OOPS!! Do not do this at home kiddies

UNM

Note to self:
After putting beans in roaster, do NOT go away, get distracted by preparing lunch and then forget to check on roast for another twenty minutes.


Especially if roaster has manual heat control
:doh: :doh: :doh: :tearhair:

mycuppa

on 1355019472:

Note to self: After putting beans in roaster, do NOT go away, get distracted by preparing lunch and then forget to check on roast for another twenty minutes. Especially if roaster has manual heat control :doh: :doh: :doh: :tearhair:

Exactly the reason I do not like some types of visitors when machines are running - even with Automatic systems it's possible to make mistakes if you are not concentrating. Perhaps some coffee syrups will make it taste better ?

RichardM

Pics or it didn't happen.

LaSanMarcoMelb

I did the same thing on Friday in the Behmor. Put the roast on, came inside and my 5 year old daughter asked me to read a book to her, 15 mins later the smell wafted into the house. Very smokey and still had 4 mins on the clock, I reckon it was very close to going up in flames

Kelsey

Looks like a Gloria Jeans roast I recently purchased.

derrilex

Wow ! I've seen less oily bitumen than that  :D

LaSanMarcoMelb

I figured if I blend the black with green beans it should even out to a nice espresso, that's how it works doesn't it??? haha

Brett H

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I figured if I blend the black with green beans it should even out to a nice espresso, that's how it works doesn't it??? haha

:rofl: I reckon you may have just been inaugurated into the 3rd Crack fraternity!

LaSanMarcoMelb

I felt like I needed to add salt they were so oily. I have learnt my lesson though, kids to bed 1st then roast. I was just eager with a new delivery of greens, just happened to char the la Cumbre COE dammit

UNM

on 1355031655:

Pics or it didn't happen.

So sorry Richard, next time I come out  to a garage full of smoke I shall be sure to go get a camera and  record the event before doing anything else. I will take a photo of the beans and the remains in the chaff tray later. Roaster motor and fan still working, so hopefully no permanent damage. When I got to the roaster the arduino was saying ET 320, BT 260. Beans were already cooling. Need to take the back off the roaster to check nothing melted and dangerous. Could have been far worse as the hot top has an auto eject if temperature gets too high (I also set the eject timer for approximately the right roast time). I got to it before end of cooling cycle, so fan was removing some of the heat from the roaster. Scary all the same and a salutary lesson at this time when I am trying to do half a dozen things at once.

Brett H

I think we've all been there.  It just goes to show that every home roaster should have at least a fire blanket as part of the setup, and no it doesn't count if its wrapped around ya KKTO!

UNM

photo of the finished roast (12 days post roast) and the burnt remains in chaff tray. checked roaster over and no harm done as I got to it during the cooling cycle. roast is actually more even than the photo suggests. about cs11/12 in the old money, just developing a few oil spots. At a rough guess no gap between first and second cracks. I do keep a fire blanket next to the roaster, but that is useless if unattended. perhaps an automated halon system.

UNM

Just over a week ago I did the same thing again, only completely forgot and only realised over an hour later when going through the garage. Nasty burning smell and defunct roaster. Damage not too bad (I think). Motor OK, heater OK. Looks like cooked relays or voltage regulator. Following advice from bean flying, I emailed the local hot top importer - Greg Pullman at Thingscoffee. He had a circuit board for my old model roaster and let it go for an extremely attractive price, so I ordered a couple new filters at the same time and everything arrived today. This weekends task is  to restore the old beast to  operation. Many thanks to Greg for his timely help :thumb: :coffee2: