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Hello from Southern California
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Knowledge |
Posted on 08/14/2019 4:17 PM
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Newbie Posts: 7 Joined: August 14, 2019 |
Hello! I am at square one of my roasting journey and I have no idea where it will lead. All I know is that I love coffee, I love making coffee, and I want to see if I love roasting coffee. I love getting up before the rest of the house in the morning. I love weighing out 16g of beans, weighing out 256g of water, and hand grinding the beans. I love making sure the water temperature is just right. I love brewing coffee with the AeroPress or a pour over or a French Press (but mostly the AeroPress). I love making coffee for friends and enjoying it with them. For a while now I've thought "why not try roasting your own?" So here I am. I don't know exactly which direction I'll go, but I'm leaning towards a DIY roaster because it sounds like a fun project. I like projects because I can spread out the cost over time and have fun learning things along the way. I am not a fine craftsman, but I am handy enough with tools that I believe I can cobble something together that I can use in my garage, and/or wheel outside to use. I envision roasting enough for myself plus some extra to give to friends. I chose the username Knowledge because that's what I'm after. Thanks! |
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snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/15/2019 10:07 AM
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1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 925 Joined: March 03, 2011 |
Welcome. I started with a West bend Poppery. Then I modified it to control the fan and heat. Then I got a HotTop. Now I have a handmade fluidbed. I love my roasted coffee. --------------
Backwoods Roaster "I wish I could taste as well as I wish I could roast." As Abraham Lincoln said "Do not trust everything you read on the internet". |
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renatoa |
Posted on 08/15/2019 10:47 AM
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Administrator Posts: 2980 Joined: September 30, 2016 |
If you want more than half pound, fluid bed become difficult to build and tune. In this range, of one pound ballpark, a turbo oven based hot air convection roaster is much easier to build and operate. |
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snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/15/2019 9:02 PM
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1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 925 Joined: March 03, 2011 |
I roast a pound in my FB. Easily. A guy that used to hang around here made a commercial quality FB that easily roasted 5 pounds. --------------
Backwoods Roaster "I wish I could taste as well as I wish I could roast." As Abraham Lincoln said "Do not trust everything you read on the internet". |
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renatoa |
Posted on 08/16/2019 4:08 AM
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Administrator Posts: 2980 Joined: September 30, 2016 |
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jonuk vietal |
Posted on 08/16/2019 8:08 AM
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Newbie Posts: 10 Joined: July 17, 2019 |
hello and welcome to the club :) Quote Knowledge wrote: Hello! I am at square one of my roasting journey and I have no idea where it will lead. All I know is that I love coffee, I love making coffee, and I want to see if I love roasting coffee. I love getting up before the rest of the house in the morning. I love weighing out 16g of beans, weighing out 256g of water, and hand grinding the beans. I love making sure the water temperature is just right. I love brewing coffee with the AeroPress or a pour over or a French Press (but mostly the AeroPress). I love making coffee for friends and enjoying it with them. For a while now I've thought "why not try roasting your own?" So here I am. I don't know exactly which direction I'll go, but I'm leaning towards a DIY roaster because it sounds like a fun project. I like projects because I can spread out the cost over time and have fun learning things along the way. I am not a fine craftsman, but I am handy enough with tools that I believe I can cobble something together that I can use in my garage, and/or wheel outside to use. I envision roasting enough for myself plus some extra to give to friends. I chose the username Knowledge because that's what I'm after. Thanks! Be the best you you can
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Knowledge |
Posted on 08/18/2019 5:17 PM
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Newbie Posts: 7 Joined: August 14, 2019 |
Thanks for the warm welcome! |
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