O.K. you have convinced me. I ordered some 1/2 lb bags with the degassing valve. I plan to order some fresh roast from either Big Roy or Thunder next trip. I will wait till my last full day there so I get the fresh roast and I will repack into the degassing bags immediatley.
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Where did you order the bags from LLAP?Originally Posted by LLAP
EBay under this description. - Home Roaster Coffee Valve Bags 8oz. Size (1/2 Lb) - 10 ct
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Conquering Lion Coffee available @ Canoe Bar for 1500J ( about 17$ us) Please order ahaed for large amounts!
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thunder has blue mountain cocoa as well . . .
Monk, thanks for the input. I have read about the Old Tavern but have yet to find it sold in Mo Bay or Negril. From the website they sell a box with ten half pound bags...Problem is it is a long trip over there to the farm...They willship it to the states but it is very expensive...Thunder bags his in one pound bags with the valves I do believe. I furnished my own container but saw his bags....Can anyone post a retail outlet on the west side of the island that carries the Old Tavern....
BE A TRAVELR
you *might* be able to get them to ship it via knutsford to mobay.
sorting coffee- this is often done by hand and it is grueling. you are looking for peaberry, any weevil damaged beans, stones, etc.
coffee is graded by screen size. if you look close you will see some peaberry, a bean which is round. this is desired because the roasting wisdom is that a round bean roasts more evenly thus ensuring the best quality and highest level of control over the roasting cycle.
PS on a few occasions US customs gave me a hard time coming through with large amounts of loose coffee- in excess of 50lbs. This happened both roasted and green. *Technically* green beans are a kind of seed, and when you enter the country there is no longer a bill of rights lol. US Customs knifed through a shyte ton of coffee I once picked up from Conquering Lion, and proceeded to put their hands through about 30lbs of it before I was able to stop them and firmly request any further searching in that manner be conducted with gloves on.
St. Michael from a wall mural in a coffee chapel so to speak.
The "Founder" one of the Coffee man elders. This is a pic of a pic.
"I beseech thee, my lord , let this venture be mine..."
-Sir Gawain
A few years ago I brought back 40 lbs...I had a colapsable cooler filled with 20 bags of it and checked it...It was packed tight...We cleared customs in Memphis...When we got to our destination 5 lbs were missing out of the cooler...The baggage handlers in MEM were kind and only took the top layer...They can make a couple of hundred bucks a day just hitting the inbound Jamaica flight...I wonder how many other folks have had part of their stash lifted...I had a friend that had several of his bags cut open and he had a reciept showing where he bought it....
BE A TRAVELR
Take the people's advice and buy your coffee from Thunder or Big Roy. PERIOD...
The best alternative, of course, is to trek up to the top of the mountain, meet the people that grow the beans, taste the fresh berries, enjoy freshly roasted coffee in the altitude of the Blue Mountain, and take plenty pics so that you always have memories. Alternatively, once you get your beans home ...... try roasting (or re-roasting) your beans in a hot skill for a minute before you put your beans in a coffee grinder.....brings back a bit of fresh roast flavor!!
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