1. Home Coffee Roasting

2. Why Bother?...

3. Fresh
2 week shelf life post-roast
Roast in small batches

4. Cheap
$30 or less
$10 – 15 per lb
$5+ per lb

5. Easy
• Pour in the beans
• Turn on the popper
• Wait 5 minutes
• That’s pretty much it…

6. Fun!

7. NEVER ending fun!
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8. Erm... yes, yes. Quite excellent!
“Crisp, refreshing Asian Pear notes,
bittersweet cacao, baker's chocolate, and
a nice milkiness in the body. The very
clean finish indicates cherry selection was
a high priority with this lot. El Inteligente's
mouthfeel is not one of the forward
sensory components but is sturdy
nonetheless helping to make this the
tremendously well balanced coffee that it
is. City+ is ideal.”

9. Experiment!
Same bean, different roasts

10. How to roast

11. Gear
West Bend Poppery II
Vents on side,
NOT on bottom!

12. Setup
+ +

13. Process
• ¾ cup green coffee
• Pour beans in
• Turn on popper
• ~ 3 minutes first crack
• ~ 4 minutes light roast
• ~ 5 minutes medium roast
• ~ 5.5 minutes second crack
• ~ 6+ minutes dark roast
• Pour beans immediately onto cooling tray

14. Resting period
• CO2 needs to vent
• Let rest, loosely sealed
~ 12 hours
• Mason jars work well

15. Geek out… but be safe!

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