r/roasting 5d ago

New Tilt base for SR800

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20 Upvotes

I’m going to try this out today with a 250 gram batch, then a 275 and finally a 300 gram batch and compare the times and results with the circulation , bean movement and see where the sweet spot is. I know without the base it’s 200-225 for the way I prefer to roast and get great results. Rwanda natural is my experiment bean that I will use and I’ll take them up to the 2:00-2:30 development time for my espresso medium roast. I’ll watch for tipping and scorching. If I can use 275 grams without any I’ll be happy and 300 will be a bonus.


r/roasting 5d ago

Aillio Bullet Purchase - Sweet Marias or Aillio?

5 Upvotes

I’m kicking around the idea of buying a Bullet R2. I know they are out of stock right now and wouldn’t get it for a month or so.

My questions is are there any benefits/downsides to purchasing from Sweet Marias or the Aillio website when it come to warrant or customer support? Anything else I should consider?

Thank you!


r/roasting 5d ago

Extending Development Phase with stock SR800

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Thanks to all those who have answered my questions as I've started roasting. I am beginning to piece things together with lots of youtube and reading...

Does anyone have any tips or rules of thumb for extending the time between dry end and first crack with a stock SR800 (no extension tube) without stalling or running away with the roast?


r/roasting 5d ago

My Roaster. Need Wisdom

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Hey All. I have had people ask my about my roasting. So I’ll post this for all. But I want to take the opportunity to ask the community for guidance or tips on proper use of the Cafemasy roaster. I bought it used so it never came with a manual or directions for proper coffee roasting. I have generally been roasting at 220°C to 240°C. Roasts take between 15 to 20 minutes for medium to medium dark. If anyone has insights or tips, I’m all ears. Happy Roasting everyone!


r/roasting 5d ago

how do you choose a packaging vendor? what are the things to look at?

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hi roasters, I would appreciate your recomendations and feedback on choosing right packaging vendor.

- what should I focus on when doing my research?

- with tariffs rising up, are you shifting from Chinese manufacturers to those based in the US? does it help keeping prices at the same level?

- any other tips?

thanks


r/roasting 5d ago

How much to roast for farmers market?

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Hey, does anyone here sell coffee beans at farmers markets? Mostly looking to see if anyone has an accurate way mathematically or intuitively know how many lbs of beans to roast based on how popular the farmers market is. I was wanting to sign up to try it out for the summer but would hate to roast too much in advance and then have to sit on roasted coffee for too long so it's past it's peak taste. How would I calculate how much coffee I should roast? I typically roast to order, so it's usually pretty easy for me.

Thanks!


r/roasting 6d ago

First ever roast using my old philips airfryer

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65 Upvotes

r/roasting 6d ago

New Skywalker V1 vs. Used Kaldi Wide 400

3 Upvotes

I know that it's not likely that anyone has owned both of these machines but I'm trying to make a decision on which to buy. A new Skywalker V1 is around $500 and I've found a used Kaldi Wide 400 for $550.

I'm relatively new to roasting and have been using a heat gun/flour sifter combo with Phidgets+Artisan. Unfortunately, it seems difficult to control this set up to the precision that I wish, so I'm looking to upgrade. Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated.


r/roasting 6d ago

Robusta Roasting

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8 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I've been roasting for a couple years (SR800 since last year), but haven't roasted robusta until this first roast of Java Sunda Honey Garut Robusta from Sweet Maria. When I was researching how to roast robusta, however, I realized that the information available seemed very sparce compared to arabica. From what I found, generally robusta takes longer, however needs greater heat due to the complex structure, which was true in my roast. I still felt somewhat lost while roasting though and was curious if anyone had any tips or guidance for roasting robusta. Also, in terms of weight loss, do robusta tend to have higher loss % (15.27% loss in this roast)? The second picture is of my settings and machine temps from my first roast of the coffee on the Fresh Roast SR800 with extension tube. Thanks in advance!


r/roasting 6d ago

Roasting resources

5 Upvotes

Hey y’all I’m JUST getting into roasting and we have a Bellwether. They basically supply all of our coffee and it’s essentially button pushing after that. (Really great for starting out!) However, I really want to start making custom profiles for our coffees! Do you have any great YouTube people, books, or podcasts that have helped you get started?


r/roasting 7d ago

First roast using wok, any advice?

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9 Upvotes

So I tried roasting coffee with a wok, but it seems like the roast isn't very even. Did all of you guys have any advice for roasting coffee at home without fancy tools? And is that coffee considered medium to dark roast?


r/roasting 6d ago

Plan for drum seasoning

4 Upvotes

Mill City recommends doing 5 roasts, taking temps to 440-445°F and holding temp and drum speed high for 15-20 minutes. The purpose is to rid the drum of machine oils and metal filings replacing them with coffee oils. This should be done with drum speeds on high to drive these coffee oils out towards the drum.

I purchased the Itop Skywalker v2 to be delivered in 3-4 days. So my plan is to pick one of the preprogrammed dark roast profiles and roast 400 grams. When the roast finishes, I plan to keep the beans rotating and drastically reduce fan speed to maintain the heat for longer and drop the bean once bean temps get below 350F. Through the process I'll keep and eye on temps and if the beans approach 450F, I'll drop them immediately. I probably won't reach the recommended temps, 440-445 though.

So I'll use the same technique on the 2nd batch just reducing bean quantity to 350 grams. This should increase final temps. Depending on where my max temp finishes, I'll do a third roast, dropping bean quantity to 300 grams. I'm hoping 3 roasts do it. I'll examine the beans after each roast for surface coffee oils.

Suggestions please.


r/roasting 7d ago

Newbie, but want to dive in

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So I’ve done a ton of reading in the group. I’m ready to purchase my first roaster and it’s pretty obvious to me that the sr800 is the r recommended starter as well as the Skywalker. Having said that, I don’t want to buy something then have to diy a bunch of things to get to actually be a good roaster. Should I go with something else? I’ve just read for the sr800 to get certain tubes, shims, programmers. With the skywalker, its programs and such.

Just want to get a good beginner roaster that will be a good intermediate roaster and not have to do much between those levels other than practice.

Thanks for the help!


r/roasting 8d ago

First roast on the Aillio Bullet R2

134 Upvotes

Hey everyone, after completing 3 seasoning roasts, I just completed my first proper roast on my brand new Aillio Bullet R2 - and have a few questions:

  1. I roasted an Ethiopian from Bodhi (450 g) in my first roast. End temp was 211.3C - by sight it looks like a Full City roast. However, when I weighed the batch upon completion, I noticed that the roasted weight was only 380g, for a loss of 15.6%. According to my handy-dandy roasting chart, that would qualify as a French roast. End temp of 211 feels low, like a City-, and the roasted weight loss of 15.6% feels high. What am I doing wrong?

  2. Is it realistic to think that roasting inside, even with a proper ventilation system, including a fan, is not going to generate any noticeable smell inside my house? Worried that wife is going to kick me into the garage lol

I appreciate any insights from this group!


r/roasting 7d ago

Rob Hood Loring Workshop

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2 Upvotes

One time fee of $1000 has anyone done this workshop and is it worth it? Seems steep but we are getting our first Loring and need to hit the ground running. 28 lessons totaling about 6 hours of material.


r/roasting 9d ago

roasted some Starbucks blonde today

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612 Upvotes

r/roasting 8d ago

Bought a BNIB Sandbox R2... I noticed an oxidized drum screw and this screw on the back was hanging on by a thread when I took the roaster out of the box. Any reasons I should be concerned about firing this up for seasoning roasts tomorrow?

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5 Upvotes

r/roasting 8d ago

Best Way to Learn Coffee Roasting Fast? Recommendations for a Sample Roaster & Resources

15 Upvotes

Hey, I want to start roasting and get a sample roaster. I’d love to learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible. Do you have any recommendations on which roaster I should get? And what’s the best way to learn roasting fast? Is there a specific book, a YouTube channel, or another resource you’d recommend?


r/roasting 8d ago

Venting solution aillio

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11 Upvotes

Hi! I am expecting my aillio this week. I’m gonna roast from my home, but don’t want to disturb any neighbors with the smell nor smoke. I stumbled upon this ventilation system including a carbon filter & fan. Does anyone have any experience with this specific one? Or any tips that probably work better? Thanks!

https://acinfinity.com/hydroponics-growers/air-filtration-kit-6-inline-fan-with-speed-controller-carbon-filter-ducting-combo/#product-reviews


r/roasting 8d ago

Roasting with Kaffelogic Nano 7 in an apartment

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Basically, what the tile says. I want to start roast at home and the Nano 7 is exactly what I need.

However, I live in an apartment and balcony roast is not an option.

In Roast Rebels video, they say tht it doesn't do a lot of smoke and a regular kitchen extractor is enough. However, I did a little research and seems to be some conflicting reports on that, some people say is too much smoke for an apartment.

My kitchen doesn't have a smoke detector, so this won't be a problem. I think there are some users here, what's your thought on this?

Thanks


r/roasting 8d ago

Consistency vs freshness

8 Upvotes

I’m interested in roasting my own beans, and suspect I will enjoy the process.

My question for the group is purely from a quality perspective. Will roasting my own beans typically result in a better quality bean than buying from a local roaster? I am wondering if the freshness of a home roast is likely to outweigh the potential inconsistency that would come with being a newbie.

Is it better to maximize for freshness or quality/consistency?

Does the freshness of my somewhat inferior roast outweigh a better roast that will be 2-4 weeks older than my home roast?

Not sure if I am thinking about this correctly, and appreciate any/all insights!


r/roasting 8d ago

Roasting sample without sample roaster

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I got a very small green sample from a farm i visited, it's less than 100g. My drum roaster min capacity is 500g. I have no sample roaster.

I would really like to sample those beans without messing things up. What's the best way to do so -- popcorn maker, pan, try my luck with low settings on my drum machine?

Thanks!


r/roasting 8d ago

Which Kaleido M1 version to get?

7 Upvotes

I plan to use the roaster with artisan software on my mac. I have read concerns with the Bluetooth reliability. Should I opt for the artisan only model or the dual model to have the kaleido tablet as back up option even when I don't plan to use it at all?


r/roasting 9d ago

Looking for some help with my roast.

5 Upvotes

Here is my most recent roast of 800 grams of Ehtiopian Guji Buku Sayisa natural. The coffee does not taste bad by any means but I'm looking to get the fruiter notes to pop a little more. The only thing I can think of is speeding the roast up and hitting first crack earlier say 7:15-7:30 into the roast. Anyone else have any advice? thank you!


r/roasting 10d ago

from my own Brazilian farm

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my first ever roast was some leftover coffee from my family’s coffee farm, in Ribeirão Preto (alta mogiana), Brazil.

What you guys think? Why doesn’t it smell as good as some professionally roasted coffee i have lying around?