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Comment on Qishr by Through the Yemen Gate: Hassle, Brass, Amal’s Qish, and Photographer Khalid « Despatches | {Yemen}

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:24:02 +0000

[...] a chunk of rock sugar, a stack of which sat next to bags of coffee bean husks used to sell. “Qishr?” I asked, referring to the drink I knew was made from coffee bean husks and some spices. [...]

Comment on Qishr by dpb

dpb — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:49:10 +0000

Comment on Kebado Wet-processed from Kebado, Sidamo, Ethiopia by Good news for the Ethiopian ECX | Deft. Coffee Roasters.

Good news for the Ethiopian ECX | Deft. Coffee Roasters. — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:05:23 +0000

[...] There’s been a great deal of not unwarranted moaning within the specialty coffee industry about Ethiopia’s new Exchange system, and how it hadn’t been set up with allowances for direct trade with farms and how that would essentially make it impossible to get the same high quality coffees that we have been getting used to over the past few years… This morning, I came across an article that states the ECX has responded to these concerns (contrary to some reporting, they never ignored them, they just didn’t deal with the issue…). Anyway, it seems that it’s being corrected for next year… Eleni Gabre-Madhin, chief executive officer of the ECX, said in an interview that the exchange will begin offering a direct buying service to encourage exactly the type of buying we have grown to love. Awesome. Cause I would sorely miss some years without any wet-processed Koratie. [...]

Comment on yep.-) by chuck

chuck — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:53:36 +0000

Hello,Since you have now been using the roaster for awhile, I wanted to know what you thought of it because I am thinking of getting one. I understand that there is no cyclone. How is the air flow?-Chuck

Comment on Three Variations on a Roast: Finca Kilimanjaro, El Salvador. by Josh Maxwell

Josh Maxwell — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:22 +0000

Nice writing style. I look forward to reading more in the future.

Comment on Roast Notation Definitions by Three Variations on a Roast: Finca Kilimanjaro, El Salvador. | Deft. Coffee Roasters.

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:39:59 +0000

[...] use a sort of shorthand for these, so I’ve provided a legend/glossary here that explains how I define each phase of the [...]

Comment on Delivery Subscriptions by Deft Coffee Roasters Coffee Delivery Subscriptions are now posted on the Site | Deft. Coffee Roasters.

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:08:25 +0000

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Comment on tick… tck… tk… by Dave

Dave — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:30:07 +0000

Hi Deborah,

Apologies for the delay in replying…

I am very pleased with the roaster I bought. Especially for how little they cost compared to a probat, etc… I have been able to get very good roasts with mine, though it can be a bit tricky, right out of the box, to reproduce the same profile without adding a manometer to the gas line, and a temp probe.. with means a couple hundred dollars on top of the roaster itself. But that it still under other sample roasters.

It’s pretty sensitive to ambiet air temp – cold air can stall it. Though I think that is the case with any sampe roaster with an open front end. You really aren’t dealing with a large enough mass to be unaffected by a draft of too cold air passing through the roasting drum… Whatever you do, try to place it in a place where its environment is going to change as little as possible.

where are you located, by the way?

hope this helps.

dave

Comment on tick… tck… tk… by Deborah Christensen

Deborah Christensen — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:37:16 +0000

Hi we are a small roaster starting up and are thinking of purchasing one of these Pinhalense single barrel sample roasters. We would appreciate your honest feedback on the quality of this machine, it is much better value for money than anything else on the market.

Thanks Debbie

Comment on some images of the new roaster by Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:27:20 +0000

You are welcome. Good luck.

Comment on some images of the new roaster by CakeBoy

CakeBoy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:24 +0000

Many thanks Dave. Yes, the deflector idea makes total sense. It sounds like a piece of sheet metal is indeed in order. Thank you again for the info :)

Comment on some images of the new roaster by Dave

Dave — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:08:12 +0000

HI,

That tray came with the roaster. It kinda works but it’s really only deep enough for about 100g… more and they get caught at the front hole and either stop dumping in, or spill over the sides. Though it works great if you use it more like a deflector, and pour the beans onto it to load. (Does that make sense?)
One nice thing about it though is that it has a bend in it near the narrow end to help funnel the beans into the drum. You can sort of see it in the third pic…
Anyway, it’s bent sheet stainless… I’d bet you could fashion one in an afternoon…

Comment on some images of the new roaster by CakeBoy

CakeBoy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:51:50 +0000

We have a Pinhalense very similar to yours and have been searching for a way to load the greens into the chambers. I noticed the rather excellent loading tray next to your machine and wondered if you could please tell me whether you made it or if it is are available somewhere to purchase? Thanks so much in anticipation. Kindest regards.

Comment on Qishr by Vinny

Vinny — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:12:12 +0000

Hey Dave, hows it going?
The Qishr sounds like it would make a better potpurri than beverage.
I’d like to check out your roaster sometime and maybe talk about opening a really good coffee shop?
What do you think? Send me an email.

Vinny

Comment on It’s going to be only a short time now… by Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:05:12 +0000

Yeh, but looks like I will get my little one pretty soon…
Doesn’t Italy take two months off in the summer? Were they shades you are waiting for?