• WFHOP
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    1 year ago

    For the ones curious about what I was roasting :D

  • cookie
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    91 year ago

    Damn, and I thought I loved coffee. Love your setup and I can almost smell this picture mm~

    • WFHOP
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      71 year ago

      You DO love coffee. You’re just not as far down the rabbit hole as I am :D

  • @Sebito
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    41 year ago

    I wish i could smell pictures ;–; This looks so fine ❤️

    • WFHOP
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      31 year ago

      The smell is heavenly and lingers for days ❤️

  • @NeilH
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    31 year ago

    What’s your typical “baseline” roast process look like with the Gene? I have one too but I haven’t spent a ton of time messing with it, living in a big city with access to a ton of great roasters makes it hard for me to justify the time in dialing in just to get inferior coffee in the cup. I’d love any tips or tricks that you’ve learned along the way!

    • WFHOP
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      31 year ago

      My “baseline” nowadays is:

      • 180 for 3 minutes
      • 235 to 245 until the beginning of first crack
      • 220 until drop.

      As a rule of thumb, I found that fruitier coffees benefit from a higher temp and therefore a quicker roast.

      I drop anywhere from 30s to 1 min after the beginning of 1C.

    • WFHOP
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      51 year ago

      Compared to supermarket and most small scale roasters I’ve tried, orders of magnitude better. At least I can roast everything in my preferred light-to-medium range instead of finding that those “filter roast” beans are acrid charcoal. Nowadays I can even pull off a fruity acidic citrusy bean most of the time.

      However I’m lucky to know a great, if slightly expensive and sometimes inconsistent, roaster a few towns over. So better… Maybe not. Cheaper, hell yes.

  • @BestBunsInTown_
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    21 year ago

    How’d you recommend starting to roast? I’m really considering it and I think your set up speaks to experience

    • WFHOP
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      21 year ago

      Truth is, I went straight for the Gene. The Behmor is also a popular option in entry-level coffee roasters.

      Most places seem to recommend to start with a cheap popcorn machine or a heat gun and a dog bowl as a low-cost way to get you feet wet.

      • @BestBunsInTown_
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        21 year ago

        I was thinking of going straight for a Behmor so I’m glad to hear others have done the same!

        • WFHOP
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          21 year ago

          Yeah I’ve heard you can’t go wrong with either option. I think I went for the Gene because it’s much easier to find in Europe.

  • @RisingGrace
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    21 year ago

    So how do you even get into home roasting to start?

    • WFHOP
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      21 year ago

      Because why not? “it’s gonna be a fun hobby”, “my local roaster is too expensive, it will pay for itself in 3 years”, “I wanna try beans I can’t find at my local roaster’s”…

      • @RisingGrace
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        11 year ago

        Oh it wasn’t a why bother question. I meant as in like guides or equipment you read up on before starting. It’s sounds interesting to do

        • WFHOP
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          11 year ago

          Oh sorry for misunderstanding 😅

          I watched a lot of videos to understand the basic principles, read a lot of forums and blog posts about roasting and the gene in particular, completely fucked up my first 5 roasts, tried half a dozen “recipes” before finding something that works for me 😅