Has anyone bought and roasted green coffee beans and was it worth the effort?
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August 1st, 2009
Not commercially, but for yourself, I ask because I truly believe the quality of beans at the store today do not produce the same coffee I was accustomed to, besides they tend to be over roasted the majority of the time. An old standby every day coffee, Millstone Columbia Supremo, 5–10 years ago, was outstanding, chocolaty and velvety, not any more and hasn’t been. Green coffees have sparked my interest, for one they are a lot cheaper and their is more variety; question is, whether roasting your own beans really worth the effort. What I have read you can use a hot air popcorn popper to achieve a roast level you prefer. Just wondering if anyone has gone this far for a great cup of coffee. I am starting to think the big names have snatched up all the primo beans and the average American customer is left with less than primo.
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I have a roaster and always roasted my own beans until I had to stop drinking coffee. You can find wonderful varieties of fair-trade green coffee on line, and fresh-roasted coffee is an entirely different experience from the mud you usually drink. It is neither difficult nor expensive, and while some may find it “fussy”, to me it has always been a pleasure.
I know I can go online and find prices, but what are we talkin. And you think the air popper is a waste or plausible if you don’t want to spend a boatload.
This place is where I shopped, they sell many different roasters, and I always found the beans to be of superior quality.
What’s it called, for some reason the link didn’t connect.
Thanks, the half pound Genie looks like the ticket, but it will have to wait. I am going to try it, a local book store roasts there own beans and said they would do a batch for me, so I will start there.
@Garebo Do you have any local coffee shops that roast their own beans? We have a place here in town that roasts beans daily, several different varieties and roasts. I prefer the Sumatra French Roast. http://www.willoughbyscoffee.com/ You can order online and have it shipped.
I have never roasted my own beans, but I do keep an eye out for fresh roasted beans provided by online places. That’s how I found a half pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain, and two pounds of Galapagos Island Organic. I found those here
And an old Belgian trick to keep coffee from tasting bitter is to add a pinch of salt. You can add it while it is brewing, or even after it is poured in the cup.
@MissAuten: Yes, we have a local bookstore that will do it for me, but I think I am going to take pdworkins advice and “bite the bullet” and buy a roaster later, after I pay for my sons college necessities.
@evelyns pet zebra: I will try the salt think at work where the coffee is bitter, but at home, coffee tends to be flat-grocery store beans. Never knew they grow coffee amongst the iguanas in the Galapagos Islands.
I guess I need to try the bookstore, or start ordering online which I do for alot of other things-just shipping gets it expensive.
I have never roasted my own beans, but I have had fresh-roasted coffees from several locations. I have noticed that there seems to be a difference among geographical attributes, such as altitude, humidity, etc.
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