One of my hobbies is roasting my own coffee for espresso or lattes. People frequently ask me how I do my own roasting. I thought I would post a video so people could see how it was done.
I have abandoned the clamp on the drill and now just hold the drill to maintain the speed. I have also found that setting the drill to the higher torque (lower RPM) setting helps maintain the proper speed. I try to keep the spin at about 60RPM. I now roast 2 batches and mix them post-roasting. I do one roasting as a Vienna roast, and then roast another batch at Full City level. I then mix the 2 roasts 50/50. This will give me a good caffeine level and a fuller flavor spectrum.
I thought I would set up my new little cheap action cam to record how I do my roasting. SORRY FOR THE POOR AUDIO! I am learning the limitations of this little camera and tried to overcome the audio with my video editor software.
