Virtual Coffee: Update on Roasting at Home (#)

  „Two days after I delivered my last article to VirtualCoffee, titled "Home Coffee Roasting", I received a Williams & Sonoma mail-order catalog and saw an item called the Fresh Roast Coffee Roaster for $150, which I immediately ordered. Five days after I received that model I received a competing brand as a complimentary sample from Hearthware. So, before my article, which recommended using hot air popcorn poppers for coffee roasting, could even be put onto the Internet, it was outdated. (It's scary when reality turns out to still be faster than the Internet.) I now offer an update on Home Coffee Roasting given the advent of two new models of units purposefully designed for such a task, which are already enjoying retail exposure.“

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Tea & Coffee 05/03 - Getting the Skinny on Sample Roasters: Part I

  „Then, one roaster manufacturer posed this question: “Do these small machines really produce a decent enough roast to help determine a green sample’s worth?” It all comes down to that. In response, listed below are some new sample roasters that just might help in the green coffee buying decision. For the record, in my opinion, not one of these machines has the kind of variable settings that would qualify them as a commercial roaster. But, the point of this article is to determine if they could assist in finding a great coffee.“

http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0503/coffee.htm - Cached

Hot Rod Home Coffee Roasters, The Spirit of Invention : Homemade and Seriously Modified!

  „Either they don't offer enough control of the roast, are too expensive, or just don't allow the roaster (uh, the person that is) to express themselves. The homemade or seriously modified commercial roasters on this page are alternately amusing and intimidating in appearance, but whatever the case, they probably work very well. And if they don't, you can bet they will be reconfigured endlessly until they do by their respective owners. A disclaimer on behalf of every roaster on this page: modifying electric and gas roasting equipment is dangerous.“

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Building Your Own Coffee Roaster (INeedCoffee.com)

  „Now you are done and need to study how to control the heat and how to roast. You need a lot of experience to get use to your own home made roaster. Even after you get your coffee roasted, you need to let it rest for around 48-72 hours before testing the taste. So a lot of time is needed.“

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  „Roasting also develops caramelized or "brown" flavors. The longer you roast, the more acids you break down and the more caramelization you add. The personal touch of the roaster will be balancing acids with caramelization.“

http://www.cooperativecoffees.com/about/news/ courierjournal.html - Cached

CoffeeKid - A Home Roasting Primer

  „Hearthware, happy with the small success their Gourmet model was having, developed their first 3rd generation machine - the Hearthware Precision. The brains of that roaster featured a built in roast profile following the SCAA's recommended roast cycle, and it actively controlled the air volume and heat temperatures. No more "dumb" roasters - they were getting brains now!“

http://www.coffeekid.com/other/homeroast/ homeroastprimer - Cached

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