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This one is sure to get a lot of interest and discussion, so instead of having something in the Green Alert thread, we can have it's own. If you missed the announcement, it's and reads rather pretty.

My greens didn't arrive till almost...

Hi fellow HBers I have one of the original gas tj067 north roasters now being sold by Mill city that seems to have an issue with igniter being stuck in the on mode. I would greatly appreciate any advice to troubleshoot or perform some kind...

What kind of Roasters are you using? I read your posts about various things your roasting, temperatures Etc... Just wondering what kind of machines you people are using? Not just these two posters but any of you who care to respond. I am...

I just got caught up on the fines thread:

and started watching the Matt Perger video posted there:

He talks about the goal of evenness throughout the coffee process, but before he gets into "fines" and extraction, he talks...

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.
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I'm starting a drum roaster build and was aiming to roast between 1lb. and 4lb. I have a piece of pipe that is 10-3/8" inside diameter and from my calculations, if I follow the suggested 1:1 ratio and made it 10" long I would end...

Evening All!

I roasted a few batches of this one back on the 29th. After a few days rest, I experimented today and am loving this pulled as espresso. The lighter of the roasts (ended at around 405F bean temp) has notes of vanilla, brown...

What/how should I proceed? I see little about "what" coffee/coffees to use. I know robusta is blended/ added sometimes for effect but other than that, what should I be roasting and how should I roast it? Apparently NOT a dark...