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allenb

11/26/2020 6:37 AM

Everyone have a super Thanksgiving and may all your roasts turn out stellar

allenb

11/25/2020 4:20 PM

Howdy 1st CH and welcome to HR forum! Be sure to read in the forums to see if anything covers the topic and please post away in drum roaster forums

1stcrackhead

11/25/2020 3:35 PM

Hey everyone! I am new to the home roasters forum. Mainly here to read and learn! I’d also love to get advice about modifying my roaster (a Huky 500)

allenb

11/10/2020 5:29 PM

Welcome MJ, post away! Cheers

11/08/2020 6:05 PM

Hello All, New here, started with an air popper, now using fresh roast 800. I'm here to learn and connect with others Thank you

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Theresa Angeletti	#1 Posted on 12/10/2019 3:18 PM
Newbie Posts: 2 Joined: October 22, 2019	Hello! I am new here- I have a question..... what on earth causes roasting your green beans not come to first crack? Old beans? Temp problems? I am flummoxed.... I have had a cpouple trials that just didnt get there.... once in a cast iron skillet and once in my Behmor.So far I have just been experimenting with my new Behmor and CoffeebeanCorral samples..... what on earth am I doing wrong? I did get a lot of chaff in the skillet one last night, and it got very nicely brown but never a crack- help!!!


BobbyS	#2 Posted on 12/10/2019 4:05 PM
1/4 Pounder Posts: 179 Joined: July 02, 2011	Maybe not enough heat fast enough. I have on two occasions with my drum roaster had this happen and it was not enough heat fast enough. The beans then become baked beans.


Koffee Kosmo	#3 Posted on 12/10/2019 4:31 PM
Administrator Posts: 1543 Joined: December 31, 2008 Location: Brisbane Australia	Heat Note temps are in Celsius First crack - depending on bean type - will always come at in the range of 195 deg to 205 deg C Time Ideally between 9 min and 14 min Note 14 min for the slow traditional roast method KK I home roast and I like it. Designer of the KKTO Roaster Build information https://forum.homeroasters.org/forum/...ad_id=1142 https://docs.google.com/presentation/...lide=id.i0 Blog - http://koffeekosmo.blogspot.com/ Bezzera Strega, Mazzer Robur Grinder, Pullman Tamper Convex, (KKTO) Turbo Oven Home Roaster.
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renatoa	#4 Posted on 12/11/2019 3:20 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 1473 Joined: September 30, 2016	... or too much beans for the roaster capacity... or not enough agitation... A popular rule to find an approximate load is the 1:6 rule, i.e. 100 grams of greens in 600 ml of roast chamber volume. Or 166 grams for one litre. If you have constant 250 C degrees of (air) heat in such volume, good agitation, and FC don't occur between 8 and 12 minutes, decrease beans load next time. Good agitation means really good agitation... most beans permanently in the air, touching walls only sporadically.


Theresa Angeletti	#5 Posted on 12/11/2019 12:53 PM
Newbie Posts: 2 Joined: October 22, 2019	Thank you so much! It can be tricky for a new roaster (just 3 months). I love my roaster but it had a learning curve. I havent ventured to the manual settings yet :0)!!!! I know I will be visiting here for expert advice many times!!!

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