https://old.bill.dev/tags/congo/ Recent content in Congo on Bill Glover Hugo en-gb hello@bill.dev (Bill) hello@bill.dev (Bill) Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:05:36 +0100 https://old.bill.dev/notes/advent-of-coffee-2022/20221212-day12-karango/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000hello@bill.dev (Bill) https://old.bill.dev/notes/advent-of-coffee-2022/20221212-day12-karango/ <h2 id="day-12">Day 12</h2> <table> <tr><th>Name</th><td>Karango</td></tr> <tr><th>Grower</th><td>A collective of smallholder farmers</td></tr> <tr><th>Origin</th><td>Democratic Republic of the Congo</td></tr> <tr><th>Variety</th><td>Bourbon</td></tr> <tr><th>Process</th><td>Washed</td></tr> <tr><th>Roast</th><td>Light</td></tr> <tr><th>Acidity</th><td>Grape</td></tr> <tr><th>Mouthfeel</th><td>Juicy</td></tr> <tr><th>Hints of</th><td>Blackcurrant & apricot</td></tr> <table> <h3 id="preparation">Preparation</h3> <p>Time: 12:00</p> <p>Washed the filter, warmed the mug and prepared hot water. Water temperature was 95.2ºC. Measured 21g coffee and poured 50ml over the coffee to wet it. Waited 30s and pured over a further 250ml water, keeping the filter funnel about half full.</p> <h3 id="observation">Observation</h3> <p>The coffee grounds smelled like the bark of a sour fruit tree. I couldn&rsquo;t place the fruit.</p> https://old.bill.dev/notes/advent-of-coffee-2022/20221203-day03-muungano/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 11:30:00 +0000hello@bill.dev (Bill) https://old.bill.dev/notes/advent-of-coffee-2022/20221203-day03-muungano/ <h2 id="day-3">Day 3</h2> <table> <tr><th>Name</th><td>Muungano</td></tr> <tr><th>Grower</th><td>A collective of smallholder famrers</td></tr> <tr><th>Origin</th><td>Democratic Republic of the Congo</td></tr> <tr><th>Variety</th><td>Bourbon</td></tr> <tr><th>Process</th><td>Natural</td></tr> <tr><th>Roast</th><td>Light</td></tr> <tr><th>Acidity</th><td>Orange</td></tr> <tr><th>Mouthfeel</th><td>Velvety</td></tr> <tr><th>Hints of</th><td>Maraschino cherries</td></tr> <table> <h3 id="preparation">Preparation</h3> <p>Time: 15:30</p> <p>Washed the filter, warmed the mug and prepared hot water. Water temperature was 98.6ºC. Measured 20g coffee and poured 25ml over the coffee to wet it. Waited 30s and pured over a further 300ml water, keeping the filter funnel about half full.</p> <h3 id="observation">Observation</h3> <p>If the smell of the coffee were a musical note it would be high pitched. The smell itself was subtle but with hints of an earthy bitterness. In the mug, the musical notes drop a few octaves and we start to detect smells of toasting.</p>