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

[Inkleg]

Looks like it is volunteering to be first roasted!!!

Exactly what I was thinking. Plus that reminds me that I roasted the last of my Legacy Honduran coffee today.
>making note to order more<

 

[Ruint]

I am still holding 15 pounds of that coffee. Originally ordered 40. The mrs. Claimed it to be mostly hers...lol...it is a very good cup!

 

[applescrap]

Had some Seattle's best decaf. "Medium roast", drain pour. I just cant do the carbon. How's the konga?
My buddy roasted a pound in a pampered chef air fryer. 20 minutes for the pound. Didnt hear first crack.

 

[Brewers Hardware]

Roasted up some new beans I got from Sweet Maria's. Turned out pretty good. I've only been roasting for a few months but I think these turned out to be around a full city roast. I prefer roasts a little on the lighter side.

 

[Ruint]

Not bad looking beans there. What is your roasting method BH? I see varying colors which is expected with a blended bean mix, didn't see scorching or tipping. You are doing pretty good for just a couple months in...what is your take on the world of home roasted? I couldn't believe the world's of difference! Can't stand coffee chain coffee now, and won't even consider grocery store bought coffee! I have become a snob!!! LoL!!

 

[Brewers Hardware]

Not bad looking beans there. What is your roasting method BH? I see varying colors which is expected with a blended bean mix, didn't see scorching or tipping. You are doing pretty good for just a couple months in...what is your take on the world of home roasted? I couldn't believe the world's of difference! Can't stand coffee chain coffee now, and won't even consider grocery store bought coffee! I have become a snob!!! LoL!!

Thanks! A buddy got me a beginner kit for Christmas which included a popcorn roaster and like 6 pounds of coffee... I fell in love instantly. Beans turned out pretty good on the popcorn roaster but I wanted to be able to control the temperature a bit more so I upgraded to a SR800. I'm still tinkering with the settings to dial it in but I've been pretty happy with it. But I totally agree it's an awesome hobby and it makes me appreciate what good local roasters can do.

 

[Inkleg]

Roasted up some new beans I got from Sweet Maria's. Turned out pretty good. I've only been roasting for a few months but I think these turned out to be around a full city roast. I prefer roasts a little on the lighter side.

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Nice looking beans. Welcome to the rabbit hole!

 

[Ruint]

So, for the second morning in a row, I went with the Papau New Guinea beans that has the pulpy orange juice flavor as my espresso. I am thinking that I enjoy this coffee more as an espresso, as I do with a "normal" brewed cup. The orange is still very prominent, but for some reason seems to be more balanced with a brown sugar sweetness.

 

[applescrap]

Welcome to the rabbit hole bh, good looking roast.

Dang you three dont play when ordering coffee. What did you get? Hope you share different tasting notes and roasting tips. I now store mine cold a jammin tip. Well, hows the Yemen and konga, eager to hear. Drinking a little more coffee lately. Super bummed obviously but cheerful as my norm. Ordered decaf, really excited for it. Need those decaf roasting tips again. Bodhi leaf put all of their guat lots on sale 20 percent off. I went looking for the geisha and found the decaf.

 

[pshankstar]

I just opened one of these bags to roast and holy Batman the fruit & citrusy aroma from the bag was amazing! I have never had a bag of green beans smell like this before. I’m super excited to see how the coffee tastes a few days from now once it’s done off gassing.

 

[Lax coach]

You guys go and get me excited about the Konga, only to find out that they're out of stock except for 1lb bags.

 

[Ruint]

Lmao!!! The little one in the middle is 1 pound of Kopi Luwac. Take a close up on the picture 86 pounds of coffee there and that isn't all of it! I have a green coffee bean hoarding problem!

 

[Ruint]

Easier viewing...I think I may have ordered before some others here, as my 10 pounds of konga came in 2 5 pound bags.

 

[ba-brewer]

I roasted the SM konga today, did not notice any fruitiness from the green beans or the roasted coffee. I will give it a couple days before I try it.

 

[Ruint]

Looking forward to it ba-brewer. I have been on a hiatus from roasting, but will crank back up here shortly.

 

[ba-brewer]

I am reducing my batch size down to 1/3lb to roast more often. Relearning my roaster with digital probes and artisan too. Feels so weird looking at my roaster without the analog thermometers.

 

[corkybstewart]

I just got 25 pounds of Tarrazu and roasted the first pound today. I can't wait to try it on Thursday.

 

[ba-brewer]

Looking forward to it ba-brewer. I have been on a hiatus from roasting, but will crank back up here shortly.

Had a cup today, not getting fruit but a very nice floral aroma. Medium body with a soft acid finish. Floral flavors with a slight amount of coco. Might be some burnt sugar notes in the flavor and aroma as it cooled.

This was my roast profile.

 

[applescrap]

I got the decaf and roasted some. Smelled like a waffle cone. Ill tell you this decaf I have drank is tasty. Much better than the caffeine opposite. For example the columbian was like a warm carmel syrup dessert. I have had plenty of columbian, even micro, dont remember them tasting that good. I am drinking the gedeb wuri.

 

[JuanMoore]

Howdy HBT coffee roasters. Got back into roasting recently after about a year long hiatus. Was teaching a house guest how to roast on my heavily modified popcorn popper last week and he somehow managed to block enough of the air intake that the roaster overheated and fried itself. I have access to a Behmor at my office but don't really like it.

So I decided to build a new roaster. Keeping things just as ghetto as the popcorn popper roaster though. Started with a whirley pop, drill, scrap wood, a variable power heat gun, and ran one seasoning batch as proof of concept. Then added a metal platform (wood base was getting so hot it started drawing sap out of the wood and burning it), a wind screen with insulation, modified the bean auger a bit, secured things better, and mounted to a scrap of plywood with hinges and added a simple handle for easy bean drop.

Second seasoning roast was 225g of some very old / stale Guatemalan beans. Things went quite smoothly, and I think I could easily up the charge quite a bit. Is a nice change over the ~80-90g max in my previous set up.

Popcorn popper had a thermocouple that I read with a Yoctopuce for tracking temp in Artisan. The Yoctopuce got damaged somehow when the popper overheat, so I ordered some Phidgets components and a second thermocouple. Will mess with thermocouple placements when that stuff arrives, but I'm excited about having more than one temp reading. Went with Phidgets this time instead of Yoctopuce because I'm somewhat intrigued by the idea of controlling the heat gun dial with a servo through Artisan, and/or replacing the drill with a small gear motor and controlling auger speed. Might also hack the wiring on the heat gun to gain control of the fan speed, as it currently only has high and low.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

I didn't realize the app was kaput, so the last month I haven't been getting notifications and just thought you all haven't been doing any coffee roasting. Just realized that wasn't the case! Got a little update on my situation:

Moving to the new house this weekend, got my roasting space figured out. I'll post pictures once I get it set up, but the plan is to set it up in the unfinished basement for the time being. There are some windows I can vent it out of, which was my main concern, but that should work just fine for me. I have not vented my chaff tray yet, but decided I'm going to do this at the new place. Dropping 1.5 lbs of beans just generates too much smoke during the cooling phase and makes it tough to be around.

I roasted up a bunch of coffee before the move to make sure I've got enough to get me by until I get it set up. The Bullet is getting it's own box and it's own little spot to protect it during transport. Precious cargo! I'm not looking forward to having to re-engineer my roasting space, but it's a good opportunity to improve my experience now that I've had about 2 years of experience on this machine and know what works well and what doesn't.

 

[jammin]

Royal sent out an email stating fresh crop Kenyans should be posted to their site around May 7th. All Kirinyaga region & AA grade. I'm a little excited to see what kind of cupping notes are posted with these as Kirinyaga is well known for producing INCREDIBLE coffee.


Id like to get 2, maybe 3 different selections from this shipment if notes/specs pass muster and do a group buy. As soon Im able to review what the Crown has to say about them Ill pass along my suggestions to the group & see what everybody thinks about it.

Currently there is a killer sounding Colombian listed. I've never even heard of a Pink Bourbon varietal but Ive had several regular & Yellow Bourbon varietals. They've been steady enough that if I see a coffee is a Bourbon varietal it always gets my consideration. Anyways - cupping notes make it sound like a very sweet cup with some nice acidity "Lemonade, sugar, sweet, plum, juicy"
https://royalcoffee.com/product/cj1346/

 

[Inkleg]

Royal sent out an email stating fresh crop Kenyans should be posted to their site around May 7th. All Kirinyaga region & AA grade. I'm a little excited to see what kind of cupping notes are posted with these as Kirinyaga is well known for producing INCREDIBLE coffee.


Id like to get 2, maybe 3 different selections from this shipment if notes/specs pass muster and do a group buy. As soon Im able to review what the Crown has to say about them Ill pass along my suggestions to the group & see what everybody thinks about it.

Currently there is a killer sounding Colombian listed. I've never even heard of a Pink Bourbon varietal but Ive had several regular & Yellow Bourbon varietals. They've been steady enough that if I see a coffee is a Bourbon varietal it always gets my consideration. Anyways - cupping notes make it sound like a very sweet cup with some nice acidity "Lemonade, sugar, sweet, plum, juicy"
https://royalcoffee.com/product/cj1346/

I'd be in for one of each selection/weight.

 

[TallDan]

Royal sent out an email stating fresh crop Kenyans should be posted to their site around May 7th. All Kirinyaga region & AA grade. I'm a little excited to see what kind of cupping notes are posted with these as Kirinyaga is well known for producing INCREDIBLE coffee.


Id like to get 2, maybe 3 different selections from this shipment if notes/specs pass muster and do a group buy. As soon Im able to review what the Crown has to say about them Ill pass along my suggestions to the group & see what everybody thinks about it.

Currently there is a killer sounding Colombian listed. I've never even heard of a Pink Bourbon varietal but Ive had several regular & Yellow Bourbon varietals. They've been steady enough that if I see a coffee is a Bourbon varietal it always gets my consideration. Anyways - cupping notes make it sound like a very sweet cup with some nice acidity "Lemonade, sugar, sweet, plum, juicy"
https://royalcoffee.com/product/cj1346/

...if you're looking to do splits..

 

[jimyson]

The machine got tucked away for a bit but it was time to come out again. Gave it a good soak of Dezcal solution and away we go!!

 

[jammin]

^been wondering if we’d ever see more pics of that machine! It was funny to follow your restoration journey on it.

Any updates on the Super Jolly (right?) with the SSP burrs?

 

[jimyson]

^been wondering if we’d ever see more pics of that machine! It was funny to follow your restoration journey on it.

Any updates on the Super Jolly (right?) with the SSP burrs?

Im not sure how it got tucked away. We use the SJ weekly with home roasted beans for drip. It’s likely because the SJ is so big that we put it in the basement and it’s pretty easy to grind for drip but a little more of a chore to go daily for espresso. Dunno. I was missing it and decided it was time again. The LP is up on the counter where it belongs and the SJ hangs in the trenches ready to work.

I’m sure I don’t do it justice. I mean, the SSP burrs seem to do a fantastic job for drip. . Lol. My shot this morning was delicious though so something must be right. I was thinking about getting a solid cleaning and realignment now that the LP is out again.

It’s funny because using everything brought back some great memories and challenges of the restoration. When I pulled out the o-ring of the basket filter, I thought about all the different components that I pulled apart to get things back functioning.

Thanks for checking in and also all the support during the build. Your knowledge was crucial.

 

[HarborTownBrewing]

Love the color on that. You had it powder coated , right @jimyson?

 

[TallDan]

@jammin I don't remember how old your flat is, but this may be relevant to your interests:

https://www.home-barista.com/buysell/april-2020-monolith-max-t64757.html

Related, someone just posted a WTB for a Malkonig Tanzania on coffee geek. I haven't used my kr805 much and if i can sell for a good price, I may do that and go in a different direction. It needs new burrs, which aren't cheap, and it's a monstrous grinder for my single dosing usage.

 

[jimyson]

Love the color on that. You had it powder coated , right @jimyson?

thanks. I dig it too. Yes, tore it down during refurbish and sent it with the SJ body and the handle of the tamper that goes into the throat. I honestly wish I went with something else on the SJ. Ah well.