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Coffee: Lots of roasting and the Downtown Troy Farmer’s Market

I will be doing lots of roasting this week in preparation for the Downtown Troy Farmer’s Market this Saturday. Do you need coffee? Let me know. DLH Continue reading

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Coffee: Back in business

The new roaster is broken in and I am back in business. Let me know if you need coffee.
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Coffee: Breaking things in

Well, all of the parts of the new roaster arrived over the weekend, and right now, I am engaged in the process of breaking my roaster in with the hope of doing my first test roasts tonight. If all goes well–and I expect it will–I should be back to roasting on a normal schedule tomorrow. […] Continue reading

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Coffee: Like the death of an old friend

At long last, after six years and several hundred pounds of coffee, my AeroRost II electric roaster finally gave up the ghost. It appears to be some sort of electrical malfunction inside the device that is causing the element to fail to maintain the proper temperature and is also causing the halogen lamp to shut […] Continue reading

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Coffee: The last of the Coatepec and a nearly perfect dark roast

Today was something of a sad day as I roasted the last of my stock of Genuine Mexican Coatepec (it is no longer available), but on the bright side, I nailed the dark roast I was trying to achieve with it. The finished product has definite hints of chocolate, caramel, and  (I know this will […] Continue reading

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