I had a bag of beans where the smell was quite apparent. Ended up dividing the bag in 2, putting aside the half that smelled more intense of potato. Did this a few times over with the affected beans until I was left with 10g of beans. Ground it up just to check and yip, potato. Now the rest of the bag smells like coffee again 😅
It's very rare, I have only came across it once and had no idea what it was. Was only recently that I read about this and thought it would be cool to share.
@@SilkyNoah The brewer that I use is the Kalita Wave, with a flat bottom and 3 drain holes, so the flavor will differ slightly from the v60. Currently I am using the classic method with a 1:17 ratio, however I am also playing with the 4:6 method, but I haven't been able to consistently adjust the sweetness as the method states. Do you notice a noticeable difference when you do it?
So there's a slight gamble on buying a batch of these beans and getting that potato taste. Save those bad batches for people who are curious about the potato smell and taste.
Well, the "bad" ones don't really come in batches, it's really just 1 or 2 beans that you might get in your bag. But yeah, if you happens to come across some you can definitely save the ground for show and tell, though I would imagine the smell might dissipate over time, never tried before.
@@XICups Got it, I see. If you were to get a batch with the potato beans in it, is it basically just manually sorting through all of the beans until you come across the 1 or 2 of them? And then just pluck them out and can use the other ones in future grinds?
@@Rakerong Well not really. So when you first open the bag, you MIGHT smell a hint of potato, and that will tip you off to the fact that there are a bean or two in there that's affected. However you wont be able to pin point which bean it is. That's why I suggest that when you make the coffee just grind them in small 10 gram portions, if a portion smells like potato, then you put them aside or throw them out, purge the grinder and continue making your coffee. All in all it's a rare occurrence, so just practice a bit of caution when you are using beans from those regions.
@@RakerongSorry for the late reply. So there isn't a way to identify the beans without grinding them, as they look identical to normal ones. Like I said, grind in small batches and try to isolate the grinds that have the smell. And yes the rest of the beans are fine to use.
@@XICups No problem, and thanks for the info. It seems like more of a random occurrence instead of a major issue. If you happen to have this brand of beans and get a potato batch, just dump and do another grind.
