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Do you have the original 1600, or the update 1600 Plus? Wondering if it’s worth updating to the Plus.
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I guess it is good though. I normally get anywhere from 4-10 pounds at a time, 1 pound bags so if I could roast more, I will be more invested... the smaller batches help me save money I think...
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Any luck roasting yet?
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No sir, between life and the weather.. I haven't even hardly been outside my house other than work.
I need to as I am down to store bought ground coffee...that I have been using in my AeroPress.
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You’ll get to it when you can. I’m out of the Brazilian I roasted a while back. Back to straight store bought Peruvian whole bean. Once that’s gone, I have a bag of store bought Colombian. I’ll get back to roasting soon myself.
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I have not yet. I actually had some I forgot I roasted back early in January that I am almost done with... Should be tasting the newer stuff by the weekend.
It sure smells good. I am trying to find the bag of what I roasted.
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For the Behmor roasters, you guys roast indoors at all? I really need something I can roast indoors without making a crazy mod to vent it outside.
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I'm pretty sure that the Portland guys roast in the garage. Would that work for you? Noise, dust, and odor are a bit much, according to them. Me, I let others do the roasting and trade money or cigars for the finished product.
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If I had my garage, the Fresh Roast works good. Unfortunately, my garage is not accessible as my sister is living with me and using it for storage currently. if I had my garage back, it would sure solve a few hurdles I have right now.
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Have My Own Room
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I guess I'm a bit of a noob. I had been roasting for a bit using a Whirly Pop with metal gears, outdoors on my deck using a camp stove. I like a very dark French roast equivalent so just at the tail end of 2nd crack to just beyond. Lots of smoke. I tried it the first time inside on my stove since I had a nice hood vent that dumps outside. Bad idea. Whole house stunk for a week or two.
![]() I would sift the chaff via a colander and another large bowl. I'd pour it into a mason jar with the lid offset to breath overnight and usually by morning it was usable. I was using good beans so far as I know, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe I found on Amazon. I was getting 5lb packages, roasting 8-12 oz batches. I saw earlier in the thread about shelf life. I read green coffee beans have a 50 year shelf live if kept cool, dark, dry, and sealed. No special oxygen absorbers or anything needed. I appreciate this thread. I have no clue about roasters but I am considering starting to roast again. I do have major space constraints but I will no longer have cold weather to contend with so that's a bonus for outdoor roasting. I'd love to hear any suggestions on beans/roasters. I don't like acidity much in my coffee. The Ethiopian Yirgacheffe was very acidic tasting at lighter roasts but it disappeared when fully roasted. I am open to lighter roasts but I don't want the acidity that so many people tend to like.
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I did when I had my Behmor. Roasted in the basement. Used a shop vac to clean up the chaff. Made the house smell like roasted coffee for a couple days. I live alone, so it didn’t bother me.
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Mine never went off. But it’s located on the ceiling leading up the stairs.
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I guess I can just pull the few I have.
I just want to get back to roasting...I am out of my coffee and soon will be buying store bought, ugh.
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When I roasted, I set up my Behmor under our hood vent. When cooked, I vacuumed the chaff. My family didn’t mind the aroma of roasted coffee. As for the alarm, that is a problem. We pulled the one in the kitchen. I generally don’t produce enough smoke to set off the alarms in the other parts of the house. That said, I have set off the alarm in the hallways outside the bedrooms. That’s fun while roasting coffee late!
This took a back seat while I was in seminary. I haven’t returned to it as I’ve been ordering beans from Coava in Portland. Every two weeks we receive 1 day delivery of beans roasted within 2-3 days of delivery. It would be cheaper to order from Sweet Maria’s and roast my own, but I have enough projects to complete. This is one less thing I need to do for now. I’ll get back to it eventually! |
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