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by lparsons21
April 2nd, 2008, 4:40 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 10
Views: 1276

Need review of Izzo Alex

Here's the link to the review I did on the Alex at CoffeeGeek : {link} Note there are other reviews there also
by lparsons21
March 18th, 2008, 3:42 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

Depending on which bean, of course, but I usually get the 1st snap of 1st crack at about 12 minutes into the roast, sometimes as much as 13 minutes. When I compare a roast done similarly with the Gene to the Behmor w/P4, the differences are slight but noticeable. The Behmor being a bit richer at the...
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by lparsons21
March 17th, 2008, 1:47 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

I tend to use either P1 or P4, depending on speed of roast. Here's what I've been doing with P4 for my Bolivian, Colombians and Timor Maubesse 8 oz load P4, 1#, D, then use - key to take time down to 15 minutes Hit start After start, I add 6 +'s Sometimes I have to add
by lparsons21
February 27th, 2008, 10:08 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 13
Views: 1612

Izzo Alex or La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II?

To use quote, just click the 'quote' button, then you can delete the parts inside of the quoted text. Just don't delete the part that say Plumb in limits your model selections, and for some of the pourovers that have a plumb in kit, well the price then becomes equal to or greater than the Alex... As...
by lparsons21
February 26th, 2008, 1:03 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 13
Views: 1612

Izzo Alex or La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II?

Glad you like the Ascaso. Mine gets used every day for about 4-6 grinds and has held up as well as I expected. Kind of pooh-poohs the 'oh it is not as sturdy as the Mazzer and Macaps' stuff I heard when I went looking. Yep, it isn't as sturdy as them, but it is much more
by lparsons21
February 21st, 2008, 9:50 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

I've never intentionally not taken a roast to at least the first snaps of 2nd crack. Well, not exactly true. I did try it during my early experimentation with the Behmor, but was mostly getting them too light and unsatisfactory. A couple of exceptions, but mostly those were ones that finished earlie...
by lparsons21
February 20th, 2008, 12:10 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

It does a very good job of catching chaff, much better than any other home roaster I have tried. All of it stays inside the roaster unless you open the door during operation. I roast indoors and have found that I can roast any size load up to about Full City with almost zero smoke. 1/2# is
by lparsons21
February 19th, 2008, 10:29 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

This is something I observed in my early test roasts. A Sidamo roast that ended up lighter than planned turned out to be one of the best Sidamo roasts I had ever had. All the nuance was there. Usually the berry note doesn't develop for a few days after the roast and then dies off in a
by lparsons21
February 18th, 2008, 9:50 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 207
Views: 38287

Behmor 1600 Coffee Roaster - 1st Look

No rest for the weary as the saying goes... Thanks to all those that participated in this test. I'll be watching for the profiles used for all the roasts
by lparsons21
February 18th, 2008, 9:48 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10663

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

Interesting results. Thanks for doing this. I for one, can hardly wait to see what the profiles of the Behmor roasts that were not good