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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.
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...
Upcoming IG live, June 12, 5am Eastern. If you're like me and like to be asleep at 5am, then his previous roasting videos have all eventually made it to YouTube. I have found his previous videos quite informative.
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 find that my roasts rarely spend more than 30 per cent of their final profile in the drying phase, often as little as 25 per cent. This is true not only of my own roasts but also of the ones made with profiles that Ikawa provides with the green beans they supply for use with...
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....
I have been working on automating the controls on my new Cormorant Roaster. So far I have succeeded in controlling gas pressure control and fan speed. I am stuck on controlling the drum motor speed however.
I have connected the fans and the drum motors each to Phidget DCC1002s...
