I thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to roast profiles specific to air popcorn poppers.

Most of the roast profiles shared here are based on other - quite different roasting platforms. Beyond a very general sense, these profiles are rather difficult to apply to...

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I worked several days this week so I roasted in the nick of time, just before our Minnesota Cupping Group gathered. 1-hr rest.

Didn't matter. They were all hogs on the trough...

I'm getting ready to churn out 15 sample roasts of this Private Collection Auction co-sponsored by Anacafe and Alliance for Coffee Excellence.

I'll try to document my experience here and perhaps make for a useful discussion about sample roasting and tasting.

Hey everyone,

This may be a dumb question... I'm trying to figure out how to develop my roast profile for this NATURAL processed EL SALVADOR. How would you guys adjust your roast profile based on the bean?

To give some context.. I had a great 1LB batch of Yirgacheffe...

Not set in stone yet but if it goes through, I'm being asked to roast 125 pounds of coffee for Christmas presents. I have a Behmor 1600+. I usually roast 12oz batches. Most I've ever done in a session was four batches, which took roughly 2 hours. So at that rate it'll take me 40...

Seems Ikawa just announced their new home roaster with a 100g capacity.

I notice they don't mention the temp sensors (the old Home had one while the pro had 2). Also concerning is this quote:

Referencing some sort of monthly subscription to unlock all the features. Was...

Several times I have read that guidance for gas roaster BT RoR curves does not apply to fluid bed roasters. So far I have not found specific guidance for small fluid bed roasters like the FreshRoast or Popper.

Does that guidance exist?

Has anyone here 'gone nuclear' on their greens?

Aside from perhaps some anger issues, why? Irradiated foods are common in grocery stores and can significantly extend shelf life. Perhaps the same can apply to coffee greens, and I've seen a few research papers investigating the...