Hi all, in case anyones interested, heres the story of my first ever roast using a corretto roaster. Plenty of pics to keep you interested...
Im interested in feedback and comments/critique... please let me know what you think!
Set up:
I managed to get my hands on a bread machine and a heat gun and together with stuff around the place, managed to rig this up: (Palsonic bread machine; Ozito heatgun; ikea table lamp, masking tape; portable laptop table with wheels; standing fan, exhaust fan; wash basin; metal sieve)


Prep for roast:
I got myself and starter pack and decided to roast the Brazil Ipanema Reserva Especial. Weighed out 300g and was ready to go.



Begin roast!
30 secs in:

3 mins in:

4.5-5 mins in:


FIRST CRACK at 6min (too early?)
9 mins in:

SECOND CRACK at 10min
10:30 mins - stop roast and mad scramble to pour beans into sieve for cooling

My pride and joy! Piccies of my first roast



Before and after pics: Is it common to lose about 50g? (1/6th the original) - probably was a bit less than that as a few little babies fell out of the sieve...


From this comparison with the CS member card, Im guessing this is a CS9-10 roast?

Some arty photos:











Want more photos?
http://benandfaith.smugmug.com/galle...96118466_T782K
http://benandfaith.smugmug.com/galle...96125762_bAza3
Thanks for reading!

Set up:
I managed to get my hands on a bread machine and a heat gun and together with stuff around the place, managed to rig this up: (Palsonic bread machine; Ozito heatgun; ikea table lamp, masking tape; portable laptop table with wheels; standing fan, exhaust fan; wash basin; metal sieve)


Prep for roast:
I got myself and starter pack and decided to roast the Brazil Ipanema Reserva Especial. Weighed out 300g and was ready to go.



Begin roast!
30 secs in:

3 mins in:

4.5-5 mins in:


FIRST CRACK at 6min (too early?)
9 mins in:

SECOND CRACK at 10min
10:30 mins - stop roast and mad scramble to pour beans into sieve for cooling

My pride and joy! Piccies of my first roast



Before and after pics: Is it common to lose about 50g? (1/6th the original) - probably was a bit less than that as a few little babies fell out of the sieve...


From this comparison with the CS member card, Im guessing this is a CS9-10 roast?

Some arty photos:











Want more photos?
http://benandfaith.smugmug.com/galle...96118466_T782K
http://benandfaith.smugmug.com/galle...96125762_bAza3
Thanks for reading!
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