Roasting in a Winter Wonderland

It was warm enough to roast outside of the garage. Note the blue sky. Also note that the heat gun is positioned in a stand-up chicken roaster. My preference is to hold the heat gun and adjust the distance from the bean mass. I think it gives me more control than one gets using a fixed position, but this works when I am truly lazy.

I also took a picture that shows the difference in volume between 50 grams of green and 50 grams of roasted coffee. The roast isn't really as dark as it looks here. It's a nice full city, pulled about 3 minutes after 1st crack had done its thing, and before 2nd crack had begun.

There are more pictures of today's roast here, in my Picasa web album. The roast isn't as uneven as it looks, but it is a Harar, and that bean never gives you the uniformity that is prized by home roasters and familiar to everyone who buys Starbucks. Of course, even I could get an evenly roasted Harar if I deliberately burned my beans.

All of you who know RT should really tell him that I need a new camera. Those on good terms with god might try asking her to give me younger eyes.

I don't know if it would improve my roasting, but it sure would improve my photography.

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#1  09 December 2006 - 06:46

 

"Those on good terms with god might try asking her to give me younger eyes."

Too funny!

Jackal

#2  09 December 2006 - 09:31

 

And while She's at it...
;-)

--Eri

PS I got a Presto. Even Scotty was impressed.

Anonymous

#3  09 December 2006 - 18:11

 

Clever title! I'm now craving a good cup of coffee, and "Winter Wonderland" is stuck in my head, thank you very much ; )

InMyLife

#4  09 December 2006 - 18:27

 

Looking at the picture of the heat gun with the bread machine brings back such memories....

Kathy

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