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DeWayne

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: home barista, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Cape Girardeau MO USA
How many years have you been in the industry?: 4
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: no
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: Home roast my own blends and pull some pretty quality shots
Latte art is fair
About Me:: I have been roasting my own coffee on a number of machines for the past 4-5 years. Having talked and questioned local baristas about technique I bought a machine and have been honing my skills for the past few years. A love of espresso, and not drinks, has led to my mostly average latte art skills.
About My Company:: My coffee work is home based. My job is Chef of Celebrations Restaurant
Website:: http://www.celebrationsoftaste.blogspot.com

Comment Wall:

Hugh Mooney

DeWayne;
I'm a home roaster as well. I roast on a Gene Cafe that I bought in December, my first one. What are you currently roasting on?

Feb 28, 2008
Hugh Mooney

DeWayne;
That had to be a neat experience. There are just a couple of shops in my area that do their own roasting. I keep trying to "pal" up to them and gleam up all I can.

Wow, roasting since 1902. You must have a pretty good handle on what you're doing. I'm certainly still trying to figure it out.

Cape Girardeau, hmmmm, you've got that "little" river running through there, right?

Hugh

Feb 29, 2008
Robbie Britt

DeWayne,

It's great to "see" you on here!!! This will be a great place to pick a lot of coffee brains. Also it will be a lot easier to stay in touch!!!

Mar 4, 2008
Hugh Mooney

Sorry, DeWayne - my typo put you in an OLD time zone (2002 vs 1902). My experience is much limited, but I haven't seen "power surge" problems with my Gene Cafe. I don't know if it's the wiring in our home (which was built in 1997) or the machine. Most of my roast times with the Gene Cafe are in the 16-17 minute range and it's easy to add/subtract temp and time as you go along. Don't know a lot about the iRoast, but isn't the roast time much shorter? I would think, but don't know, that power variations on fast roast cycles might have more of an effect on the outcome.

One thing I have read about the iRoast that I like is the ability to save roast "profiles", something I can't do with my Gene Cafe. I rely on my roasting log sheets to re-create the roast for a specific bean.

Mar 4, 2008
Frank McGinty

It's good to hear from you, hope all is well in Cape. I left the restaurant I was at about 2 years ago and have been with Kaldi's in St. Louis since. It's been a great lifestyle switch with my family, but I do miss the kitchen from time to time. I'll let you know the next time my wife and I are in town we'd love to come by and eat again, always a great expeience.

Mar 5, 2008