Why would he get them up to temperature when the machine is off? I'm sure he pulls'em out when he turns on the machine ;P

I've started to hand sort my beans pre-roast. Usually I only cull 10%, today however I took out 18% of the greens - oh, and I found a ROCK :( I like to believe that I can taste the difference in the cup, not because of the missing rocks, but some of the beans I remove are disgusting looking, I

Myself, I only blend greens and roast them

Wow, a couple of days ago I roasted 40% brazil, 30% monsooned malabar, 20% harrar and 10% kenya - so close ;P It's very good!

Humidity is also a factor

I just tried clover coffee a few days ago (before watching "Cloverfield" funnily enough) in Copenhagen (Estate Coffee) - Costa Rica Tarrazu "La Minita", and I gotta say, I was pretty impressed with it! So soft, complex and ...well... NICE! :) I am amazed to hear *$ getting Clovers - I would never ha...

Just a short update - I finished off my own blend, which was a bit too bright. It was good, but bright, and didn't cut very much through milk. It was "ok" for espresso. I am half-way through Jeffos blend - It's very delicious! Both as espresso and in milk! I finished off the Kenya as press pot

I just ordered a Hottop KN8828 "basic" - Any of you guys who "upgraded" from P to B wanna sell the controller to me? Or if anyone have a B-controller they wanna get rid of? :D Also, I ordered a 230V machine - I do have 230V here, but I read somewhere that it would have been better to

Thanks for the inputs! Much appreciated. I tried my rasting own above right after I wrote it - I tried to go for dark, but it was a bit difficult as there are some pretty small beans and some large ones ;P Both of your suggestions sound enticing - I'll try them!

Actually when I looked at my own post this popped into my head: 40% Brazil Daterra Collection 2006-2007 40% Costa Rica COE Libano Coopeatenas 20% Ethiopia Longberry Harrar The round balanced brazillian with the nice light acidity if the costa rican mixed with a little of that dark wine/chocolaty har...