Coffee Experiment #2

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Coffee ::

Building a better roasting area...

I got tired of ambient temp effecting my roasting profiles, so I moved it to a room with near static ambient temp..

The roasting station went through a complete re-build and the wood burning furnace has been removed. This whole section needs to be replaced with new pictures and descriptions. In the meantime here is a picture of what it looks like now and the new bag graphics...

New Station

Lots of changes to the roasting station...
New Bag Graphics

Designed some bag graphics to get in the roasting spirit and keep me at it ...
First pour with the new roast

Sure roasting it is fun.. but drinking it ...

Click on the thumbnails below to get a closer look

Gene Cafe

Got 20 feet of dryer vent hose from Home Depot and connected it to the Gene Café...
Roasting Area

Ran the hose out the top of the roasting area...
Mount #1

Use cable ties and safety wire to hold the hose in place..
Mount #2

Use picture hanger and safety wire to hold the hose to the ceiling..
Furnace Mount

Mounted it to a piece of masonite cut to fit the inside of the door to the spare wood furnace.
Furnace mount again

Here's a better look at the whole furnace...
Furnace Attachment

A closer look at the house mount..
Fan

The metal block fan mounted inside the hose mount housing.
Fan switch

Switch to control the fan ( with designer faceplate ).
Coffee Bags

Roasting bags, lettered to keep track of roasts..
Roast Menu

The roasting menu..
Beans

Freshly roasted beans, in bag with check valve for CO2 de-gassing..
Beans Closeup

A nice close look at a fresh roast, this one is an Espresso blend. Should be ready in 3 to 5 days..
Rancilio Sylvia and Rancilio Rocky

The espresso work area..
Step 6 grind on the Rocky

Gound beans in the portafilter...
Tamped 30lbs of pressure

Tamped...
Double shot

Set up the shot...
First 5 seconds

5 seconds...
@ 10 seconds

10 seconds...
@ 15 seconds

15 seconds...
@ 20 seconds

20 seconds...
@ 25 seconds

25 seconds...
Pull complete

30 seconds...
Pull complete

Enjoy!...