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Roasting coffee beans
    #23964248 - 12/28/16 11:07 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

Anyone have experience with it?

I have been drinking more coffee lately and was looking up roasted beans online when I realized you can get fresh ones much cheaper.

Apparently you can roast them in the oven or use various other cooking devices like a skillet or fancier stuff made for roasting coffee.

So would it be worth it for me to grab a 5-10 pound bag which would be like 20-40$ including shipping or should I pay more or pre roasted stuff?

For the price I feel like I should at least try, maybe fresh roasted beans will be way better depending on the quality of coffee you get.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23964544 - 12/29/16 02:15 AM (7 years, 1 month ago)

I was talking made shit to some coffee beans earlier if that counts aha
Are they cheaper mostly because of the lost water weight when roasting maybe?


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: liloldme]
    #23965558 - 12/29/16 01:22 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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I was talking made shit to some coffee beans earlier if that counts aha
Are they cheaper mostly because of the lost water weight when roasting maybe?




Could be,  I hadn't considered water weight really.

Still it is like 10$ a pound for roasted coffee in many places and like 40$ for 10 fresh pounds.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23965575 - 12/29/16 01:29 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

Well most things like mushrooms are 90% water weight so I think that's the same price in the end


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: liloldme]
    #23965630 - 12/29/16 01:53 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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Well most things like mushrooms are 90% water weight so I think that's the same price in the end




I doubt coffee beans are nearly as much water as mushrooms or cacti.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23965737 - 12/29/16 02:36 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

Google says roasting will lose up to 20% of it's weight. So 5 pounds ends up being 4 (or a little bit more than 4).

Whether it would be worth it or not, I really don't know. I think I remember a documentary on coffee and roasting is more of an art than exact science so I have to imagine your first end results won't be all that great because as with anything, it takes time to hone skills. :shrug: Maybe if you just do it in really small batches at first until you get the hang of it, otherwise I can see you going through a considerable weight before you finally get something tolerable (and thus driving up costs significantly).


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: Shroomslip]
    #23965750 - 12/29/16 02:40 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

That is part of why I was thinking of getting a 10 pound sampler of 4 different varieties.

That should be plenty, I could get 5 half pound batches to roast for each variety. Should be plenty to get some decent roasts done.

20% isn't bad at all, 10 pounds would be 8 or so then which is still way cheaper then buying individual pounds of already roasted beans.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23965847 - 12/29/16 03:22 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

If anyone else is interested here is the best deal I have seen so far:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Unroasted-Costa-Rica-Coffee-Beans-Sampler-2-10-lbs-FREE-Shipping-/262731358806?hash=item3d2c026256:g:NF0AAOSwiDFYNYkU
40$ for 10 pounds, 2.5 each of 4 varieties from costa rica.



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Costa Rica Green Coffee Beans Sampler #2

- 100% Specialty Coffee, 100% Arabica -

4 Specialty Coffees - 2.5 Pounds Each, 10 Pounds Total

$3.99/Pound with FREE EXPEDITED SHIPPING

These are unroasted, hand-packed, fresh green coffee beans; you must roast them yourself.

Tiny Costa Rica, the size of West Virginia, grows just 1% of the world's coffee. 100% is arabica, grown and carefully hand-picked on small farms - and consistently ranked among the world's best. The unroasted single-origin, specialty-grade, green beans that we sell are among the best of Costa Rica's crop! Here's what you'll get, hand-packed by an U.S. coffee connoisseur who lives part-time amidst Costa Rica's best coffee farms.

    2.5 pounds of a premium single-farm, fully washed microlot of specialty coffee beans grown at Finca Chayote, 1650 meters above sea level in a micro-region of Los Robles de Naranjo in Costa Rica's West Valley, and processed by the Aguilerra Brothers. This coffee variety is the unusual Villa Sarchi. Check the flavor notes described on the label above!

    2.5 pounds of a washed microlot of specialty coffee beans from a small growers' cooperative in the Parritilla Community, 1300-1500 meters above sea level in the Tarrazu region, and processed by the region's top cooperative. While similar to SHB Tarrazu, Costa Rica's community coffees' unique soil, altitude, and other factors impart unique flavor notes, described on the label above! The income from community coffees help to pay for local infrastructure and other special projects.

    2.5 pounds of premium specialty coffee from a single-farm, unusual honey processed microlot grown at La Casa de Abuelo, 1650 meters above sea level in Tarrazu's micro-region of San Isidro de Leon Cortez, and processed by Don Pepe himself. This coffee is perfect when brewed as regular coffee - or as espresso. Check the flavor notes described on the label above!

    2.5 pounds of a washed microlot of specialty coffee beans from a small growers' cooperative in the La Trinidad Community, 1600-1750 meters above sea level in the Tarrazu region, and processed by the region's top cooperative. While similar to SHB Tarrazu, Costa Rica's community coffees' unique soil, altitude, and other factors impart unique flavor notes, described on the label above! The income from community coffees help to pay for local infrastructure and other special projects.

For more details on each of these four specialty coffees, including flavor notes, see labels in the photos that accompany this listing.

Roasting: We recommend City/Medium for most Costa Rican coffees. To expose additional flavor notes, try a blend of three roast levels: Light, City/Medium, and Dark (lightly oiled).






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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23965889 - 12/29/16 03:38 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

You could plant the beans and just chew on your coffee plants.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: sunshine]
    #23966045 - 12/29/16 04:44 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

I was just thinking about growing coffee, it seems to only grow best in the tropics though. Maybe one day if I move to the south...
:strokebeard:

Anyways I just got some Andean dark roast at the store to hold me over, 8$ a pound on sale which isn't too bad I guess.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23966062 - 12/29/16 04:53 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

Maybe you should try roasting a small sample size of raw coffee beans first before buying in bulk. Make sure you've got your recipe down and it tastes legit. Otherwise it would suck to order such a big amount only to realize you can't roast them yourself or it doesn't taste that good.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: Crystal G]
    #23966090 - 12/29/16 05:06 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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Maybe you should try roasting a small sample size of raw coffee beans first before buying in bulk. Make sure you've got your recipe down and it tastes legit. Otherwise it would suck to order such a big amount only to realize you can't roast them yourself or it doesn't taste that good.




I was considering that but the smallest amount I can find would be at least 5-10$ with shipping so it seems more worth it to start with a semi bulk order.

I can't imagine it being too hard to roast them to at least a decently satisfying level.

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Heat up your oven to 500 degrees F, or as high as it will go. Place beans in the steamer or perforated pan and place them on a cookie sheet on the middle rack of the oven. Be ready to open the oven door every minute or two to agitate the pan, moving the beans around for a more even roast




That is how it is done with the oven apparently. Or I could buy a skillet to try if that work better.

Here is an article about home roasting coffee:

http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/05/31/home-coffee-roasting-stovetop-skillet-vs-oven/

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Earlier this year, I discovered at-home coffee roasting and nothing was ever the same again. It sounds like the ultimate in D.I.Y. geekery, but in fact it’s ridiculously easy — and ridiculously fun.




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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23966118 - 12/29/16 05:18 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

I know a place that roasts their own.  It's quite a process and they gouge you for the money, I suppose.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: sunshine]
    #23966139 - 12/29/16 05:29 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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I know a place that roasts their own.  It's quite a process and they gouge you for the money, I suppose.




It sounds pretty simple really, but there are more expensive roasting devices I imagine most businesses invest in. The timing does sound intense though.

They definitely price gauge it though! As with most things, I wonder if any coffee farms sell direct, that would be the best deal by far!


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23966143 - 12/29/16 05:30 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

I'm curious why the roasting process doesn't destroy the caffeine in the coffee. Does caffeine have a really high boiling point or something?


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: Crystal G]
    #23966150 - 12/29/16 05:34 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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I'm curious why the roasting process doesn't destroy the caffeine in the coffee. Does caffeine have a really high boiling point or something?




It could be becouse the roast time is relatively short. Don't different roasts strength's vary?

I could see it being like tobacco where curing it gets rid of some of the excess harmful stuff like ammonia I believe.

Been wanting to try and make some cold brewed coffee as that stuff is so much smoother and tastier IME, way less harsh then when made with hot water.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23966172 - 12/29/16 05:46 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

Coffee has over 2000 chemicals that are active in the buzz.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: musiclover420]
    #23966176 - 12/29/16 05:50 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

I don't know. I never drink coffee. Coffee is one of those things I almost never drink, and I don't even have a coffee maker, so I can't tell the difference between high-quality coffee and subpar stuff. I can't tell the difference between McDonald's coffee and premium coffee.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: Crystal G]
    #23966181 - 12/29/16 05:51 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

McDonald's might make good coffee if they get good beans and prepare it properly.


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Re: Roasting coffee beans [Re: Crystal G]
    #23966192 - 12/29/16 05:56 PM (7 years, 1 month ago)

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I don't know. I never drink coffee. Coffee is one of those things I almost never drink, and I don't even have a coffee maker, so I can't tell the difference between high-quality coffee and subpar stuff. I can't tell the difference between McDonald's coffee and premium coffee.




I used to rarely drink it but it goes so well it cannabis and kratom I have drank it pretty regularly lately.

Personaly I like cream and sugar in my coffee as most people probably do, that makes it harder to gauge the quality. Black coffee tastes so intense anyways that even plain it is hard to tell with most stuff.

Try some nice coldpressed coffee sometime though, they sell bottles of it around here. Cold pressed mocha's taste delicious even black, the ones with cream are adding though :crazy2: Sadly they are not cheap which is why I want to cold brew some myself.

I am a very lazy person by nature so coffee helps balance my natural + cannabis/ kratom sedation :lol:


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