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Roasting with the Itop Skywalker roaster. This is a level of control I'm not used to lol.
The auto charge didnt work so accidentally hit the button too late.
Also I have no idea how to get rid of the notes.
How's it look?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Oh no. Oh, nonono.

I'm using a (nearly) 20 year old Behmor. There's so much guesswork involved, especially if you're someone like me and rarely buy the same beans. I roast my own coffee, but after 20 years I still barely know what I'm doing. I like what I get, but still; it's a lot of trial and error, and guesswork.

The SkyWalker looks fantastic. It has all the features I wish I had on the Behmor: the sample tray thingy; temperature control; multiple gauges - there's not even a thermometer in the Behmor; an automatic mode? I mean, I'd like to have either a sampler or an auto mode on the Behmor, but this has both?? A proper chaff tray, to get the chaff out of the oven so it doesn't burn‽ A smoke filter or proper chimney to direct the exhaust‽‽

<groan> I don't need to spend any more money on this hobby.

What's that software (and device) you're using to get the results profile?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Artisan. Its the standard for roasting software. You will have to splice a USB cable on to an Arduino, or just buy a usb to dupont cable but its super easy.
If that sounds like a hassle 1. I read that the next version of this roaster will have artisan support built in and 2. The built in profiles are pretty good

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Dammit! Stop making it better!