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Kenya 'Mika' Roast Comparison
Here's how it all came about. First it was Mike and I going head to head,
modded Rosto air roaster vs. grill based drum roaster using the Kenya Mika beans. Then Simpson chimed in with a desire to compare his propane air roasts with others, so we let him in. Jim and I had been on another thread discussing air vs. drum and talked about him
cloning a drum roast in his modded FR to see how closely he could match the drum roast profile, so he entered the fray also. So all in all, it was an overall roaster/taste comparison, with a side comparison of Jim's clone and my drum roast(which I thought was incredibly similar, except for a difference in roast degree -Jim's was a bit darker- and the expected differences there).
Mike had to postpone his cupping, but he vac sealed the beans, and evidently
they were preserved adequately. Most of us have had a bit of trouble getting
the data into digested form (me included), but now all have reported in and the data is up.
Whew.
Here's my results and observations of each roast
Cupper-- Ed Needham
All samples roasted 7/6, and shipped 'USPS Priority Mail' on 7/7.
Received all six samples in good condition on 7/10.Mike McGinniss roasted using a modified Rosto air roaster
Ted Simpson roasted in his home-built propane-fired air roaster
Jim Schulman roasted in his modified Fresh Roast air roaster
Ed Needham used a home-built five pound grill-based rotisserie drum roaster
Blind cupped each on 7/10 using standard 'bowl-type' cupping method.
Aroma/Frag Acidity Body Flavor Aftertaste +50 total
#1-Mike's 6 7 7 6 7 83
#2-Ed's 6 6 6 7 7 82
#3-Ted's #1 5 6 6 6 7 80
#4-Jim's Full Clone 6 5 6 5 7 79
#5-Jim's Mod Clone 5 6 5 5 5 76
#6-Ted's #2 5 3 4 5 4 71
Mike's roast had a sweet, maple syrup aroma, full, complex and changing blackberry and caramel flavor, and a lingering, non-citrusy, smooth aftertaste.
My roast had a sweet, maple syrup aroma, thick, full bodied blackberry and caramel flavor, and a lingering, non-citrusy, smooth aftertaste.
Ted's #1 roast had a sweet, maple syrup aroma, thick, full bodied flavor, and a long, non-citrusy, smooth aftertaste.
Jim's Full Clone roast had a sweet, aroma with a hint of campfire smoke, thick, thinner bodied flavor, and a long, non-citrusy, smooth aftertaste.
Jim's Modified Clone roast had a sweet, maple syrup aroma, thick, full bodied flavor, and a hint of a citrusy aftertaste.
Ted's #2 roast had a harsh, short lived aroma, a harshness to the flavor that overshadowed some pleasant fruity notes, and a lingering, citrusy and salty aftertaste.
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