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Roasting / Re: Rob Hoos article on Thermocouples
« Last post by SusanJoM on August 31, 2017, 02:52:23 PM »
And follow the conversation at H-B.

https://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/rob-hoos-thermocouple-lesson-t48401.html#p547465

Marko's comments and caveats should be attended to in particular if you use Artisan.
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Roasting / Rob Hoos article on Thermocouples
« Last post by SusanJoM on August 31, 2017, 01:10:36 PM »
You may have already seen TomC's link to this on HB, but if not....enjoy:

http://roastmagazine.com/resources/Articles/Roast_SeptOct17_OurWorldThruAKeyhole.pdf

It will keep you busy while we take a break during September
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Maintenance and Mods / Re: CFM range for exhaust fan
« Last post by edtbjon on August 30, 2017, 08:13:09 PM »
I tried to send them an inquery about the smallest fan. It will be fun to see what the answer is.
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Maintenance and Mods / Re: CFM range for exhaust fan
« Last post by hankua on August 30, 2017, 08:15:07 AM »
My 800n pro style coffee roaster has a 95cmf blower/air fan. The inexpensive inline blower would probably work if connected to a blast gate. How to fine tune the setting is a question however.

These are the type of air fans found on small commercial roasters:

http://www.blower.com.tw/page/product/show.aspx?num=233&kind=100&page=1#cy100
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A couple of options would be to have a burner welded up in a local shop and fitted out with a needle valve and gas gauge. Question is what kind of gas is available to use in a safe location? Do you store gas bottles in a rack outside the apartment, natural gas line inside?

There's a guy in Taiwan who builds a DIY roaster that can operate with charcoal. The roaster sits on a stainless box and has a grate welded inside. It works pretty well and coffee tastes great. Shouldn't be that difficult to make and use out on the patio.
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Just Purchased, Hello from Claymont, DE!
« Last post by hankua on August 30, 2017, 07:57:21 AM »
How's it going so far?
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Melbourne, Australia!
« Last post by hankua on August 30, 2017, 07:55:07 AM »
Welcome aboard!
You won't be dissapointed with the Huky, and who knows it may lead to bigger and better opportunities. 8)
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Introduce Yourself / Re: New to Roasting (opportunity to buy a Huky)
« Last post by hankua on August 30, 2017, 07:52:18 AM »
My opinion on the suitability of the Huky, is it's the best value/option for learning traditional gas coffee roasting. No it's not as easy to use as a professional one pounder machine, or a 1K for that matter. It will force one to learn how to manage heat, air, and the corresponding roasting profile.

Some people get Huky's with the idea it's a plug and play coffee roaster and end up dissapointed; that's how I snagged mine. And other's end up transitionating to a commercial shop roaster and going all in.
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from South Korea!
« Last post by K.Brown on August 30, 2017, 05:40:09 AM »
Hi Chris and Ashley

I was wondering how the roasting was going or if you had a lot of time to commit to the craft as of yet. I just picked mine up yesterday and still going through set up and research before I start my first batch.

Kevin

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Here in Germany we had quite some discussion about the safety of the burner. But this was all related to the thread to connect the hose to the big bottles, which is not allowed here as it is right-handed.

I know that the handling of the version with the small cans is different, and it feels like it needs a lot of attention, but for me this is related to the small bottles... That you have the gas directly aside and that the pressure is decreasing within a few roasts. This affects even the start process.

Therefore the hint with the external lighter is very valuable.
I am with Björn: Play around with the stove.
This black starter knob. Ignore it, but let it rest somewhere in middle position.
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