In this video I talk about different styles of drum roasters and how they use airflow differently depending on the placement of the blower in relation to the energy source. There are a number of styles that I don't touch on, namely pure convection roasters or even the Loring Smart Roast which is billed as a hybrid roaster but seems to me to definitely be more convection based. Anyway, here's the video.
These are some really cool videos that Tom did with his Macro Lens and a UV light where he discusses green coffee quality. Some juicy tidbits and really solid info.
I uploaded a video to youtube about green coffee freshness and seasonality, basically a spontaneous monolgue of random thoughts, while I was roasting a bunch of super-fresh Guatemala samples. It's a "talking head" video, not very exciting, but I hope there are a couple ideas of use there... -Tom
I did some roasting in the lab last night and video-ed a roast of the Guatemala Finca San Diego Buena Vista Bourbon which I took to a City roast level. If anybody has any roasting questions, feel free to shoot them my way and maybe I can address them in future episodes.
So, to follow up on my last post, I made some videos of me cupping samples from the big box I got this week from HQ. I'll post the links here for your viewing enjoyment.
