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Roasting up a few pounds for present. Ethiopian, Colombian and my "special" blend :D
Then I'll do a couple small batches of Guatemala Retiro de Quisayal from Klatch.

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Well I pressed my first batch I roasted up Tuesday and I definitley beleive it was way underdone. I will try again tonight maybe.

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I am gonna try my second roast today, haven't decided which bean. Maybe I'll do the same beans I did my first batch with so I can do a fair comparison. The wife gave me a bodum French press for Xmas, now I don't have to bring mine home from work every week. I love my wife.

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I got a 8.5 pound rib roast in the roaster does that count?

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6...d93c08341f.jpg
My second roast attempt. I think it is better than my last one but still not as dark as I like it.

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My wife got me a roaster for Christmas.. I have some store bought beans to finish before I try my first roast.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...nR/roaster.jpg

Along with that, I got 2 pounds of Nicaragua and Sumatra Mandheling green coffee beans.

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That's the one I am using. Make sure you watch some youtube vids before using it. The factory setting is 20 on the screen but I am finding I must go much longer than that. The image above was set at 26.
The last 5 minutes is a cool down mode so the time you set is actually 5 minutes less. This unit requires much more time to roast than most others.

You can add or subtract minutes during roast but if you let it hit the 5 minute mark it will jump into cool down mode and then it is too late to add another minute.

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humm.. I do like mine dark. I will have to research this one more before I use it and make sure it is one I want then.

Thanks for the heads up.

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I think it will get them dark, it just takes some time. If you use less beans they will get darker quicker. You will see the glass has two levels on it, the dark roast and the full line. Mine was at the full line.
Watching the youtuvbe videos it seems people have all different times that work for their roaster, so I think it requires some playing aorund with.
I would suggest setting it for 25 and watching it closely. If it hits 6 minutes remaining and is still too light in color hit another minute and repeat until it is the darkness you prefer. It always comes out lighter than it looks in the roaster IMO. If it gets dark enough sooner just hit the cool down button when ready.

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I will for sure watch some videos and see about it while I am finishing the store bought coffee I have.

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Looking forward to it. Little nervous for the first roast...

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You have to be brave. :D

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Negrita....a lot of it.

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Malabar,Maui,and some Sidamo..........
I tried roasting a blend that turned out wonderfully, Rwanda and Honduras, to full city.I call it Rwanduras,makes a lovely espresso,and is stellar in a drip unit.Rich, full low notes,nutty middle flavors,silky body and lingering finish...........Toss in some Antigua for a citrus snap.........

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What do you store the roasted beans in?

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I put them into a zip lock freezer bag. I leave the bag open for 24 hours then seal it up.

Also I finally got my roaster working better. I had to only fill it up to the dark roast line and I run it for 27 minutes total including cool down. Time may vary on each unit and each type of bean.

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Today I'm roasting:
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/b75bd9d9.jpg
The results:
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...s/eb5d812f.jpg

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