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I've roasted 6 batches on the Turbo Crazy roaster that I built. It's been very trial an error so far. I ruined a lb of beans the other day due to bad agitation. I had beans ranging from city to Vienna. It has been very hard to get a to a FC. One of my roast times went into 18 mniutes and still...

Hey guys. I roasted my first batch on my turbo crazy modified roaster. It's your basic setup. Stir Crazy bottom, all stock, with the heating element disabled and capped. I have an aluminum spacer held together with two bolts. I left a space in the overlap of the spacer to allow for chaff...

I have been roasting coffee for a while now and I am very interested in upgrading to a larger set up. I currently roast on a modified Whirley Pop (go ahead and laugh). Thats allo= I could afford at the time but the act of roasting on it is quite cathartic and I have gotten the hang of it quite...

In terms of job philosophy , do you see a difference between the barista and the bean roaster. Are those two completely different jobs with different philosophies or can they intersect. I dont really see a lot of baristas who also roast or roasters who are superb baristas. Not to say that there...

Every time i hear the phrase "semi-pro" I think of that movie with Will Ferrel and Woody Harrelson. hahaha Anyways, Ive been roasting in a Whirly-pop going on 6 months now. I roast about 2 1/2 lbs per weeks which is a lot due to the fact that a whirly pop only roasts in 1/2 lb batches. I...