Sipping a fresh-off-the-roaster cup of Sulawesi Tana Toraja Ke'pe. Just got this bean in the same order as my two NZ-bound 8-cup Yamas, the only new addition to the stash that I've allowed myself in months. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker for a Sulawesi. Modifed my HG/DB method a little at the same time, nesting the bowl inside a pan to slow the heat exchange on the periphery. Raised the heat gun maybe a bit much and got to first crack at 11:30. Finished at 15:30 about 30 seconds into second crack. Since I corrected the height before hitting first crack, that effectively made it a really long initial ramp, and a pretty normal trip through the cracks. No baking, so all is good! It's a very nice cup of coffee, even with that fresh edge biting hard. This is a cup of coffee I think I could serve to anyone in the world except a committed light-roast aficionado. I don't drink espresso, so don't know how the darksiders would like it. Highly recommended! Doug Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Doug, Are you going to be able to use your current heat gun in NZ? Seems like a good number of countries other than the US use 220. Brian On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Doug Hoople wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
"Are you going to be able to use your current heat gun in NZ? Seems like a good number of countries other than the US use 220." Wouldn't be a problem. Roasting would be fast, with 4X the heat output + motor parts, etc. Take pictures- ought to be interesting, ala Glorious People's Orange... Cheers, Mabuhay, Iechyd da -RayO, aka Opa! Think Fast! Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Or a 220 V Variac dialed halfway down. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM, wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Hi Brian, Nope. My heat gun is 110 only. That's the bad news. The good news is that my bowl and colander will work just fine! :-) A heat gun is the least of my worries. My wife is already ready for a trip to the hardware store on the way from the airport to our new digs. What I haven't worked out yet is what to do about a grinder. There's not a good answer to that yet that doesn't include upsetting my better half! Doug On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Brian Kamnetz wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Sounds like an excellent Sulawesi roast, not slow at all hitting 1st 11:30, with nice 4min start of 1st to EOR 30sec into 2nd stretch. I "might" have gone a tad slower start of 1st to EOR, but would depend on the Sulawesi and I've not roasted that one. Personally I've found Sulawesi's few and far between that sing well before 2nd crack. = My afternoon cup? Ho-hum, a late afternoon nailed the sucker shot of Delirium after a quick 7 batch 56LB roast session and popping back to Caf= é from the Roastery to stock the retail shelf, again, third time this week. Bummer:-) And then at 2 minutes to 5 (5 being Café closing time) this darned regular customer has the nerve to come in and buy two bags blowing my shelf stocking par level again! Such a Bummer yet again:-) = Oh, and to add insult to injury a bit earlier while at the Roastery location with the brightly lit "CLOSED" sign on roasting away this couple has the nerve to walk and and ask when I'm going to open. Said they've been looking in watching the build out progress. We chatted a few while I was roasting and they asked if I could sell the some beans. Duh! (That's the "adding insult to injury" part, cough-cough:-) It's taken two years to get were I can almost breathe, almost. Once St Johns Roastery Coffeehouse open is when I'll be able to breathe. And begin location search for Clark County East or North or Esther Short Park area location number three.... Oops, water's boiling for the fettucini. Time to throw together the tomato-alfredo sauce for the Alaska Sockeye I smoked for this dish the other night... Slave to the Bean Kona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffeehttp://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must">http://www.NorwestCoffee.comURL to Rosto mods, FrankenFormer, some recipes etc:http://www.mckoffee.com/Ultimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must first not know. And in knowing know I know not. Each Personal enlightenment found exploring the many divergent foot steps of Those who have gone before. Sweet Maria's List - Searchable Archiveshttp://themeyers.org/HomeRoast/= <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee=.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
Forgot to post this serious suggestion: HG is a resistive heater and a low-V series or PM motor on a ballast resistor, is immune to saturation, so use a simple diode rectifier. 1/2-wave slices off exactly 1/2 of the 220 for 110 V HG. A triac could be set up with fixed gate bias for half conductivity. A triac would also work for the Mazzer grinders with their PSC motors or other grinders with series-wound motors. The added weight would be equivalent to an automotive spark plug, not a variable auto-transformer. Cheers, Mabuhay, Iechyd da -RayO, aka Opa! Got grinder? Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |