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    Did my first roast yesterday using a stainless steel bowl and cake whisk. It took 15 minutes till onset of second crack at which stage I dumped em into my cooling contraption (pics to follow)

    Decided standing there stirring manually wasnt gunna happen again so I went and bought a Breville BB280 today and have just finished my second roast.
    Rolling first crack at 15 mins and second crack at just under 18 mins.

    First roast on the left and second on the right. Ugandan bugisu AA  


  • #2
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    Good looking roasts.

    Look for to reading what they taste like too!

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    • #3
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      Originally posted by Andy Freeman link=1222586752/0#1 date=1222587202
      Good looking roasts.

      Look for to reading what they taste like too!
      My crappy camera (3megapixel) doesnt do em justice.

      And the smell is absolutely delicious!!!!!!!

      Ill let em de-gas for a few days and then launch into em.

      Cuppla months ago I never woulda thunk Id be roastin my own coffee. This place has turned me into a coffee freak

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      • #4
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        Great stuff g62... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

        Im sure youll love the results 8-)

        Originally posted by gronk62 link=1222586752/0#2 date=1222587533
        Cuppla months ago I never woulda thunk Id be roastin my own coffee. This place has turned me into a coffee freak
        Yeah.... Happened to all of us mate : ;D

        Mal.

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        • #5
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          On-ya gronk

          Welcome to the dark side - roast that is
          Hope they taste as good as they look

          KK

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          • #6
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            well done Gronk
            2 roasts down - thousands to follow

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            • #7
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              Good Job! Soon you will be growing your own beans too [smiley=thumbup.gif]


              Simon

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              • #8
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                Nice one Gronk,

                now all you need to do is wait (thats the hardest bit)

                I must get around to trying a roast in my Hottop had it for a week and havnt even plugged it in

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                • #9
                  Gronkos bean cooler

                  Originally posted by gronk62 link=1222586752/0#0 date=1222586752
                  It took 15 minutes till onset of second crack at which stage I dumped em into my cooling contraption (pics to follow)
                  As promised...



                  which is part of this set up which I pieced together over the last few days...




                  Originally posted by Koffee Kosmo link=1222586752/0#4 date=1222590887
                  On-ya gronk

                  Welcome to the dark side - roast that is
                  Hope they taste as good as they look

                  KK
                  Thanks, and Yes they do! I tried some today. Delish!!


                  Originally posted by bolb link=1222586752/0#5 date=1222593085
                  well done Gronk
                  2 roasts down - thousands to follow  
                  haha yeah I thought about how many roasts there are in front of me now Im set up. Cheers Mal


                  Originally posted by runfast link=1222586752/0#6 date=1222593232
                  Good Job! Soon you will be growing your own beans too [smiley=thumbup.gif]
                  Simon
                  I remember sayin Id never roast, so I better not say Ill never have a crack at growin my own  


                  Originally posted by beanflying link=1222586752/0#7 date=1222657368
                  Nice one Gronk,

                  now all you need to do is wait (thats the hardest bit)

                  I must get around to trying a roast in my Hottop had it for a week and havnt even plugged it in
                  The wait isnt too bad as Ive still got a tiny bit of old coffee from brown bean bay to finish first.

                  Jeez I couldnt wait to try it if I had a Hottop

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                  • #10
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                    Nice roasts Gronk, good setup you have there.

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                    • #11
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                      Good stuff! Well done.

                      Dammit, Im getting roasters itch. Not quite as serious an ailment as upgradeitis but I think it may cause the wife some side-effects. Im gonna start hunting around for a 2nd hand BM and work out the cost savings

                      How much did that set up set you back gronk (if you dont mind me asking)

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                      • #12
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                        Originally posted by martybean link=1222586752/0#9 date=1222689125
                        Nice roasts Gronk, good setup you have there.
                        Thanks mate



                        Originally posted by flynnaus link=1222586752/0#10 date=1222692199
                        How much did that set up set you back gronk (if you dont mind me asking)
                        The heat gun was $69, bread machine $100, and all the other stuff I had lyin around the shed.

                        It wont take long for it all to pay for itself in savings over pre roasted beans, and I get to drink the freshest possible coffee all the time

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                        • #13
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                          ...roasted to how it suits YOUR taste!

                          (which is an even bigger bonus than $s saved)


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                          • #14
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                            Congratulations Gronk! Looks like youve had a similar week to me, gathering up bits and pieces to roast Corretto style. Youre lucky you have plenty of space for all of your roasting gear. If I set up a bench in the middle of our unit I dont think my wife would approve, no matter how nice her coffee turns out in the morning! I didnt have a lot of stuff lying around and had to purchase pretty well everything. Used breadmaker ($40), multimeter ($25), heat gun ($45) - noticed you splurged and got the variable temp Ryobi...mines the basic one), drill press stand ($25), fan ($20), colander ($3).

                            Lots of fun and tried my coffee this morning for the first time. Lots of crema and I was surprised just how well it tasted considering my roast went on too long. Things can only get better! Cheers.

                            Originally posted by flynnaus link=1222586752/0#10 date=1222692199
                            Good stuff! Well done.

                            Dammit, Im getting roasters itch. Not quite as serious an ailment as upgradeitis but I think it may cause the wife some side-effects. Im gonna start hunting around for a 2nd hand BM and work out the cost savings

                            How much did that set up set you back gronk (if you dont mind me asking)

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                            • #15
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                              Thanks Gronk and Buschy.

                              I think the bucket cooler contraption is a cool idea too. Well have to give it a name. Gronkulator sounds good but in acknowledgement of the inventor, how about the Kosmic Kooler?

                              Who invented the corretto?
                              Update: I found out it was named after a CS user. See here and the original thread

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