Below is a collection of this forum's most popular topics. To nominate a thread for inclusion in this list, please post a reply to this message. Remember to check the Resources page for other references. If you are just beginning to home roast, check the Sweet Maria's website...
Since hunting down exceptional greens can be a challenge nowadays maybe heads up are in order.
here are a few recent listed lots I just ordered that should have exceptional potential for espresso and/or brewed.
SM Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru
SM Aida Batlle El Salvador Finca...
Home Barista is developing a consolidated space for folks interested in buying or trading green coffee in one easy to manage location. If you are interested in distributing, acquiring, or trading green coffee, this is the thread to do so.
Hello all!
I am looking to buy a roaster to start learning how to roast.
I want its adjustments to be as close as a bigger machine.
I have contacted cormorant and wintop. The cormorant is a little cheaper than the chinese roasters.
But the chinese one, have a big motor for...
Hi, I have a Pavoni Lever. Love it. In the lever group they are all of the opinion you ALWAYS tamp to an exact pressure. I home roast normally light or medium. I love fresh roasts as they are more tart. With every day of resting the coffee changes as the c02 leaches out. Flavors...
If anyone is interested, there is an upcoming online seminar from Scott Rao on October 1st. A corresponding roast defect kit is also available, details are on his website.
Several times I have read that guidance for gas roaster BT RoR curves does not apply to fluid bed roasters. So far I have not found specific guidance for small fluid bed roasters like the FreshRoast or Popper.
I moved back to Canada. There is a dismal lack of options up here for green coffee and it's got me upset.
Showroom has a pretty good shipping deal and I'm looking recommendations for filter coffees or anything else. I don't see people mention Showroom much.
I ran into an Instagram ad talking about a roaster product. It looks very similar to Ikawa, and when you provide your email for discount, it tells you if you pay $20 now, you will lock in the price to be $495. It seems hella shady so I wanted to see if anyone has heard of this...
I just roasted and tried my first anaerobic natural coffee - a Colombian pink bourbon. Thee raw beans had this over powering balsalmic vinegar over fermented fruit aroma that gave me pause for thought.. During the first few minutes of roasting there was this soy sauce and...
I've been home roasting for years using a couple different inexpensive home roasters for the hobbyist. I was never good with changing the times and temps during a home roast. Not sure what a charging temp is. Is there anything in this forum that explains these finer points? Love...
