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    Question on what parts of a roast effect what flavor components in beans

    Its a Hottop KN-8828B-2K -- my first batch was Bolivia Organic roasted to City+ and the second was Guatamala SHB to Full City. I brew it with a pour-over and am super pleased. As a newbie I'm a little scared of dark, but I'm going to try a dark roast this weekend.
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    Question on what parts of a roast effect what flavor components in beans

    Thanks Rose - I am using a Hottop KN-8828B-2K I've been searching, but haven't found a thread that really matches roast 'segments' to resulting flavors (or hoped-for flavors, anyway) - but I'm still searching! Thanks again
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    Question on what parts of a roast effect what flavor components in beans

    Hi all, I've only completed two roasts and am totally hooked. While I read a lot of posts on people using data logging and computerized roast profiling, I find myself gravitating to the old fashioned manual control method: sight, sound, and fingers on the buttons (I'm a refugee from the tech...
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    New Coffee Business - Old question with a new twist!

    Greetings all, While I've only recently joined these forums, I've been avidly reading for the last few weeks, eagerly studying stories of commercial and home roasters who made the jump to starting their own businesses. After a 25 year career in the northern California high-tech world (software...
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