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  • RomantoCoffeeRecommendations for a beginner
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    1 year ago

    Aeropress is cheap and easy for a regular submersion brew and if you want to try venturing into the realm of espresso I’d suggest a flair neo cause its cheap and it lets you play with all the same variables of a 3000 dollar espresso machine e.g. pressure/flow control and temp if you already have a temp controlled kettle or a thermometer. Also don’t forget a good grinder!





  • RomantoCoffeeHome-Roasting
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    2 years ago

    Thanks a bunch for sharing the perspective and experience I’ve thought this might be the case since I’ve discovered it to be the case in so many other areas of the coffee hobby so far.


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    2 years ago

    Those are very long roast times I’d be concerned that you might see some over development which can cause the coffee to come out being more of a one note flavor with less depth and less acidity.

    I’d like to hear your tasting notes on coffee you roasted with this process cause I’ve not experimented with longer roasts very much so I could be completely wrong.


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    2 years ago

    I roast 200 to 225 grams at a time I just leave the temp on the max setting and the fan starts on max and i turn the fan down throughout the roast to increase the temp while still keeping the beans moving.

    I’ve done a batch in the oven before and it only took me about 10 to 15 minutes for a batch but i was worried about scorching. I got a lot of pitting in the oven but I think that is because my charge temp was really high like 430-450 if I remember correctly but I believe pitting happens in most dark roasts anyway and does not effect flavor.



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    2 years ago

    I use the Freshroast sr800 and greens from happy mug. There are roasters near me but it’s much cheaper to roast at home and I can buy larger amounts of green and keep it around the house for a lot longer than roasted coffee.

    I’m still trying to dial in the roast times I’m not sure exactly how long it should take me for the various types of roasts and I’ve been thinking about drilling a hole in my chaff collector lid to add a thermal probe so I have more information to work with.

    right now I’m doing light roasts anywhere from 6:30 to 7 minutes and dark roasts are taking me about 10 to 12 minutes but I usually only barely get to rolling second cracks in the darkest roasts.