Coffee Tao

Used the machine for its first roast today.  How’d it go, you ask?  Terribly, ha ha…turns out our gas pressure is too low, so the flame kept going out.  I tested it with a pound of Brazil Cerrado–almost got something manageable, but the third time the burners lost their flame, I couldn’t relight it for love or money.  The result was a baked bean that took nearly four full minutes between the first and second cracks.  Yeesh.

Well, we’ll fix the gas line tomorrow (I hope) and try again.  We’re almost there, just a few more bugs to work out.  It’s a busy time and we’re very excited, but equipment installation–especially when you’re doing it on your own–takes a lot of attention to detail, and a lot of trial and error.  We’ll get there.