ROASTING COFFEE PLAYLIST Benetti’s Coffee Experience Benetti’s is a local coffee roasting and cafe here in Kansas City that I have loved since my first sip. It is located at 6109 Blue Ridge Boulevard in Raytown, Missouri.  This week is Benetti’s Coffee Experience week on Coffee Cup News. Everyday this week we will be showcasing a different facet of Benetti’s [...]

Roasting There are two basic methods of roasting. This is true of both commercial roasting operations and home roasting. The most common method is the drum roasting method. Nearly all commercial roasters are drum roasters. Conversely, most home roasters are fluid bed roasters. A fluid bed roaster uses a stream of hot air to roast the coffee beans. The air [...]

For the next several posts I am going to try to share some of what I have learned about roasting coffee in the Behmor 1600 home coffee roaster. If you are a home roaster or if you are a fan of Sweet Maria’s website on the internet you may know that Josh recently posted a YouTube video on how to [...]

In this episode Jason shows how hey modified his popcorn maker to roast coffee indoors. Do you roast coffee at home?

I don’t want this to end up being a shameless plug or advertisement for any particular roaster, but I am going to share my experience. If you have been following each of my posts, you know that I began home roasting in a popcorn popper. You may recall that before very long I had purchased a Nesco fluid bed roaster [...]

Jason roasts coffee for the first time ever on a popcorn popper outside in his backyard. The whole roasting process took around 5 minutes. Roast Coffee at Home If you want to try this at home all you will need is: 1) Green Coffee 2) Popcorn Popper 3) Wooden Spoon 4) Pan for cool down Have you ever Roasted Coffee [...]

Why does the same coffee taste different when roasted in a fluid bed (moving air) roaster than it does when roasted in a drum roaster? Just like the same foods can be made to taste different by cooking them differently, coffees can be made to taste different based upon the roasting method. A beef roast can be boiled in water [...]

I must apologize for the previous post, it was far more technical than I had intended, but I trust that it was not so technical as to be boring. Also, to understand the information contained in it is essential to understanding why your coffee tastes the way it does. This is undoubtedly a gross over-exaggeration, but generally speaking, South and [...]