Re: Just how good is home roasting?
Fair points Den...
The quality of the end result is entirely within the domain of the person in control (leaving out the quality of the equipment being used) and the particular mindset of the individual. Some of us are never satisfied with the status quo, always striving to improve on what has gone before, others are quite happy to call it quits at some level that makes em happy. It doesnt really matter though, so long as you are gaining something positive from your endeavours.
For what its worth, Ive always been something of a perfectionist (albeit a pragmatic one in more recent times); as far back as I can remember. As a result, with my coffee roasting, if a roast batch doesnt turn out exactly as planned then I have to know why, make adjustments to my process and then try again. Ultimately, I achieve something that is as close to my goals as I can get and that then becomes a benchmark for future roasts of that particular bean/crop/blend. This is probably one of the main reasons I really enjoy home-roasting coffee so much, as the desired goal is very often a moving target; sometimes a fast one and it is this that makes it so enjoyable for me. Not because it is easy, but because it requires significant concentrated effort on my part. At the end of the process though, a great coffee brew in the cup makes it all worth while and that is what were all aiming for in the end... To a lesser or greater degree
Mal.
Fair points Den...

The quality of the end result is entirely within the domain of the person in control (leaving out the quality of the equipment being used) and the particular mindset of the individual. Some of us are never satisfied with the status quo, always striving to improve on what has gone before, others are quite happy to call it quits at some level that makes em happy. It doesnt really matter though, so long as you are gaining something positive from your endeavours.
For what its worth, Ive always been something of a perfectionist (albeit a pragmatic one in more recent times); as far back as I can remember. As a result, with my coffee roasting, if a roast batch doesnt turn out exactly as planned then I have to know why, make adjustments to my process and then try again. Ultimately, I achieve something that is as close to my goals as I can get and that then becomes a benchmark for future roasts of that particular bean/crop/blend. This is probably one of the main reasons I really enjoy home-roasting coffee so much, as the desired goal is very often a moving target; sometimes a fast one and it is this that makes it so enjoyable for me. Not because it is easy, but because it requires significant concentrated effort on my part. At the end of the process though, a great coffee brew in the cup makes it all worth while and that is what were all aiming for in the end... To a lesser or greater degree

Mal.

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