Hottop Profiles / Q&A / Tips & Tricks

[Igrind]

~~~this is not John's thread.  This is the Hot Top thread so to all, please keep replies related to the discussion of the Hot Top Roaster. 

Jake
Reddick Fla.

Yeah!  What are you guys thinking?  The next thing we know people will be posting pics of espresso shots and describing how they made their bottomless PF!!  HT posts only!   

[shakin_jake]

~~~That shot was built from club greens that were roasted using a Hot Top Roaster, so it pertains=:-) 

See here, going astray from the thread topic for a little bit is fine but this is a stickied thread peeps come to to read about the Hot Top Roaster, not rantings from some pablum puking liberal adult cry baby screming out wanting attention, Tex=:-)

@John F-  The top filter is disposable, the manufacturer recommends to replace after every 100 roasts.  I've neglected to so so with mine the last go around therefore a lot of smoke emanates from the top.  No biggie, I'll replace it soon

 
Jake
Reddick Fla.
I may not agree with what you say...
but if you say it with fewer words I'll try harder...

~~~this is not John's thread.  This is the Hot Top thread so to all, please keep replies related to the discussion of the Hot Top Roaster. 

Jake
Reddick Fla.

Yeah!  What are you guys thinking?  The next thing we know people will be posting pics of espresso shots and describing how they made their bottomless PF!!  HT posts only!   

[Igrind]

~~~That shot was built from club greens that were roasted using a Hot Top Roaster, so it pertains=:-) 

See here, going astray from the thread topic for a little bit is fine but this is a stickied thread peeps come to to read about the Hot Top Roaster, not rantings from some pablum puking liberal adult cry baby screming out wanting attention, Tex=:-)

Gotcha!!   

I'm new here.  Just learnin' the ropes! You gotta cut me some slack!! :occasion14:

[John F]

(typically at 22' remaining, otherwise I dump beans at nearest 30 secs interval
  for ease of log)
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- usually Eject around 14:30 - 15:30 minutes of roast time

So your roasts are approx 7 min or so from dumping beans to hitting eject?

Am I reading that right?

[John F]

When 1st hits, you should be riding 5-6 (+1 -2) on the heat, depending on the level of the roast you like, shooting for about 4-5 minutes from start of 1st to the end of roast no matter what the roast level.

I just got my first roast in.

It took me 12 min to get from dumping in to onset of first crack and 15 min 25 seconds to terminating roast at outliers of 2nd.

So I think I turned down the heat too soon (I dropped from full power to 5 after 3 min into the roast) and once I came up to 6-7 I picked up too much speed and rushed into second a bit heavy on the gas pedal.

Next time I will drop from full to about 8 at 3 min then to 5 at about 5 min into the roast to see how that works out.

All in all I am happy with how this roast went and it looks great.

Some vitals to look at/comment on if you guys want are as follows:

Dumped in 250g at starting temp of 275
Hit first crack at 12 min.. temp reading 382  
Terminated roast 15 min 25 seconds at a board temp reading of 428f

[staylor]

Here's my comment... enjoy the ride.

By roast #100 you will have tried pretty much all the different kinds of ways to skin that cat. Eventually your profile will be 'do what the bean tells you to do'. ;-)

[John F]

I am actually at peace.   

[staylor]

Haha, that's a good place to be.

You watching the fights tonight? I'm stuck watching it sometime tomorrow.

[John F]

You watching the fights tonight? I'm stuck watching it sometime tomorrow.

I am doing some non spoiler live blogging right now over in OT...

I will update after every fight with some comments that won't spoil anything for you.

[expy98]

(typically at 22' remaining, otherwise I dump beans at nearest 30 secs interval
  for ease of log)
.
- usually Eject around 14:30 - 15:30 minutes of roast time

So your roasts are approx 7 min or so from dumping beans to hitting eject?

Am I reading that right?

I can see how that might be somewhat confusing...

My total roast time is around 15 minutes, +/- 1' or so.  I've never logged the remaining time, only total roast time.
I use this roast log template:

http://www.avacuppa.com.au/mediawiki/images/5/59/Coffee_Roasting_Log.doc

[John F]

My total roast time is around 15 minutes, +/- 1' or so. 

That is about where I landed...

[expy98]

My total roast time is around 15 minutes, +/- 1' or so. 

That is about where I landed...

2 wrongs must equal to one right...

[John F]

- Power 10, Fan 0 to start til about 3 mins into the roast or when I smell grassiness, then Fan to 1
- lower Power to 7 at 370-375F, depending on beans and past roast logs
- lower Power to 5 at 380-385, again depending on past roast logs

I dumped in at 320f and used the above guide. I bumped back up to 6 power when I noticed the temp stalling after 1st and then to 7 power a bit later.

I like the way this roast went getting to 1st crack around 9 min and terminate at 14 min. In my limited experience with the HT dropping temp at 370 and again at 380 did help me get closer to a profile I (think) I'm after vs the faster roasts I started with.

[Tex]

WHY ISN'T THIS THREAD STILL STICKIED?

[BoldJava]

WHY ISN'T THIS THREAD STILL STICKIED?

It is.  What are you looking at?

B|Java