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5 Steps to Roasting Your Own Coffee at HomeBY: Bobby Finley | Category: Food | Submitted: 2010-10-18 11:11:34
Ever wanted that fresh from the grinder or roaster taste that you get from your local coffee shop? Tired of paying their prices but you have to have a good cup of coffee? Believe me, I feel your pain. I love the flavor and character that you can get from coffee that can be found in a good coffee shop. More and more coffee shops these days are choosing to roast their own coffee beans, right in the store! It's fantastic for folks who love the taste and flavor of fresh coffee. Over the past few years, home roasting coffee has become more accessible to those who are interested in this hobby. It is easier now than at any point in the past for an individual to access and purchase raw, or green, coffee beans. A number of websites these days sell green coffee beans right along side the traditional roasted coffees that you would normally expect to find. Do a quick search for green coffee beans and you will be surprised by the number of websites that you find. The good news for those who are new to home roasting is that it doesn't cost much either. In fact, you may already have everything you need and just don't know it. Here are the five steps to roasting your own coffee at home: 1. Pen and Paper Throughout this whole process you will want to take a few notes so you can repeat your successes, make sure not to repeat your mistakes, if any, or tweak what you have done so you can improve next time. 2. A popcorn popper. Yep, you heard it right, you need a popcorn popper. The key to roasting coffee is to have something that can heat up to about 400 degrees or so relatively quickly. Obviously your stove does this too. However, roasting coffee puts out a lot of smoke that your spouse might not like to have in the house. Also, chaff from the beans is an issue so you want to choose an area that is well ventilated like your back patio. (Hint: This will drive your neighbors crazy as they smell the warm loving goodness of the coffee! You might find them over a bit more often hoping to get a free cup of your coffee. Use this to your advantage. Give them coffee only in exchange for favors. Yes, it's mean but this is fresh coffee we're talking about. All's fair and so forth...). Also, you want to have something like a popcorn popper to keep the beans evenly roasted on all sides. Nothing ruins a good batch like a burnt bean or so. 3. A timer. You can use your watch for sure but good to have something that you can use to see exactly how long the coffee has been roasting. Coffee roasts vary depending upon the length of time they are roasted. Normally you can assume that coffee is ready for light roasts after you have heard the beans "crack." This normally occurs at the 8 minute mark. Let the beans go for another 2 minutes for a medium roast. A dark roast comes after the second "crack." You can certainly let the beans continue to roast after the second crack, but the chances for burned beans increases as well. Just be careful. 4. A colander. Once you have roasted for as long as you like, dump the coffee beans into the colander to cool. Move the colander around so you are gently slinging the beans and removing the excess chaff. You can also toss the beans lightly in the colander too. Just do something to air them out a bit to cool and get rid of the chaff. While you might be tempted to drink your coffee immediately, I have found the taste to be much better once the beans have a chance to cool to room temperature. 5. A grinder Most experts contend that a burr style grinder is the only kind you should use for grinding your coffee beans. I think you don't have to be that picky. My wife and I have a Magic Bullet Blender that we use sometimes to grind our beans. Whatever you have on hand like a blender or food processor will get the job done. Just so as you have something, after all, these are whole beans and will have to be ground before you can drink your coffee. Now you can sit back and enjoy some truly amazing coffee; your own. It really is a fun hobby. Once you get the hang of it, and find a way that works for you, you can then start to branch out and come up with stuff like your own blend, and your own roast. Have fun and enjoy! Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Bobby Finley is a noted author and coffee enthusiast who loves coffee. His website, http://www.mdmimports.com is a terrific source for news, information, helpful videos, recipes and coffee beans. You can learn more about green coffee beans and home roasting at http://www.mdmimports.com/store/blog. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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