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Even though I'm relatively new at this......2 months a roaster now (love
this RK Drum!)....I'm having remarkable success selling my coffee at our
local farmer's market. I'd appreciate input on a couple of questions.....and
be aware that I'm a Press Pot coffee drinker for the most part. I own the
most basic little Krups espresso maker, and rarely use it these days.
1. When blending beans for Press Pot or drip coffee makers, is it best to
blend the beans after they've gone through their cuddly little post-roast
resting phase......or should they be blended immediately after
roasting.....and all allowed to rest together?
2. A Farmer's Market customer asked if I had any very dark roast coffee that
didn't have ANY oil showing.  He has an espresso machine (couldn't recall
the brand) that also grinds the beans, and was told that he should NEVER use
oily beans because they will clog up and ruin the grinder. I'd not read
anything like that along my travels, and wondered what your opinions might
be.
This list is so helpful - I really appreciate all the dialogue!
Denise Brennan, Port Angeles, WA

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Hi Denise,
I love my RK Drum also!
Regarding the espresso machine that grinds: I have a Spidem Trevi =
Digital + at the office and if I fill the bean hopper with beans that =
are too oily, it usually will work fine for that load. If I refill the =
bean hopper again with oily beans, the beans will then start to stick to =
the bean hopper and not fall into the burrs. Like Ginny said, the bean =
hopper needs to be cleaned often if he is using oily beans.
Joe
RK Drum #9,RK Gear Motor #?,Solis Maestro +,*$ Proteo Barista,Spidem =
Trevi Digital +

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Ginny....I'm charging $10/lb for regular and $12/lb for decaf. Want my
organic and fair trade coffees to be affordable, and I'm getting a lot of
repeat customers. My son in San Mateo left me a msg last night, was on his
cell phone in the coffee aisle of Whole Foods.....recounting various coffee
prices, some exorbitant (to me, anyway) prices of what was labeled 'home
roasted coffee'....ranging from $14 to $18 per pound!  People here never pay
that kind of money!
Denise

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 Denise, your dark roasted coffee shouldn't be oily when it's
fresh. Try cutting back on the heat going into second crack and
go into rolling second nice and easy, then cool quickly. They'll
be dark brown, not black, and will taste dark roasted even if
they're not black and oily like your competition's. Oil showing
when it comes from the roaster should go back into the beans
when they cool.  If you roast more than you expect to sell right
away you can store it in a freezer and it won't get oily like it
might, just resting at room temp for a few days.
  Can you roast at the farmers market?
  I charge about the same amount as you do BTW, retail. It's a
lot more than Presidants Choice, but less than Seatle's Best. So
much fresher and better than either.
  Charlie
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