Whats in my coffee roaster this week

[woodhouse]

Whats in my coffee roaster this week

so roasted the biftu gesha for the first time yesterday. half-decent curve, albeit jagged as hell. just had a french press of it, and it surprised me with how much fruit punched through. looking forward to drinking this one, which is more than I can say for a lot of my roasts!

[artman]

Yes I use the beanbay bead probe. Yes probably not ideal but after many roasts it's still going great. Even after a small internal fire which melted the insulation a little. They are cheap anyway so if they do die after a while it's no biggie.

Super responsive too.

I use mine with the old multi meter, not sure if heatsnob would be any different but wouldn't expect so as they are a standard thermocouple if I'm not mistaken.

Do a search for wiper mod or similar, I posted the info a while ago.

Cheers

[woodhouse]

Yes I use the beanbay bead probe. Yes probably not ideal but after many roasts it's still going great. Even after a small internal fire which melted the insulation a little. They are cheap anyway so if they do die after a while it's no biggie.

Super responsive too.

I use mine with the old multi meter, not sure if heatsnob would be any different but wouldn't expect so as they are a standard thermocouple if I'm not mistaken.

Do a search for wiper mod or similar, I posted the info a while ago.

Cheers

it was your post that inspired me to do the same! the previous owner drilled the drum spindle, so it was easy for me to rig up something super-similar to yours. thanks for sharing! it's made the world of difference in my roasting!

probably gonna play around with pre-heating for a couple of minutes next. i know it may turn out inconsistent because it's fiddly inserting the drum, let alone into a hot oven, but i really want to get a steeper ROR earlier so i can taper off more gradually without ending with a bake.

[simonsk8r]

Yes I use the beanbay bead probe. Yes probably not ideal but after many roasts it's still going great. Even after a small internal fire which melted the insulation a little. They are cheap anyway so if they do die after a while it's no biggie.

Super responsive too.

I use mine with the old multi meter, not sure if heatsnob would be any different but wouldn't expect so as they are a standard thermocouple if I'm not mistaken.

Do a search for wiper mod or similar, I posted the info a while ago.

Cheers

Awesome, I just had a proper read of it, looks super simple to do... I think I may just do that .

So my shopping list:

-Windscreen wiper refill blade (possibly 6mm width one? Guess it won't matter too much. Autobarn is just down the road)

-Copper wire (this is to wrap the probe wire to the metal wiper blade I believe)

-Behmor upgrade panel

-2x bead probes (one spare)

-Bunch of easy to roast green beans to practice using the Heatsnob


And of course drill through the spindle (dad can help with that).


Thanks so much artman appreciate your help, will let y'all know how it goes. Possibly in another thread, I've sort of taken it semi-off topic now!

To bring it back on topic... the roasted Colombian beans smell amazing haha.

[artman]

I guess it's still a bit on topic. What's in my roaster? A bead probe on a wiper blade!!!

Panama rati black honey in my roaster today.

Cheers

[simonsk8r]

I guess it's still a bit on topic. What's in my roaster? A bead probe on a wiper blade!!!

Panama rati black honey in my roaster today.

Cheers

Haha that IS true XD

Pulled another few roasts today, just had to use my Heatsnob!

Roasted up 300g of Ethiopia Sidamo Ardi Naturals, and a Brazil Sitio Baixadao Natural, both for filter, mainly as a gift to the grandparents, but saved 60g of each for myself to trial . Stopped 20s into Rolling FC.

Semi-possibly stuffed up the Brazil a little, somehow the drum came out of its hinge and I had to stop and refit, along with trying to get the Behmor to start again (it did it's "too hot, try later" game), luckily only about a minute into the roast. Not sure of the affect there!

Ethiopia
--->
Brazil

[LeroyC]

Just roasted the last of my Sumatran Kokowagayo FTO. This was a surprisingly nice coffee for a wet hulled Sumatran. Way better than any of the other Indonesian coffees I’ve tried so far and I’ll definitely be getting it again. Roast went well and it’s come up looking good so should be nice in a few days time.

[Dimal]

Hmmm...

Have never had anything but excellent results from all of the Sumatran coffees we've had access to from CS over the years. All of them have been wet-process beans too.

Mal.

[Yelta]

Hmmm...

Have never had anything but excellent results from all of the Sumatran coffees we've had access to from CS over the years. All of them have been wet-process beans too.

Mal.

G'Day Mal.

To my taste Indonesian coffees are quite unique, my feeling is you either like them or not, they all seem to have a very earthy taste that I'm not fond of.

My preference is for African or South American beans.

[Yelta]

I guess after telling you what I dislike I'd best disclose what I am roasting, 4 days ago I roasted 650 grams of Ethiopian Limmu with 100 grams of Indian Magundi Robusta, as usual took it just to the first snaps of second crack, very Italian, already drinking nicely, it's a crema monster.

[Dimal]

I love all bean varieties from CS to be honest but if I had to pick a favourite, then that would be Yemen Ismaili...

Mal.

[simonsk8r]

I love all bean varieties from CS to be honest but if I had to pick a favourite, then that would be Yemen Ismaili...

Mal.

(Ahhh I never got a chance to try the Yemen.. everyone's telling me I'm missing out haha.. still not available at the moment, but I'll be the first to buy if it is!)

[LeroyC]

I don’t think there’s much coffee getting out of Yemen at all at the moment unfortunately due to the war. It sounds like a real mission to get shipments out.

[simonsk8r]

I don’t think there’s much coffee getting out of Yemen at all at the moment unfortunately due to the war. It sounds like a real mission to get shipments out.

Yeah true hey, heard about that, yikes..
Although I've heard the Ethiopian Gambella Sundried is similar in ways to the Ismali so I may give that a go

[LeroyC]

Hmmm...

Have never had anything but excellent results from all of the Sumatran coffees we've had access to from CS over the years. All of them have been wet-process beans too.

Mal.

To be fair at least part of the problem could be the roaster. Or should I say roasters - both me and the Behmor. I’ve found most coffees from Latin America and Africa reasonably easy to roast. I haven’t always got it right, but haven’t struggled as much as I have with coffee from Indonesia. Generally the African and Latin American coffees I buy look like quality coffee - they’re more even sized beans and a more even appearance. All the Indonesian coffee I’ve bought has been ugly by comparison - a wider range of sizes and appearance of the beans as well as more broken pieces and even a couple of little stones. And of course the strange hue that the wet hulling gives them. All of this has made them more challenging to roast.
I trust my supplier, I’m sure they see something in all the coffees they sell and wouldn’t offer them otherwise. Recently I’ve been reminded of the fact that I know very little and these people are the experts and to a certain extent I should trust their judgment. The first was when I finally worked out how to roast and brew the Timorese FTO I buy from them. I’ve had it before a few times before and have usually just roasted it for espresso blends. But I took a slightly different approach with the last couple of batches with surprisingly pleasing results. It’s still good in espresso, either in a blend or on its own. But I’ve made some absolutely beautiful Aeropresses with it when brewing at a ratio of 1:8 then adding a bit more water afterwards. The other was some Liberica from the Philippines that I bought to try. By far the ugliest coffee I’ve ever seen and the first batch was pretty awful. It was so bad that I threw most of it in the superauto machine at work. So I sought of wrote it off and did another batch at close to max batch size of 400g. Wow! What a difference! The roast went much better and it’s making beautiful espresso, both blended 50/50 with the Timor and this morning as a SO. It’s only gone in cappuccinos so far, but I’ll try an espresso and a soft brew of it this week some time.
So I’m always learning and always prepared to change my opinion and I fully realise how little I really know. So maybe I’ll find another Indonesian coffee I like other than the Kokowagayo. My supplier offers 5 or 6 Sumatrans and a Sulawesi so there’s plenty to try.