My Behmor 1600 Plus arrived early this morning from Chris at Talk Coffee. It was straight to the roasting room (shed) for my first ever roast. I roasted 400g of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe on D with P2 profile. I took a minute off the timer just to ensure I didn't burn the roast. This was Chris' suggestion.
I have tasted the roast in Aeropress and with my trusty Rocket Giotto (espresso shots and with milk). I've also compared it with the Yirgi of my well respected local roaster called Humblebee in Mount Hawthorn (Perth) that was roasted 5 days ago, with all those methods. Suffice to say, pinging right now!
A couple of observations:
1. I did not hear the first crack or any cracks for that matter. I heard some ticking sounds but thought they were just from the roaster. Any advice for what I should be hearing out for?! I was waiting for something quite pronounced but perhaps that's not the case.
2. The coffee tasted good - I'm not well trained but I did get some citrus and cherry notes as described with Yirgi. The flavour was quite bold compared to Humblebee but I'm wondering if that will change in a few days. It was definitely drinkable which was a nice surprise but not A-Grade and nowhere near as good as the Humblebee Yirgi. Similar flavours though.
It was a lot of fun and I'll be back in the shed for more tonight! Below is a photo of the roast. There is also a comparison of my Yirgi with Humblebee's Yirgi. You'll see mine is slightly darker. Would love some comments.
I have tasted the roast in Aeropress and with my trusty Rocket Giotto (espresso shots and with milk). I've also compared it with the Yirgi of my well respected local roaster called Humblebee in Mount Hawthorn (Perth) that was roasted 5 days ago, with all those methods. Suffice to say, pinging right now!
A couple of observations:
1. I did not hear the first crack or any cracks for that matter. I heard some ticking sounds but thought they were just from the roaster. Any advice for what I should be hearing out for?! I was waiting for something quite pronounced but perhaps that's not the case.
2. The coffee tasted good - I'm not well trained but I did get some citrus and cherry notes as described with Yirgi. The flavour was quite bold compared to Humblebee but I'm wondering if that will change in a few days. It was definitely drinkable which was a nice surprise but not A-Grade and nowhere near as good as the Humblebee Yirgi. Similar flavours though.
It was a lot of fun and I'll be back in the shed for more tonight! Below is a photo of the roast. There is also a comparison of my Yirgi with Humblebee's Yirgi. You'll see mine is slightly darker. Would love some comments.

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