After a significant number of years, I have finally been able to convince the missus that I should be allowed to roast coffee at home. Of course, this comes a year after she was gifted a Keurig by her BFF and sister of the heart last Christmas.
Her one stipulation is that I don't stink up the house. So, in the vein of so many of my hobbies, I will be starting with as little gear as possible. To wit, I'm starting over an open flame and a cast iron skillet! I've got the whole weekend to inform her that the first, small batch will be done inside to see if it offends her sensibilities. If it does, I will be moving subsequent roasts out of doors on a propane camp stove.
So, my first bean purchase is La Minita (Rwanda) peaberry and Mexico Rancho San Francisco Chiapas. Since she is of the, by her own words, "It's coffee, I'll drink it" mindset, that's 3# of the peaberry since I fell in love with it when I first had it from Caribou Coffee many years ago, and 1/2# of the Chiapas for her, since she thought the flavor profile sounded interesting. For the record, she was a Starbucks Black Apron/Coffee Master back in the days when that actually meant that they knew something about coffee. It's been sad to watch what happened to Starbucks since it went public.
Her one stipulation is that I don't stink up the house. So, in the vein of so many of my hobbies, I will be starting with as little gear as possible. To wit, I'm starting over an open flame and a cast iron skillet! I've got the whole weekend to inform her that the first, small batch will be done inside to see if it offends her sensibilities. If it does, I will be moving subsequent roasts out of doors on a propane camp stove.
So, my first bean purchase is La Minita (Rwanda) peaberry and Mexico Rancho San Francisco Chiapas. Since she is of the, by her own words, "It's coffee, I'll drink it" mindset, that's 3# of the peaberry since I fell in love with it when I first had it from Caribou Coffee many years ago, and 1/2# of the Chiapas for her, since she thought the flavor profile sounded interesting. For the record, she was a Starbucks Black Apron/Coffee Master back in the days when that actually meant that they knew something about coffee. It's been sad to watch what happened to Starbucks since it went public.