Roasted again

[plonq]

I ran a second batch through the hot air popper this evening. The first batch cooked for 25 minutes, and it was a bit lighter than I'd have liked, so I let this one run for 35 minutes. My inexpert eye puts this at about a full city roast, with the first slight sheen of oil showing on the outside of the beans.

Here is a comparison shot of un-roasted versus roasted beans.


I don't think it should be taking this long for the beans to get that dark. I suspect that the old popper I am using does not put out as much heat as it once did.

Comments

[duncandahusky.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the hot air roaster I have can usually do the job in 10-12 minutes for the dark roast that I like. The best cue is actually sound, which I'm sure you've seen mentioned in your research. First crack, second crack, that sort of thing.

I've never gone straight from the roaster to the pot; all of the references I've seen recommend waiting 24 hours before grinding. That doesn't mean doing that is bad, but it might be the difference between "near-great" and "great" coffee.

[plonq.livejournal.com]

At 35 minutes to roast enough for a single pot of coffee at a time, I don't think this will be much more than a novelty for me until I can get my hands on a proper roaster (which won't be for awhile I'm afraid - we're going to have to start watching our money).

I let it run through first crack before I stopped the roaster. The colour and smell (oh, the smell when I cracked the lid on the container!) tell me that I made a good choice. I'm going to let the beans rest overnight and use them for my morning coffee. Not quite the recommended wait time, but we'll see how it turns out.

[kfops.livejournal.com]

My God, they're beautiful...!

[plonq.livejournal.com]

If only I could put up a scratch & sniff picture here. You wouldn't believe the aroma when I cracked the lid on the container where I am storing them.

[warheart.livejournal.com]

Wow that's cool!

Coffee bean roasting

[(Anonymous)]

Have you thought of roasting the coffee beans in the Whirly Pop popcorn popper you got a couple of years ago for Christmas?

The Mother-in-Law

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[atara.livejournal.com]

He is not allowed to roast the beans in the house.

-The Wife.

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[(Anonymous)]

In the Whirly Pop on the gas grill, then?

The Mother-in-Law

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[plonq.livejournal.com]

We still use the Whirly Pop for popcorn and I don't want to taint it with coffee oils.

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[atara.livejournal.com]

NO COFFEE IN MY WHIRLY POP! >:(

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[(Anonymous)]

But, O! the wondrous smell of roast coffee beans!
Mmmmmm. Rapture!
The Whirly Pop would keep the beans moving -- just so -- so they wouldn't scorch.

The Mother-in-Law

Re: Coffee bean roasting

[atara.livejournal.com]

Coffee roasting smell = meh. Smells like skunky socks.

Coffee oils in my Whirly Pop = BAD.

Plastic parts in the Whirly Pop mechanism melting on the grill = REALLY BAD. (Popcorn popping takes ~5 minutes. Coffee roasting would take longer.)

He's using his hot air popper, which I don't care if it gets gunked up with coffee oils and chaff. It works. :P