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Since hunting down exceptional greens can be a challenge nowadays maybe heads up are in order.
here are a few recent listed lots I just ordered that should have exceptional potential for espresso and/or brewed.
SM Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru
SM Aida Batlle El Salvador Finca...
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I know this has been asked somewhere here in the past but cannot find it.
I have been roasting for friends and family for 2 yrs with a 2lb Sonofresco. I have never thought about growing into a business but recently was approached by a small cafe who is interested in my product....
I toasted first batch of coffee today using heat gun bread machine. Overall I think it went well though perhaps reduced heat too aggressively after first crack. Haven't tasted coffee yet though it smells pretty grassy. Any observations that can help me improve technique?
First time poster here, but I really like this sub. So I bought a hive roaster recently and I'm trying to build a set of different green coffee beans to roast as a beginner and learn the basics of roasting. I'll mainly roast for espresso from a lever machine (Bezzera...
Just wanted to see what the biggest pain points are for those in the roasting/specialty coffee community. What really grinds your gears in the world of coffee these days?
Have bought this roaster but am battling to get it going. 2 issues. a) Cannot connect it to wifi. Will not accept the password for the wifi and 2) When switching on the alarm sound and keeps going. Cannot switch it off.
Greeted with total silence from the supplier. Any...
I'm a bit over my head. I see many .alog files with Temp and Air changes made during the roast shown on the graph, try as I have, I can't figure it out. The terminology is difficult to learn. How to I set up Artisan to show the temp and air changes?