I received my new Gene from Ivo last week. He included some beans to try. I"ve started with the Kenya AA.
During roasting I noticed a few things:
There was lots of chaff stuck at the hot air outlet of the drum.
The heating time was very quick, about 10 minutes to get to 235 degr.C
There was more noise than expected. (seems to be more than Joris of DLiefboers Gene, but that is hard to tell without direct comparison)
I reached first crack (or second) in 13 minutes
I've roasted about 250 grams with a temperature setpoint of 240 degrC
The smell of the coffee is horrible and the taste is not much better. It is very flat, with an almost watery sensation.
What am I doing wrong?