{January 19, 2011}

Roasting day...again...happens every week and today went by too fast, so I was left with this quick Instagram snapshot of my roasting notebook (denoting roast #17), my stopwatch, and a pen. This is a relatively "new" recipe in that I've only used these beans in those amounts one other time. I really liked how it turned out and for now it is "The" roast. Unfortunately it won't last. I'm running low on my Columbian and Brazilian beans, and knowing my luck (and the reality of coffee), my supplier will be out of either one or both of these beans. This is the love/hate relationship of home roasting. Once you find a blend you love it is almost guaranteed that the next time you go to order the same beans, you're going to be out of luck. The upside is that it pushes you (me) to try new blends and see what you (we) like and don't like. The downside...well that's obvious, right? Nothing like thinking you've "got it" only to discover that once that bag (or bags) of beans is gone, that's it. At least until you find the next "it" blend.

On to the pic...{click to view full size}