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A couple of years ago Vanity Fair had a funny article about a man who got into roasting his own beans. The upshot was he ended up in a bidding war on Ebay to get a Westfalia Two (or is that a van?) or Westbend II or something-the-second air popper from the 80s - the piece de resistance for people roasting their own beans . . . How smoky would that be?
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When you roast coffee the smell isint exactly the same as once its done. (wish it were!)
Havent done it myself but being that i live downwind from more than a couple coffee farms (ever heard of kona coffee?) i get a whif every now and then. It doesnt stink but doesnt have the aroma of fresh coffee.. I would do it outside
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You would have to be a real geek to try this. What was going through the first geeks head when he thought of trying this and marketing it.http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/k/kopiluwak.htm
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Does roasting release flavor or something?
Do beans come pre-roasted, like the stuff in the store?
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We were in Jamaica last August and bought 4 lbs. of coffee from this woman who roasted it for us. Best coffee I've ever had.
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True, I used to go to school a couple of blocks downwind of this coffee factory Yaucono. I hated that smell; it took me at least 15 years to get over it, and start drinking coffee. jejeje
Smells like diesel engine fumes mix w/ coffee brew...
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Dan, unroasted coffee is green. The coffee you buy at the store (either ground or whole bean) is always roasted.
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I live in a studio so if this thing is going to create a lot of smoke or a smell that does not easily air out, I'll have to skip it until/unless I move.
Assuming that you mean you are leasing or renting the space and apce mods/renos are out of the question? Is there no range hood?
Otherwise adding or changing the existing hood would be in order. The problem with most entry-level range hoods is that they don't move a lot of air. Partly this is due to the restriction of the grease filter but mostly due the small fans. Removing the grease filter for such a process may help but ideally you need a large fan to move some serious air.
Broan has a model of range hood ,the Allure III that can move up to 400 CFM in boost mode. It would require a large exhaust duct to be installed as well; about 8 inches in diameter. Anything above this would be commercial grade and gets quite a bit more expensive.
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Never thought about roasting beans. I load my latte’s up with all kinds of syrups and white chocolate, so bean flavor doesn’t matter much. I just get a dark roasted bean that has low oil. Then I let the machine do it’s magic.
http://www.wholelattelove.com/Capresso/F9.cfm
From pushing the fist button to out the door with my mocha is less than 3 minutes. I love it……
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