The First Roast

Our journey begins...


The roaster arrived yesterday along with our 8 pounds of green beans -

1. Bolivia Montana Verde Fair Trade & Organic
2. Sumatra Lintong Grade 1
3. Brazil Yellow Bourbon Natural
4. Guatemala SHB Finca Transito Bolivar
5. Columbia Concordia Santa Monica
6. Peru Fair Trade & Organic
7. Costa Rica SHB
8. Ethiopa Yrgacheffe Kochere. 

Needless to say (but I will), we were very excited. For the first roast, we decided, okay, I decided, to do a 1/4# of the Guatemalan.

We got out a bowl and weighed the green beans. 

And then, it was time. After a brief preheat, we put the beans in the wire drum, the drum went into the oven and the magic happened.

About six and a half minutes into the roast, we heard the first "crack" and things REALLY started happening. The green beans turned a rich, dark brown right before our eyes and after the cooldown cycle, we removed the drum and smiled upon our first attempt at roasting. It was beautiful. 

We let the beans sit overnight and this evening after dinner, we ground and brewed our first press pot. 

In the words of special agent Dale Cooper - "That's a damn good cup of coffee"