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Jim 54, Male Clemmons, NC, United States: 3agvqi9lp3n2a; Share

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What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee shop owner

Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Clemmons, NC USA

How many years have you been in the industry?: 1

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills and what you can offer in regards to an exchange.: Actually I sell green coffee beans on the web to home roasters. I am also learning to roast my own coffee at home for my use. I'm not sure about being a barista but I do enjoy roasting my own coffee and I have an inexpensive Delonghi combo unit.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: I would some day like to travel to all the countries that produce coffee, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Brazil, Ethiopia, etc.

About Me:: I like to roast my own coffee and I really enjoy being outdoors especially on a beach and enjoying the ocean.

About My Company:: My business is a grass roots effort to get people to roast their own coffee at home and find out what a joy it is.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: Friendships

Website:: http://www.jimscoffeebeans.com

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I got a BBQ Drum Roaster installed this weekend and I have to say it will take a little getting used to to get the roastes to come out right. I also tasted some Kenya AA for a company, they had an Iced coffee recipe that came out great. Now I know what my next endeavor will be, a cold brew coffee maker. Toddy makes one that sounds easy.

Posted on June 4th, 2008 at 10:27am — 3 Comments (Add)

Kenya AA

I roasted some Kenya AA this week-end. It really roasted nice. I will be trying it real soon. I also roasted a small amount darker for an espresso.

Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 1:04pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Costa Rica 'el tigre'

This morning I drank some espresso made from the el tigre that I roasted darker than the rest. This is a great tasting coffee.

Posted on February 5th, 2008 at 6:04am — No Comments (Add)

Home Roasting

I love home coffee roasting. I have 2 Fresh Roast Plus 8 machines that I use on the week-end. I sell green coffee beans to other home roasters but I use a lot for my own consumption. Last week I roasted Costa Rican 'el tigre'. It was a nice smooth coffee and tasted delicious. This week-end I tried Tanzania Ruvuma but I haven't tried it yet.

Posted on February 4th, 2008 at 12:29pm — 2 Comments (Add)

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At 10:24am on March 28th, 2008, Manuel said…: The previous comment has information of the origin of my coffee. I added a map to my photos, check it out.

At 10:23am on March 28th, 2008, Manuel said…: Colombia%20Santa%20Marta.pdf

At 10:02am on March 28th, 2008, Manuel said…: Jim , so how was the coffee?

At 1:10pm on March 27th, 2008, Darren Reynolds said…: Jim,

Great to see you on BE! Thanks for visiting us online!

Darren

At 6:12pm on March 24th, 2008, Hugh Mooney said…: Jim;

After the long drive to Durham - tell me about the cupping experience at Counter Culture Coffee. Please, I'm trying my best to get a couple of local roasters to do something similar.

At 7:27pm on March 20th, 2008, Pablo Castaneda said…: Go to my profile to listen to the song

At 4:11pm on March 20th, 2008, Hugh Mooney said…: Jim;
Did you order some coffee from Manuel?

Let me know how the cupping goes at Counter Culture.

At 7:19pm on March 8th, 2008, The GreenBean Coffee Espresso & Tea LLC said…: Welcome to the "My home roaster is hot and ready!" group. I'm roasting a Guatemalan HueHue at the moment. Full city, my favorite!

At 9:19am on March 2nd, 2008, Jim said…: Thanks great to know I'll try that.

At 8:35am on March 2nd, 2008, Hugh Mooney said…: Jim;
I think I finally found a good roast for the El Milagro - DARK and very oily, what might be called City++. We brewed some up this am and it was pretty darn good. I told Mary Jo if I roasted it any darker it would be burnt.

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