Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:05 am
Tried my first roast - it didn't go too well. Managed to completely incinerate the beans. And the manual was right, if you're going to try a dark roast (and believe me, this was WELL past a dark roast!) then you WILL get a lot of smoke.
Tried a Costa Rican the following day, more successful this time. Although the roast was very uneven, and a lot of the chaff stayed stuck to the beans. Perhaps it was because I tried a P3 profile, maybe I'd have been better off sticking to a steady rise to maximum temperature on P1? It seemed like a medium roast, but tasted a little 'green' when I tried it the following day. To be fair on the roaster, I had similar problems with a Costa Rican bean before when I roasted in a popcorn maker, so it's probably more a nuance of the bean rather than anything to do with the Behmor.
Anyway, it's looking promising and I'm definitely looking forward to trying some more roasts!
Tried a Costa Rican the following day, more successful this time. Although the roast was very uneven, and a lot of the chaff stayed stuck to the beans. Perhaps it was because I tried a P3 profile, maybe I'd have been better off sticking to a steady rise to maximum temperature on P1? It seemed like a medium roast, but tasted a little 'green' when I tried it the following day. To be fair on the roaster, I had similar problems with a Costa Rican bean before when I roasted in a popcorn maker, so it's probably more a nuance of the bean rather than anything to do with the Behmor.
Anyway, it's looking promising and I'm definitely looking forward to trying some more roasts!