Thread: Roasting your own coffee ..per request :)

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The only comment I would make is 1-I wouldn't be using Robusta beans. Thats the kind of stuff the commercial coffee companies use to blend to save money. In general Robusta is considered to be pretty dreadful stuff.

There are many ways to roast beans. You can do it in the oven but you have to really watch the temp and constantly move the beans around. I used to have an air type roaster but found it got too hot and was very difficult to control the temp and the beans got too dark.

I agree with the robusta comment. That's not all the guy in GA sells. I just randomly choose one of his recent auctions. I could tell that it wasn't all that good.

I roasted beans in a pot on really low heat, I'd NEVER try it in the oven. There's quite a bit of smoke and fumes. The house would smell like burnt coffee for ages.

I have been roasting coffee for 3 years now. I have done it on the stove top in cast iron, old popcorn popers, and the BBQ. I found on e bay a roasting cylinder made of stainless steel that fits my ronco rotisserie. WOW a effertless way to roast with little to no mess. Set the timmer check for how well you want the beans done and you are there.Lots of smoke so do it outside.
I too buy my beans from bluecloud, I just got 40lbs on monday. Just punch in bluecloud coffee on your serach, hit the atlanta vietnam traders on the right and it will direct you to the green coffee beans.
I have had good luck with the rubusto beans, just make sure you get the chaff off when done roasting.
Good luck roasting.

Awesome.

I use a stove top Moka Pot and I LOVE it.

Will look into this!