Home Coffee Roasting

Why Bother?...

Fresh

2 week shelf life post-roast

Roast in small batches

Cheap

$10 – 15 per lb

$30 or less

$5+ per lb

Easy

• Pour in the beans

• Turn on the popper

• Wait 5 minutes

• That’s pretty much it…

Fun!

NEVER ending fun!

• Costa Rica Chirripo Los Crestones - Finca Alaska• Costa Rica Finca Salaca Las Brisas• Costa Rica Helsar Caturra - Macho Arce• Costa Rica Tarrazu Finca La Ortiga

• El Salvador Finca Siberia Bourbon

• Guatemala Antigua El Inteligente Pulcal• Guatemala Antigua Finca La Folie• Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Rosma

• Nicaragua Acopio Suyatal• Nicaragua Finca La Tormenta• Nicaragua Maracaturra -Finca El Naranjal

Erm... yes, yes. Quite excellent!

“Crisp, refreshing Asian Pear notes, bittersweet cacao, baker's chocolate, and a nice milkiness in the body. The very clean finish indicates cherry selection was a high priority with this lot. El Inteligente'smouthfeel is not one of the forward sensory components but is sturdy nonetheless helping to make this the tremendously well balanced coffee that it is. City+ is ideal.”

Experiment!

Same bean, different roasts

How to roast

Gear

West Bend Poppery II

Vents on side,

NOT on bottom!

Setup

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Process

• ¾ cup green coffee

• Pour beans in

• Turn on popper

• ~ 3 minutes first crack

• ~ 4 minutes light roast

• ~ 5 minutes medium roast

• ~ 5.5 minutes second crack

• ~ 6+ minutes dark roast

• Pour beans immediately onto cooling tray

Resting period

• CO2 needs to vent

• Let rest, loosely sealed ~ 12 hours

• Mason jars work well

Geek out… but be safe!

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