My new IRoast came in this week and I am roasting my way to coffee happiness. The machine is so easy to use that it took all of the fears I had about bad roast/wasted beans away. If, I feel that a progam (either one of the two Presets, or one I program) is going to long I hit the cool button and a very efficient 4 minute cool down cycle starts at once. The recommended programs from Sweet Maria's also seem to work well, and, the bean color changes were easy to see, hear, and, smell. All chaff is held in the collector which is easy to clean by just brushing it out. The machine also has a vent connector that you can hook up to 4" aluminum dryer vent to get the smoke diverted outside. Anyway, since I live in a house that gets started in the morning by coffee I think that this is one appliance that will be well used instead of relegated to storage. Fresh coffee Rocks!! Special thanks to CastleCrest for his help and encouragement.
New Roaster Has Arrived
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IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!Just as an update for anyone out there who may be considering home roasting coffee I will say that the IRoast (the only machine I have any experience with) is easy to use. It takes about two minutes to load up the green coffee beans and less than 10 minutes of roast time to completion. The really good "cool down" lasts 4 minutes and you stick the roasted beans in a glass jar. Cleanup of the roaster is less than a minute, The chaff from the beans is brushed out of the excellent chaff collection chamber and you are finished. Total of approx 20 minutes elasped time.. Not bad for really fresh coffee. I have discovered that just like CastleCrest I like the beans roasted to a light roast as opposed to the dark roast that you find with most commercial roasters.
You make it thound tho eathzy. I'm athcared, reaw, reaw athcared. I'm afwaid I'm gonna get cawt up in thith thtuff.
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KAZ said:
Question??
Do you have your roaster on an outlet that has nothing else on it??
I ask because it should take closer to 6 minutes for a full dark roast.
If there are other appliances running of the same outlet it can stall the roast time. Will also mute some flavor.
I have never used that roaster so that can make a difference?
CastleCrest, you are right on. The actual roast time that works best for me is under 6 minutes. In fact I'm enjoying a cup as I write this made with the excellent Mysore beans thanks to you. The 10 minutes included the 4 minute cool down time. I appreciate the question re the outlet and remembered your comments when I was still thinking about whether I would get into coffee roasting. In retirement I now live in what was my fishing cabin (I did have the electrical upgraded) so I took the meter that I use when I go to an RV park and checked out my outlet to assure 120 volts. As luck whould have it our voltage here is very steady. I'll have to check it again this summer when the AC loads are going.
I'm going to take the plunge and get my own roaster soon. Not even sure what I want yet but what you've described sounds good. How much do you roast at a time?
From what I think I've read in these discussions, the batches are about 150 grams, or a little over five ounces, which is 141.75 grams. I know that the batches Castle Crest has sent me are all in that weight range.
You are so correct O great one Bloof, at least for my IHearth I use a 150 gram batch which makes several pots. I am glad that you are getting into it 4570, I am glad that I did and still enjoy the process. I highly recommend the I-Roast. Any questions you may have please feel free to ask. Regards