Ever wonder what stages your coffee beans go through before turning into liquid gold?
Companies that roast coffee for commercial purposes, usually use a drum roaster. The machine I’m using in this video is more like little brother and works based on the same concept of your traditional popcorn popper, using hot air. The difference here is that with this machine, I can control the fan speed and the heat. Commercial roasters will use a lot more data and science during the roasting process, but the roasting phases are similar to what you see here.
Roasting Phases:
* Drying
* Browning / Carmelization / Maillard
* Development
* Cool down
Today I roasted Costa Rican Tarrazu and aimed for a medium roast. The full process took about 13 per batch. I did 4 half pound batches. The green beans came from @idrinkcoffeecanada and the machine is the Fresh Roast 540 from @homeroastingsupplies.
Whether you get your coffee from a local roaster or you roast it yourself, you can definitely taste the difference when you drink freshly roasted coffee! Have you enjoyed your cup’s java today?
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