A few months back I made the move from the Hearthware Precision to the I-Roast, looking forward to large batches of my favourite dark roast. I have fumbled about with various settings, none of which I took the trouble to note down, as I quickly got bored with attempting to programme the machine to my taste yet fail miserably, resulting in distincly medium batches one after the other. The Precision, for me, was easy, I just whacked the knob up to 8 or 9, left the fella roasting, and reaped the benefits 12 minutes later! The I-Roast appears to be demanding me to become a 'slightly' more knowledgeable roaster...probably a good thing...but how long for the first crack...how long for the second etc...to be fair, I'm lost !!! "If only my partner had not broken the Precision glass jug" I cry!
The ultimate goal is to successfully dark french roast 150g of Indian Monsooned Malabar. One problem may be tha I am having to utilise a long extension cable, around 14 feet - I know it's not recommended - but I have to get power to a garden shed somehow. I am not sure of the absolute effect this is having on the roast, or how to calculate it.
I would love to get this sussed...and once more enjoy my favourite coffee experience.
Many thanks
Joe