How to get Started with Home Coffee Roasting?
Chances are that you’ve already got all the equipment you need to get started home roasting. Although experienced home roasters often prefer to use a specialized home roasting machine, coffee can be roasted on the stove top, in the oven, or even using an old hot-air popcorn popper. All you really need in order to begin are some green (unroasted) coffee beans, a heat source, something to hold the beans while they roast and a basic understanding of the roasting process. A great place to get started is RoastingRevolution.com’s free Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Home Coffee Roasting. It explains the pros and cons of the various roasting methods, how to know when your beans are done, some of the basic terminology and more. You’ll be a home roasting pro before you know it. Both green beans and home roasting equipment can be purchased from a number of online suppliers. Do a quick google search on home coffee roasting and you’ll find more information than you can shake a stick at. So what’s sto
