After asking about poppers I decided to get a mistral popper to try my first roast. I already had a cornelius but you cant stir the beans without breaking the lid off.
I got my starter pack delivered today so this evening I decided to try my first roast. I put 90g of Guatamalen Huehue in my mistral popper with soup tin chimmney. I forgot to time when first crack occurred but by 4:30 I was in to second crack. I didnt realise it was quite so quick so I initially thought it was first crack but the beans were starting to go quite dark and smoke was starting to come out so I stopped the roast at 4:50.
I then decided to try 100g of the Panamarian to see if I could get a lighter roast. About 2min into the roast my popper starting complaining loudly, I think I got a bean in the popper somehow so I got my brother to grab my cornelius popper and I quickly transferred them into that one and kept going. I stopped it at 6:50 somewhere between 1st and 2nd crack. These beans were much lighter. I was nearly worried that I had not done them enough but they started cracking when I poured them out of the popper into a sieve.
The cornelius still had its standard plastic lid so I couldnt stir it but the beans were moving pretty fast and they actually came out more even than the first batch.
My times seem quick compared to other peoples, even after having to swap poppers mid roast. Are these times normal? Obviously Ill keep experimenting but I need to drink some of the stuff Ive already roasted before having another go. Also, so that I can actually taste the difference between beans should I be stopping before 2nd crack or at 2nd crack?
I got my starter pack delivered today so this evening I decided to try my first roast. I put 90g of Guatamalen Huehue in my mistral popper with soup tin chimmney. I forgot to time when first crack occurred but by 4:30 I was in to second crack. I didnt realise it was quite so quick so I initially thought it was first crack but the beans were starting to go quite dark and smoke was starting to come out so I stopped the roast at 4:50.
I then decided to try 100g of the Panamarian to see if I could get a lighter roast. About 2min into the roast my popper starting complaining loudly, I think I got a bean in the popper somehow so I got my brother to grab my cornelius popper and I quickly transferred them into that one and kept going. I stopped it at 6:50 somewhere between 1st and 2nd crack. These beans were much lighter. I was nearly worried that I had not done them enough but they started cracking when I poured them out of the popper into a sieve.
The cornelius still had its standard plastic lid so I couldnt stir it but the beans were moving pretty fast and they actually came out more even than the first batch.
My times seem quick compared to other peoples, even after having to swap poppers mid roast. Are these times normal? Obviously Ill keep experimenting but I need to drink some of the stuff Ive already roasted before having another go. Also, so that I can actually taste the difference between beans should I be stopping before 2nd crack or at 2nd crack?



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