Coffee 101: For The Love of the Bean

GolfNut · 05-24-2009, 10:26 AM

We started out with the whirley pop and had really good results with it for roasting our own beans.

Now we use the Behmore 1600 which is just an awesome roaster. So many variables you can play with to get just the right roast for the particular bean.

We buy our beans from Sweet Marias, as we have found that Tom really does do the homework required to select great varietals.

A conical burr is a must. We use the Breville model from Williams Sonoma and love it. While french press is reserved for special times with us, we needed a good reliable drip maker to help us wake up. We went with the Capresso MT500 which gives us the 205 brew temp consistently along with about a 6 minute brew time. The thermal carafe means no burned coffee flavors from a hotplate style, and our coffee is piping hot 3 hours later if for some reason we left any in it!

There really is no comparison once you've roasted your own beans. We will never go back!

Fumes · 05-25-2009, 11:14 PM

Great synopsis/introduction to the wide world of the bean. Well done!!

Mister Moo · 05-26-2009, 09:12 AM

Dag.

I like coffee even MORE now!

05-24-2009, 10:26 AM	#1
GolfNut Back in the woodshop! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Forrest Location: Living room Posts: 1,361 Trading: (38)	Re: Coffee 101: For The Love of the Bean We started out with the whirley pop and had really good results with it for roasting our own beans. Now we use the Behmore 1600 which is just an awesome roaster. So many variables you can play with to get just the right roast for the particular bean. We buy our beans from Sweet Marias, as we have found that Tom really does do the homework required to select great varietals. A conical burr is a must. We use the Breville model from Williams Sonoma and love it. While french press is reserved for special times with us, we needed a good reliable drip maker to help us wake up. We went with the Capresso MT500 which gives us the 205 brew temp consistently along with about a 6 minute brew time. The thermal carafe means no burned coffee flavors from a hotplate style, and our coffee is piping hot 3 hours later if for some reason we left any in it! There really is no comparison once you've roasted your own beans. We will never go back!

05-25-2009, 11:14 PM	#2
Fumes Not So Memorious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Posts: 205 Trading: (0)	Re: Coffee 101: For The Love of the Bean Great synopsis/introduction to the wide world of the bean. Well done!! __________________ It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. -A. Lincoln

05-26-2009, 09:12 AM	#3
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: Coffee 101: For The Love of the Bean Dag. I like coffee even MORE now! __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."