Home Coffee Roasting

[rotuts]

Ive gine through several generations ns of

 

roasters :

 

CafeRosto , iRoasto  (  names might not bow exactly correct )

 

a Behmor  i used to roast for my sister ....

 

it ' moved on ' to a ' reluctant roaster  ( now not quite a fanatic )

 

roasting my own coffee 

 

and going to SweetMaria very very early on 

 

vastly improved my morning cup

 

F.D.:  while in college , I visited friends in HJ

 

took a bus to NYC

 

and started walking from the very low numbers to the much higher ones

 

along a street or Ave.

 

in the Lower are , mished and mashed

 

there was a small place . called the Perfect Cup 

 

a Cup hung over the walkway on a carved sight 

 

walked in

 

first time I saw gore coffee beans ( theatrically displayed 

 

' in the sack '

 

but the aromas there were unbelivable

 

Perfect Cup  had a book

 

got it way back when and learned a lot.

 

 

[rotuts]

ifoundthis :

 

https://library.sweetmarias.com/popper-coffee-roaster-roast-demo-videos/

 

very Hot and Cool !

 

mine id nok here justyet.

[rotuts]

I tried my new Popper the other day.

 

I was going to take some pics , but I think

 

the various vids @ sweetmaria do this machine 

 

better justice.   its exactly as they say

 

https://library.sweetmarias.com/popper-is-a-coffee-roaster-an-introduction/

 

watch the videos .

 

ive been roasting for almost 20 years

 

and I enjoy it.    that's the key

 

and I get the coffee I personally like.

 

if you've had ' The Perfect Cup '

 

anywhere   and remember it

 

and would enjoy roasting 

 

( several things required : mostly ventilation )

 

this is a worthwhile entry point.

 

N.B.: it roasts 100 grams   // time

 

how much coffee is that  in the cup ?

 

21 grams is the standard amount for a double espresso.

 

a drip cup ?

 

I have no idea.

 

 

 

[weinoo]

4 hours ago, rotuts said:

21 grams is the standard amount for a double espresso.

 

a drip cup ?

I use approx. 1.75 grams of coffee per fluid oz of water…an 8 oz. water boil gets 14 grams…

[curls]

7 hours ago, rotuts said:

21 grams is the standard amount for a double espresso.

 

a drip cup ?

 

I have no idea.

For drip, I use 15 grams of coffee for 12 ounces of water.

 

@rotuts how do you like the Popper?

[rotuts]

@curls 

 

I think the Popper is an outstanding 

 

roaster for a beginner .

 

w the extra coffee  ( a wise investment , at a discount )

 

its about $110 or so .

 

and I didn't realize it was invented , it seems , by Tom @ SM.

 

there are issues w home roasting  ( ventilation , etc )

 

that you might not be able to control  

 

the previous entry system was the PopcornPopper

 

$ 20 @ SM.    the videos point out some limitations

 

of the roast from an AirP{popper , which i had not thought about.

 

if you are fairly serious about home roasting

 

and haven't tried it.

 

this system is a serious notch above anything else

 

as  a beginners system.

 

dont forget :

 

https://www.sweetmarias.com/stovetop-roasting-starter-kit.html

 

and no , I don't work for SM

 

met them a couple of times

 

and liked them and their approach to green coffee a lot.

Edited September 25, 2021 by rotuts (log)

[curls]

Thank you @rotuts. I am tempted to get into home coffee roasting. This machine might get me to start. The dangers of eGullet, all the temptations! 😉

[rotuts]

@curls 

 

I look at it this way :

 

1 ) how much do you like and enjoy coffee ?

 

coffee,  maybe w a little sugar  , maybe a little milk // cream 

 

that's it .

 

2) have you had   ' a perfect cup '

 

it's a cup that was so much better than any you recall having

 

3) ventilation / balcony etc OK ?

 

and you've enjoyed quality roasts , local or

 

mail order  ( cautions here )

 

and enjoyed their differences ?

 

than its for you 

 

you have to enjoy the roasting itself

 

or its just another chore.

 

 

[scubadoo97]

Looking back through this post, I see I’ve been roasting coffee for about 24 yrs 

Edited February 12 by scubadoo97
Correction of years (log)

[rotuts]

SM has  lot of green coffee :

 

in interesting video here ;

 

https://sweetmarias.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ece32b8792ad4351762abfe02&id=9eeaef0861&e=b5e956a174

[scubadoo97]

Have been buying from SM and Coffee Bean Corral.  More recently from the latter 

 

I’ll be roasting a couple batch’s  of coffee in a day or two. Mason jar is half full, so maybe tomorrow 

Edited October 11, 2022 by scubadoo97 (log)

[scubadoo97]

Updated to add another green bean supplier 

 

happymugcoffee.com

 

used them recently and the prices were excellent and the coffee arrived quickly in gallon sizes ziplock bags.  Quality wise didn’t notice any difference from my usual suppliers 

Edited April 14 by scubadoo97
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