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[Oily Dragon]

Burned through a record 3 COVID tests today, just so I could train a bit and grab some pork buns with my roomate without feeling guilty.

This is getting expensive. I now spend more on COVID testing than gas each week.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I wonder if you should dig holes......

I wondered the same thing...especially while I was digging the hole

 

[granfire]

I wondered the same thing...especially while I was digging the hole

too late then!
I am taking it easy today though. I did all the hacking and weeding yesterday and wish I had a tiller.

 

[Steve]

Burned through a record 3 COVID tests today, just so I could train a bit and grab some pork buns with my roomate without feeling guilty.

This is getting expensive. I now spend more on COVID testing than gas each week.

Check your insurance. Mine pays for eight tests per person, per month with zero copay.

 

[Xue Sheng]

too late then!
I am taking it easy today though. I did all the hacking and weeding yesterday and wish I had a tiller.

I even put down grass seed after I filled the hole..... not a lot of fun there either

 

[granfire]

I even put down grass seed after I filled the hole..... not a lot of fun there either

but that was the easy part!

 

[Steve]

I am pretty sure no one cares, but this is a sexy roasting profile for coffee. Well, it's the sexiest one I've managed so far. A Columbian Huila. That's gonna be some tasty coffee.

 

[Oily Dragon]

Check your insurance. Mine pays for eight tests per person, per month with zero copay.

I can make two types of lotus buns on my own. It's a lot cheaper than eating out, but I wanted to indulge myself for once.

It was worth it in the end.

 

[_Simon_]

I am pretty sure no one cares, but this is a sexy roasting profile for coffee. Well, it's the sexiest one I've managed so far. A Columbian Huila. That's gonna be some tasty coffee.

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VERY sexy!!! Yeah nice profile curve, glad to hear you're firing up the new roaster! Hope the bean is delicious! I've got a Colombian on at the moment too, honey processed

 

[Steve]

VERY sexy!!! Yeah nice profile curve, glad to hear you're firing up the new roaster! Hope the bean is delicious! I've got a Colombian on at the moment too, honey processed

Where do you generally purchase your greens?

 

[Xue Sheng]

but that was the easy part!

yeah but now I have to water it 2 to 3 times a day

 

[granfire]

yeah but now I have to water it 2 to 3 times a day

still easy
vs hole digging

 

[_Simon_]

Where do you generally purchase your greens?

I've been mixing it up with a few different suppliers; some local, others interstate. But ICT (International Coffee Traders up in Queensland) have incredible greens on offer so I've gone with them a few times.

I've not yet ventured into the really top tier greens yet (eg Geishas), too nervous to stuff up roasts with them haha. One day!

 

[Xue Sheng]

still easy
vs hole digging

Still yard work though

 

[Steve]

I've been mixing it up with a few different suppliers; some local, others interstate. But ICT (International Coffee Traders up in Queensland) have incredible greens on offer so I've gone with them a few times.

I've not yet ventured into the really top tier greens yet (eg Geishas), too nervous to stuff up roasts with them haha. One day!

yeah, I feel the same way.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I am pretty sure no one cares, but this is a sexy roasting profile for coffee. Well, it's the sexiest one I've managed so far. A Columbian Huila. That's gonna be some tasty coffee.

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Its not that I don't care, it is more I have no idea what I'm looking at

 

[Steve]

Its not that I don't care, it is more I have no idea what I'm looking at

Well, since you asked....

Basically, you're trying to make sure certain things happen at certain times. Generally, you are looking for that first crack (like popcorn popping) to happen around 7 to 9 minutes into the roast. I came in right at 8 minutes (the FC: 7:57 on the chart).

After the first crack, you are looking to get that roast done within about 3 or so minutes. That's where a lot of the flavor of the roast develops, and if you over develop the roast, you can end up with a grassy kind of taste that's not very good. You can also "bake" the beans, which also doesn't taste very good.

Lastly, the hot pink line is the rate of rise (ROR), which is how fast the beans are going up in temperature. Generally, you want to start the roast with the right amount of energy or momentum so that you can get to the end with a steady, even reduction in the rate of rise.

So, when you roast a batch of coffee, a lot happens in about 11 to 13 minutes. I am pretty darned happy with the roasts from yesterday. I got the first batch to about 205C, a lighter roast... but made an adjustment and ended with two really nice, medium roasts that I think are going to taste really good.

 

[granfire]

Still yard work though

get one of the kiddy yard sprinklers: Instant fun!

 

[Xue Sheng]

get one of the kiddy yard sprinklers: Instant fun!

to far away, besides I have a sprinkler system. I just don't want to turn it on yet

 

[granfire]

Grumpiest Old Man.....