Marcy,
Is Ok. You can also come before Newyear, maybe next week after Sinterklaas or just in the evening. I roast 3 times a week, so there are enough opportunities. I was also sick for the last 3 weeks, so maybe there is another virus going on at this site
For roasting in my opinion Kenneth Davids book suites best, although you will miss pictures and too much pages are used for the description of all the equipment with a lot of repeating information. The other book of Susan Sanders is a disaster and will not help you. It even has a lot of mistakes in it, e.g. that arabica beans contain more caffeine than robusta beans!
Ok anywau please let me know when I can help you.
Steven
Best regards,
Steven