Roasting with the Behmor home roaster is very easy. The machine comes with a few pre-set profiles that allow you to roast good coffee without prior knowledge. Nevertheless, the result will be significantly better if you dare to try manual roasting and adjust the profiles a bit.
The current US Coffee Roasting Champion Andrew Coe has shared some of his best profiles with us, which I will list below. Before you roast coffee with these profiles, you need to familiarise yourself with the basic functions of the machine. By the way, you can find the original versions of the profiles in Fahrenheit and pounds on Andrew's website.
You can see the two temperatures A (exhaust) & B (side wall) by pressing the A or B button. You can adjust the drum speed with the D button. Press the C button when you reach the first crack.
Light Roast
Quantity: 270g green coffee
Preheat: to B temperature 70°C
Start: 400g and P1
6 minutes: on P5 and fast drum rotation
7 minutes: on P4
At the first signs of the First Crack (FC): P3 and press the C button
1 minute after the start of FC: P2
2 minutes after the start of FC: End the roast and quickly cool the beans externally
Medium Roast
Quantity: 270g green coffee
Preheat: to B temperature 60°C
Start: 400g and P1
8 Minutes: on P5 and fast drum rotation
12 Minutes: on P4 (unless FC was reached earlier)
At the first sign of First Crack (FC): P3 and press C button
2 Minutes after FC start: End roasting and quickly cool beans externally
Darker Roast
Quantity: 270g green coffee
Preheat: to B temperature 60°C
Start: 400g and P1
8 minutes: on P5 and quick drum rotation
12 minutes: on P4 (unless FC was reached earlier)
At the first signs of First Crack (FC): P3 and press C button
2 minutes after FC start: P2
3 minutes after FC start or first sounds of Second Crack: End roasting and quickly cool beans externally
Sample Roasting
Quantity: 100g green coffee
Preheat: to B temperature 60°C
Start: 100g and P1
4:30 Minutes: on P5 and fast drum rotation
At the first signs of the First Crack (FC): P4 and press the C button
0:30 Minutes after Start of FC: P3
1 Minute after Start of FC: P2
1:30 Minutes after Start of FC: End roasting and quickly cool beans externally
Cascadia Cup Winner Profile
Quantity: 250g green coffee (was a washed Ethiopia Grade 3)
Preheat: to B temperature 70°C
Start: 400g and P1
6 minutes: on P5 and fast drum rotation
7 minutes: on P4
At the first sign of the First Crack (FC): P2 and press the C button
1:10 minutes after the start of FC: End the roast and quickly cool the beans externally
Videos on Roasting with the Behmor
In this video, the US Roaster Champion shares his Behmor profiles
In the video, you will learn the basics of roasting with the Behmor
In this video, the Behmor inventor shares his Behmor hacks
