Day 19
What does a hot air pop corn popper have to do with coffee? Nothing. Oh, yes it does! Get a load of this. The hot air pop corn popper is what put Lynn Burkholder's coffee on the map. Seriously. It is. He began to roast in one of these and the coffee was delicious. He gave out samples freely and there began the community's obsession with his roasting ability.
John Faus was the first to order a pound of coffee and Lynn would pop away. It even smelled like burnt popcorn. I have grown to love and almost crave this intense smell. As more and more people began to order, the popcorn popper was pushed way past its limit. This didn't impede but rather fueled Lynn's progress. He loves problems. They are his addiction.
Finally, he had to do something about it. So, he thought, hey, I'm gonna build my own roaster. Yes, there are many models that he could have purchased over the internet. But that's not fun for a dreamer, building is. Voila! With help from a local steel fabricator a five pound roaster was built.
I know you. You want to try to roast your own beans. Well, do it! Go here DIY Coffee Roasting. Now, have you heard of Lynn's kicking Nitro? How much time do you have?
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