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That first video reminded me of my first sip of a friend's home-roasted coffee. The person I bought my speakers from asked me if I liked coffee. I told him that, yes, I buy the best. At the time I was having Gevalia coffee home delivered on a regular basis.
https://www.gevalia.com/bagged-coffee/
My friend quickly informed me that in comparison to home roasting, Gevalia was pure garbage. He sent me a quarter pound of four different varieties that he had recently roasted. Well, from the first sip, I knew what I had to do. So, I found this site, and have been a customer for years now:
www.sweetmarias.com.
Once one learns to home roast, it is like going from the crappy digital of the 80s to recordings from the Golden Age that used tube mics. It is like going from Scoresby blended scotch to a fine single-malt.
The price is right too. I probably spend an average of $6.50 per pound for the green beans. I wait for "Tom" at Sweet-Maria's to list beans that he ranks at 90 or better before I buy. Of course, there's the initial expense of the roasting equipment, but once you have it, it is clear sailing after that.
This is the roaster I would recommend.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/drum-roasting-starter-kit-2.html
It has a smoke filter in it so that you can roast in your kitchen instead of out on the patio like all of the others. I have to warn you though ... the green beans last for years if properly taken care of. So, like vinyl records, one seems to accumulate a lot of different varieties. Right now I probably have around twenty pounds of 90+ rated green beans in the pantry.
Here's the brewer I would recommend. Get the large one.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/yama-vacuum-brewer-two-sizes.html
Also, you would want the metal filter for the brewer. It is easier to clean and lasts a long time. Plus there is no paper filter involved to affect the taste of the coffee:
https://www.sweetmarias.com/yama-stainless-steel-reusable-filter.html
Frank
That first video reminded me of my first sip of a friend's home-roasted coffee. The person I bought my speakers from asked me if I liked coffee. I told him that, yes, I buy the best. At the time I was having Gevalia coffee home delivered on a regular basis.
https://www.gevalia.com/bagged-coffee/
My friend quickly informed me that in comparison to home roasting, Gevalia was pure garbage. He sent me a quarter pound of four different varieties that he had recently roasted. Well, from the first sip, I knew what I had to do. So, I found this site, and have been a customer for years now:
www.sweetmarias.com.
Once one learns to home roast, it is like going from the crappy digital of the 80s to recordings from the Golden Age that used tube mics. It is like going from Scoresby blended scotch to a fine single-malt.
The price is right too. I probably spend an average of $6.50 per pound for the green beans. I wait for "Tom" at Sweet-Maria's to list beans that he ranks at 90 or better before I buy. Of course, there's the initial expense of the roasting equipment, but once you have it, it is clear sailing after that.
This is the roaster I would recommend.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/drum-roasting-starter-kit-2.html
It has a smoke filter in it so that you can roast in your kitchen instead of out on the patio like all of the others. I have to warn you though ... the green beans last for years if properly taken care of. So, like vinyl records, one seems to accumulate a lot of different varieties. Right now I probably have around twenty pounds of 90+ rated green beans in the pantry.
Here's the brewer I would recommend. Get the large one.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/yama-vacuum-brewer-two-sizes.html
Also, you would want the metal filter for the brewer. It is easier to clean and lasts a long time. Plus there is no paper filter involved to affect the taste of the coffee:
https://www.sweetmarias.com/yama-stainless-steel-reusable-filter.html
Frank