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#15 by ChallengeMe on 13 Nov, 2008 16:36
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God stuff Andrew & Challengeme,
please share more about getting into home roasting!
i agree about the quick death (staleness) of coffee after opening or grinding and would suggest what i use to put it off a bit (good coffee ain't cheap)
i use the round canisters to store both my fresh beans and freshly ground.
i used to try and only grind enough for what i was using that day but I've found that if i vacuum seal it right away there is little to no noticeable difference if used within a few days.
I use a stove top popcorn popper to roast my coffee, but there are several other, more expensive coffee roasters. I bought my roaster and all my green coffee beans from Sweet Maria's. http://www.sweetmarias.com/ All the information you will ever need is on this site.
It does cause a little smoke and a lot of chafe, so do it outside or in the garage if you can. It's worth the effort. -
#16 by andrew on 13 Nov, 2008 17:12
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God stuff Andrew & Challengeme,
please share more about getting into home roasting!
i agree about the quick death (staleness) of coffee after opening or grinding and would suggest what i use to put it off a bit (good coffee ain't cheap)
i use the round canisters to store both my fresh beans and freshly ground.
i used to try and only grind enough for what i was using that day but I've found that if i vacuum seal it right away there is little to no noticeable difference if used within a few days.
http://www.foodsaver.com/Category.aspx?id=c&cid=89
I started out with a small roaster with a minimal investment. It took me a while to learn how to get good results, but once I figured it out, I was hooked on home roasting. After I got to the point where I was roasting for about 4 hours/week, I decided to step up to a bigger roaster. The bigger one has yielded much more consistent results as well as cutting my roasting times quite a bit.
Fresh roasting makes a giant difference, but proper grinding is the next important issue. The less expensive whirly grinders and low-end burr grinders really don't cut it. They result in granuals of different sizes and some powder sized granuals of which result in bitterness.
A good quality burr grinder (they start at about $150 and go into the thousands) produce consistently sized granuals and no powder.
I did tons of research on all of this and didn't believe the grinder thing until I upgraded my whirly grinder to a good one - GIANT DIFFERENCE.
When I bring coffee to work, people fight over it ...
Check out www.sweetmarias.com for great info on home roasting. -
#17 by Tyler on 13 Nov, 2008 17:59
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It looks like the maker of this coffee is a Grateful Dead fan
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#18 by TwistedLefty on 14 Nov, 2008 07:28
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Andrew & Challengeme~
Thanks for the info. i'm going to look into it.
i doubt i will be able to justify a burr grinder but ebay might have a used one.
Tyler~
I thought i was the only one who saw it
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#19 by PE#1 on 14 Nov, 2008 08:01
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I'm a coffeeholic.
I really am not picky when it comes to coffee. I mean sure, I love the "good stuff" over regular old coffee like Foldgers and the like. I'll get the "good stuff" when I can and can afford it. I have a coffee bean grinder that I put to use once in a while. But for the most part I just take what I can get. And just depends on my mood on how I take it. Sometimes black and sometimes so much sugar my head explodes. 
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#20 by TwistedLefty on 14 Nov, 2008 14:58
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do you think this is a good brand/product?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cuisinart-Burr-Mill-Coffee-Espresso-Grinder-140-wt-BNIB_W0QQitemZ130260787262QQihZ003QQcategoryZ32882QQcmdZViewItem -
#21 by PE#1 on 14 Nov, 2008 16:22
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Haven't never heard of it but if it's a whole bean then you can't go wrong. Most of the time.
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#22 by andrew on 17 Nov, 2008 17:32
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do you think this is a good brand/product?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cuisinart-Burr-Mill-Coffee-Espresso-Grinder-140-wt-BNIB_W0QQitemZ130260787262QQihZ003QQcategoryZ32882QQcmdZViewItem
Check out http://www.wholelattelove.com The lowest I recommend going is the
Baratza Maestro Coffee Grinder. A great source of information for grinders and other coffee gear is http://www.coffeegeek.com/