January Bean Bay

[poddy66]

Re: January Bean Bay

andy could someone roast the beans for me if i buy green beans? i would pay them also i like strong coffee with good crema yeild cheers steven poddy66

[Wushoes]

Re: January Bean Bay

why not just spend $30 odd on a popper?

[lucinda]

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$20 if you get one from the warehouse.

Nothing more gratifying than roasting your own beans.

[grendel]

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I roast green beans for a couple of people who buy them but are not confident to roast their own - slowly though I manage to move people in the direction of home roasting. I bought my mother a popper at Christmas and gave her a good supply of green beans - she rang the other morning thrilled at just having done her first roast.

If I was in Vic Poddy I would be happy to help out - but I fear the postage to and from WA would be a hassal!

[TC]

Re: January Bean Bay

andy could someone roast the beans for me if i buy green beans? i would pay them also i like strong coffee with good crema yeild cheers steven poddy66    

Hi Poddy- I understand that David Makin is running/plannng to run a roasting course at First Pour.

I have/had also written a Home Roasting course for the coffee academy but unfortunately it died due to lack of interest  .

Id be happy to take a 3 hour session at $100 per head using a variety of roasters if we could get a group of 4-6 people in Melbourne together (this could even occur at your place if you can assemble a  group). Notes on origins and home roasting techniques  supplied as well as a CS sample pack ;-)

Chris

[poddy66]

Re: January Bean Bay

just waiting to pick my mini mazzer grinder from luca at veneziano caffe then i will start saving again for a roaster in the mean time i will have 5 sense in mornington roast my grean beans from coffee snobs .
can someone explain how i get allocated the beans i would like and what is the min amount that you ca buy cheers steven poddy66

[JavaB]

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can someone explain how i get allocated the beans i would like and what is the min amount that you ca buy cheers steven poddy66

BeanBay is open at a specified time and date (advertised here in advance)..... and at that time you enter the BeanBay part of this site where all items on offer will be listed (beans and maybe tea as well).

You then select what you want (in 2.5Kg quantities or multiples thereof) and proceed to the checkout where you can pay with Paypal or arrange a bank deposit for the beans.

For the first hour of trading the server almost stops at times- struggling under the load. To get the best selection you have to be there at the start- some quantities are low and disappear quickly!!

You have to be a registered user to "bid" so go into BeanBay and complete your account details prior to the day.

....... then just wait and join the feeding frenzy on the day!!! CoffeeSnob buyers are more aggressive than piranha when green beans are on offer!!!

[poddy66]

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many thanks javab what is the best type of roaster to buy i want quality cheers steven poddy66

[JavaB]

Re: January Bean Bay

many thanks javab what is the best type of roaster to buy i want quality cheers steven poddy66

Well that is really a personal choice (and money) issue.

Poppers work really well.... they are cheap and produce a "brighter" taste in the cup. They are limited in batch size and are affected by ambient temp quite a bit.

The "Corretto" - bread machine and heat gun is a step up from the dog bowl, manual stirring and heat gun... IMHO works brilliantly, reasonably cheap produced more mellow coffee in the cup, batch sizes from about 150 grams up (some have done 1KG) virtually unaffected by ambient temp.

There are various other versions of home made roasters which are similar to the Corretto.

The next step is the commercially made roasters which the site sponsors sell.... all work very well but cost more.

Have a read through the "Home Roasting - Tips, Tricks etc" threads - lots of good info there!!