Morning I opened a bag of Ethiopian Guji Grade 1 from Coffeelink this morning and the beans look like I’ve never seen before. The best I can describe it is like they’ve been cocoa dusted ! Can anyone advise if this is normal for this kind of bean or is it a faulty Batch from the roaster? They smell pretty nice actually - no burned notes etc [URL=https://i.imgur.com/QTNXzHi.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QTNXzHi.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=https://i.imgur.com/bFd75mi.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/bFd75mi.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=https://i.imgur.com/VGnxlmK.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/VGnxlmK.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

It been funny or anything but… what does the dust taste of? I’m wondering with something went a little off with the packaging and chaff dust got into your bag. Or is it ground coffee? I personally never seen anything like it.

@"MediumRoastSteam"#p28448 I tasted it and can’t say! Maybe they’ve been doing a ground coffee order for someone and had a bit of accident ? I actually made a drink with it now, it grinds fine and tasted ok as well. All the years and not seen something like this !

@"prezes"#p28449 - put the coffee into a pasta colander or equivalent, place a hoover next to it and stir the beans with a wooden spoon in order to remove the dust, if you so wish. 👍😊

@"MediumRoastSteam"#p28452 good idea lol

Never seen anything like it. Well I have, if I was asked, the dust looks similar to what you can get on green coffee containers? Although that dust is light beech in colour. I don't see how it could get on roasted coffee though? Plus any "dust" would be removed by the airflow through the roaster and also by the cooling tray?

@"DavecUK"#p28460 I’ll paste their reply here when received

Odd looking beans !

MediumRoastSteam

prezes - also… worthwhile letting the roaster know and ask them. Maybe they have the missing piece of the gigsaw. 😉🤞🤣

prezes

MediumRoastSteam I sent them an email with photos as well so will see what comes back. Very odd! The powder is very fine.

DavecUK

I’d be curious to know what it was as well and whether it’s on all the beans from that sack of coffee?

prezes

DavecUK I’ll paste their reply here when received

Rob1

Similar to what Dave says, looks like the skins you get on sacks of green coffee and there’s more with naturals, which the guji probably is.

My guess is the roaster had the greens in a container, roasted the batch and then put the roasted beans in the same (now empty) container…..though to get that much on them maybe they bagged up the green in the retail packing if they’re roasting small batches to order. Either way, if I’m right, that’s a bad practice and not good food hygiene.

prezes

Received reply today:

Thank you for your email.

Yes, indeed there is a powder on them, that is cinnamon.

We have Guji Grade 1 and Guji Grade 1 with a hint of cinnamon, and by looking at your most recent order I can see the second one was selected on this occasion.

This is very popular among customers, so we would recommend giving it a try as it makes for a lovely cup :).

So they decided to send me a cinnamon coated beans even though this wasn’t my order! Funnily enough how did I not pick up on it?! They had a real spicy aroma but that’s what roasters description was so thought it’s a good match…

Also wondering about the grinder as cinnamon fines will be stuck all over it so most likely clean required.

I enjoyed coffee and service from them previously but having doubts on placing more orders now.

LMSC

prezes a hint of cinnamon,

We often see this as a part of tasting notes. At least, I haven’t heard of cinnamon quoted coffee beans! We never stop learning, do we?

innovations all the way as sky is the limit!

prezes having doubts on placing more orders now.

I wouldn’t be happy and will have similar doubts, unless I had ordered it in error.

Inspector

So yeah there are two different Guji grade 1 Ethiopian beans on their website and one is cinnamon added. If this is not the one you ordered ask for a replacement.

DavecUK

I’ve never heard of sprinkling cinnamon on beans…how did they taste?

P.S. surprised the smell didn’t hit you straight out of the bag, must have been a super light dusting?

LMSC

DavecUK must have been a super light dusting?

Unless

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CoyoteOldMan

LMSC Unless

I’m confused. I thought the coffee was Ethiopian, not Brasilian?

prezes

Just triple checked my order and definitely not ordered cinnamon lol !

Emailed them and asked for replacement or refund.

@DavecUK you get clear cinnamon taste in the coffee which is quite pleasant with this coffee to be fair. I do have my doubts in sprinkling cinnamon into coffee before grinding !

DavecUK

prezes My personal view would be, if you want cinnamon, sprinkle a bit in. I used to, might still have, a chocolate mint (plant)….I used to simply drop a leaf in the hot coffee and let it infuse.

MediumRoastSteam

CoyoteOldMan I’m confused. I thought the coffee was Ethiopian, not Brasilian?

That’s two of us! What does a Brazilian Covid-19 advert has to do with coffee?

It reads:

“Summer without Covid. Look after your own. Do not share utensils for personal use”. (e.g.: forks, skewers , etc)

Now the jokey part:

@LMSC - I think you need to improve upon your Portuguese. I might be able to help. 🤣🤣🤣

On the Cinnamon dusted coffee… That’s a roaster to avoid. Surely if I want cinnamon dusted on my coffee beans I can just do so myself?

Can you imagine what a Guatemalan Mocha would be like? Would they dust it with Cadbury’s instant chocolate powder? 😬

I’m gobsmacked.

LMSC

MediumRoastSteam CoyoteOldMan Jeez! Nothing to do with the origin of coffee. It’s a simple response jovial response re-not picking up the cinnamon dust flavour : unless it’s very lightly dusted or have Covid. 😳🤣

Btw, you can teach me when we get a chance to meet for a cup of coffee at my place! 😊

Anyways, let me stop here as we deviating from the intent of the thread! Have a good day every one.

Doram

MediumRoastSteam Can you imagine what a Guatemalan Mocha would be like? Would they dust it with Cadbury’s instant chocolate powder

Just think of the possibilities - the sky is the limit with all the new tasting notes we can have! ;-)