... to go roast some barely plus C+ roasted Peru #16. It was only 12.8% weight loss, but it was past the point for getting a City finish given the Behmor's coasting. Wonderful stuff. BTW, you're not missing anything - I really don't have much to say about the differences you're seeing, aside from ...

... quaker or maybe still had the silverskin on it. So I ate it. It tasted like wine, white wine. I've switched back to air roasting (after using the Behmor for some time) and am now controlling heat and fan with dimmer switches. I also plunge a thermocouple into the beans, and learned that I'm getting ...

RD, that's good to hear. SM's tests of the roast profiles/loads found that at least with the default time limits (it's not clear if they ever hit "plus") made it pretty clear that the ¼ lb profiles tended to be a bit too short. Of course you can do the same sort of green weight fudging at ...

It seems to me that I've seen on a few videos about use of the $299 Behmor a recommendation to use some sort of vacuum to clean out the chaf. I've seen some sort of table model vacuum, a shop-vacuum type; however my experience with a vacuum of the type that ...

... I'm a newbie from the coast of NC where I started roasting in a West bend air popper last Fall with great results. I have recently upgraded to a Behmor 1600 and am presently near the bottom of my learning curve but mostly enjoying the results. My thanks to everyone on this Forum - you are indeed ...

I also got a Behmor pretty recently and am having a lot of fun. Since roasted coffee beans have a limited window where they show their best, I think it's good to roast small amounts fairly frequently so you're assured of really ...

Thank you for your reply Martin. I prefer a medium to darker roast (Full City-FC+). I thought I would start with the central american beans to cut my teeth on and work on the altitude/hardness angle. My initial batches of an El Salvadoran Majahual bean were way too light and ended up tasting sour. O...

My suggestion would be to stop roasting such small batches - it's really not the Behmor's most forgiving range. About the only other generic advice would be to hit the "plus" button to max out the time - there's really no such thing as load and automatically ...

... reading a lot of the forums, info sheets, and speaking with a few long time roasters in person to begin my journey into this craft. I purchased a Behmor 1600 through Sweet Maria's and opted for the 8 lb. sampler. I realize there is a lot of trial and error when it comes to achieving a roast that ...

... early -- some skin is still on the beans -- but they definitely look better and have more of the aroma I associate with a good roast. I think the Behmor guidelines are not accurate. More heat and time are needed.