☕ Coffee ☕: Ingredients, Roasting, Grinding, Brewing, and Tasting

[NeilMac]

Cant give specifics but look at some of the Ethiopian coffees, they can give chocolate when roasting a little darker. I get chocolate from some of Central American coffees, like Nicaragua and Honduras.

Peruvian, Java Pipp can give nice chocolate aftertaste, their are a few, its just getting that specific roast.

 

[MaxStout]

I decided to stock up on some green, what with the prices going up. Ordered 10lbs washed Peruvian and 10lbs natural Honduran from Mill City.

Prices are already heading upward and I didn't see anything on their site under $7/lb in 10lb lots. However they knock a buck a lb off some varieties if you order 40lb lots, but I don't want to commit to THAT MUCH of any one variety. But those of you who roast a lot of coffee might want to consider the big boxes of green.

 

[pshankstar]

Has anyone bought green beans from Primos? If so, please share some feedback and thoughts.

I’m thinking about giving it a shot. Price seems reasonable.

 

[MaxStout]

Has anyone bought green beans from Primos? If so, please share some feedback and thoughts.

I’m thinking about giving it a shot. Price seems reasonable.

10 lbs for $78 with free shipping. That's a steal--if it's decent green.

 

[pshankstar]

10 lbs for $78 with free shipping. That's a steal--if it's decent green.

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

 

[jammin]

Hey all. It's been while since I've checked in. Anybody still roasting these days?


Royal Coffee has posted 2 new Crown Jewel 22lb boxes. I'm curious if anyone if is interested in splitting some?

The 2 that caught my eye are a Kenyan & a Columbian. They are $9.60 and $11.03 per pound, respectively. In my experience these Crown Jewels are a nice step up from the usual retailers.

Priority Mail shipping for a padded envelope is $12 & can fit 5lbs. A medium box is $21 & can fit close 15lbs Im guessing.

Please tag me here if you're interested & PM me.


Cheers,
~j

 

[NeilMac]

Yup, unfortunately price increase 132% and 152% locally.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

Well howdy fake friends, it's been a while! (especially since my post in March where I said I'd try to be better about logging on...).

More of the same over here. The Bullet has been running smoothly after a few upgrades (including a much needed replaced drum bearing). I finally got around to trying 2lb batches and it's been a game changer on days I roast a bunch.

Like you guys, I ordered about 100 lbs of beans before the price hikes. Unfortunately I'm going to need more in the next couple months.

 

[jwill911]

I’m loving my R2, took me a while to get it figured out. But now I’m roasting some pretty good coffee. And really love being able to replicated roasts, creating a recipe from a previous roast and making tweaks to it.

 

[rich1walkden]

Lovely to hear, I thought I was alone in my coffee roasting adventure. I tried beans from all over the world from my supplier Hormozi, who have been very accommodating and settled on Brazilian Santos at the moment. My roasting process is, I first dry the beans at a low heat until they turn yellowish. Then I turn them up to 240C until I get the second crack, remove them from the heat, spread them out on a metal tray to cool. Leave them out for 24 hrs and then bottle them in a corked container. Any thoughts on my process or improvements?

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

Lovely to hear, I thought I was alone in my coffee roasting adventure. I tried beans from all over the world from my supplier Hormozi, who have been very accommodating and settled on Brazilian Santos at the moment. My roasting process is, I first dry the beans at a low heat until they turn yellowish. Then I turn them up to 240C until I get the second crack, remove them from the heat, spread them out on a metal tray to cool. Leave them out for 24 hrs and then bottle them in a corked container. Any thoughts on my process or improvements?

Hey there! Without knowing what sorts of times you're hitting various parts of the roast, I can't contribute too much at this point. BUT for what it's worth I'll share my general process: I also pull back heat a bit towards the beginning which I have found adds sweetness. I get back on the heat hard at yellowing which is usually around 4:15 and 145C. Then gradually pull back on the heat until 1st Crack begins, ideally around the 7:30-8:30 mark. Typically I drop my beans at 13-20% development, and my roaster uses an air cooled bowl.

 

[pshankstar]

Hey there! Without knowing what sorts of times you're hitting various parts of the roast, I can't contribute too much at this point. BUT for what it's worth I'll share my general process: I also pull back heat a bit towards the beginning which I have found adds sweetness. I get back on the heat hard at yellowing which is usually around 4:15 and 145C. Then gradually pull back on the heat until 1st Crack begins, ideally around the 7:30-8:30 mark. Typically I drop my beans at 13-20% development, and my roaster uses an air cooled bowl.

I’ve got some questions as I’m looking to try new things with my bullet. I’m usually going in hot and dialing back the heat.

What’s your starting weight of green beans? What’s your target preheat temperature? I’m usually doing batches of 800g green beans and starting temperature around 500 Fahrenheit or 260 Celsius.

 

[pshankstar]

Hey all. It's been while since I've checked in. Anybody still roasting these days?


Royal Coffee has posted 2 new Crown Jewel 22lb boxes. I'm curious if anyone if is interested in splitting some?

The 2 that caught my eye are a Kenyan & a Columbian. They are $9.60 and $11.03 per pound, respectively. In my experience these Crown Jewels are a nice step up from the usual retailers.

Priority Mail shipping for a padded envelope is $12 & can fit 5lbs. A medium box is $21 & can fit close 15lbs Im guessing.

Please tag me here if you're interested & PM me.


Cheers,
~j

PM sent… ️

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

I’ve got some questions as I’m looking to try new things with my bullet. I’m usually going in hot and dialing back the heat.

What’s your starting weight of green beans? What’s your target preheat temperature? I’m usually doing batches of 800g green beans and starting temperature around 500 Fahrenheit or 260 Celsius.

Here are my go to starting weights and charge temps:
-450g = 240 C
-680g = 280 C
-900g = 310 C

So I'm charging quite a bit higher than you. Depending on the beans and my weight I'll usually start at P6, then at yellowing I go to P8. After two min I go to P7, then after a min P6, then after a min P5. Right around here is when 1st Crack usually begins and I'll go to P3 for 30 seconds, then P8 to pull it to the finish line of the roast. I tried to grab a screen shot on my phone from Roadworld but the graph isn't working. If I remember I'll try to grab on one my roasting computer next time I'm down there for a roast. Hopefully this makes some sense. I know there are lots of ways to do it, but it's just one way that I eventually settled on

 

[pshankstar]

These came in recently with some other stuff ordered from Sweet Maria’s.
I’m looking forward to roasting some this weekend and trying the steps from @HarborTownBrewing with the bullet.

 

[rich1walkden]

Wow, you guys have got a handle on this! I have been roasting for years, blissfully ignorant of the nuances. Steep learning curve ahead... thanks for sharing total bonus.

 

[MaxStout]

Wow, you guys have got a handle on this! I have been roasting for years, blissfully ignorant of the nuances. Steep learning curve ahead... thanks for sharing total bonus.

Welcome to the coffee thread! I've been roasting 6 or 7 years now, with a heat gun and stainless steel bowl. Still roast that way.

The people in this thread have been incredibly helpful in my coffee roasting journey, even though we have different gear. It's the method that matters.

Let us know about your roasts, your gear and your methods. People here can help if you need it, and you can contribute to us, as well. We all learn from each other.

 

[Pennine]

Welcome to the coffee thread! I've been roasting 6 or 7 years now, with a heat gun and stainless steel bowl. Still roast that way.

The people in this thread have been incredibly helpful in my coffee roasting journey, even though we have different gear. It's the method that matters.

Let us know about your roasts, your gear and your methods. People here can help if you need it, and you can contribute to us, as well. We all learn from each other.

I had no idea you roasted with a heat gun. Can I ask why you still do?

 

[MaxStout]

I had no idea you roasted with a heat gun. Can I ask why you still do?

Because it makes good coffee, and I'm too much of a cheap b*stard to buy a real roaster.

But someday, I might spring for a Behmor.