farmroast Senior Member Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1,417 Location: Amherst MA. Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Oly:Cremina,Maxi. MCAL... Grinder: Majors, Dienes Vac Pot: Hellem10 Drip: CCD, and more Roaster: 1kg. DreamRoast
Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010, 6:28pm Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
hmmm Add 3lbs dry processed Ethiopian, roast for 45mins in a fine screen drum where the chaff is trapped and the thermostat can go to 500f. The moisture content at that point will be .001%. oh yeah, stand ready with your fire extinguisher.
jkoll42 Senior Member Joined: 2 Jan 2010 Posts: 465 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: VBM DD V3, Gaggia Baby Class Grinder: Cimbali Max Hybrid, Bunn... Drip: Technivorm, Chemex Roaster: Honey Badger 1K, HG/BM
Posted Sun Apr 11, 2010, 5:44am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
CoffeeRoastersClub Said:
I don't know if 45 divided by 3 would be the correct formula to use for that, however I am sure that it would roast 1 pound much quicker than 3. That would be typical of any basically any roaster.
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
I would think so as well but according to the seller of this 4oz-3lbs roaster "This roaster will not roast beans in 15 minutes", so I guess it doesn't. As far as users feed back there is a complete lack of anything being said about this roaster other then it does exactly as advertised.
fortwaldron Senior Member Joined: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Fort Wayne Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010, 11:06am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
And since gime2much uses a popcorn popper and then brews it in a Bunn, he feels compelled to share his expert opinionon all things roasting. Give me a break.
fortwaldron Senior Member Joined: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Fort Wayne Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010, 11:07am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
And since gime2much uses a popcorn popper and then brews it in a Bunn, he feels compelled to share his expert opinion on all things roasting. Give me a break.
gime2much Senior Member Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,965 Location: Sunny S Fl Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: La Pavoni, Astoria comm, 2... Grinder: La Pavoni Zip, Bunn... Drip: Bunn comm Roaster: Popcorn popper (air),co/ufo
Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010, 11:49am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
fortwaldron Said:
And since gime2much uses a popcorn popper and then brews it in a Bunn, he feels compelled to share his expert opinion on all things roasting. Give me a break.
I no longer use a popcorn popper but thats irrelevant. I prefer press to the Bunn (which has been replaced with a plumb-in Curtis) and espresso pulled on one of my 2 hx machines to either.
If having the knowledge to realize that referring to a 45 minute roast is asinine makes one an expert, this forum is afloat with them (which actually it is).
Your third post and coming off like a smart a$$? Hummm....something smells familiar here. Dat u again Tommy??????????
Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010, 11:54am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
This thing is clearly underpowered and has no apperant means for cooling the beans. To a lesser degree one could say the same for the Z&D / Nesco, however with sufficient hacking I think I can rival any roaster. Of course I can ony do 1 cup of beans in a batch.
If this thing were cheaper and I could be assured I could remove the drum when hot to dump the beans into a cooler I could be tempted to get one and start hacking. I would want a temp probe in the roast drum and a BIG Variac to boost the roast heater. With that I think I could equal my Z&D and have a 2+ pound capacity.
oldgearhead Senior Member Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Posts: 354 Location: Go Colts! Expertise: I like coffee
Grinder: Virtuoso by Baratza Drip: Chemex,Dilongi DCM900 Roaster: 1/2K Fluid-bed
Posted Tue Oct 19, 2010, 9:39am Subject: Re: "Homer" Roaster on eBay?
PJK Said:
This thing is clearly underpowered and has no apperant means for cooling the beans. To a lesser degree one could say the same for the Z&D / Nesco, however with sufficient hacking I think I can rival any roaster. Of course I can ony do 1 cup of beans in a batch.
Phil, I just roasted 360 grams in 47 minutes, including clean-up, with my 'PJK-hacked' Nesco. Original 2007 heating element is still going strong despite many back-to-back-to-back roasts, and a few 480 gram sessions..
If we tied 4 Z&D's together, could we do 4 pounds/hour?
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