Home Brewed Coffee 101

Discover the benefits of roasting your own coffee at home. From flavor control to cost savings, learn why this DIY approach to coffee preparation is worth exploring.      I find it fascinating to learn how the products we use every day reach us. I think anyone who enjoys caffeine should try roasting their own green coffee beans at least once. I don’t mean to say that everyone should become coffee snobs who only drink their own homegrown coffee, but just give it a shot. We live in a time when we can get anything we want almost instantly, like making a K-cup with a push of a button without thinking much about it. But do you know how much work went into making that product?       Most of us can’t grow our own coffee trees, since they only grow in certain places. But ordering green coffee beans online and roasting them ourselves is possible. By trying to roast coffee, I can appreciate the art of the roasters better. When I realize the skill that is needed ...

Roasting coffee with a popcorn popper is a simple and affordable method to achieve delicious, home-roasted coffee beans. Discover the steps and techniques for perfecting your own coffee roasting process.  Popcorn Poppers are one cheap way to roast coffee that is a step up from the completely manual methods.  This is ideal for your first foray into roasting.  A popcorn popper can typically be purchased for around twenty dollars.  The biggest problem I have faced with popcorn poppers is the internal components burning out and it just stops working. If you have read all of the other methods, the idea of maintaining a log still applies here.        You just put the green beans into the popper and let it do the magic.  The popper circulates hot air into the chamber, so the beans are roasted more evenly than a manual method.  The popper won't have a chaff collector, and you are unable to control the temperature, making this one of the mor...

  Roasting coffee at home is a rewarding and flavorful experience. Discover the art of cast iron coffee roasting and learn how to elevate your coffee-making skills with this comprehensive guide.      The second most basic method of roasting coffee beans is in a cast iron pan.  Consistency is very hard to achieve with basic methods like this one, but it does help if you want to learn the art before moving up to the big leagues.  I personally make sure to note the temperature and times in an observation log so that if I have exceptionally good results, I can replicate them.  I like to know at what time I noticed the cracks as well as when I stopped.  For this method just constantly stir it with a wooden or metal spatula and play around with trial and error.  This is another technique that doesn't require electricity for those who are camping, living off the grid, or just preparing for the zombie apocalypse.  

Discover how to roast coffee on a cookie sheet and enjoy freshly roasted, aromatic coffee from the comfort of your home. This guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for achieving the perfect roast. One of the most basic ways to roast coffee is to use a cookie sheet in the oven.  You don't need to treat it in any special way just pour some raw coffee beans on a baking sheet preheat the oven to its highest heat setting and open it up at roughly one-minute intervals to stir or mix the beans up to a more even roast.  This is an especially attractive method because you are almost certainly going to have everything you need already in the house once you have the beans, there is no need to purchase any additional equipment.

     Roasting Coffee doesn't have to be some mysterious art form that is strictly reserved for professionals.  While it isn't practical to purchase an industrial machine capable of preparing batches of thirty kilograms at a time, you can easily roast enough for a week's worth of beverages for a reasonably small amount of money or even use items you already own.       Even though I am an individual coffee drinker I still have taken some opportunities to learn a little about professional coffee roasting to better understand how to improve the quality of my cup.  The simplest form of roasting is to put some beans on a baking sheet and set it in the oven or to use a pan over heat.  If you would like to try a little more elaborate you can always use a popcorn popper.  From there the price increases to just over $100 for a basic home roaster and can get to the point of ridiculous if you need more features or a bigger capacity.   ...