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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Keggermeister » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:55 pm

Jimmy wrote:So who has roasted their own beans? What's the advantage? Is it worth it?

Can you store green beans for a long time and roast a pound once a week or something like that? Not really looking at doing it anytime soon, just wondering what the benefits are.
I have been roasting for years. It is worth it to the effect that you can buy better quality beans and ensure they are fresh. Once you start roasting you won't want to buy the $6lb beans for long once you taste the better quality stuff available.

I started roasting in a popcorn popper. They work well, you just have to stir manually. They are messy with the chaff blowing around, so it's an outside thing.
Nowadays I use a Behmor 1600. It works well, and is consistent. It won't really go beyond full city though. You can cheat it by preheating for a minute then resetting it.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:57 pm

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by mckay75 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:28 am

I had the Behmor for a few years as well and managed to do alot of dark roasts with it. Smaller batch sizes using the full pound setting always did it for me. Sweet little machine though!

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:01 pm

Cheapy cheapy! :lol:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-coffee-maker-esp ... nFlag=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by mumblecrunch » Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:10 pm

mumblecrunch wrote:It's been a while since I was in there, but in the Paderno store up at Bayer's Lake they had a small roaster on in their discount-to-clear area for several months. I believe it was $99. For all I know it's still there.
It is still there. Little slip of a thing. I'm guessing it probably doesn't do more than a couple ounces at a time:
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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Keggermeister » Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:30 pm

Looks like an expensive popcorn popper, IMHO. You can do the same thing with a 12 dollar superstore unit and a timer. They won't have chaff collection though.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by BobbyOK » Mon May 12, 2014 4:13 pm

Anyone on the thread able to do some repair work? A co-worker is in need and wondering if anyone can do it locally rather than sending it away to Ontario.

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Post by NASH » Mon May 12, 2014 5:02 pm

What is it? I do minor repairs. Other than that, call Gerald at Coffeetech Services 902-802-3018. He does pretty much all local espresso machine service and repair. Good guy. Good service.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:42 pm

This would make a nice little setup. Knock a few bucks off each item and you'd be able to get setup for a decent price.

Rancilio Silva Espresso Machine - $500
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-coffee-maker-esp ... nFlag=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Baratza Vario Burr Grinder - $375
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-coffee-maker-esp ... nFlag=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by BobbyOK » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:58 pm

Jimmy wrote:This would make a nice little setup. Knock a few bucks off each item and you'd be able to get setup for a decent price.

Rancilio Silva Espresso Machine - $500
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-coffee-maker-esp ... nFlag=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Baratza Vario Burr Grinder - $375
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-coffee-maker-esp ... nFlag=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Might have to jump on that grinder. Just grabbed a hand grinder when I was looking, but that one looks like it might be too good a deal to pass up.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by NASH » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:28 pm

Yeah grab it.

Silvia's are outdated and not worth anything near the new prices in this day and age. $500 is almost worth it though :lol: At $400 I'd say grab it. Otherwise buy something new with some bang for the buck.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by BobbyOK » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:38 pm

I can confirm the grinder is spoken for. :banana:

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:18 am

BobbyOK wrote:I can confirm the grinder is spoken for. :banana:
Nice. Were you able to knock him down in price at all?

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by BobbyOK » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:55 am

Jimmy wrote:
BobbyOK wrote:I can confirm the grinder is spoken for. :banana:
Nice. Were you able to knock him down in price at all?
I almost bought one new full price so I didn't bother. All looks to be in great condition and has been well taken care of. Plus he threw in a couple bags of beans, a knockbox, made me a cappuccino to demo how the grinder was working, even gave me a ton of leads for a machine once I'm ready for that expense.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:05 pm

I think this may be the first steamed milk drink I've made all summer..

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:47 pm

Nicely done!
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Re: The espresso thread

Post by NASH » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:07 pm

That's right.

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Jimmy » Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:05 am

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by NASH » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:39 pm

Dat ain't no Silva, or Silvia. Beware of the electronics :cheers:

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by James » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:36 pm

Here's a fun little espresso gadget...

http://www.wacaco.com/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: The espresso thread

Post by Keggermeister » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:34 pm

James wrote:Here's a fun little espresso gadget...

http://www.wacaco.com/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Interesting...

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by BobbyOK » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:10 pm

In case anyone wants to upgrade...

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Re: The espresso thread

Post by mcgster » Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:40 pm

Has anyone had any luck roasting beans with a rotisserie ? I have a vertical one at home that i received as a wedding gift and has temp control up to 500F. The only issue i have is i need some basket to hold the beans in.

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Post by gm- » Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:44 pm


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Re: The espresso thread

Post by mcgster » Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:07 pm

Thats the machine i have right now. I picked it up after reading some positive reviews on coffee geek.

My problem is that i upgraded my grinder and it now surpasses the ability of that machine to brew, on the finer grind it backs up.

It did work great for 2 years though.

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