home roasting with popcorn maker - Barista Exchange2024-03-29T08:29:35Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/home-roasting-with-popcorn-maker?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A1327574&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe great thing about home ro…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2012-03-13:1688216:Comment:13622342012-03-13T09:23:28.531ZMoffee Coffhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/MoffeeCoff
<p>The great thing about home roasting is that you can get it to where you like it best! This is now my preferred option. <br/><br/></p>
<p>The great thing about home roasting is that you can get it to where you like it best! This is now my preferred option. <br/><br/></p> Cool farm, I'm excited for th…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-15:1688216:Comment:13275742011-12-15T18:59:32.370ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
Cool farm, I'm excited for the video. Ive wondered about the agitation on stir crazy. I've checked out your blog, its cool.
Cool farm, I'm excited for the video. Ive wondered about the agitation on stir crazy. I've checked out your blog, its cool. I've yet to do a video of my…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-15:1688216:Comment:13275672011-12-15T16:45:04.043Zfarmroasthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/farmroast
<p>I've yet to do a video of my roaster in action. Guess it's time. Will try to do one over the holidays. Here is a link to my blog with pics and descriptions of the Dreamroast roaster as well as the first breadmachine/turbo top one that started me in this direction. Other than the ability to monitor and control temps, agitation is the biggest issue with many home roasters. Without good agitation you end up with a melange roast that will diminish the specific qualities that can be found with…</p>
<p>I've yet to do a video of my roaster in action. Guess it's time. Will try to do one over the holidays. Here is a link to my blog with pics and descriptions of the Dreamroast roaster as well as the first breadmachine/turbo top one that started me in this direction. Other than the ability to monitor and control temps, agitation is the biggest issue with many home roasters. Without good agitation you end up with a melange roast that will diminish the specific qualities that can be found with the right profile and even roasting.</p>
<p><a href="http://coffee-roasting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></p> cool video Jason, thanks for…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-15:1688216:Comment:13275422011-12-15T00:08:49.976ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
cool video Jason, thanks for posting it. Maybe if farmroast is around he post a video of his too, I've been wanting to see his in action for a while.
cool video Jason, thanks for posting it. Maybe if farmroast is around he post a video of his too, I've been wanting to see his in action for a while. I bet it looks just like this…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-14:1688216:Comment:13274392011-12-14T22:18:42.412ZJason Haegerhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JasonHaeger
<p>I bet it looks just like this: </p>
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<p>A video I took a few years ago. </p>
<p>I bet it looks just like this: </p>
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<p>A video I took a few years ago. </p> Not yet. I'm picking up a sa…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-14:1688216:Comment:13275272011-12-14T16:48:33.985ZBrian Fosterhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Arieh
<p>Not yet. I'm picking up a sack of beans today, I'll post a video and some of my own pics this evening.</p>
<p>Not yet. I'm picking up a sack of beans today, I'll post a video and some of my own pics this evening.</p> Cool links, any video of your…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-14:1688216:Comment:13274282011-12-14T16:11:25.128ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
<p>Cool links, any video of your roaster in action?</p>
<p>Cool links, any video of your roaster in action?</p> I have a roaster made from a…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-14:1688216:Comment:13274222011-12-14T14:53:01.516ZBrian Fosterhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Arieh
<p>I have a roaster made from a modified Stir Crazy popcorn popper and a convection oven. </p>
<p>It works awesome, and can roast about 1 lb at a time, and it's not too bad on mess. Total investment: ~$60</p>
<p>These sites have enough info to get started:</p>
<p><a href="http://turbocrazy.atspace.com/index_files/project.htm" target="_blank">Turbo Crazy #1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://biobug.org/coffee/turbo-crazy/" target="_blank">Turbo Crazy #2</a></p>
<p>I have a roaster made from a modified Stir Crazy popcorn popper and a convection oven. </p>
<p>It works awesome, and can roast about 1 lb at a time, and it's not too bad on mess. Total investment: ~$60</p>
<p>These sites have enough info to get started:</p>
<p><a href="http://turbocrazy.atspace.com/index_files/project.htm" target="_blank">Turbo Crazy #1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://biobug.org/coffee/turbo-crazy/" target="_blank">Turbo Crazy #2</a></p> Gotcha, batch size seems to b…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-12:1688216:Comment:13265672011-12-12T16:16:39.725ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
<p>Gotcha, batch size seems to be an issue for a lot of home roasters. Though I was looking for a roaster that could do smaller batches myself. Maybe a heat gun/bread maker would be a good next step for you when your ready. The batch size is high, and from what i read you can get pretty good results. And thanks for clarifying about enjoying full city coffee in general.</p>
<p>Gotcha, batch size seems to be an issue for a lot of home roasters. Though I was looking for a roaster that could do smaller batches myself. Maybe a heat gun/bread maker would be a good next step for you when your ready. The batch size is high, and from what i read you can get pretty good results. And thanks for clarifying about enjoying full city coffee in general.</p> I chose the hand-crank Whirle…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-12-12:1688216:Comment:13264822011-12-12T11:33:02.426ZBradyhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Brady
<p>I chose the hand-crank Whirley Pop because of the larger batch size and how closely some claim it mimics a real roaster. The fact that it was only $20 and I could buy one at the store around the corner helped too. The batch size was necessary, because from the first roast I did we've only drank homeroasted at the house. (Sipping one of yesterdays mistakes as I type, in fact.) We've had a lot of change in this market lately, and I lost access to several coffees that I used to really enjoy. I…</p>
<p>I chose the hand-crank Whirley Pop because of the larger batch size and how closely some claim it mimics a real roaster. The fact that it was only $20 and I could buy one at the store around the corner helped too. The batch size was necessary, because from the first roast I did we've only drank homeroasted at the house. (Sipping one of yesterdays mistakes as I type, in fact.) We've had a lot of change in this market lately, and I lost access to several coffees that I used to really enjoy. I now roast in an attempt to get them back.</p>
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<p>To clarify, I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">was</span> including professionally roasted coffees when I said that my favorites are usually Full City-ish. That's something I figured out a couple of years ago, and used that as a starting point for my own roasting efforts. Its not that I can't appreciate a nice bright fruit-bomb Ethiopian, its just not what I enjoy. Hope that's clearer.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/home-roasting-with-popcorn-maker?page=1&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A1326564&x=1#1688216Comment1326564"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nope, I doesn't come off as defensive at all. Im excited you have started home roasting. Though once you start you dont stop, and you will continually dream about wanting a sample roaster. (though Ive finally reached a point where im happy with my set up!).</p>
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<p>I may be reading into what you wrote, but your saying you only like coffee roasted into second crack when YOUR roasting. Not you only like coffee roasted into second crack? This is much easier for me to understand(that is, if im reading into it correctly). Ive roasted way more than my fair share of sourer underoasted coffee. And ive grown to dislike sour much more than bland.</p>
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<p>And I really dont home roast to drink the coffee, which sounds stupid i know. I guess im more concerned about figuring out what effects what at the moment. Though I do produce cups on occasion that rival whats offered locally, but then again Im roasting strictly for MY tastes and they arnt. And its really the beans, anyway. </p>
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