Posted by smatty1 on 03/22/2009 10:41 AM
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John Despres wrote:
Hmmm, using the same profile, I might pull it a minute earlier. Or if you want to try another profile, instead of 482F, try 476F for 3m, 450F to finish. This will stretch the time before second begins and may draw out those flavors you're looking for.
When was first crack?
French press makes some pretty awesome coffee. Are you using roughly 10 grams or 1 tablespoon per cup? Perhaps your cup of coffee is a little thin? This is a recent discovery of my own, about which I'll post soon enough. I had lots of help here on HRO... More soon.
I think B|Java is correct; Tom has the million dollar taster. Sometimes I find his flavors, sometimes I don't. I think those, what I call lesser flavors, the dried fruits, and jam, are there, but I have to roast to find them.
I'm using a Gene Cafe and Tom's cupping with beans from his Probat sample roaster. Tom's actually cupping coffee and I'm making a cup of coffee. The differences are varied so I doubt we'll get the exact same flavors.
Given my own shortcomings and lack of experience, I doubt I'd get the same flavors Tom does even if I were slurping the same coffee from his cup. With my own spoon, that is...
Anyway, my point is enjoy the coffee in your cup, keep roasting, keep trying, and keep posting.
Most importantly, have fun!
John
I think I'll try that alternate profile and see how that works.
First crack with this profile is pretty consistent @ 17.5--roughly 2 mins in to the 482 stage.
I fill my blade grinder about half way for a half french press. I could probably be accused of making too strong of a cup:)
....Another question on that alternate profile:
Given the conversation we had about the gene cafe heating up slowly and just going straight to max heat instead of in increments, would that alternate profile look like this:
300 for 5
476 from 19.5--16.5
450 to finish
My gene has probably never hit 482 and is probably closer to 476 in that max stage anyway.....IF the thermometer is accurate.....which brings another question. How accurate IS the temp readout on the gene?