advice on green beans...

by **espressomattic** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:14 pm

I thought about logging roast but gave it up as a good idea doomed to fail. I just go by gut instinct. I know my method is way different to what you guys do. I rely on Smell to tell me where the beans are at, sound obviously and also when cranking you can actually feel when the beans are expanding. Having tried to roast a lot of different beans I have a good mental map of each one now and know what to look/feel/smell for. It may seem unscientific to some, but it works for me. It would be impossible to log my heat/temp as I am fiddling withthe gas knob all the time (Which is tricky when one hand is cranking, one holding the handle...I do it with my knees). Any way is this actually relevant to what this thread is about...sorry if it isn't.

Matt

by **CakeBoy** » Sat May 20, 2006 10:57 pm

Hand Crank Contortionist Boy wrote:I rely on Smell to tell me where the beans are at, sound obviously and also when cranking you can actually feel when the beans are expanding.

Never heard them called that before Breako, and that is quite an admission on your part in a public forum :shock:

And then he exclaimed .....

I am fiddling with the gas knob all the time (Which is tricky when one hand is cranking, one holding the handle...I do it with my knees).
Matt

Oooooeeerrrrr Matron :roll:

by **espressomattic** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:09 am

Dirty Minded Fairy Cake wrote:
Hand Crank Contortionist Boy wrote:I rely on Smell to tell me where the beans are at, sound obviously and also when cranking you can actually feel when the beans are expanding.

Never heard them called that before Breako, and that is quite an admission on your part in a public forum

And then he exclaimed .....
I am fiddling with the gas knob all the time (Which is tricky when one hand is cranking, one holding the handle...I do it with my knees).
Matt

Oooooeeerrrrr Matron

ROFLMAO

Quite frankly I don't know why I talk to people with such filthy minds... :shock:

To be monest I don't know what you are insinuating!!!!

by **CakeBoy** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:43 pm

No need to get "cranky" now :roll:

by **tisri** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:07 pm

I note details of each roast I do so I can see trends - when my first element developed a fault I noticed that the time to first crack was consistent but time to second crack gradually increased over a few months.

I tend not to roast when known power hogs are running (washing machine, oven, tumble drier, kettle etc) unless I'm wanting a light roast. It's not entirely unknown, allegedly ;-)

by **Joris** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:38 pm

tisri wrote:I tend not to roast when known power hogs are running (washing machine, oven, tumble drier, kettle etc)

mmm... I think I should try switching off my espresso machine whilst roasting as well then... if it's heating it takes around 2550 :shock:

by **espressomattic** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:00 pm

tisri wrote: unless I'm wanting a light roast.

*FAINTS*

by **Steve** » Sun May 28, 2006 11:01 am

unless I'm wanting a light roast.

Also faints

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