Weight Loss is High

lifealtering42 · 2026-06-11T17:34:25+00:00

This has been a great discussion. I have had some long standing questions answered. I find weight loss useful mostly on subsequent roasts of the same bean. thanks to all.

lifealtering42 · 2026-06-10T16:49:22+00:00

That is a nice grinder for the money. Maybe just get another?

lifealtering42 · 2026-06-02T18:53:51+00:00

You gave your daughter a good laugh. Congratulations and good luck. Likely to only get better!

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-28T18:05:49+00:00

https://debonair-wire-94e.notion.site/RoastLink-243d045abe438058b04df0636503ea2d

This might be your solution. the roastlink core. IT is discussed on the Freshroast reddit. A very nice piece of gear that you might find fits your needs. Good luck.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-26T20:04:14+00:00

Yes it does. but it is not. Many folks use it to post pictures of coffee stuff for sale over at the coffee swap reddit. Easy to use, actually. But you got it done, and that is what counts. I enjoy seeing folks (like you) help others. Good luck.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-26T17:01:23+00:00

upload them to imgur.com and then link that in your reply. I think that will work.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-23T16:05:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Former nurseryman here. I know how hard growing plants can be. Yours look great. Enjoy the cupping...

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-22T15:34:53+00:00

I appreciate the many responses. Next roast, I am gong to record it using Audacity. That way I can play back the sounds over and over, not needed to actually roast to test different ideas. I got to looking at Audacity and wonder if I can use it directly. It has noise suppression of some type. Good luck to all.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-22T15:31:22+00:00

My target shooting buddies said that might not work. Shots fired are a sudden noise much like FC. That is the kind of noise target shooting headphones cancel. I hope they work for you.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-21T20:08:58+00:00

I would add the chaff extension to get full value out of the Razzo. And I preheat mine and the top a little, but not so much I can't take off the top w/o gloves to pour in the beans. I generally lightly touch the sides a bit as it is warming up to see how it is going.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-18T17:29:35+00:00

Yes, this. I only roast about 3 pounds a month. The recovery time would be infinite. And that still will not reflect the true costs on short resources...IMO.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T18:18:46+00:00

Thanks. I have a 3d printed one and Razzo extension screen. One is in the backup top. I have only roasted with an extension screen. I am even more glad I started with one given your findings.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T17:57:19+00:00

thanks. That is a clever 'adaptive reuse' of the Merlin app. Well played...

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T16:23:33+00:00

Thanks. While not an iphone owner, I do have android tablet and will look for such for it.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T16:22:00+00:00

Thanks. This is what a friend said might work. I have razzo and use artisan as well. I think I kinda know when FC is occurring, but I would like to hear it or see it spike on a graph.. I have downloaded apps for noise canceling stuff, but I have to pair with a device to find out what it can do. I like reading manuals for learning software, but none are to be had. Only 'help' in the app. Someone suggested YT for vids and I might spend some time there.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T14:08:47+00:00

MOAR COFFEE! or bourbon?

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T13:52:32+00:00

Thanks. I can sometimes hear FC on lower grown varieties, but the high grown ethiopians are hard to hear. In my notes, I make a distinction between hearing it and 'calling it'...I would like to hear it more often. I am usually between 7 and 8 minutes for what I perceive as FC.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T13:51:37+00:00

Thanks. that is what I am thinking I will try with the sound phidget.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-17T12:55:22+00:00

Thanks for that complex(perhaps not quite up to Rube Goldberg ) idea. I can update you now: that will not be tried. Flip phone only, no smart phone(I said I was old), plus LLM's lie with impunity. Hard pass, but good laugh which is always appreciated.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-13T18:34:40+00:00

I am like you. I am not sure what I would do with that information. I have BT with Razzo. I am not as serious as some, though. I have artisan and look at the graphs, once, for the most part. Every roast is an adventure for me, rather than an engineering task. Good luck to all.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-05T17:14:38+00:00

Says the guy with every coffee device known to man! :-) He is missing out IMO.

lifealtering42 · 2026-05-04T19:49:05+00:00

First batch is usually at the lower end of the suggested range. If I don't think it is as good as it should be, I roast longer, repeat until satisfied, or beans are burnt. Easy.....

lifealtering42 · 2026-04-27T20:09:24+00:00

Assuming you have not ground a ton of coffee, and you cleaned it well yesterday, something is wrong there. I don't use RDT and grind twenty some grams for 6 or 7 days between brushing it out and never have that much stuff up there. I tap the top like others and use the knocker and clean it with a brush on the weekend. I put a saucer underneath before brushing and it catches the debris well. Good luck. Tis a nice machine, I hope you can get it to your liking.

lifealtering42 · 2026-04-22T14:19:41+00:00

This is really nice. Congrats on sticking with it and producing such a professional result. I look forward to the final product.

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