I-Coffee roasting experiences

[Javaphile]

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Is the membership card divided up into CS1 to CS12?

Yup!



Java " " phile

[sorrentina]

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toasty: that looks like a fine roast! great start. By the looks it may not have reached second crack- or only just. I have been roasting a few batches at this slightly lighter level recently and really enjoying the results.

[jkarlis]

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Just got back from Coffee Craft to spend some vouchers Ive had for 4 months and came home with an I-Coffee Roaster. Wasnt sure what I was going to spend it on, was contemplating (yet another) grinder but when I saw the I-Coffee I knew that was it. Luckily I got the last one in stock.

Am busy building a chook shed today but when I get sick of standing in the hot sun Ill be sure to have a play with it.

Is there a need to do a seasoning roast?

[headinclouds]

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i dont think theres any need to waste beans . a good wash of the teflon might be a good idea though.

[jkarlis]

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Thanks HIC. I have some beans which are probably past their best so want too worried about wasting beans. I bought another members Correto set up ages ago but never got into it. I think this roaster will suit be better as I wasnt into tinkering/experimenting with roasts too much. Strange considering I was a scientist for 15 years.

[sorrentina]

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I think it is not a bad idea to do a break in roast- 100 grams of beans should be sufficient and you can terminate the roast manually by holding down the power button when the beans are ready.

Let me know how your first roasts go- and if you have any questions about using the machine.

Basil at Coffeecraft has some excellent Brazillian beans- I have been roasting some he gave me this last week and they are truly superb. Unfortunately I cant remember the name. Very, very chaffy bean- perhaps 4 times more than average.... Possibly he can be persuaded to give/sell you a few samples. They have an enormous green bean stash out the back.

[jkarlis]

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Thanks Jack.  Basil gave me some Nicaraguan Rio Coco to try.

I should read some of the many posts on here before I bother you with questions.  Its a very cute little thing too, unfortunately it is destined to live in the man cave and not the kitchen.

[Kafine]

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Welcome to the I Roaster club Caffeine Junky

[malliemcg]

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This is some Harrar Longberries I roasted up mid week before last. I was surprised to see the white thing appear with a pop, and I thought Id stopped using a popcorn popper, no idea where it came from, Ethiopian popping corn? Was tasty with hints of coffee ;D

[sorrentina]

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Ha! maybe you have invented popping coffee?

would have thought it would have got overdone in the roast but looks like it did come through intact and (as you say) tastey...

could be an idea: add a few kernels of corn to each roast for a small snack at bagging time...

Is that just one roast? seems to be a bit of variation in the bean?

[malliemcg]

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Yup, thats one roast was this bean light was dodgy when I took the photo and I was more trying to get a shot of the popped corn.

Ive noticed that the roasts really swell up at some point after 1st crack and before second. Im still trying to work out which bean works well above 150g. I tend to shoot for 225g/batch as a guess. Ive managed some seriously beautiful roasts out of it, and figure most of the time the variation is just bean variation. The result in the cup being what matters has been very good.

[fivegallon]

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Yup, thats one roast was this bean light was dodgy when I took the photo and I was more trying to get a shot of the popped corn.

Ive noticed that the roasts really swell up at some point after 1st crack and before second. Im still trying to work out which bean works well above 150g. I tend to shoot for 225g/batch as a guess. Ive managed some seriously beautiful roasts out of it, and figure most of the time the variation is just bean variation. The result in the cup being what matters has been very good.

I roast 250g every time regardless of bean

[jaybee]

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Two 200g batches of Burundi Kayanza Kinyovu Lot 1, Roasted to 2CS and looking really nice. The 400g reduced to 330g in the process.

Very similar roast profiles, even though the second batch was a tad warmer. I guess that means that when the temps are within a few degrees, the time makes the significant difference in roasting charateristics of the machine.

Yum.

[sorrentina]

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Thats a perfect looking roast. Very nice to actually see how stable the roast profile is. Having never read profiles or used a temp probe: I am curious as to your thought about the I-coffee profile? Does it seem to be a good one?

[Dimal]

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Looks close to ideal to me Jack.... 8-)

Could probably adjust the profile by varying batch sizes but I imagine the basic trend will still be similar, just a bit shorter or longer....

Mal.