Behmor 1600 Plus - Coffee Roaster

[chron]

Ordered mine, thanks Andy! Looking forward to starting the adventure into home roasting.

[Magic123]

Hi Andy
Thank you for your message was very happy about it, it starts entlich.
Will I receive a separate email from you purchased.
Order to Germany.

[amellor]

I'm kinda glad i received the email this week, I get paid next week.

I'm sitting here thinking, do a REALLY want to get into home roasting, I have plenty of sources of excellent roasted coffee.
I'm no cook, I'm a little afraid I wont be able to roast well enough for my liking.

[lemoo]

home roasting to me means being able to experiment

learning about where your coffee comes from, how things like altitude, soil, temperatures can affect how the coffee produced in a region is affected

taking that in, playing with temperature curves and profiles when you roast and how that can effect 2 roasts of the same bean

in short, if you are happy with the quality of coffee you are getting now then there is no reason to stop
but if you are curious as to how that quality is achieved, then time to start a new hobby

[grantw]

Mines just shipped, excited much :-)

[kutis]

I'm kinda glad i received the email this week, I get paid next week.

I'm sitting here thinking, do a REALLY want to get into home roasting, I have plenty of sources of excellent roasted coffee.
I'm no cook, I'm a little afraid I wont be able to roast well enough for my liking.

YES, YES YOU DO!!!1

Seriously, if you're coffee-curious, you'll enjoy roasting.

[grantw]

Mines just shipped, excited much :-)

Aaaaaand arrived earlier today. Looking forward to getting it set up and roasting tonight :-)

[grantw]

First batch on the new Behmor tonight and I'm quietly pleased with the result (ceja de selva - P5 auto pattern) though have a lot to learn (apart from pto ;-)) .


First batch with Behmor 1600 roaster by _granty, on Flickr

Huge difference to the iCoffee - and I'm loving the evenness of the roast, no hotspots or charring. Convection for the win!

[fleery]

Mine shipped yesterday and arrived in SYD this morning. Thanks andy!

2x 100g roasts down and amazed at how easy it is to use. No tipping,
First and 2nd crack easy to hear - even when I roasted outside. Looking forward to tasting in a week or 2!

[marcism]

Looksg ood! Anyone willing to put up some logged profiles that have made use of the manual control?

[kutis]

Behmor 1600 Plus - Coffee Roaster

Roast #3
200g batch.
Start 100%, fast drum speed.
Drop to 0% at 1C, min 11, slow drum down. 180°C A btn (exhaust?)
Raise to 25%, mid roll.
Stop after 1C. min 13:30.



Result: the one on top is from Patricia brewer (melb), bottom is mine. Super bright, but very light body.

Plan for next batch (tonight)
- drop earlier, maybe min 10:30.
- and darker roast, maybe raise to 50%

I know it's better to change 1 thing at a time, but 2 should be fine right?

[JojoS]

If I remember correctly from his CG post, Joe Behm would drop to 0% and increase drum rotation speed at first crack. Then he added time before cooling.

[Andy]

If I remember correctly from his CG post

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE....
don't quote processes from the USA roaster on here. While it's called the same thing its usage is vastly different and it has different components inside. You are just going to confuse yourself. We also have far more stable voltage in AU too so adding time at the end of the roast might not be needed in our climate, on our roaster, for our tastes and our coffee making techniques.

You will be far better off learning what works well for your own tastes, that is the real beauty of home roasting too. You have the ability to create a coffee that suits you and your brewing methods perfectly

Having said all that , by all means take ideas from everywhere but then tailor them to suit YOU exactly!

Enjoy the journey

[flynnaus]

OK, I have just finished installing the Behmor Plus upgrade panel.

Sorry Andy but it is not an easy job. Easy in theory; instructions are as described: remove the two side panels and the top. Unplug and remove the old panel and install the new one then put it back together again. However...

Inexplicably each side panel is held on by 5 Phillips head screws and one hex screw requiring a #2 Allen key - on my machine, at least (my machine is one from the first batch of Behmor sold on CS so not sure if later models are the same.

There are two cables that connect the upgrade panel to the side circuit board. Make sure you check out how they connect so you can plug in the cables of the upgrade panel correctly.

The upgrade panel is held on by 3 screws, one at the top and two on the bottom. The bottom screw closest to the roast chamber is very difficult to access. I would say a Phillips screwdriver with a long shaft would probably do the job.

The upgrade panel, top and side panels are held together by screws and tabs and it isn't an easy job to reassemble so be methodical about it. As you disassemble, take time to observe how the panels fit together and keep the screws together in groups.

I'm not a gifted handyman and the job took me a couple of hours. I'm sure more capable CSers would find it quicker and easier. If you are hopeless with tools then I suggest you bribe a friend or relo with the promise of good coffee (or some kind CSer or site owner posts a good instruction sheet with photos)

The good news is that I managed it and when I plugged it in and press a few buttons, it started up. I haven't tried a roast yet. That will have to wait until tomorrow or the next day I think.

[pilko]

So, mine shipped yesterday and arrived in Adelaide at lunch time! Awesome service Andy! Thanks!
I've just done the dry burn cycle, and I noticed the 'afterburner' comes on during the cooling cycle. Can anyone explain what the purpose of that is, it seems kind of counter intuitive... I thought you really wanted to cool coffee as quickly as possible... Isn't that why you put an exhaust fan in a bucket for cooling corretto roasts?