Hi there everyone. I am new to roasting my own but have loved coffee for a long time. I just never realized how good it could be when fresher. So far I have only had a couple of good pots of my own I am still trying to get it down. using a whirly blade grinder, manual drip brewer, poppery II (found at thrift store still in original box for 2$) I jopined the lifst about 4 days ago and have been perusing the archives so far.trying to learn about ramp times longer vs shorter? and profiling my roast and others experiences with air poppers. I am in indiana and expect my first shipment of SM beans within the next 4 hrs. I suspect one of the reasons I have only had 2 good pots of coffee is that I didnt buy my beans from SM and they may have been really old? OR I am still just way too new to all of this and dont know what I am doing yet. I mean the coffee has all taseted great but not as good as those 2 pots of sumatra did. wow and on my other roasts of sumatra they were nowhere near as good as those 2 (one batch) ok I have rambled enough here nice to meet everyone have a great day. Steve --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. |
Steve.... Welcome! The quality problem could be a couple of things...you're right, it could be the beans. It might simply be that you didn't let it rest long enough too. I've found that some beans are pretty good right after being roasted (I think the Mexican beans particularly) and others really NEED to rest (I tend to feel this way about African beans). If something tastes pretty miserable shortly after roasting, it might still be REALLY good after a day or three of resting...just an idea. Enjoy your new beans! Grace and Peace, `tim On 8/1/06, jay hobaugh wrote: <Snip> a <Snip> r I <Snip> at <Snip> ys <Snip> th <Snip> hin <Snip> of <Snip> am <Snip> se <Snip> -- Rev. Tim TenClay, IAPC Dunningville Reformed Church (www.dunningville.org) Knots & More Tatting Supplies (www.knotsandmore.com) NATA #253 Personal Blog:http://www.tenclay.org/blog |
Jay, I recently joined the list and everyone has been quite helpful. This is a great bunch of folks!!! Welcome to the list! Eddie --- jay hobaugh wrote: <Snip> Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
Steve: welcome, you are not ALONE in the world of initial bad pots, with a couple = of exceptions suppose... you are here, you have tried the fresh stuff and you by god are hooked!! Thanks for coming to the list. Tom, Maria and Co. have great coffee. warmest regards, ginny ---- jay hobaugh wrote: <Snip> a long time. I just never realized how good it could be when fresher. So fa= r I have only had a couple of good pots of my own I am still trying to get = it down. using a whirly blade grinder, manual drip brewer, poppery II (foun= d at thrift store still in original box for 2$) I jopined the lifst about 4= days ago and have been perusing the archives so far.trying to learn about = ramp times longer vs shorter? and profiling my roast and others experiences= with air poppers. I am in indiana and expect my first shipment of SM beans= within the next 4 hrs. I suspect one of the reasons I have only had 2 good= pots of coffee is that I didnt buy my beans from SM and they may have been= really old? OR I am still just way too new to all of this and dont know w= hat I am doing yet. I mean the coffee has all taseted great but not as good= as those 2 pots of sumatra did. wow and on my other roasts of sumatra they= were nowhere <Snip> o meet everyone have a great day. <Snip> untries) for 2¢/min or less. |
hello jay,
i am also new to this discussion group. 1month and really am enjoying
the whole thing. i too have a WB poppery 2. if you want too exchange info just
ask.
joel
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Welcome to the List, enjoy the Journey! Roast consistency sounds like might be your problem. Like anything it takes some practice! All roasters, especially electric air roasters, are susceptible batch size, ambient temp, voltage fluctuations to name a few variables that'll affect the roast. Ed's site has some links to different some people's roaster mods that help to both monitor and control the roast.http://www.homeroaster.com/homemade.htmlKona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffee URL to Rosto mods, FrankenFormer, some recipes etc:http://mdmint.home.comcast.net/coffee/Rosto_mod.htmUltimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must first not know. And in knowing know I know not. Each Personal enlightenment found exploring the many divergent foot steps of Those who have gone before. From: homeroast-admin [mailto:homeroast-admin] On Behalf Of jay hobaugh Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:25 PM Hi there everyone. I am new to roasting my own but have loved coffee for a long time. I just never realized how good it could be when fresher. So far I have only had a couple of good pots of my own I am still trying to get it down. using a whirly blade grinder, manual drip brewer, poppery II (found at thrift store still in original box for 2$) I jopined the lifst about 4 days ago and have been perusing the archives so far.trying to learn about ramp times longer vs shorter? and profiling my roast and others experiences with air poppers. I am in indiana and expect my first shipment of SM beans within the next 4 hrs. I suspect one of the reasons I have only had 2 good pots of coffee is that I didnt buy my beans from SM and they may have been really old? OR I am still just way too new to all of this and dont know what I am doing yet. I mean the coffee has all taseted great but not as good as those 2 pots of sumatra did. wow and on my other roasts of sumatra they were nowhere near as good as those 2 (one batch) ok I have rambled enough here nice to meet everyone have a great day. Steve |
Greetings, Steve, and Welcome to the group of learners! Who knows what? I didn't know from Fresh myself and Wow! Everybody knows more than, or has made more misteaks than I have. So I can learn from the whole gang. That's the beauty of Lurking. You can learn from others' mistakes without actually having to make them yourself. Then, you have to grind some beans and make the place smell like a shrine. Communion is delicious. I have always liked coffee- made my first roasting mistakes with a Melitta AromaRoast and a couple of pounds of Kenya AA. (I didn't know anything about it around the Bicentennial.) I wish this font of knowledge existed then, or its easy access! Cheers -RayO, aka Opa! eBay is a Crapshoot- |