Hello all,
I have about 30kg each of a Guatemala SHB single estate coffee and a washing station traceable Kenya AA that I am not going to be able to roast before its overly faded. Both are 12-13 crop, arrived in the Spring, so they are not going to be 90+ scaa scores anymore, but they are...
So, I bought a "5kg" roaster to upgrade from the sample roaster I was using for the local farmers market. When I got it home from the coffee supply store I bought it from, it didn't work. Spent a couple thousand bucks getting it overhauled professionally by a roaster repair company in Tampa...
Thanks CJ. Someone suggested that it was from North Coffee in China. I started roasting and the thermostat was way off ... forget about burning beans, I almost burned down my house! The temp kept going higher and higher. I doubt the temperature was accurate, but i set it for 150celsius and...
After reading the strong feelings on the Chinese roaster thread, I'm almost afraid to post this!
After spending several months roasting for farmers markets on a 2 barrel Probat sample roaster, I lucked into finding a used roaster in an espresso machine store, which will cut my roasting time...