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I like the smell of the roasting coffee. I am trying to listen the more i do it.

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Kinda reminds me of burnt popcorn, but the wife hates it so I have to run the stove fan.

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I do my roasting out in the garage, doors open for ventalation.

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Yesterday was:
Costa Rica Finca Bella Vista to Full City,
also some Papua New Guinea & El Salvador to Full City, to make a blend I have been enjoying

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I thought about that, I am worried I would trip the breaker in the middle of a roast. My breakers trip often if I plug a heater in.
I also thought that the temps might keep it from working right, you live in CO though so I guess that isn't a factor?!?

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We have a dedicated plug in the garage that I use, so there is not a chance of tripping it. BUt How cold does it get where you are right now this time of year?

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It gets down in the teens at night and stays around freezing during the day right now. I would say my garage stays about 40 degrees right now.

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I had that happen.. Turn it right back on. Seemed to go fine.. It was only into the roast maybe 5-7 minutes. I moved to the kitchen so I can get other things done. If I am all caught up inside, down to the garage so I can smoke as well!

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That sounds like the temp I roast in. I have not had any issues. When it gets to cold in the garage, my roaster wont work. I like to roast in the garage because my son doesnt like the smell and I usially take the time to smoke and catch up on my fun reading on bullitin boards I am on.

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Good information!
I had some Guat Hunapu that I had roasted on the 23 of Dec...very dark, probably the edge of Vienna. I just start drinking it again (Broken French Press) and it is soooooo good.:dr
I had let it degass for 5 days it has been sitting in a sealed mason since then. I am going to roast it again today like that and let it sit and degass for a while; I want to recreate that same thing.

Mason Jar--loose seal for 24hrs, then tightened down.

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Usually in the mid 40s or higher, in the garage, when I roast. Although I have no problems, with either of my roasters working, when it gets colder.

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I think my picture kind of sucks. The exposure is too light. The beans are darker brown than that. Almost the same dark brown used in the CA theme here. Maybe not quite, but close. Some of the beans have some mild cracking at the edges, but I don't see any oil really and most are more uniform in color rather than splotchy.

The chaff is kind of annoying for me too, but according to SM, it doesnt have any taste. There is one benefit and that is that my plastic bin on my grinder seems to attract most of it instead of coffee, so that's good I guess.

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Yah it must be better than the pic shows. I know, my iphone makes things look different some times too. I just did another roast last night, didn't push it as far. What do you guys think? What would you call this? Full City or FC+ maybe? A little chaff left inside the bean, no oils visible. Still a decent color on it though.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/77ccc1ac.jpg

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No oil or tiny drops of oil = FC and that is good :D

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:tu

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I roasted a 1/2 lb of Colombian Supremo yesterday for a package going out. Gonna do some more today.....getting a little low on fresh roast.

I want to do one of these today....any suggestions?



http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...000_0003-4.jpg


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...000_0002-6.jpg

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I vote Brazil, but they both sound good!
Haha that is funny, you can see my post in the background of your pic!
That reminds me Kevin I need to get a package out to you now that I am feeling more comfortable with my roasts.
I have some new beans on order, I will try to get a little package out after I receive them!

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I have just roasted a zombie blend! It is the left over bits of four different beans I had thrown together!

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:r:noon:r

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Last nights, trying to get a city+ to full city.
You can see the bottom of a darker roast I did just before.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/4a9e46ef.jpg

The "Zombie Blend" is what I call it because I brought all these dead beans back to life! (Not pictured)


I was trying to get a variety of different level roasts (Different beans too):
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/3f133275.jpg

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You sure are roasting a lot. Do you use it all that quick?

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I go through it quick, but I am in a coffee pass that is in shipping to my house now and I am going away in a couple weeks to a cabin in the mountains with a bunch of coffee drinking guys! I am bringing the cigars and coffee:r

There is not as much in those bags as it may appear, they are flattened out. Only about 1/3rd filled up right.

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Ah! I forgot to mention the roast looks good!

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Thanks, you can't really judge any of the pics from an iphone.
I can never get them to look exactly like they are.

Basically I need to do a small roast every other day to make sure I have enough rested coffee available.

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How much is a small roast for you? I'm in the process of determining how much I need to roast per week.

Also, do you have any idea how much weight the beans lose during the roast?

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I have created some of my favorite blends that way.

:tu

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Roasted up some Sumatra Dry Hulled Aceh Bukit. Took it solidly into 2nd crack, should be a Lt. Vienna. This is a funny coffee, takes longer and hotter to get there. This may turn out to be a FC++
Those roasts are looking good, btw :tu

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Thats a good one. The Tarbarita Peaberry is great too.

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Geez, 2 of my favs :banger It was actually a "bater" on which one to roast. Tarbarita next time.

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I am not weighing anything currently. I have a Nesco and it only works well with small batches, I would guess about 1/4 lb (maybe more like 1/3lb)

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I do 130 gram batches in the Fresh Roast.
Coffee loses about 20% of it's weight during roasting.

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Thanks!

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Think I am roasting my Monkey Blend tonight so I can get some into the coffee pass, loving the SM label on this one:
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/b07d649c.jpg

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Can't wait to see what you think of it. I already did my Gniess espresso blend, so I think I'm going to do some single origin for next week instead of the monkey.

What is a coffee pass?

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It is a group pass, people sign up and ship a box around the country adding and subtracting equivalents as they choose. It is a cool way to try different coffee from around the country.

If you don't have access yet, you will before too long:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=52160

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I do have access I just don't look at it all that often I guess. I wouldn't have expected to find a coffee type thread in the cigar section.

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It is a coffee and cigar pass actually, the perfect pairing:r

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Guatemala Acatenango Finca La Soledad
Gonna shoot for just FC

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do it!

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MMMM--MMMMMM..........Roast Monkey.....The Other - Other White Meat.........



Just finished up roasting some Bob-O Link,
Luchadores pacamara,
El Salvador Montecarlos,
and some Burundi Kayanza.

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Sorry coffee passers if you are reading this, the box will not fit anymore coffee and I need to catch up with what I have roasted now before I roast anymore.

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Awwwww

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I roasted some Ethopian Limu Jimma - Alaga Sekala that I got in the SM sampler.

I honestly don't know what it is other than it comes from Etheopia. I tried to get it to City+ according to the recommendations on the bag. I should be able to try it tomorrow!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6...6dcbc2fd_z.jpg

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Looks good.

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Can't wait to hear what you think!

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Gonna do some El Salvador Las Mercedes Pacamara this morning.

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The Ethopian Limu Jimma - Alaga Sekala is very good! It definitely has the notes of citrus they describe. They describe it as being 'bright', but I'm not sure what that means.

I also found out that Limu is the region and that it's on the cusp of what was originally part of the Jimma region, which is why they list both? The Alaga Sekala is the name of the direct trade program they purchase the coffee through.

When I finish this up, I want to try a different region and look for more earthy type flavors. I think I will probably prefer that over the fruit flavors.

I can honestly say that the coffee beats the hell out of dunkin and starbucks.

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Scroll down to see Sweet Maria's def. of Brightness.

http://www.sweetmarias.com/dictionary.php

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If you want "earthy," I suggest some Sumatrans.