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I see many folks with Quest M3 discussing airflow management techniques, including the opening of the bean chute or the back cooling tray to minimize/stop airflow during soak/dry phase. On my M3s (2017) fan still runs with knob in fully off position, so stopping airflow is of...
I started my roasting journey on a Behmor 1600 and several months ago moved to a Quest M3s. I have an okay grasp on roasting practices, though I admittedly should do some more reading in books and on the web.
Anyway, I know there are basic guidelines for roasting,...
I was on the fence about writing this thread, but with some encouragement from Johan and some prodding by a few others on the forum, I decided to document the conversion of my new Cormorant roaster from manual to full control with Artisan.
The following question is for those who use portable gas stove to roast coffee beans. My Gas One portable gas / butane stove has this distinctive smell which was present right out of box and will not go away. It smells like propane gas even when it's not in use and disconnected....
Hey everyone. This is my first post here. I've already learned so much from reading other posts.
Alright, I'm needing some advice/suggestions from you awesome roasters. I have a long-term goal of opening a coffee truck while roasting the coffee for it. I have been roasting for...
Finally decided to bite the bullet and get a commercial roaster. Briefly considered a 500G Huky or similar Kaldi, but was afraid I'd always regret not getting something a little bigger and more polished. Couldn't decide between a Mill City Sample Roaster or a Buckeye BC-2....
I've just taken delivery of a new Toper 5kg roaster and my Artisan software will no longer work correctly on my Mac where it had been working perfectly on my previous, smaller roaster. The Toper uses a Phidget 1048 Temp sensor which I have selected in the dropdown menu...
