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My last couple batches came out a bit darker than I intended, so I decided to knock a few minutes off of my roast time to see if maybe I can get something more in the full city range.  I usually get a nice  “full city on the plus side” roast at 24, but lately the Nesco has been really cooking the beans. I do not know if I need to clean it, open it up and fiddle with it, or start saving up for a new roaster that is both bigger and badder.  I was also thinking it was maybe some kind of power flux thing or whatever. The dang thing just seemed to a little off.

This time however, I think it cooked them exactly as a 22 minute setting should and I ended up with a pretty light roast. It looked about city plus, since it had a bit of uniform brown to it, but it was not even close to the second crack.

Well, anyway, at least is wasn’t vienna again. I was getting a bit tired of the overwhelming body and cocoa-charcoal like flavor I was getting from all of my coffee and would welcome something a bit more bright and acidic.  The unique lemon-berry taste of this guatemalan import really comes out in this ultra light roast. It makes for a cup the is brighter than sunshine itself. Sometimes, I have to look down to make sure that I am not really drinking warm lemonade. Well not as potent as the liberca, the kind of odd taste of the bean kinda of grows on you.

If only I had gotten it just a bit darker.

I might need to buy another batch, just to see if I can get this baby nailed. Excuse me as I go wash my Nesco.

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