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Why do you home roast?

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  • ginofabginofab
    Been roasting for about two years. I have a little Rostmeister roaster, ..has a little barrel and a heatgun style config. It's great fun .. chaff, smoke and chaos ! Green beans are cheaper yes .. I have also just stuck to single origins so that I can get an idea of what I can eventually blend. I usually go just past first crack and then watch it like a hawk .. I can do about 300g at a time before it overloads the roaster, too much and the roast is uneven. at 250-300g it gives a pretty good result. Does anyone have the same roaster .. I havent seen any around my area!
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  • Brett HBrett H
    on 1501574719:
    Been roasting for about two years. I have a little Rostmeister roaster, ..has a little barrel and a heatgun style config. It's great fun .. chaff, smoke and chaos ! Green beans are cheaper yes .. I have also just stuck to single origins so that I can get an idea of what I can eventually blend. I usually go just past first crack and then watch it like a hawk .. I can do about 300g at a time before it overloads the roaster, too much and the roast is uneven. at 250-300g it gives a pretty good result. Does anyone have the same roaster .. I havent seen any around my area!
    Hi mate and welcome! I've ne really heard of one let alone seen one.  Why don't you post some pics :)
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  • Koffee_KosmoKoffee_Kosmo
    I have evaluated that Rostmeister coffee roaster for a retailer that was considering to stock it It was several years ago The makers recommend beans that have had some processing that removes the husk or the roaster will struggle I think I may have posted my review here on this forum Also a photo from the net as a reference
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  • SimonSimon
    Wooow.. that looks REALLY cool! Does that top curved bit close over the drum or does it stay open? Very swish!
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  • Koffee_KosmoKoffee_Kosmo
    Simon see this next photo
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  • SimonSimon
    Ah right thanks for that, fascinating setup!
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  • LeroyCLeroyC
    I'm not 100% sure why to be honest. Maybe that's just where I landed when I fell down the rabbit hole?
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  • LeroyCLeroyC
    on 1501465286:
    What point do you guys (and gals) roast to? I'm usually around The Coffee Forum (TCF) 10-12. That's a new index for us. See pic below. 002a71416fb032c15936228420146432.png
    Also you might want to credit that photo cause I'm pretty sure that chart will be copyright protected.
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  • K_Bean_CoffeeK_Bean_Coffee
    Good point Leroy. Here's the source: http://cyberiancafe.com/roast Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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  • oldboybeweroldboybewer
    Not only is it all of the above for me also; Its a feeling of accomplishment.  Satisfaction that it was done right and to my specifications
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  • oldboybeweroldboybewer
    on 1501048499:
    Another question I could ask is "why don't you home roast?" It's so simple and has so many pluses. Anyone who doesn't roast should  just run out and buy a $30 popcorn maker right now IMHO :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
      I agree.  I pick up used poppers for $5.00 at the thrift stores.  I have 6 of them all different and I have a lot of fun.
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  • SimonSimon
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    Not only is it all of the above for me also; Its a feeling of accomplishment.  Satisfaction that it was done right and to my specifications
    Ah nice, yeah love the feeling as well of just completing a big roast up and having crazy fresh coffee. Moreso the very first time you open the bag after the rest period,  ahhhhhhhh... dat aroma.....
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  • InspectorGadgetInspectorGadget
    Cheap to do. A choice of beans. A choice of how to roast. The equipment pays for itself quickly but I used a popper for several years before getting the Hottop Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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  • SimonSimon
    Yeah definitely, it does open up the choice in beans greatly, as not all beans offered as greens are offered as roasted in many businesses. And its sort of like going up in the chain and opening up the learning to a whole new level. You begin to appreciate the end product so much more with understanding things on the roasting level. I guess there's a limit for some as to how far one goes (growing, processing etc) but could be done hehe. But I can say that if I didn't get into roasting I may not have looked into the different processing methods and learning about those, so it spurs on alot!
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  • askthecoffeeguyaskthecoffeeguy
    i started home roasting about 12 years ago because there was a lot less information around then than there is today about coffee origins and flavour profiles - so i wanted to delve into it myself so that i could understand more about coffee's origins and regional flavour characteristics but then i got hooked on the freshness and being able to control how many days post roast before i consumed the coffee - plus i love that process is nearly always different and that you have to compensate for a lot of variables which keeps me on my toes - and i quite like that as well! Pat
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