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Calling DE

Fun exercise on Reddit about when to call Dry End (DE). Many rely strictly on temp. This is something I have been paying particular attention to lately as the balance of getting right and marrying it to Maillard as a percentage IMO reduces the grassy taste if not done right. Take a look and I’d like to hear your thoughts? https://www.reddit.com/r/roasting/s/I9BAzre5Be

Finally finished setting up the roaster space in my workshop. Pity about the lousy internet access out here though.

New Set-Up

Got the lunar module (aka Kaleido roaster) set up and operational. Completed a series of seasoning roasts and a first roast. They look OK but I will reserve judgement until after I try it in about 48hrs. I will say the learning curve is steep here but the FreshRoast I used previously sure helped in knowing the fundamentals.