I just finished roasting my first lb. of green coffee this evening, I picked up a lb at the local roaster of my home town Spokane while i was visiting last month.
When I returned from vacationing I was able to find a hot air popper at good will (5.99 seems like GW is making a little too much, but was still better than paying retail for new), it had no lid so I also purchased a glass lamp shade that fit the popping chamber nicely, and when I roast i just cover the shade with a mesh colander to keep the jumping beans from leaving the chamber.
So far my experience has been with an unknown Sumatran. I usually go a few seconds past second crack, just before the beans begin to show glossy on the outside. I haven't been very scientific about attaining consistent results. I honestly don't have any idea how long the roast actually takes, but obviously the second batch gets done a little faster since the popper is already warm. (epiphany: warm up the popper first lol)
I've made an order to Sweet Maria's this evening and I ordered a 4 lb sampler plus I was curious to try an Ethiopian pulp natural process to see how much of the coffee cherry you can taste. I purchased a pour over while I was at it, and am excited to have another coffee gadget for the collection even though the wife will probably stand with her hands on her hips and ask me if I REALLY needed to have another way to make coffee.
Cuisinart 12 cup drip
french press
6 cup Moka Express
8 Cup Faberware stainless Percolator
Hario manual ceramic burr grinder
I honestly prefer the percolator most, but it takes a long time to make a pot and I usually consume 6 cups a day.
I'm just curious to hear any comments, recommendations, or shared experiences.
Marty
When I returned from vacationing I was able to find a hot air popper at good will (5.99 seems like GW is making a little too much, but was still better than paying retail for new), it had no lid so I also purchased a glass lamp shade that fit the popping chamber nicely, and when I roast i just cover the shade with a mesh colander to keep the jumping beans from leaving the chamber.
So far my experience has been with an unknown Sumatran. I usually go a few seconds past second crack, just before the beans begin to show glossy on the outside. I haven't been very scientific about attaining consistent results. I honestly don't have any idea how long the roast actually takes, but obviously the second batch gets done a little faster since the popper is already warm. (epiphany: warm up the popper first lol)
I've made an order to Sweet Maria's this evening and I ordered a 4 lb sampler plus I was curious to try an Ethiopian pulp natural process to see how much of the coffee cherry you can taste. I purchased a pour over while I was at it, and am excited to have another coffee gadget for the collection even though the wife will probably stand with her hands on her hips and ask me if I REALLY needed to have another way to make coffee.
Cuisinart 12 cup drip
french press
6 cup Moka Express
8 Cup Faberware stainless Percolator
Hario manual ceramic burr grinder
I honestly prefer the percolator most, but it takes a long time to make a pot and I usually consume 6 cups a day.
I'm just curious to hear any comments, recommendations, or shared experiences.
Marty