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After using a drum roaster for quite some time, I decided to buy an electric fluid bed sample roaster (the model is Santoker Q20), mostly for its ease of use. Because my old-school drum roaster takes too much time to prepare (setup the thermal couple, MS6514 thermal meter, chaff...
Curious to know what data points are interesting to you as you go to buy greens? The intent is to compare Green Sellers to the home roaster market. Who does what well and what appeals to home roasters in terms of how they display their greens for sale. Listing a few besides the...
Haven't thought about roasting my own green beans much - sounds time consuming and like a whole additional can of worms, no thanks! I'm surrounded by awesome local micro roasters.
But I'm also aware that coffee prices are going to spike, so contemplating if it's worth it to...
I just ordered an extra chaff collector cap and plan to drill a hole into it to attach a microphone inside the chaff collector (and maybe also a thermocouple at a later stage). Now I just need to find a suitable microphone. Any recommendations for one that can withstand high...
I'm itching to pull the trigger on some good Kenya coffee. Probably my favorite washed origin. Sweet Maria has the 15% off thing going, but looks like I waited to long on the Nyeri 92.6 point coffee.
I got these beans in a few days ago and took a stab at them last night ... really high hopes! I've never really had Ecuador beans on my radar, but something about Royal's description made them sound irresistible.
The beans themselves: smell amazing. They have a strong fruity...
I've recently encountered a problem were my Huky gets really excited some roasting sessions. It's happened two or three times now, with normal, calm behavior in between.
Basically the problem is that the Huky gets super hot. The roasts really fly. The gas gauge says the normal...
