Dark Roast Coffee: Videos For The Week Of September 12, 2011

Roasting Stages and Using a Homemade Coffee Roaster Videos

Sometimes you just can't make up your mind. That was my problem when I was trying to choose a video for this week, so I chose two distinctly different videos. The first one shows some of the color changes that coffee goes through in the roasting process. It gives you information on how the coffee beans develop in color and how their chemistry changes as they are brought to your favorite roast - be it light roasted coffee or dark roast coffee.

Coffee roasting is something that can be done at home, and there are several methods of doing it - roasting in a pan, roasting in a popcorn popper (don't laugh, its good stuff), or building and roasting in a "custom" homemade coffee roaster - using an old gas grill for the heat source. One disclaimer - if you do your own roasting, I am not responsible for your injuries you may incur - you are supposed to use common sense in handling hot stuff. Enough said, enjoy the videos, and as always, may your next cup be your best!