I thought that I needed to land somewhere in between batch 3 and batch 4 to get my best possible results with these beans. I tried to take the best things I learned from these batches. Batch 3 I thought was good because it was roasted for less time. With roast 4 I think I did well with warming up the machine.
For batch 5 here is what I did:
1. warmed up the popper for 2 full minutes before dumping the beans
2. roasted for 7 minutes total
3. heard a first crack around 3:50 - 4:00
4. second crack was coming around 6:00ish
The beans look good in terms of color. The smell did not get too dark/burned.
High hopes for these beans. One thing different about this batch also is that I'm going to brew it in the french press.
I'm planning on going to green beanery this weekend to get some beans.
2 comments:
So what kind of beans are you using?
How does the latest batch look? Post some more pics.
The beans are from Guatemala. Not sure which actual variety because the guy who I bought them from was kind of scrambling and he never wrote it on the bag.
Its too late for a pic of this batch because I am at the office right now and I will be brewing them today.
In appearance they look somewhere between batch 2 & 3.
I have a feeling that warming up the machine so much was maybe not a good idea. Let's see how the flavor works out.
I need some different beans to try so I can see if the variable is the bean or the machine.
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