Colombian El Descanso / Brazil Moreninha

Posted in Pulls on November 15th, 2008 by Colin

I’ve had enough of the i-Roast 2 presets. I programmed into PROG 3 the following:

Temp/Time      Period
380F/3:00       12:00 – 9:00
450F/4:00       9:00 – 5:00
480F/4:00       5:00 – 1:00
400F/1:00       1:00 – 0:00

I roasted 90 grams of Colombian Cup of Excellence El Descanso and 60 grams of Brazil Moreninha Formosa. 1st crack was at -6:00 and 2nd crack was at -1:30. I was extremely pleased with the… Continue reading

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i-Roast 2

Posted in Tools on November 15th, 2008 by Colin

I finally bought a coffee roaster. I’ve been using a popcorn roaster to roast coffee for the longest time. Melvin alerted me to someone selling the i-Roast 2 because he had received the US model. Knowing that I had a good collection of power transformers, Melvin emailed me and the deal was sealed.

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I Spy With My I

Posted in Rant on November 10th, 2008 by Colin

On a lighter note, I caught this with my iPhone as I passed by Starbucks (branch at Shaw Tower) one day:“To be a Starbucks Roaster,You need skill, artistry anda really good watch.”"We’ve been proudly roasting since 1971.”… Continue reading

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