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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.
SM Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru
SM Aida Batlle El Salvador Finca...
Home Barista is developing a consolidated space for folks interested in buying or trading green coffee in one easy to manage location. If you are interested in distributing, acquiring, or trading green coffee, this is the thread to do so.
My Cormorant is making some squeaking and grinding noises - I assume that the spindle bearings are dry or otherwise malfunctioning. Has anyone serviced them? Any particular grease recommended?
First time poster. I am glad to be interacting with this awesome community.
I have a Diedrich IR3 roaster manufactured in 2009. my question is: What is the typical longevity on a roaster? I would say that roaster has averaged about 60-100lbs per week (roast time...
Decided to share some quick calculations I did to estimate my roasting electricity costs, using a popcorn pumper,
My popper is supposed to be 1400w, but I haven't actually measured, rounded up to 1500w, so I could use 1.5 kwh.
Since I use PWM and PID to control temps, heater...
Room temperature is one of many possible temperatures for just-roasted beans...
Roasted up a small batch (130g) of Nicaragua Buena Vista Obata using an 8-minute (IKAWA) linearly-declining RoR roast profile to what looked like a City-ish roast level - at least that's what it...
IKAWA sample roasters have been a staple of coffee professionals starting with their introduction in 2013. In the same year, IKAWA launched a Kickstarter campaign for its home roaster. The IKAWA name and its elegant design suggest that it's a Japanese product. But the company is...
It's with a bit of humility that I write this post, but I'm also wondering what other seasoned roasters have experienced. Do you find yourself converging on a small set of roast profiles you use most of the time? Why and why not? And is this a rut I should try to get out of?
I want to try and build myself a fluid bed roaster, capable of at least 11lb batches. Has anyone made anything similar? Main thing I am trying to figure out is the CFM or Airspeed in order to loft that amount of beans or the BTUs usually associated with a fluid bed, so if can...
