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I recently bought a SR 800 and the chaff collector cap now has a stainless steel plate rather than a mesh. I don't think a home drill would go through it. Any ideas for a hack short of getting a metal drill press?
@TheCaptainsCoffee14 сағат бұрын
You simply need a drill bit intended for metal! If you are going to do this, be SURE to wear eye protection - metal shavings flying towards your eyes are no joke. Also putting a piece or two of masking tape over the intended hole before drilling will help keep shavings to a minimum
@wdavis19582 күн бұрын
Thanks for this extremely informative and helpful video. I am fairly new to the Aeropress and have been experimenting quite a bit with it. I think it is important to note that, compared to many other brewing methods, the Aeropress is very inefficient in terms of the ratio between ground coffee used in the brew and drinkable coffee produced. For example, the recipe you label "our favorite" uses 30 grams of coffee beans brewed with 220 grams of water to produce "185 to 205 grams of total brew." To my taste this recipe makes a very nice little cup of coffee: smooth, rounded, and clean. It is my favorite recipe of those I have tried so far. Thanks! However, this is a ratio of coffee beans to water of about 1:7.3. By comparison, with 30 grams of coffee beans, using the V60 pour over method, you can easily produce around 480 grams (or ml) of total brew that is, to my taste, close to the same strength as the brew produced by your Aeropress recipe. This is the fairly standard pour over ratio of 1:16. Even if you prefer a pour over ratio of 1:15, the Aeropress requires close to double the amount the coffee beans to produce a similar amount of quality brew compared to a pour over. To make what I would consider a reasonable mug of coffee (ca. 400 ml) with the Areopress I would have to go through the entire process of your recipe twice and use 60 grams of coffee beans. Am I missing something here?
@mackmor3 күн бұрын
Bought an SR800 a couple years ago with the extension tube so I don't know what it's like without one, but I can say that it's been a great experience using it. Much lower power needs and because the beans distribute higher (upwards) you have a lot of latitude to adjust the combination of heat and fan as needed or to experiment with. Highly recommend getting the extension tube.
@squashum7784 күн бұрын
Looks like a LOT a of mucking around.
@finbarrdolan4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the excellent demonstration. I like medium arabica, and was wondering if you have a different technique over robusta? Thanks.
@TheCaptainsCoffee4 күн бұрын
I haven't tried pan roasting robusta specifically, but I imagine it would work largely the same way! If anyone has experience pan roasting robusta please chime in!
@sidneywhite74912 күн бұрын
All this talk of grams. Hopefully someone can convert to cups, tablespoons, etc. I don’t want to carry a scale around.
@hydrafortt13 күн бұрын
I actually thought this was a video about guide on roasting in indonesian 😅
@karlhebbs16 күн бұрын
Phd karl yes
@karlhebbs9 күн бұрын
Yes
@OhmSteader17 күн бұрын
I am wondering how to bring up the temperature read out. I have seen it on several videos yet can not figure out how to see it myself. I keep asking the manufacturer yet no response what so ever on this seemingly simple question. I have also noticed I cannot hear any crack sound due to the extremely noisy motor of this roaster. My one of these roasters only lasted 9 months and the company sent me another used one to replace it. I asked about how long they generally last and was told usually at least a year which means it can cost nearly $1.00 a day to roast my own coffee. I suppose some people like the ritual enough to happily pay it.. My old poppery II pop corn popper has lasted 20 years and luckily I have it every time a new roaster bites the bullet which keeps happening with these pricey fancy ones.
@TheCaptainsCoffee14 күн бұрын
Rotate the knob quickly clockwise while the roaster is running to see the chamber temp. Despite the noise of the motor, I've found this roaster to be one of the easiest to hear cracks! If you're not hearing them, you've crashed the roast - feed more heat. As for lifespan, I've used the same SR800 since before making this video, it's nearly 5 years old. You might have some electrical issues causing problems , but I'd need more info on your setup to properly diagnose. Feel free to shoot me an email!
@OhmSteader14 күн бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Really this is a noisy roaster which covers up that sound of cracking beans. Since we are on that subject I have to ask , How many beans have to crack to call it first crack? One or all of them? Same question for second crack. Do you hear all of them crack twice or just one or some and how many? I hear the crack on all of the other roasters I have used so know the sound quite well just not sure how many must crack to consider it done. I usually just go by the color of the bean. The reason I started roasting my own was most coffee shops burn the beans which appears to yield more coffee or dark water but lacks the nutty flavor I can get with a lighter roast. I think more people would like coffee if it was burned less. The smell of my fresh ground coffee is incredible! Most people find the flavor to be very good and something they have never tasted before. Thanks for the tip on bringing up the temp. readout. It is a secret, not in the instructions.
@TheCaptainsCoffee13 күн бұрын
@@OhmSteader Studies have shown that the majority of the beans don't even produce an audible crack, so the academic jury is out. Traditionally, roasters mark 1st crack when we hear 2 to 5 cracks in quick succession (in under a second or two). Do keep in mind that coffee can turn brown without properly reaching 1st crack - we colloquially call this "baking" the beans - that's why it's important to hear and note first crack since not entering the crack will result in brown beans that are acrid, sour and empty. Again, I'll assert this machine is loud but cracks are typically very audible despite this because they occupy a different frequency range (the machine when fan is below 5 or so is a lower frequency hum). Also if you're reaching development with enough thermal momentum, the cracks are energetic and louder than the machine. I know this because when I edit the audio for these videos, I can see where first crack actually happened on the waveform! If you aren't hearing 1st crack with this roaster, you likely haven't gotten the roast hot enough or you might have electrical issues
@OhmSteader13 күн бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee I appreciate the feedback. I do run the fan high to keep the beans on the move so they brown more evenly. I never thought to use a sound graph to identify the actual cracking sound. When I first heard the term crack I thought it had something to do with the druggies terminology so never liked it. And since I liked living in the country I was not keene on the term city roast either. Who thinks of this stuff? I just like good coffee and wished I could grow it here in the North Carolina Mountains. Glad I got on the green bean wagon as there are so many varieties to choose from. Thanks and be well
@hugoforte27 күн бұрын
Is there a reason to not set the fan speed to 9 right away when cooling?
@TheCaptainsCoffee27 күн бұрын
I like to notch it up as necessary because if you just slam it to 9, there's a good chance you'll have beans flying into the chaff collector and getting stuck up there
@jaspernatchezАй бұрын
Thanks for this wonderful video.
@jane95382Ай бұрын
Hi David, I recently got a Link roaster and am hoping to start learning how to roast my own coffee. I find the Link software a bit confusing and don't want to tweak too many settings in case I mess things up. For example, I liked one of the built-in profiles on the roaster but wanted to tweak some parts of it, such as increasing the temperature during the drying phase or aiming for a longer development time. For some reason, after I made the adjustments to the curve, the roast would end before reaching the target development time. Would you be up for creating a video explaining the basic functions of the software? Thank you!
@TheCaptainsCoffee27 күн бұрын
Hi Jane, nucleus has a bunch of videos on their channel that go into more specifics (search in youtube for "Nucleus Coffee Tools Training"). This video should help answer your specific question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pX1ow82iYs_caNI.htmlsi=367cnxKhj3dnqwVw
@dearcoffee85Ай бұрын
Would the process be slightly different with the oem extension?
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
Definitely! You don't nearly as much power and you can let the fan do most of the work. Oddly enough, watch our Decaf video for a demo with the extension that shows my approach to most coffees using the OEM extension. You'll just need to make some minor tweaks using the same logic as I do in this video.
@dearcoffee85Ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee ok great! Thanks for the quick reply
@user-pg1mn1pw7sАй бұрын
David, thank you for the excellent video and helpful suggestions!
@jjlad5037Ай бұрын
Queue the dramatical music.
@gregperez919Ай бұрын
Excellent instruction and historical. I purchased an aero last year. It puts out a great cup of coffee. I did not know about the inverted method. Thanks so much.
@mGrady159Ай бұрын
This man was not ready for me to have a whole ass arabica tree in my house
@abdullahalkhalawi2815Ай бұрын
Hi, how much was the difference in bean temperature between the fresh roast display and the thermocouple reading?
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
That depends on you and your roasting technique. The farther apart the 2 readings (with chamber temp higher) the harder you'll be pushing the roast and vice versa. I usually stay about 75 to 100F ahead of the bean temperature for a typical hot and fast roast meant to preserve acidity and origin flavor. This results in about 6 to 7 minutes to first crack
@abdullahalkhalawi2815Ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thanks Captain, so if i install a bean temp probe on my fresh roast chamber that reads the bean temp and end the roast when it reads 402 would the fresh roast display be 75 degrees higher? Since it is reading the hot air coming in not the actual bean temp?
@pahanin2480Ай бұрын
I don’t even drink coffee and i still watched this
@user-gv1rp4ug2xАй бұрын
Have you tried on the latest addis 4.0 profiles? It seems like theres a huge changes on every profile and fan settings as well
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
Yes there certainly are some big changes! So far in my testing by and large this method still works, though I'd advise chucking any old 200g profiles and starting fresh based off the new Addis ones. Also I noticed there's a small bug right now (that hopefully will be patched out soon) that causes the profile to ignore where you marked 1C for dev% if you mark it after the "expected" 1C zone. I mention this because I noticed it when testing 200g conversions and thought it was the conversion - but it happens on 100g NCT profiles as well.
@user-gv1rp4ug2xАй бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee i see, because the new profile came with the new fan settings as well, there is one more point on fan profiling, I am not sure should I still follow your fan profiling?
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
@@user-gv1rp4ug2x I haven't experimented with converting all the new fan profiles like the Filter D pack yet, so I don't know how they will perform and I don't have any guidance there yet. The ones that use the old fan profile like Filter C and Filter B there should be no change.
@djohnson4155Ай бұрын
Agree with this video -- as it happens, I purchased a Gene Cafe a number of years ago and it recently had An Incident which left me not willing to continue using it. So, for budgetary reasons, it was replaced with the SR800. By pure luck, this turns out to have been a good skill-level match. Gene Cafe was great to have fairly easy, little to no interaction roasts for the 6 or 7 years I used it -- but the SR800 is fun to get the most out of the various roasting stages. I can even tell the difference between 1st and 2nd crack easily! My only regret is not finding The Captain's Coffee website and KZread channel before making that purchase, but they do sell green coffee....
@jpkeesАй бұрын
Finally! A helpful video that explains how to roast decaf beans in a good detail. Switched to decaf and have struggled to get it right. Detailing on why you should introduce the heat slowly was genius. Thank you!
@floid33556Ай бұрын
Excellent work! Any idea when you will have the link back in stock? I'd much rather support you!
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
Thanks a ton! I just spoke with the US distributor last week, they are expecting a shipment from New Zealand to land late June so we'll have them back in as soon as they do!
@smesmailifarАй бұрын
Thank you very much for this helpful video
@Jay-gx5sxАй бұрын
Wow $1850, does it come with a lb of beluga caviar? Great video on the roaster
@jerryhubbard4461Ай бұрын
I finally received my 800 5.17.2024. In my carpenter shop I have a dedicated place for my coffee roasting. I set the machine up for roasting and today 5.21.2024 I am going to put the first beans in the machine. I am one that likes dark roast and I am going to follow your profile and see what happens. One thing I found out when I ran the machine last night for ten seconds, it is not so loud. Listening to videos makes it sound very loud. I kinda like the sound of the Fresh Roast sr800. Chef Jerry Irmo South Carolina USA.
@kensafranek2306Ай бұрын
I’m currently roasting with a SR800 and a extention tube, I recently received some green beans from you that doesn’t want to crack,,,or at least you can’t hear it,,,my green beans usually hit first crack at around 7 min and a little over 400 degrees bean temp The new bean im trying to roast is your Ethiopian mush mush I’ve gone as high as 424 degrees for 11 minutes,,,beans look ok, buy very little if any crack, Is this normal for this natural bean? Thanks Ken
@TheCaptainsCoffeeАй бұрын
I just roasted some of that wush wush this past weekend! I didn't have any trouble hearing 1C at around 405F, but you definitely have to push heat early and fast. My best roast came with 1C at around 6min. It sounds like you need to drive heat a little earlier. Watch your chamber temp to give you an idea of where you are but ride the fan down pretty quickly which shouldn't be a problem with such small beans. Feel free to reach out by email if I can help more!
@kensafranek2306Ай бұрын
I usually like the drying stage to last 3.5 - 4 min, these beans want to dry in 2 minutes it seems,,,if I turn the hear down I’m afraid I’ll be going in the opposite direction as your recommendation of higher heat I’ve been starting at a setting of 8 fan 7 power ending at around 10 min at 6. Fan and 6 power ,,,bean temp 425
@jerryhubbard44612 ай бұрын
This video is over 3 years old. My comment at the moment is 5.11.2024. Fresh Roast sr 800 just came back on sale and I just ordered one. I need to order the extension tube now. At the same time I am building my own drum roaster in my shop and hope to have it working this week. We will see then which roaster is best for me.
@yvineikeland87342 ай бұрын
I just tried pan roasting for the first time using aged and dried arabica brought from India by a collegue. I only did 18g for an espresso as a test in a small steel kettle. It turned out really great! The flavour was really complex and interesting. I think the uneven roasting you get by pan roasting may even be a benefit to get all these taste notes in a single cup. I will definitely try this again. Thanks for the video. It was very helpful.
@shawnprosper93622 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing!
@Isusia2 ай бұрын
What if roast a grinded coffee? 🤔 At least coarse. I guess it might help roast more evenly. Also should reduce a time of roasting. However as a downside there no longer be a crack. But a new time could be figured out by just several tries.
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
Trying to grind green coffee will wreck havoc on grinder burrs intended for roasted coffee, I wouldn't recommend trying this!
@Isusia2 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thank you
@gregbulger2 ай бұрын
We use a San Franciscan SF-25 (25lb per batch) for our roasting. The smallest batch you can do 6lb, not the ideal for R&D of new roasting profiles. We have been reviewing the Link for a while and the Link in our opinion provides a great way for pioneering new custom profiles.
@bobzatwarnicki46102 ай бұрын
My Link was just delivered today from The Captains Coffee. Great guide from David. Will follow his suggestions tomorrow. Thanks David
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton! Feel free to reach out with any questions!
@CaptainGrims2 ай бұрын
Now sir... While I am crazy, I have actually been running a company that roasts primarily in cast iron pans for the last 6 years. Funny that these two things would pop up in the same video.
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
Welp, it seems fate has brought us together! Nothing to do now but rent a house together and start a reality tv show or sitcom based on our lives 🤣
@CaptainGrims2 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee You know what. I'm gonna order my next round of coffee from you.
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
@@CaptainGrims From one Captain to another, thanks a ton and look forward to hearing more from you!
@CaptainGrims2 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Just put my order in. I'm excited. Hopefully this is the start of something big.
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
@@CaptainGrims much appreciated Cap'n!
@JeffsP132 ай бұрын
I'm here for the content but the "enhance" Super Troopers intro has me rolling 😂. Great stuff!
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@neildaly67872 ай бұрын
Excellent video.Very informative. Thank you
@thebuzzah2 ай бұрын
Do you still like to empty the chaff collector during cooling?
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
If I don't mind a little mess (i.e. I'm roasting outside) I still do! Just make sure to wear gloves or oven mitts since the lid/collector is still very hot
@thebuzzah2 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thanks! I roast outside also. We don't have good ventilation in our kitchen. Also, I found my bicycling gloves to be useful for not just cold but hot temps!
@tomhester37702 ай бұрын
I would like to purchase this roaster. I am very much a beginner in roasting, having used a hot air popcorn popper. How easy is this for someone like me?
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
It's certainly the easiest roaster to use that we sell! I'd say it's easier than a popper. Check out our video on this roaster vs the fresh roast sr800, hopefully that will help with your decision :)
@tomhester37702 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thanks, your response is very helpful.
@DavidWSchuler2 ай бұрын
Wow best video on KZread. Just purchased this roaster and wished I watched this video before the roast. Thanks
@jerryhubbard44612 ай бұрын
I am waiting on the new stocking of the Fresh Roast sr800. 4.18.24. At the same time I am building a coffee roasting area in my wood shop for the roasting. I can't find the dimensions for the 800, mainly the hight including extending tube. Anyone know?
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
It's 20inches tall with the extension tube installed. If you modify the lid with a themocouple, that'll stick up a couple inches so I'd just go ahead and leave yourself 24 to be safe 😉
@jerryhubbard44612 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thank you very much. Now, If I can be one of the lucky ones to get the 800 when they are re-stocked. I will love to get it from you if that is possible.
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
@@jerryhubbard4461 We've been told they will be available for restock in early May, we'll keep our fingers crossed! Thanks a ton for the support!
@jerryhubbard44612 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Just keep me on your list. I have been doing my best not to buy some other machine. Just hope I can get one before they run out again. Must be the shipping problem since it is made in CHINA
@theaudioman44462 ай бұрын
could an Air Fryer be a good way to roast Coffee beans?
@TheCaptainsCoffee2 ай бұрын
I wouldn't recommend it for one reason - while coffee is roasting it needs to be agitated/rotated/moved constantly or it will be unevenly roasted! I don't know of any air fryers that reach the necessary temps while still agitating the beans
@theaudioman44462 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thank you for the reply, I was toying with the idea, but I think you've helped me see reason. Thank you again, great channel, and video, liked and subscribed ;-)
@larryflescher3 ай бұрын
So sweet. Too much money for me.yearb
@musicman99453 ай бұрын
I just got the Gene Cafe specifically because I am to busy to get super deep into my SR800. I have had the SR700 and modded the crap out of it and then did the same with the SR800. I eventually got burnt out and am to busy to put the time in so it eventually collected dust. I ended up switching to the Gene Cafe and it is so much easier to use. It isn't as complex but in my phase of life that is what I was looking for. So your different type people profiles is 100% accurate.
@konikacariapa32893 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@jerryhubbard44613 ай бұрын
Other than tube, is the 540 the same basic machine as the 800? There is no place that has an 800. all out of stock.
@TheCaptainsCoffee3 ай бұрын
The 540 has a smaller chamber (meant to roast about 4 to 4.5 ounces rather than 8 ounces), but also accepts the extension tube. My understanding is that it also has a slightly less powerful fan, but I haven't tested them side by side.
@jerryhubbard44613 ай бұрын
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thanks for answering my question.
@TheCaptainsCoffee3 ай бұрын
@@jerryhubbard4461 I just heard from Fresh Roast this morning! Looks like they're in the process of catching up and hopefully we'll have 800s available in about 3 to 4 weeks
@elizabethheyenga92773 ай бұрын
Super happy with my fresh roast. getting med+ evenly with 275 g per roast. Decaf has almost no chaff which rocks. Knowing the differences for decaf is so helpful, thank you thank you. My hearing isn't great and I can't even hear cracking most times, but I go by look and feel
@elizabethheyenga92773 ай бұрын
I do only decaf which has almost no chaff so is quite awesome
@jerryhubbard44613 ай бұрын
I have been interested in the 800 but every place that sells them stays sold out.
@TheCaptainsCoffee3 ай бұрын
It looks like the manufacturer got behind, we're hoping to see them back in early May!
@glenbaker90863 ай бұрын
First, thanks for the video. It really gave me a head-start on getting Artisan working. A couple of things: it seems that when you change settings and use File->Save that only saves them for that particular roast. When I killed and re-started Artisan all my settings were lost. At least on my version of Artisan, saving the configuration is actually done under (believe it or not) Help -> Save Settings. Also, one thing that I discovered the hard way is that Artisan was deciding to auto-drop for me which was ... wrong! I would be roasting away and suddenly Artisan would place a drop event and stop displaying development percent which was annoying to say the least. I discovered that this can be disabled under Config -> Events. On the main Config tab there is an "Auto DROP" checkbox at the bottom which I un-clicked (hopefully that will do it, I'll know the next time I roast). Lastly, I've got to say how impressed I am with Artisan. Being a total nerdgeek dude I couldn't use somebody else's thermocouple. Of course not! I ordered a type K thermocouple from china, and coupled that with a MAX31855 thermocouple module and a NodeMCU ESP-8266 (OK, just for grins I also added a display, an IR sensor, and designed a 3d printed case for the whole works). It was shockingly easy to integrate my home-brew thermocouple system into Artisan: just use Config -> Device, select "Prog", and point it at a python script that I wrote. And here I thought I was going to have to modify the Artisan code, but nope...they were WAY ahead of me! :) Thanks again for a super-helpful video.
@bkemp92453 ай бұрын
Great video, how well does this roaster do for coffee at full city to full city+?
@TheCaptainsCoffee3 ай бұрын
The sweet spot for it is light to medium-dark (from 1st crack to the first couple pops of 2nd crack). Any darker and you'll need to feel comfortable modifying the curve a bit in studio :)
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I recently bought a SR 800 and the chaff collector cap now has a stainless steel plate rather than a mesh. I don't think a home drill would go through it. Any ideas for a hack short of getting a metal drill press?
You simply need a drill bit intended for metal! If you are going to do this, be SURE to wear eye protection - metal shavings flying towards your eyes are no joke. Also putting a piece or two of masking tape over the intended hole before drilling will help keep shavings to a minimum
Thanks for this extremely informative and helpful video. I am fairly new to the Aeropress and have been experimenting quite a bit with it. I think it is important to note that, compared to many other brewing methods, the Aeropress is very inefficient in terms of the ratio between ground coffee used in the brew and drinkable coffee produced. For example, the recipe you label "our favorite" uses 30 grams of coffee beans brewed with 220 grams of water to produce "185 to 205 grams of total brew." To my taste this recipe makes a very nice little cup of coffee: smooth, rounded, and clean. It is my favorite recipe of those I have tried so far. Thanks! However, this is a ratio of coffee beans to water of about 1:7.3. By comparison, with 30 grams of coffee beans, using the V60 pour over method, you can easily produce around 480 grams (or ml) of total brew that is, to my taste, close to the same strength as the brew produced by your Aeropress recipe. This is the fairly standard pour over ratio of 1:16. Even if you prefer a pour over ratio of 1:15, the Aeropress requires close to double the amount the coffee beans to produce a similar amount of quality brew compared to a pour over. To make what I would consider a reasonable mug of coffee (ca. 400 ml) with the Areopress I would have to go through the entire process of your recipe twice and use 60 grams of coffee beans. Am I missing something here?
Bought an SR800 a couple years ago with the extension tube so I don't know what it's like without one, but I can say that it's been a great experience using it. Much lower power needs and because the beans distribute higher (upwards) you have a lot of latitude to adjust the combination of heat and fan as needed or to experiment with. Highly recommend getting the extension tube.
Looks like a LOT a of mucking around.
Thanks for the excellent demonstration. I like medium arabica, and was wondering if you have a different technique over robusta? Thanks.
I haven't tried pan roasting robusta specifically, but I imagine it would work largely the same way! If anyone has experience pan roasting robusta please chime in!
All this talk of grams. Hopefully someone can convert to cups, tablespoons, etc. I don’t want to carry a scale around.
I actually thought this was a video about guide on roasting in indonesian 😅
Phd karl yes
Yes
I am wondering how to bring up the temperature read out. I have seen it on several videos yet can not figure out how to see it myself. I keep asking the manufacturer yet no response what so ever on this seemingly simple question. I have also noticed I cannot hear any crack sound due to the extremely noisy motor of this roaster. My one of these roasters only lasted 9 months and the company sent me another used one to replace it. I asked about how long they generally last and was told usually at least a year which means it can cost nearly $1.00 a day to roast my own coffee. I suppose some people like the ritual enough to happily pay it.. My old poppery II pop corn popper has lasted 20 years and luckily I have it every time a new roaster bites the bullet which keeps happening with these pricey fancy ones.
Rotate the knob quickly clockwise while the roaster is running to see the chamber temp. Despite the noise of the motor, I've found this roaster to be one of the easiest to hear cracks! If you're not hearing them, you've crashed the roast - feed more heat. As for lifespan, I've used the same SR800 since before making this video, it's nearly 5 years old. You might have some electrical issues causing problems , but I'd need more info on your setup to properly diagnose. Feel free to shoot me an email!
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Really this is a noisy roaster which covers up that sound of cracking beans. Since we are on that subject I have to ask , How many beans have to crack to call it first crack? One or all of them? Same question for second crack. Do you hear all of them crack twice or just one or some and how many? I hear the crack on all of the other roasters I have used so know the sound quite well just not sure how many must crack to consider it done. I usually just go by the color of the bean. The reason I started roasting my own was most coffee shops burn the beans which appears to yield more coffee or dark water but lacks the nutty flavor I can get with a lighter roast. I think more people would like coffee if it was burned less. The smell of my fresh ground coffee is incredible! Most people find the flavor to be very good and something they have never tasted before. Thanks for the tip on bringing up the temp. readout. It is a secret, not in the instructions.
@@OhmSteader Studies have shown that the majority of the beans don't even produce an audible crack, so the academic jury is out. Traditionally, roasters mark 1st crack when we hear 2 to 5 cracks in quick succession (in under a second or two). Do keep in mind that coffee can turn brown without properly reaching 1st crack - we colloquially call this "baking" the beans - that's why it's important to hear and note first crack since not entering the crack will result in brown beans that are acrid, sour and empty. Again, I'll assert this machine is loud but cracks are typically very audible despite this because they occupy a different frequency range (the machine when fan is below 5 or so is a lower frequency hum). Also if you're reaching development with enough thermal momentum, the cracks are energetic and louder than the machine. I know this because when I edit the audio for these videos, I can see where first crack actually happened on the waveform! If you aren't hearing 1st crack with this roaster, you likely haven't gotten the roast hot enough or you might have electrical issues
@@TheCaptainsCoffee I appreciate the feedback. I do run the fan high to keep the beans on the move so they brown more evenly. I never thought to use a sound graph to identify the actual cracking sound. When I first heard the term crack I thought it had something to do with the druggies terminology so never liked it. And since I liked living in the country I was not keene on the term city roast either. Who thinks of this stuff? I just like good coffee and wished I could grow it here in the North Carolina Mountains. Glad I got on the green bean wagon as there are so many varieties to choose from. Thanks and be well
Is there a reason to not set the fan speed to 9 right away when cooling?
I like to notch it up as necessary because if you just slam it to 9, there's a good chance you'll have beans flying into the chaff collector and getting stuck up there
Thanks for this wonderful video.
Hi David, I recently got a Link roaster and am hoping to start learning how to roast my own coffee. I find the Link software a bit confusing and don't want to tweak too many settings in case I mess things up. For example, I liked one of the built-in profiles on the roaster but wanted to tweak some parts of it, such as increasing the temperature during the drying phase or aiming for a longer development time. For some reason, after I made the adjustments to the curve, the roast would end before reaching the target development time. Would you be up for creating a video explaining the basic functions of the software? Thank you!
Hi Jane, nucleus has a bunch of videos on their channel that go into more specifics (search in youtube for "Nucleus Coffee Tools Training"). This video should help answer your specific question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pX1ow82iYs_caNI.htmlsi=367cnxKhj3dnqwVw
Would the process be slightly different with the oem extension?
Definitely! You don't nearly as much power and you can let the fan do most of the work. Oddly enough, watch our Decaf video for a demo with the extension that shows my approach to most coffees using the OEM extension. You'll just need to make some minor tweaks using the same logic as I do in this video.
@@TheCaptainsCoffee ok great! Thanks for the quick reply
David, thank you for the excellent video and helpful suggestions!
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Excellent instruction and historical. I purchased an aero last year. It puts out a great cup of coffee. I did not know about the inverted method. Thanks so much.
This man was not ready for me to have a whole ass arabica tree in my house
Hi, how much was the difference in bean temperature between the fresh roast display and the thermocouple reading?
That depends on you and your roasting technique. The farther apart the 2 readings (with chamber temp higher) the harder you'll be pushing the roast and vice versa. I usually stay about 75 to 100F ahead of the bean temperature for a typical hot and fast roast meant to preserve acidity and origin flavor. This results in about 6 to 7 minutes to first crack
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thanks Captain, so if i install a bean temp probe on my fresh roast chamber that reads the bean temp and end the roast when it reads 402 would the fresh roast display be 75 degrees higher? Since it is reading the hot air coming in not the actual bean temp?
I don’t even drink coffee and i still watched this
Have you tried on the latest addis 4.0 profiles? It seems like theres a huge changes on every profile and fan settings as well
Yes there certainly are some big changes! So far in my testing by and large this method still works, though I'd advise chucking any old 200g profiles and starting fresh based off the new Addis ones. Also I noticed there's a small bug right now (that hopefully will be patched out soon) that causes the profile to ignore where you marked 1C for dev% if you mark it after the "expected" 1C zone. I mention this because I noticed it when testing 200g conversions and thought it was the conversion - but it happens on 100g NCT profiles as well.
@@TheCaptainsCoffee i see, because the new profile came with the new fan settings as well, there is one more point on fan profiling, I am not sure should I still follow your fan profiling?
@@user-gv1rp4ug2x I haven't experimented with converting all the new fan profiles like the Filter D pack yet, so I don't know how they will perform and I don't have any guidance there yet. The ones that use the old fan profile like Filter C and Filter B there should be no change.
Agree with this video -- as it happens, I purchased a Gene Cafe a number of years ago and it recently had An Incident which left me not willing to continue using it. So, for budgetary reasons, it was replaced with the SR800. By pure luck, this turns out to have been a good skill-level match. Gene Cafe was great to have fairly easy, little to no interaction roasts for the 6 or 7 years I used it -- but the SR800 is fun to get the most out of the various roasting stages. I can even tell the difference between 1st and 2nd crack easily! My only regret is not finding The Captain's Coffee website and KZread channel before making that purchase, but they do sell green coffee....
Finally! A helpful video that explains how to roast decaf beans in a good detail. Switched to decaf and have struggled to get it right. Detailing on why you should introduce the heat slowly was genius. Thank you!
Excellent work! Any idea when you will have the link back in stock? I'd much rather support you!
Thanks a ton! I just spoke with the US distributor last week, they are expecting a shipment from New Zealand to land late June so we'll have them back in as soon as they do!
Thank you very much for this helpful video
Wow $1850, does it come with a lb of beluga caviar? Great video on the roaster
I finally received my 800 5.17.2024. In my carpenter shop I have a dedicated place for my coffee roasting. I set the machine up for roasting and today 5.21.2024 I am going to put the first beans in the machine. I am one that likes dark roast and I am going to follow your profile and see what happens. One thing I found out when I ran the machine last night for ten seconds, it is not so loud. Listening to videos makes it sound very loud. I kinda like the sound of the Fresh Roast sr800. Chef Jerry Irmo South Carolina USA.
I’m currently roasting with a SR800 and a extention tube, I recently received some green beans from you that doesn’t want to crack,,,or at least you can’t hear it,,,my green beans usually hit first crack at around 7 min and a little over 400 degrees bean temp The new bean im trying to roast is your Ethiopian mush mush I’ve gone as high as 424 degrees for 11 minutes,,,beans look ok, buy very little if any crack, Is this normal for this natural bean? Thanks Ken
I just roasted some of that wush wush this past weekend! I didn't have any trouble hearing 1C at around 405F, but you definitely have to push heat early and fast. My best roast came with 1C at around 6min. It sounds like you need to drive heat a little earlier. Watch your chamber temp to give you an idea of where you are but ride the fan down pretty quickly which shouldn't be a problem with such small beans. Feel free to reach out by email if I can help more!
I usually like the drying stage to last 3.5 - 4 min, these beans want to dry in 2 minutes it seems,,,if I turn the hear down I’m afraid I’ll be going in the opposite direction as your recommendation of higher heat I’ve been starting at a setting of 8 fan 7 power ending at around 10 min at 6. Fan and 6 power ,,,bean temp 425
This video is over 3 years old. My comment at the moment is 5.11.2024. Fresh Roast sr 800 just came back on sale and I just ordered one. I need to order the extension tube now. At the same time I am building my own drum roaster in my shop and hope to have it working this week. We will see then which roaster is best for me.
I just tried pan roasting for the first time using aged and dried arabica brought from India by a collegue. I only did 18g for an espresso as a test in a small steel kettle. It turned out really great! The flavour was really complex and interesting. I think the uneven roasting you get by pan roasting may even be a benefit to get all these taste notes in a single cup. I will definitely try this again. Thanks for the video. It was very helpful.
thanks for sharing!
What if roast a grinded coffee? 🤔 At least coarse. I guess it might help roast more evenly. Also should reduce a time of roasting. However as a downside there no longer be a crack. But a new time could be figured out by just several tries.
Trying to grind green coffee will wreck havoc on grinder burrs intended for roasted coffee, I wouldn't recommend trying this!
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thank you
We use a San Franciscan SF-25 (25lb per batch) for our roasting. The smallest batch you can do 6lb, not the ideal for R&D of new roasting profiles. We have been reviewing the Link for a while and the Link in our opinion provides a great way for pioneering new custom profiles.
My Link was just delivered today from The Captains Coffee. Great guide from David. Will follow his suggestions tomorrow. Thanks David
Thanks a ton! Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Now sir... While I am crazy, I have actually been running a company that roasts primarily in cast iron pans for the last 6 years. Funny that these two things would pop up in the same video.
Welp, it seems fate has brought us together! Nothing to do now but rent a house together and start a reality tv show or sitcom based on our lives 🤣
@@TheCaptainsCoffee You know what. I'm gonna order my next round of coffee from you.
@@CaptainGrims From one Captain to another, thanks a ton and look forward to hearing more from you!
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Just put my order in. I'm excited. Hopefully this is the start of something big.
@@CaptainGrims much appreciated Cap'n!
I'm here for the content but the "enhance" Super Troopers intro has me rolling 😂. Great stuff!
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Excellent video.Very informative. Thank you
Do you still like to empty the chaff collector during cooling?
If I don't mind a little mess (i.e. I'm roasting outside) I still do! Just make sure to wear gloves or oven mitts since the lid/collector is still very hot
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thanks! I roast outside also. We don't have good ventilation in our kitchen. Also, I found my bicycling gloves to be useful for not just cold but hot temps!
I would like to purchase this roaster. I am very much a beginner in roasting, having used a hot air popcorn popper. How easy is this for someone like me?
It's certainly the easiest roaster to use that we sell! I'd say it's easier than a popper. Check out our video on this roaster vs the fresh roast sr800, hopefully that will help with your decision :)
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thanks, your response is very helpful.
Wow best video on KZread. Just purchased this roaster and wished I watched this video before the roast. Thanks
I am waiting on the new stocking of the Fresh Roast sr800. 4.18.24. At the same time I am building a coffee roasting area in my wood shop for the roasting. I can't find the dimensions for the 800, mainly the hight including extending tube. Anyone know?
It's 20inches tall with the extension tube installed. If you modify the lid with a themocouple, that'll stick up a couple inches so I'd just go ahead and leave yourself 24 to be safe 😉
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thank you very much. Now, If I can be one of the lucky ones to get the 800 when they are re-stocked. I will love to get it from you if that is possible.
@@jerryhubbard4461 We've been told they will be available for restock in early May, we'll keep our fingers crossed! Thanks a ton for the support!
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Just keep me on your list. I have been doing my best not to buy some other machine. Just hope I can get one before they run out again. Must be the shipping problem since it is made in CHINA
could an Air Fryer be a good way to roast Coffee beans?
I wouldn't recommend it for one reason - while coffee is roasting it needs to be agitated/rotated/moved constantly or it will be unevenly roasted! I don't know of any air fryers that reach the necessary temps while still agitating the beans
@@TheCaptainsCoffee thank you for the reply, I was toying with the idea, but I think you've helped me see reason. Thank you again, great channel, and video, liked and subscribed ;-)
So sweet. Too much money for me.yearb
I just got the Gene Cafe specifically because I am to busy to get super deep into my SR800. I have had the SR700 and modded the crap out of it and then did the same with the SR800. I eventually got burnt out and am to busy to put the time in so it eventually collected dust. I ended up switching to the Gene Cafe and it is so much easier to use. It isn't as complex but in my phase of life that is what I was looking for. So your different type people profiles is 100% accurate.
Thanks a lot!
Other than tube, is the 540 the same basic machine as the 800? There is no place that has an 800. all out of stock.
The 540 has a smaller chamber (meant to roast about 4 to 4.5 ounces rather than 8 ounces), but also accepts the extension tube. My understanding is that it also has a slightly less powerful fan, but I haven't tested them side by side.
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Thanks for answering my question.
@@jerryhubbard4461 I just heard from Fresh Roast this morning! Looks like they're in the process of catching up and hopefully we'll have 800s available in about 3 to 4 weeks
Super happy with my fresh roast. getting med+ evenly with 275 g per roast. Decaf has almost no chaff which rocks. Knowing the differences for decaf is so helpful, thank you thank you. My hearing isn't great and I can't even hear cracking most times, but I go by look and feel
I do only decaf which has almost no chaff so is quite awesome
I have been interested in the 800 but every place that sells them stays sold out.
It looks like the manufacturer got behind, we're hoping to see them back in early May!
First, thanks for the video. It really gave me a head-start on getting Artisan working. A couple of things: it seems that when you change settings and use File->Save that only saves them for that particular roast. When I killed and re-started Artisan all my settings were lost. At least on my version of Artisan, saving the configuration is actually done under (believe it or not) Help -> Save Settings. Also, one thing that I discovered the hard way is that Artisan was deciding to auto-drop for me which was ... wrong! I would be roasting away and suddenly Artisan would place a drop event and stop displaying development percent which was annoying to say the least. I discovered that this can be disabled under Config -> Events. On the main Config tab there is an "Auto DROP" checkbox at the bottom which I un-clicked (hopefully that will do it, I'll know the next time I roast). Lastly, I've got to say how impressed I am with Artisan. Being a total nerdgeek dude I couldn't use somebody else's thermocouple. Of course not! I ordered a type K thermocouple from china, and coupled that with a MAX31855 thermocouple module and a NodeMCU ESP-8266 (OK, just for grins I also added a display, an IR sensor, and designed a 3d printed case for the whole works). It was shockingly easy to integrate my home-brew thermocouple system into Artisan: just use Config -> Device, select "Prog", and point it at a python script that I wrote. And here I thought I was going to have to modify the Artisan code, but nope...they were WAY ahead of me! :) Thanks again for a super-helpful video.
Great video, how well does this roaster do for coffee at full city to full city+?
The sweet spot for it is light to medium-dark (from 1st crack to the first couple pops of 2nd crack). Any darker and you'll need to feel comfortable modifying the curve a bit in studio :)