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Using a pot on the stove top I roasted the beans and ground them with a really old electric blade grinder I found in the back of the holiday house cupboard. Along with a good old moka pot I was able to make surprisingly good coffee! In fact it was better than good. When the grinder broke from excessive use I found a ten pound hammer to “grind” the beans – #desperatetimes – until I was given a hand operated burr grinder. And for the remainder of lockdown the family had to take turns in the “daily grind” – th
When COVID was no longer enough to keep us in, the roasting journey continued. Roasting on the stove turned into roasting in a poitjie pot which led to the development of my favourite blends. Skipping forward … the Aroma Bean line of artisan roasted beans are now available for you to enjoy.
Coffee blending is a science and a artform. Artisan roasters will spend months developing a specific taste – blending beans from different regions, different elevations, soils, processing methods, roasting times…finding the perfect mix of base, mid and high notes (or flavours). Neil – the owner and founder of Aroma Bean – spent time in his own kitchen roasting beans on the stove top – trying various beans, roasting times, and combinations of beans. After trialing countless options he kept coming back to the
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