final order toward the end of it’s availability that seemed like something entirely different. In either case it was good coffee but the original seemed better.
Today having done a basic test roast yesterday of the original and letting it rest overnight I have tasted it black, with sugar, and with vanilla creamers. It seems comparable to what I was getting previously with the Plus 8 roaster. In preparation for tomorrow’s coffee I have roasted two Ethiopia’s for a “Ethiopia comparison”.
Ethiopia DP Haile Selassie Sidamo
- 6.0 to 4.0 – Minimal churn.
- Low Heat
- 100% Fan
- 4.0 to 3.0 – @ 4.0 Turning amber to tan range. 3/4 inch expansion. Medium churn.
- Set High Heat
- Set 50% Fan
- 2.8 – Initial First Cracks reached. Partial brown color. High churn. 2 inch expansion.
- 2.4 – Rolling First Cracks. Full brown color.
- 0.7 – End of First Crack period.
- 0.2 – Initial sparse 2nd cracks.
- 0.0 – Automatic switched to Cool.
- Cool
- Set 100% Fan
Aroma: Initial aroma strong coffee, spice, woody. 1 hour rest aroma including buttery.
Chaff: Significant
Ethiopia FTO DP Sidamo Shoye Union
- 6.0 to 4.0 – Minimal churn.
- Low Heat
- 100% Fan
- 4.0 to 3.2 – @ 4.0 Turning amber to tan range. 1/2 inch expansion. Medium churn.
- Set High Heat
- Set 50% Fan
- 3.1 – Initial First Cracks reached. Partial brown color. High churn. 1.75 inch expansion.
- 2.7 – Rolling First Cracks. Full brown color.
- 0.9 – End of First Crack period.
- 0.3 – Initial sparse 2nd cracks.
- 0.1 – Forced to Cool.
- Cool
- Set 100% Fan
Aroma: Initial aroma virtually non existant. Some light woody and mild coffee smell. 1 hour rest similar to immediate DP Haile Selassie Sidamo.
Chaff: Significant
