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Thanks Peter, I've ordered a scale. These are such newbie issues but I have to get through them somehow. Thank you very much for your help.

Hey peterjschmidt, that was basically my frustration rant of the week mixed with anger from wasting good organic beans from Bali haha. I realize that this will take way more patience than I initially thought. The only modification that I made to the stirring arms was clamping on some 1/2 inch...

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...

How much would you want for it?

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...

Wow, great info ensoluna. Thank you.

I've always been taught that a more oily bean is an older bean. As someone previously said, as time goes the bean get more oil accumulation in the outside. So most definitely the beans to the left are older. The color difference could indicate that the previous order was roasted a bit longer...

Great analogy, peterjshmidt. I myself enjoy the roasting aspect but I also like to try different ways of whipping up the batches that I roast. I really want to try a siphon. I love how blue bottle has made that a focal point . But I get more of a thrill when I hear first crack than I do when I...

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...

I appreciate all of the help! I was leaning towards just saving for more of a commercial roaster so you have definitely tipped the scales. Looks like it'll be another 8 or so more months pulling double shifts on the whirly pop so I can save. Does anyone know of a good used roaster dealer that...

That's what I'm thinking as well. Any one ever delt with and Ambex ym-2? The reason I like them is first of all, I could pick it up from Clearwater which would take away shipping costs. And second , they seem to be a good starter roaster to learn the trade on. I'm sure this forum gets a lot of...

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...