I picked up a Char-Broil LP7000 Grill and set up my RK Dum this morning it took about 45 minutes to get it set up. I did a burn in then loaded 1# of Bolivian Cenaproc followed the profile include with the drum and got A nice even Full City ++ roast. Cooled in the Shop Vac/Bucket Bean Cooler it work great. The beans cooled in less then three minutes. After I cooled the Bolivian I loaded 2#'s SM French Roast and took it to a Fast rolling Second Crack. It looks great not one scorched bean. Got to get some "Zertex" gloves that spit gets HOT!. I do think I will be upgrading to a Gear Motor. I'm am loving this set up 3#'s of coffee roasted in less then an hour. Some photo postedhttp://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/homeroast/65097George Holt |
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Nice Job George, I enjoyed the pictures and report on Coffee geeks. RK |
At 07:05 PM 8/1/2004 -0400, GHHOLT wrote: <Snip> George this is the same grill I used and your setup looks very similar, only you placed the thermometer in a better location. For some reason, I resisted locating my right behind the handle. I wish I had, but I seem to get a good enough reading where it is. I also like your idea of using the Diamond lava rocks. I refitted my diffuser to lower it a little over an inch, but I kept it. The only advantage I see is that it is easy to remove the diffuser and vacuum out the chaff from the bottom of the tub using the same cordless Ryobi vac I use to clean my Mazzer.. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I'm about to roast another lb or two myself. The only thing I do not fully enjoy is the August heat and humidity, even when I wait until evening. Allen am |