Upgradits

FreshCoffee2

cosmic_couple22 wrote:

.....expecting 50kg of learning to occur... ...Was suggested to buy low price Robusta but I don't think that supports my learning? Thats whats great about these forums, people from the industry willing to share their wisdom and opinions along side the experienced and not so. Thanks to everyone for their support...

Chester, if you can learn how to roast coffee in ten batches (50 kilo) you better come down here and work for me. I'll leave you the keys, and I'm goin fishin ! ;D Yes, throwing something into your machine that bears absolutely no relationship to what you will roast with it in the main when you are up and running, will not help your cause. Who uses low price robusta, and do you want to be there? However, you dont necessarily need to be roasting the qualities (read price) of coffee you have selected so far, to learn with. Jeff has given you very good advice in that regard. A.

cosmic_couple22

:rofl: I see the error of my ways, but I do hope to be dialled in a little more than I am now after putting 50kgs in the silver streak. Trying to revamp profiles from the 1kg to the ss isn't working for me so going to take yours and mycuppas advice FC and throw 5 kgs in and use a profile that has been kindly forwarded to me as a guide and see what ends up in the cup and do it all again and again. Never meant I would be a master roaster at the end of 50kg would be more of a master#%#@## if i thought that was possible. Get dialled in, then practice being consistent and repeatable then start to try different things. Well thats the plan. Chester

cosmic_couple22

Spent the weekend finishing off the man cave or is that the Bean Cave :laugh: What do you think ? [attach=1] Veiw in [attach=2] New bench for laptop, cooling tray ducted to outside, sheet and trims + paint [attach=3] Bean rack from Bunnings [attach=4] Looking out. Pretty happy how it has come up, just got to get the roasting right now. Cheers Chester

Koffee_Kosmo

I commend you on the great roasting station and bean storage :thumb: Again I would need polarising sunglasses to see my way around :angel: KK

Brett_H

How brilliant! Terrific setup and space!

Ol_Grumpy

You've raised the bar a notch or 10 with that setup!....

UNM

I couldn't cope any more. Had to add that last 'i' The speeling polis

cosmic_couple22

Isnt upgradits the action one takes from contracting the condition upgraditis. :rofl: Chester

FreshCoffee2

Chester, lovely set up. I dont want it to rain on your parade, so my suggestion would be to insulate under the roofing iron. On winter mornings you are likley to get internal "rain" from condensation forming under the roof and dripping down ad infinitum. OR.....perhaps its not an issue in your area. It is here ! I see you've been to bunnings to buy one of their "garage racks". They're fantastic (and that said, I bought mine elsewhere...still great). Attilio

cosmic_couple22

Thanks Attilio Haven,t seen much condensation here yet, lowest winter temps only 4 so pretty warm by a Canbarians standard. But now that I have built in the verandah I will keep an eye on it. Could have bought a shelf online a little cheaper than Bunnings but the cost of shipping killed that idea. Thanks again Chester

askthecoffeeguy

I see there's a 10kg Has Garanti on the bay of evil - too bad it's about 5 x too big for my needs !

cosmic_couple22

On gumtree as well with a sad story of to loud to be in a home garage in a residential area. Hmmmm sounds familiar to some recent posts and advice I have read here, I wonder. Anyway the silver streak had a little issue, Mark from Coffee Roasters Aus came up spent a few hours tweaking this and that, sharing some roasting and blending advice, and enjoyed a couple of my yemen roasts (or was he just being polite) Amazing service, all when they are in the middle of relocating to a bigger premises, awesome! Humming along now and actually roasted my first really successful blend, 1 out of 6 is ok i figure in the learning new skills time. Chester

askthecoffeeguy

1 from 6 sounds like a pretty good ratio for someone who's just getting started!

cosmic_couple22

Back from South America, dusted off the silver streak last week and back into the learning. Head must have still bean on holidays did up a blend of a few beans, weighed them all out, dropped them in, then couldn't work out why it was taking the silver streak so long to ramp up to temp. Doh :doh: do the maths, managed to drop 6kg into my 5kg machine. Explained a lot of my concerns very quickly. :pan Won't do that again, surprisingly though came out not to bad, called the blend super six but told my family and friends it was a one of and not to expect it again. :laugh:

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