thompson.robin•18d agoProlific Poster

Hit 500 home roasts this week and I'm not sure if I'm a coffee nerd or just crazy

So I counted up my roast logs from the last 2 years and I've done exactly 503 batches on my Behmor. My wife says I should just buy beans from the store and save the 4 hours a week. But half of those roasts were better than anything I've bought locally. Does hitting a milestone like that mean I've actually gotten good, or am I just stubborn about proving I can do it myself? Anyone else track numbers like this and question what it all adds up to?

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elliotr3917d ago

You ever weigh your beans before and after and figure out your actual cost per batch? Thats where I started to feel better about it. Once I did the math on how much I was saving versus buying good local roasts, the 4 hours a week started making more sense. 500 roasts is a ton of experience, your palate has to be way more dialed in than someone who just buys bags. I keep a notebook too, and the thing that clicked for me was realizing consistency matters way more than the total number. If you can nail the same profile two roasts in a row, thats the real victory. The stubbornness to prove it to yourself is half the fun anyway, just lean into it.

nathan54517d ago

nail the same profile two roasts in a row" man that hits. How many tries did it take you before you got two back to back that you'd call a win?

matthewh2817d ago

I get what you're saying but I don't really agree that consistency is the main goal here. Hitting the same profile twice in a row feels good but it doesn't mean much if that profile isn't actually good. I'd rather tweak and chase better flavor every time, even if it means failing half the batches. Consistency is for when you're selling to people who don't care about the nuance. For yourself, the stubbornness should be about making each roast better than the last, not just repeating the same thing.