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  • #31
    Originally posted by DesigningByCoffee View Post
    you should be pretty happy with that for a first batch - to get to 2C with that amount in that ball park time is quite an achievement!
    Originally posted by Yelta View Post
    Well done Ratty, a pretty good first effort, looks like your well and truly on the right track.
    Too right...

    Excellent first roast 'rt' and especially considering you're using a method that not many of us have tried before. CSer inventiveness never ceases to both impress and amaze me. Terrific stuff...

    Mal.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Dimal View Post
      Too right...

      Excellent first roast 'rt' and especially considering you're using a method that not many of us have tried before. CSer inventiveness never ceases to both impress and amaze me. Terrific stuff...

      Mal.
      Thanks Mal, lots of luck on my side. cant wait till my next roast

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      • #33
        2 days after roast. Pulled my first shot this morning using my first roast. It has a slight burnt taste to it. I wish i could describe in more CS lingo but i dont taste any sweetness. I think I over roasted. The beans look very oily now. Could sweetness develop within the new few days?

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        • #34
          I couldnt finish my latte, eek. Should i through this batch away?

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          • #35
            Don't throw them away.
            Keep trying a coffee each day with them and see if they improve.
            It does sound like they were roasted well into 2nd crack if they are very oily at 2 days post roast, but this is how we learn.
            If you are not enjoying them, by all means get some other beans to have as your daily coffee, but I would suggest you keep taste testing these for the next 6 days or so. If they really don't improve, then pull the next roast a bit earlier.

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            • #36
              Hi Ratty
              Sometimes with dark roasted beans you need to use a much coarser grind/faster pour to prevent bitterness/burning in the shot, while with lighter roasts you can really tighten it up to almost dripping pour and not get bitter/burnt flavours. Just the nature of the roast depth. This is why most try and roast that bit lighter - it is easier to go one way than the other!
              I've had some roasts I've thought were overdone, but with a bit of playing with the grinder found them OK in the end (better in milk than straight espresso mind you). But they normally weren't that far into 2C.
              I'd initially try a slightly faster pour and test if it is any more drinkable - but if the beans really are actually burnt - then no amount of portafilter-gymnastics is going to help I'm afraid!
              Then you put it down to a $5 life lesson, and try again :-)
              Matt

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              • #37
                Originally posted by fatboy_1999 View Post
                Don't throw them away.
                Keep trying a coffee each day with them and see if they improve.
                It does sound like they were roasted well into 2nd crack if they are very oily at 2 days post roast, but this is how we learn.
                If you are not enjoying them, by all means get some other beans to have as your daily coffee, but I would suggest you keep taste testing these for the next 6 days or so. If they really don't improve, then pull the next roast a bit earlier.
                ill keep trying them and see how they develop. cheers

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by DesigningByCoffee View Post
                  Hi Ratty
                  Sometimes with dark roasted beans you need to use a much coarser grind/faster pour to prevent bitterness/burning in the shot, while with lighter roasts you can really tighten it up to almost dripping pour and not get bitter/burnt flavours. Just the nature of the roast depth. This is why most try and roast that bit lighter - it is easier to go one way than the other!
                  I've had some roasts I've thought were overdone, but with a bit of playing with the grinder found them OK in the end (better in milk than straight espresso mind you). But they normally weren't that far into 2C.
                  I'd initially try a slightly faster pour and test if it is any more drinkable - but if the beans really are actually burnt - then no amount of portafilter-gymnastics is going to help I'm afraid!
                  Then you put it down to a $5 life lesson, and try again :-)
                  Matt
                  i by coincidence ground it corser than usual and it was terible, bad channeling and very blond.
                  I will do a lighter roast this afternoon. all a learning experience.

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                  • #39
                    Too true :-)
                    And worth persisting! When you truly nail your first home roast, you'll never look back!
                    Matt

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                    • #40
                      Looks imressive!!

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                      • #41
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                        Just did my 2nd roast. An interesting experience....
                        1stCR 16:08.... Couldnt get to second and stopped at29:00 . I think i had the gun too far away , about 15cm i gradually moved it closer ending up about 8cm away for the last couple of mins. The stopping point was when the can opener started to stall. Hot weather here in melb and a bit of heat transference through the shaft and the motor felt quite warm after 29 mins of work. The results look good though

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Kevinjspark View Post
                          Looks imressive!!
                          Thanks.......

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                          • #43
                            How did that second batch taste? Looks really tasty... Brb coffee!

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by marcism View Post
                              How did that second batch taste? Looks really tasty... Brb coffee!
                              I dont know yet. Ill try it tomorrow morning. I will let you know.

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by rat_tat View Post
                                I dont know yet. Ill try it tomorrow morning. I will let you know.
                                I just dialed it in on my grinder and machine. It looks tastes and smells unbelievable. Ill try it in a latte tomorrow morning. Im so happy and very suprised its ok after such a long roast not getting to 2nd crack.

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