Color chart

Once my beans finally arrive and I try the roast, I am prepared to watch the beans go through the various stages of roasting. This page at Sweet Maria's is very informative as to the roasting stages:


Another very helpful page about hot air roasting is this one from Edward Spiegel.

My task today is to find a metal colander for cooling the beans after the roast. I will try to find one that I can insert in a cardboard box. I'll then connect the shop vac or leaf blower to it to get a strong airflow for cooling. Given the batch size I'll be roasting, it need not be very large.