You have to control temperature and duration to get it right. The same coffee will taste different with different roasting techniques.
Does your technique yield good coffee? Might be serendipity, might be your technique.
And yes I roasted coffee on a real farm in Jamaica. Rasta man grew everything in the mountains. He had goats, chickens, and made his own cheese. There was citrus fruits, allspice, corn, calalloo, hot peppers, tobacco, and of course the obvious. I stayed with him a couple times - it was awesome. He traded for rice and other staples at the market. He was only interested in making enough money to pay his property taxes.
Does your technique yield good coffee? Might be serendipity, might be your technique.
And yes I roasted coffee on a real farm in Jamaica. Rasta man grew everything in the mountains. He had goats, chickens, and made his own cheese. There was citrus fruits, allspice, corn, calalloo, hot peppers, tobacco, and of course the obvious. I stayed with him a couple times - it was awesome. He traded for rice and other staples at the market. He was only interested in making enough money to pay his property taxes.
Don't like coffee, but do like the smell. Right around the corner from where I work is a coffee roasting business. Drive by at the right time of day, when the wind is favorable, and you get all the good smell you could want.
The biggest problem I have is ambient temperature variation since I roast outside.
It is difficult to get the same roast when the temp drops below 40F, fan control helps with that.
Also, the smaller beans (Tanzania Peaberry, Ethiopian Yirgicheffe, etc) are more difficult to roast consistently.
It is difficult to get the same roast when the temp drops below 40F, fan control helps with that.
Also, the smaller beans (Tanzania Peaberry, Ethiopian Yirgicheffe, etc) are more difficult to roast consistently.
Home roasting is a fantastic hobby that is quite compatible with Audio. 🙂
There is such a large selection of reasonably priced quality green coffee available - it's like wine tasting, but a lot less expensive to explore the world.
I use a Fresh Roast SR700 roaster controlled via free open source OpenRoast software. The computer control is key, IMO.
There is such a large selection of reasonably priced quality green coffee available - it's like wine tasting, but a lot less expensive to explore the world.
I use a Fresh Roast SR700 roaster controlled via free open source OpenRoast software. The computer control is key, IMO.
Presto poplite with a 28 oz tomato can chimney. I shake the whole assembly (potholders!) to help stir. Shake more vigorously between first and second crack which will slow the temp rise where flavor development occurs.
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Most important is good quality green beans. I traded in fresh roasted coffee many years ago. There is a huge difference between run of the mill and the best green beans. Your supplier is key. Try Merchants of Green in Toronto.
+1 to the fluid bed roaster (popcorn).
+1 to the fluid bed roaster (popcorn).
I've used Sweet Maria's, and fairly well calibrated my palate with their cupping notes. Their sample packs are a great way to learn the landscape.
A bit more expensive than the non boutique roasters, but very high quality and I find it fun.
A bit more expensive than the non boutique roasters, but very high quality and I find it fun.
I've been buying from Sweet Maria's for 12 years and have never been disappointed.
Yes, I tried venting out the window, but the roaster produces so much smoke and chaff that it is impossible to keep it out of the house unless you are willing to build a vent hood.
Yes, I tried venting out the window, but the roaster produces so much smoke and chaff that it is impossible to keep it out of the house unless you are willing to build a vent hood.
I sure do. I started with a popper but it didn't hold much coffee so I bought a Behmor a few years ago and still use it to roast all the coffee we consume.
I used to live on a coffee farm in Kona. Does that count? 😀
Have only seen it roasted in large batches. How long does it take for the small batches? And how are your results?
Have only seen it roasted in large batches. How long does it take for the small batches? And how are your results?
Popcorn popper takes me roughly ten minutes to roast 130 g (roasted weight). I have borrowed my neighbor's behmor, and it was a similar ratio of time to coffee.
If not clear, I really enjoy the quality. (although I'm on the road and writing this from my favorite coffee shop where I used to live)
If not clear, I really enjoy the quality. (although I'm on the road and writing this from my favorite coffee shop where I used to live)
I like Sweet Maria's too. Sipping a dynamite single origin espresso from SM right now:
Ethiopia Kochore -Borona Korie 2017- Archived Review
(at $6.70 a pound the QPR is off the fr**gin' charts)
Ethiopia Kochore -Borona Korie 2017- Archived Review
(at $6.70 a pound the QPR is off the fr**gin' charts)
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Hmm I have an openfireplace in the living room. I suspect I would be shot using it to roast coffee in tho 🙂. Means of course I have to try it...
I knew I should have kept the mickey mouse popcorn maker when the kids grew up.
As many brazilian guy, I like coffee very much, and we have lots of roasters here. Many very good beans too.
I´m planning to roast coffee in house, but doing something like this machine I saw at Malongo Coffee in Paris.
The gadget works silent e rotate the beans in a hot ascendent air flux. A german machine, If I remember well.
Regards,
I´m planning to roast coffee in house, but doing something like this machine I saw at Malongo Coffee in Paris.
The gadget works silent e rotate the beans in a hot ascendent air flux. A german machine, If I remember well.
Regards,
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When I roasted my own coffee (did so for 5-6 years) I bought the green beans at Sweet Maria's as well. I bought my roasters there too.
I started with a fluid bed roaster. The Heathware iRoast 2. That was a pretty decent roaster, but getting the roast reasonably consistent was a challenge. I upgraded to a Behmor drum roaster (similar to the current 1600 Plus model). Nice roaster! The drum roasting made it much easier to get a consistent roast and the quiet operation of the unit made it easier to distinguish the first and, especially, the second crack. The catalytic converter on the exhaust (smoke suppression unit) was nice as well. I'd still roast in the garage, but I wouldn't have to open the garage door after to air everything out. 🙂
I originally started roasting when I was in the Seattle area. Despite the coffee culture there, it was nearly impossible to dust up a decent medium (full city or full city+) roast. So I roasted my own. After 5-6 years of it, I grew tired of the weekly or biweekly coffee roasting ritual and decided to visit the grocery store coffee section again. The number of medium roasts had grown tremendously so I tried one. I've been drinking grocery store coffee since then.
For my everyday coffee, I usually opt for Costco's Java Club or their Kona coffee. They're both pretty honest medium roasts and really not bad. Of course, they don't offer the completely fresh taste. For that, I go to the Calgary Co-Op. One of their stores has a coffee roaster and the stuff they have is in the store is generally within 24 hours of roasting, which is just about perfect for peak flavour.
Tom
I started with a fluid bed roaster. The Heathware iRoast 2. That was a pretty decent roaster, but getting the roast reasonably consistent was a challenge. I upgraded to a Behmor drum roaster (similar to the current 1600 Plus model). Nice roaster! The drum roasting made it much easier to get a consistent roast and the quiet operation of the unit made it easier to distinguish the first and, especially, the second crack. The catalytic converter on the exhaust (smoke suppression unit) was nice as well. I'd still roast in the garage, but I wouldn't have to open the garage door after to air everything out. 🙂
I originally started roasting when I was in the Seattle area. Despite the coffee culture there, it was nearly impossible to dust up a decent medium (full city or full city+) roast. So I roasted my own. After 5-6 years of it, I grew tired of the weekly or biweekly coffee roasting ritual and decided to visit the grocery store coffee section again. The number of medium roasts had grown tremendously so I tried one. I've been drinking grocery store coffee since then.
For my everyday coffee, I usually opt for Costco's Java Club or their Kona coffee. They're both pretty honest medium roasts and really not bad. Of course, they don't offer the completely fresh taste. For that, I go to the Calgary Co-Op. One of their stores has a coffee roaster and the stuff they have is in the store is generally within 24 hours of roasting, which is just about perfect for peak flavour.
Tom
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