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  • #16
    Started out with a popper. First batch I did was drinkable to me at the time. Not sure it would compare well these days
    As others have said, if you keep notes and do some reading, you will keep getting better.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by fatboy_1999 View Post
      As others have said, if you keep notes and do some reading, you will keep getting better.
      Nowadays I keep the notes in my head and let my taste buds do the reading.

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      • #18
        I have not wrecked a roast yet, down to due diligence and CS.I got racked off paying 5 for average/below average coffees everyday, got on the interweb and found this - my coffee mentor site, (months reading later...) bought a decent espresso outfit (as advised here) a decent grinder (ditto) and took more advice from here regarding fresh roasted beans and found a local supplier ($35 a kilo). Again gleamed here that green beans last up to 3years as opposed to roasted at 3 weeks. Bought the intro pack from beanbay, as in "I'll have a go at that" read and read and read about what to look for in a roast, bought a 2000w adjustable Ozito HG $30, got the missus biggest SS colander and a wooden spoon and went for it... months readng flew passed... got a breadmaker and rewired it for continuous stir (again - instructions on this site), stuck with the analogue eyeballing method for a while until CS educated enough (thanks one more time coffeesnobs) I bought a temperature DMM data logger ($69), downloaded some roasting profiles to follow, more simple BM mods and here I am, all within the last 12 months. Best value for money trip I have ever taken and all thanks to my dislike of paying high rates for things mediocre and especially to the people of this site.


        Happy Rooster :-)

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        • #19
          One.

          Like Yelta I did a lot of reading on Coffee Snobs before having a go.

          All that information guided me to a drinkable first attempt.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Thundergod View Post
            One.

            Like Yelta I did a lot of reading on Coffee Snobs before having a go.

            All that information guided me to a drinkable first attempt.
            Ain't it amazing, the more you read (and listen) the smarter you get, wonder why that could be.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Dragunov21 View Post
              That's my issue identified then...

              Honestly, with about two dozen behmor roasts and about as many popper roasts behind me, I can say that getting it "drinkable" was easy, but getting results that are equal to a high-quality commercial blend like Campos' or 5Senses' offerings still else's me and I've taken to buying roasted beans again.
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              I'm on the same page as this, I've run probably between 50-100 roasts through my Behmor, and whilst I get good coffee, nothing compares to the better roasters in my area (seven seeds, auction rooms and Padre), their coffees are another level.

              I think I was getting some better results here and there with my old popper, but the batch size was so annoying.

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              • #22
                Four roasts for me (but then I absolutely do not claim to be any sort of coffee afficionado!).

                First roast via HGDB method was over done - probably around CS11 or 12.

                Second roast via HGDB method, using a variable temp HG (Bosch 630dce) was better, although took 23 minutes, so was a little "baked"

                Third roast was via a Corretto setup. Better again - although I lost my nerve and pulled it at the very start of SC, so it was a little light for my tastes

                Finally, the fourth roast (Corretto), pulled it about10-20 seconds into second crack (15 minute roast time). Beautiful.

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