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  • #31
    Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?

    Originally posted by 455B434E585B40412F0 link=1277509659/29#29 date=1283765355
    I tried to get the ET and beanprobe temp to cross over at a low temp
    First tip...
    read less n roast more.
    Not everything you read is correct, but everything you taste is! I have seen some pretty whacky "expect opinions" posted on the web over the years and at the end of the day the results that you can taste carry far more weight.

    Second tip...
    Use less TLAs in your posts for readability (for everyone)

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    ;D


    Your roasts are looking good from here.
    I can see a little bit of tipping (slightly burnt ends) on the beans so you might be starting off a tad too hot (or it could be just the photos / light that I can see).

    You are certainly on track to getting some great coffee though.

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    • #32
      Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?


      TLA removed from previous post... :

      Thanks for the tips Andy.  Were about halfway through the huehuetenango, and its a cracking bean!   ;D  (you need a smiley for bad puns).

      Ill be very curious to see what the Nuggets tastes like when we reach it on the weekend.

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      • #33
        Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?


        Another Tuesday night....another roast.

        Tonights beans, straight from the Snobbery (less than 48 hours from ordering to delivery!) are PNG Wahgi AA.

        Tonight I took a leisurely stroll up to first crack, with it not occurring until 18 minutes into the roast. I kept the heat around the 70% mark for most of the roast. I managed to get the environmental temperature and probe temperature to cross at 193 degrees.

        First crack as usual on 200 degrees, with rolling at around 204 degrees. I dropped the heat back and cranked up the fan, and ejected when the bean probe hit 225 degrees on the dot.

        I think Ive managed my first CS10 roast with this one... see the photo.

        Quite pleased with myself. :

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        • #34
          Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?

          Originally posted by 3B253D3026253E3F510 link=1277509659/32#32 date=1284460751
          I think Ive managed my first CS10 roast with this one... see the photo.

          Quite pleased with myself.   :
          And perhaps even as far as CS11.... Nice and even though and with the gentle ramp to 1st-Crack lots of interesting flavours should be preserved 8-)

          Let us know how it turns out in the cup Sniff....

          Mal.

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          • #35
            Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?


            This afternoons roast.... Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Special Prep.

            Interesting small size bean...and just as Andy warns the colour rapidly darkened just after first crack. I ejected with the beanprobe showing about 217 degrees, and a fair bit of smoke.

            May have overdone it a bit.



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            • #36
              Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?

              Originally posted by 425C44495F5C4746280 link=1277509659/34#34 date=1285579461
              May have overdone it a bit.
              Looks good to me mate.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

              By the way, how did the PNG Wahgi AA turn out?

              Mal.

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              • #37
                Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?


                Its going very nicely thanks Mal - lots of cocoa, the morning cuppa is like a nice hot chocolate! Ill definitely try to roast it a bit lighter the next time and see what difference that makes.

                Looking through the thread its interesting to note the steady increase in colour on the Coffesnobs scale, peaking with the Wahgi, I think todays roast looks a bit lighter, maybe a CS9?

                Son #1, now a seasoned roaster of 3 roasts (at 7 years old), reckons todays could have done with a bit longer in the Hottop!

                Well see whether his view is proved true in a couple of days...

                James

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                • #38
                  Re: The first batch! When can I drink it?

                  Originally posted by 5A445C5147445F5E300 link=1277509659/36#36 date=1285594896
                  Son #1, now a seasoned roaster of 3 roasts (at 7 years old), reckons todays could have done with a bit longer in the Hottop!

                  Well see whether his view is proved true in a couple of days...

                  James
                  Excellent stuff James... 8-)

                  Nothing like having an apprentice trained up to take over when the master retires. So, when does your apprenticeship end.... ;D

                  Mal.

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