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Today I roasted my first batch of decaf. I was really surprised to see how brown the green beans were to start: I toyed with Excel a bit to take notes and realized that I didn't capture enough detail, but it's a work-in-progress to determine what data to capture to accurately graph things...

Did you include a photo of yourself when you replied? That may have done it ;). Glad you got a quick reply and resolution. I just got some decaf from Roastmasters and am looking forward to roasting it.

I would love to see a bottom drain on these. I'm not hands-on enough to try and do it myself, though.

Interesting video. This is the stuff I like - lots of information that I may or may not be ready to fully grasp yet, but after some repetition, it sinks in. Oh, and this guy lives about 15 minutes away from me!

OK, I'm in. Avatar? Check. Attach picture? Check. Tag someone? Check. @Inkleg - thanks for the heads up on this one!

They do now have a Pressure Relief Valve that allows you to push CO2 back into the ferementer for a closed transfer. I looked at it a few weeks ago but based on the discussion here and some crafty ingenuity I put together something myself that works, too.

I forgot to post this a few days ago. These are the Ethiopian beans from a few pages ago that I roasted for my wife. Because, you know, everybody likes pics!

That's a good question. I just started roasting so I'll have my eyes open for any sales, too.

Nobody wants to leave CA! Next time you order from SM let me know and I will just drive up there to get it for you.

Now to find time to roast this - or stash it away for a later gift for my wife.

P.S. I also ordered 5lbs of that Ethiopian from SM based on how good the last Ethiopian was!

This is where I was just a couple of months ago. Made great coffee with the air popper and bought my wife a Behmor roaster last month for her birthday. Did I *need* to? No. She was blown away by the coffee being made with the air popper but I wanted to invest in this as I see her sticking with...

+ 1 to ^This^ You don't gain CO2 as the beer gets cold. When using any priming calculator you have to use the warmest temperature the beer reached during fermentation as it is that temp that determines how much CO2 is left in solution.

I disagree with this, too. Cold crashing will give you some pretty good benefits in just 24 hours (or overnight in this case). As long as the beer won't freeze you'll be OK (assuming you've reached terminal gravity, as already mentioned by another). When you bring it inside to bottle/keg if...

I'll echo what others have said so far since my methods and results are the same (no issues). Based on recent readings in another thread I actually just bought the 90-degree barb so I can use a blowoff tube more easily. I don't regret buying the BrewBucket (BM version) and would recommend it to...

Excellent information Morrey, thanks. When it comes down to all of the money I've spent on brewing another $17.95 is really no big deal and it saves me the time and trouble to try and make something else work. I'll pull the trigger on this, thanks for the information. This will make me even...

I love the idea of a pressurized/closed transfer - thanks for the ideas. I also like the idea of using the 90-degree barb for the blowoff tube as I currently use a rubber stopper and the big piece of a 3 piece arilock with a hose covering the vent and running to my blowoff jar. The issue is...

Good memory. Yes, it was her birthday and she is just giddy! Like this --> :ban: I'm actually not able to drink coffee a lot. I deal with migraines and I'm supposed to stay away from caffeine, but I indulge every now and then. And I do taste everything she makes now. She doesn't want to...

No worries, I'm still a newb here and have a lot to learn. Plus, I just gave my wife her Behmor last weekend which came with the 8 1lb bean samples. Add to that the 3 I bought her to get started and the 5lbs that the naked cat guy sent me - she has a lot of roasting to do! Thanks for putting...

Thanks for the reply. If there's any room left, I'm in.