Coffee Roasting

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by tsolomon

I have a Behmor and only roast in 1/2lbs batches as it just works better that way.

Do you have the original 1600, or the update 1600 Plus? Wondering if it’s worth updating to the Plus.

[CigarSquid]

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...

[CigarSquid]

I haven't got to roast any of my new beans yet... Dang life just keeps me busy... Maybe next week I can!

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

I haven't got to roast any of my new beans yet... Dang life just keeps me busy... Maybe next week I can!

Any luck roasting yet?

[CigarSquid]

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.

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

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.

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.

[CigarSquid]

I finally roasted some coffee on Sunday, can't remember what kind at the moment, but I got it done!!

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

I finally roasted some coffee on Sunday, can't remember what kind at the moment, but I got it done!!

Nice! Have you tried it yet? Should be done degassing.

[CigarSquid]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Nice! Have you tried it yet? Should be done degassing.

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.

[CigarSquid]

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.

[markem]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

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.

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.

[CigarSquid]

Originally Posted by markem

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.

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.

[tsolomon]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

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.

When we lived in Maryland I would roast in the basement during cold weather and use the garage during the warmer months. Now that we live in Florida the Behmor is out on the lanai and that works really well. I'm up to 483 roasts over the past 4 years and I'm considering buying a new roaster.

[357]

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.

[Chainsaw13]

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.

[CigarSquid]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

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.

I don't mind the smell at all, just settling off an alarm is my main concern.

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by garryyjr

I don't mind the smell at all, just settling off an alarm is my main concern.

Mine never went off. But it’s located on the ceiling leading up the stairs.

[CigarSquid]

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.

[gravel]

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!

[CigarSquid]

My hood vent doesn't vent outside, just blows air around.