anyone roast their own green coffee beans?
 

how do you roast yours?
where do you buy your greens beans?

I tried it, I didn't think it was worth the time, They flavour difference between Freshly roasted and ground to just freshly ground was not that noticable.

When I bought the beans (hear in toronto) they showed me how to roast them in a frying pan. Very similar to making popcorn on the stove.

I haven't been roasting lately. I was roasting in a hot air popcorn popper, and I got the beans at http://www.greencoffee.ca/. Great espresso!

I used to live downwind of a cafe that roasted their own beans (why isn't there a puke-face icon??) ....you mean people actually bring that smell INTO their own homes?!? Or does it smell better when done in a frying pan?

I've been roasting my coffee for about 3 years now. I purchase the beans from www.birdsandbeans.ca.
I have a Swissmar Alpenroast roaster and roast about 500g/week.
I do notice a huge difference in the taste between store bought and home roasted. It's like the difference between canned peas and fresh garden peas.

It can produce a lot of smoke, so I roast out on the deck, no matter the weather.

Mitch

I LOVE Coffee!
 

I fresh grind and French press but I have never heard of home roasted.....

What a great idea! Thanks for the links. I am going to try this for sure.

Bye, Keana

Visit the www.coffegeeks.com forum.
They have a Western Canada section and offer reviews of roasters, grinders, brewing equipment, etc.

Mitch

Hmm, that brings up some lame advertisement junk.

Try this http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/homeroast

Mitch

what kinda of beans did you use for espresso? how long of a roaster after the second crack?

I don't know what planet I have been on, but I never even thought you could roast your own coffee at home!!! WOW! Do I have to order it, or can I buy some at a local store in the raw form to see what it is like? I live in Alberta, and I see you are all in BC. Also I like the dark roast coffees and always thought the beans had to be a certain kind prior to the roasting process.

I remember a coffee place told me that coffee beans in their green form was used by tribesmen for energy since it has to highest caffeine content. Is this true by any chance?

i'm sure you could find green beans somewhere in calgary. yes, some beans do better for darker roasts than others. i did a bit of internet searches for the "how to" and the type of beans. i'm getting 15lbs of beans from http://www.levelground.com/
they sell fair trade beans, you have to email and ask for green beans.
currently i am roasting with a popcorn popper with success!!
the lighter a bean, the higher the content of caffeine. the first few batches that i roasted were a medium blend ( a light coloured bean) and after a few cups my wife was complaining of too much caffeine, as we are used to very dark roasts!!