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voice_of_reason wrote:motoman wrote:Next week: how to plug it in.
What? You mean I have to plug it in too? I thought my roasts tasted a little under-done.....
voice_of_reason wrote: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!
Axel2803 wrote:during the few roasts i did i learned that you have to really stay alert after the first crack.
Are you sure ? Try roasting Decafe. Definately no chaff, no first crack, and very good chance of charcoal results if you don't watch them like a hawk! Though you of course say that it is the 2nd crack that is missing.bruceb wrote:I have never not heard first crack with any of my roasters. Sometimes it is difficult to say for sure if first has ended and second has begun, but the amount of smoke is usually a pretty good indication of that. In an ideal case first and second crack sound different and are distinguishable, but that is not always the case. I trust my sense of smell more than the sound.
In fact, second crack cannot happen until first crack has taken place as the inner membrane cannot come off until the outer one has done so. What is irritating to me is that I am not always certain when first crack has finished.
bruceb wrote:Axel2803 wrote:during the few roasts i did i learned that you have to really stay alert after the first crack.
This could probably be the "Roasters Rule No. 2" (after "Never leave the roaster when it is running.").
motoman wrote:Rule No. 1 RTFM
Rule No. 2 RTFM again
Rule No. 3 Ensure the gap between your ears is set to minimum.
4 Think you know better at the last minute
Rule No. 5 Incinerate your beans
Ziobeege wrote:So I tend to wait for about 2.15 minutes after hearing the pops of the first crack to estimate when 2nd crack will hit (on P2) before either hitting the cool button or adjusting the time remaining so that the cool down kicks in automatically. The roast just touches on 2nd crack at about 30/40 seconds into the cool down and then stops, which works for me nicely
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