Hottop KN-8828B-2K+ - Colombian Beans Advice

#1: Post by **newguy1** » June 25th, 2017, 2:58 am

any advice or tips

#2: Post by **cannonfodder** » June 25th, 2017, 10:27 pm

Such as? Plug in, warm up, add beans.

Advice on what aspect, what have you tried.

June 25th, 2017, 11:36 pm

roasting colombian beans specifically... what to look out for, tips, high heat, low fan after FC?

anything plz

#4: Post by **rgrosz** » June 27th, 2017, 10:47 pm

For Colombian beans, I usually load the beans at 275F. I turn off both the fan and the heat at 1:00 after first crack starts. I normally drop the beans at 2:15 after first crack starts. Here is the profile for my latest roast:

June 29th, 2017, 3:45 am

wow awesome man! thank you so much i will definitely try this.

any more tips please feel free to share!

#6: Post by **rgrosz** » June 29th, 2017, 8:18 am

One thing I have learned is that "less is more". To get to first crack at about ten minutes, you may have to roast 1/2 pound or less of green coffee.

For my 2012 Hottop, I started out roasting 265 grams. But I slowly started reducing that amount, and getting better tasting results. After two years, I settled on 195 grams as the maximum amount to roast which gives me the best results.

June 29th, 2017, 9:35 am

rgrosz wrote:For Colombian beans, I usually load the beans at 275F. I turn off both the fan and the heat at 1:00 after first crack starts. I normally drop the beans at 2:15 after first crack starts. Here is the profile for my latest roast:

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hey dude... i tried your method....

what you think?

thx for help.

#8: Post by **rgrosz** » June 29th, 2017, 10:16 am

Not sure ... can't really taste your coffee from Atlanta, GA

July 1st, 2017, 8:57 am

Sorry man, i wanted to take this one to a darker roast second crack but not sure if i dropped too early?
About to taste.... thanks

#10: Post by **rgrosz** » July 1st, 2017, 10:42 pm

I never take Colombian coffee to second crack, prefer it a bit lighter.

I am surprised you got to second crack so quickly. I turn my heat and fan off completely at 1:30 after first crack starts, then let it coast from that point.