Roasting 101/102

the past few days in seattle have been beautiful and sunny. however, roasting gets even more roasty and toasty on those days. yesterday, i got to assist roast on a few batches. peter g, i don't know how you and all the other guys do it, but learning how to roast is hard. especially hard when i've come off a 6hr bar shift and tired and wanting to enjoy the sun. but, i digress.

yesterday, was FUN. i was introduced to the concept of airflow (i quote john sanders in his texan/canadian accent, "it's all about the airflow') and how to control my flame to keep my roast developing at a steady pace. the other thing i learned, i quote john sanders again, "it's all about the crack" -- paying attention to 1st and 2nd crack and knowing when the bean is done. at this point i was dying from laughing so hard, and so was everybody else around the shop. in between john sanders and john hornall spitting green beans at each other through straws from across the room, we managed a few good batches. a good roasting day.

it's nappy time, bronwen