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NWR: coffee, roasting and terroir
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Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
originally posted by SFJoe:
Kopi luwak has got to qualify as spoof, don't you think?
S'poop.
originally posted by Yixin:
I roast my own beans - usually pan-fried, but soon with a small Probat on loan from my suppliers. It's surprisingly easy and obviously fun.
Last year I went DIY on my stovetop too. Works well, but it is a less evenly roasted finished product. That does not seem to be a problem, seems to be fine for espresso. If you can cook bacon just how you like consistently, then you can roast beans and the amount of smoke/smell is roughly equivalent.
I looked into home roasters but the ones that seem commonly available in the US have a tiny capacity. I'm able to do a half pound at a time on the stove with the pan I use which, is about as small a batch as I feel is worth the effort.
Which model Probat will you be using? The smallest one appears to be gas powered and would need a hookup which is kind of involved.
originally posted by Chris Barnes:
As a former of employee of a couple of the names being discussed here,
-Counter Culture Coffee (Asheville, NC)
The most underrated of the Intelli, Stumptown, etc. sized roaster. Get the Ethiopia Haru.
All three of the roasters seem to be nailing it right now.
Counter Culture is Durham, NC.
I buy whatever is in season, usually split between Costa Rican and Ethiopian (they seem to rotate). I'll buy Kenyan when it is available.
I was a barrista in college, before the rise of Starbucks, but what really got me into coffee was a crazy Austrian dude who roasted his own beans across the street from the wine shop I worked at in Baltimore. First, he introduced me to the best coffee I had ever had, from Indonesia. Second, he and I dialed in a roast that was perfect for the bean and me. Third, he always hired pretty girls for me to flirt with and take on dates. It was an amazing experience and dovetailed perfectly with my first few years in the wine business. I have no idea if is even around anymore. I think it was called Celebes Kalosi (I looked that up and it makes some sense). Anyway, it was earthy, spice-y, and wine-y and amazingly palate coating. I've yet to find its like since.
originally posted by maureen:
Never had Stumptown - just want to send nice beans - am open to suggestions for another source.
I've been as happy with Counter Culture as any coffee I've had.
In SF, I love Sightglass.
How did you ever find them?originally posted by VLM:
In SF, I love Sightglass.
georg lauer
georg lauer
originally posted by SFJoe:
How did you ever find them?originally posted by VLM:
In SF, I love Sightglass.
Maybe the way I found them.... while trying to find Terroir....
originally posted by Ned Hoey:
originally posted by Yixin:
I roast my own beans - usually pan-fried, but soon with a small Probat on loan from my suppliers. It's surprisingly easy and obviously fun.
Last year I went DIY on my stovetop too. Works well, but it is a less evenly roasted finished product. That does not seem to be a problem, seems to be fine for espresso. If you can cook bacon just how you like consistently, then you can roast beans and the amount of smoke/smell is roughly equivalent.
I looked into home roasters but the ones that seem commonly available in the US have a tiny capacity. I'm able to do a half pound at a time on the stove with the pan I use which, is about as small a batch as I feel is worth the effort.
Which model Probat will you be using? The smallest one appears to be gas powered and would need a hookup which is kind of involved.
At their premise, on their off days.
originally posted by John Roberts:
I consider Stumptown pretty disorderly.
agree
Cole Kendall
Cole Kendall
originally posted by Ned Hoey:
originally posted by Yixin:
I roast my own beans - usually pan-fried, but soon with a small Probat on loan from my suppliers. It's surprisingly easy and obviously fun.
Last year I went DIY on my stovetop too. Works well, but it is a less evenly roasted finished product. That does not seem to be a problem, seems to be fine for espresso. If you can cook bacon just how you like consistently, then you can roast beans and the amount of smoke/smell is roughly equivalent.
I looked into home roasters but the ones that seem commonly available in the US have a tiny capacity. I'm able to do a half pound at a time on the stove with the pan I use which, is about as small a batch as I feel is worth the effort.
Which model Probat will you be using? The smallest one appears to be gas powered and would need a hookup which is kind of involved.
Gene Cafe (http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-roasters/drum-roasters/gene-cafe-roaster.html) does a half pound at a time and though you have to compensate for the cooling issue, it's pretty idiot-proof and gives me a fairly even roast most of the time.
originally posted by Cole Kendall:
originally posted by Ned Hoey:
originally posted by Yixin:
I roast my own beans - usually pan-fried, but soon with a small Probat on loan from my suppliers. It's surprisingly easy and obviously fun.
Last year I went DIY on my stovetop too. Works well, but it is a less evenly roasted finished product. That does not seem to be a problem, seems to be fine for espresso. If you can cook bacon just how you like consistently, then you can roast beans and the amount of smoke/smell is roughly equivalent.
I looked into home roasters but the ones that seem commonly available in the US have a tiny capacity. I'm able to do a half pound at a time on the stove with the pan I use which, is about as small a batch as I feel is worth the effort.
Which model Probat will you be using? The smallest one appears to be gas powered and would need a hookup which is kind of involved.
Gene Cafe (http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-roasters/drum-roasters/gene-cafe-roaster.html) does a half pound at a time and though you have to compensate for the cooling issue, it's pretty idiot-proof and gives me a fairly even roast most of the time.
Thanks. I did see this one. Initially it seemed like more than I wanted to spend to be getting a slightly better roast of the same quantity I was doing basically for free. To see what machines might be able to do larger batches, I checked out the smallest of the "pro" roasters out there. Unfortunately, to get a quality machine capable of roasting a 1-2 lbs, the cost goes way up, well over $1k. So I decided that for now I would make do and revisit it at some future time.