Coffee Roasting At Home: Advice Please!

[jpmcwjr]

Agree on three days to off gas from a fresh roast. Had a Behmor when I lived in the country and there were no local roasters.
Now with plenty of roasters near by, I generally order online for non-specialty dark roasts, or grab some at Safeway. I drink mostly cappuccino and the dairy seems to drown out subtle flavors of the high-falutin special blends or single origins.

I hate the widespread move to 12 ounce bags, but the cheaper stuff I buy comes in two pound bags.

 

[Peter Peachfuzz]

You won't save money but if you want a hobby go for.

 

[jpmcwjr]

You won't save money but if you want a hobby go for.

True for a lot of home roasters, but needn't be true.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Old thread.. but Ill kick it off again... I like to roast on the front porch using a hot plate and a stainless steel stovetop popcorn popper... it turns out a pretty decent roast...for very little money.. no major roaster investment.

 

[Briar Lee]

So my wife has been getting her coffee beans from the same place for 15 years. It's great coffee, yes, but as well all know, the purchasing power of the US dollar these days is laughable, and makes me think I'm really just living in Weimar Germany with iPhones. We both knew this day would come, when we would have to start looking into getting a small roaster, buying the green coffee beans, and doing the whole deal ourselves. I figure it can't be too difficult, and it'll certainly save a considerable amount of fiat in the long run. Sure, I'll probably just end up blowing most of that on tobacco, but that's a thread unto itself...

I see roasters going anywhere from $100 to $500 typically, though I have no doubt more elaborate ones go into four figures. I'm not looking for anything that complex, just something basic, small, and easy to understand.

Can anyone point us in the right direction? If folks can grow their own tobacco, it stands to reason roasting one's own beans can be achieved as well.

Thanks everyone!

The dad blasted gubbermint has put a 10% tariff on Columbian beans and for now, a 50% tariff on Brazilian beans.

Coffee beans are generic. They sell by grades like a bushel of corn or wheat. You will pay the tariff. Always.

I drink about two pounds a week. And if coffee costs $7.50 a pound or $15 or $5 a pound I’ll drink two pounds a week. The base price is mainly set by weather and growing conditions in Brazil and Columbia. The tariff is extra.

What I’ve done is buy six three pound steel cans of Costco Dark Roast Columbian coffee, and settled in to ride out the trade war.

It might be fun to roast your own beans.

Years ago I had a college roommate that brewed his own beer. He didn’t save any money, but we had fun.

We also learned how much better the big brewers were at brewing, than he was.