Roasting Coffee Beans at Home

[JitteryJoe]

For years I have been sourcing my whole beans and grinding at home
(Thank you, Mazzer Mini!). But I am intrigued by the prospect of buying
green and roasting at home. So, my questions for the home roasters out there:

What are you using to roast your beans?

How happy are you with what you have?

Where do you like to source your beans?

Thanks for the input.

[Octave]

http://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum...g-23589-2.html

[Cookietruck]

Getting Started Roasting Coffee at Home

i used a behmor 1600, works pretty well. i can roast a full pound if i need to, which is nice since i drink a fair amount of espresso.

i get my beans from Roastmasters.com - Everything for the home coffee roaster or Home Coffee Roasting Supplies - Sweet Maria's
or from a local roaster who is my favorite in town.

[stackie]

Previous threads good.

My two cents from a guy with a gas fired pro level roaster in the garage. Start small and cheap. Go to goodwill and find yourself a poppery 1 or 2 hot air popper by west bend. Buy a sample pack from Sweet Marias, read his website and go to town. If you fall in love with it, consider buying a small electric roaster.

Be warned however, I find the small electric roasters to be pretty unreliable (iRoast and GeneCafe). They roast fine, but wear out quickly and repair gets tiresome. I've heard good things about the Behmor, but not used it. Final warning, you are considering a step to the dark side. Next thing you know you could be obsessed and trying to arrange your garage around a 300 lb roaster.

Final thoughts. Buy from Sweet Marias. I've never dealt with a business who has been more friendly, accommodating, and filled with passion and knowledge about their craft.

Jon

[WadePatton]

I got my first batch as the Sweet Maria's sampler pack.

I have 2 air-poppers. One was free and the other about 10 bucks and a drive (C/L).

Second batch (yet to be roasted from a small local coffee importer/shop/vendor operation. GF surprised me with these beans after we had a coffee-date there.

Green beans are wonderful, last forever until you need them. Fresh is everything.

[WadePatton]

Previous threads good.

My two cents from a guy with a gas fired pro level roaster in the garage...

this is why we are here(in this spot on this forum):
bike folks r nuts, and we r 'specially nuts about our food and bevs.

yo, bring on the heavy hitters!

thanks Jon

(but do please read the old VS thread first)

[sonny]

i'm sure hej has some sage words..