SavinaRed said:
Same here ... hence not using homebrewtalk ...
Scuba_Steve said:
Me three. I like Kenyan/Rwandan most, and Central and South American least ...
Coffee Roasters
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Same here ... hence not using homebrewtalk ...
Me three. I like Kenyan/Rwandan most, and Central and South American least ...
My first coffee roasting.
Just finished it and waiting for it to cool enough to put in a bag.
6oz in my popper, had to keep adding or it would spit out. Beans did not move much except the center till a little later I guess when they started to become lighter. Some "Burnt" ones, but will see tomorrow, might just pick the black ones out.
Listened for the cracks, initially sounded low like popping corn, then later high like a roaring fire, so Im guessing its the high pitch you have to look for. Would only hear the odd one now and then so I went with colour. The odd puff of smoke but in general not as I expected, could do it inside next time, did it in the garage and its -24c right now, probably colder.
I am surprised, they do look good
Just finished it and waiting for it to cool enough to put in a bag.
6oz in my popper, had to keep adding or it would spit out. Beans did not move much except the center till a little later I guess when they started to become lighter. Some "Burnt" ones, but will see tomorrow, might just pick the black ones out.
Listened for the cracks, initially sounded low like popping corn, then later high like a roaring fire, so Im guessing its the high pitch you have to look for. Would only hear the odd one now and then so I went with colour. The odd puff of smoke but in general not as I expected, could do it inside next time, did it in the garage and its -24c right now, probably colder.
I am surprised, they do look good
Cool ...
I have some green one's, a popper, and an extension cord ...
I need only to Just Do It!
I have some green one's, a popper, and an extension cord ...
I need only to Just Do It!
Making some this morning, 3 coffee spoons, smells real good, (Making it as I type), Left it for 10 min, darker now. Initialy their was allot of gaseous exchange, floating grounds, now settled.
First taste, very nice, sweet, smooth and mild taste, a hint of bitterness trying to get out but stays smooth (no milk or anything added), can definitely drink it without milk.
Well thats that, never going to buy roasted coffee again lol, I just drank half of it, so good, can just drink it down in one
First taste, very nice, sweet, smooth and mild taste, a hint of bitterness trying to get out but stays smooth (no milk or anything added), can definitely drink it without milk.
Well thats that, never going to buy roasted coffee again lol, I just drank half of it, so good, can just drink it down in one
This guy uses the same one I have and he used 5oz (150gr), If I make a parchment funnel so they dont spit out I can then do 5oz next time and they will move better.
https://youtu.be/RRRYXjP7LsQ
https://youtu.be/RRRYXjP7LsQ
Just finished second batch, Decaf, 5oz 7min.
More darker ones. Walking into the Garage I could smell the first roasting, so I can see why not to do it inside, Garage had a light smoke about it.
So try it tomorrow evening. Smells good
More darker ones. Walking into the Garage I could smell the first roasting, so I can see why not to do it inside, Garage had a light smoke about it.
So try it tomorrow evening. Smells good
dragonsfire said:Just finished second batch, Decaf, 5oz 7min.
More darker ones. Walking into the Garage I could smell the first roasting, so I can see why not to do it inside, Garage had a light smoke about it.
So try it tomorrow evening. Smells good
I think your roasting too much at once. I never get that much inconsistency. All my beans look right about the same. For my popper, 3.5 oz is the magic number.
I use whatever popper I can get at a garage sale for $1 or less. I generally use about a cup of coffee bean. I let it go for about 5 minutes and then check it every minute afterwards. I roast for expresso beans so as long as they don't get burned i.e. maintain enough moister I'm pretty good.
Mine is 1500w, I started with 3.5 but were thrown out so I kept adding till they stayed in. I used a plastic tube on top to contain them and the base melted, so going to see if an old glass blender with the base off will work and then drop the amount to 4 oz. Having a cup of my first batch now, man that's good, hard to not drink it down in one. Will report on the decaf one tonight. I can smell the bagged coffee in the living room when I get up in the morning, nice smell
The Decaf was great more bitter since I left the Burnt ones in, still smooth and rich and superior to the bought stuff, will pick out the burnt ones now I know worst case scenario if I burn them
Did my 3rd batch this morning. 7min, 4oz, more uniform, might need another minute, give it a try in two days. It took 5min before the cracking starts.
Did a Decaf just now. 7min, 4oz. More even.
