Coffee Roasting Explained

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Thank you for this video. Your knowledge about coffee and brewing has helped and directed my skills to higher levels. I have not always agreed or ended up with similar results; however, I have always better understood coffee as a result. I have been waiting to hear about your experience along with your knowledge of the roasting process, so improvements can also be made with roasting. I am a home roaster currently using an SR800. I am having fantastic results with it. The roasting videos will only improve what happens with the coffee in our household. 😊

Now I want to taste all the different types of coffee, knowing all these facts!

Great video and explanation :)

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Can you teach at what temp should the coffee beans be in and at what period of time to bring our certain flavors

I went to roaster that everyone was raving about. I tried the coffee and it smelt like ammonia! Everyone thougt I was crazy but it was so strong to me I couldnt drink it.

great video, really explained the roasting process well, in a way I have not been exposed to before.

Thanks jamess... Very interested...🎉

How about roasting the coffee beans on a pan on a fire like coffee roasters used to do for centuries?

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I roast coffee at home using a Fresh Roast SR800. I am trying various green coffee seeds from around the world in an attempt to find the bean that produces a flavor I like using a consistent roast profile. The beans are all roasted in the same way: cooling down 30 sec after first crack. The key words are "a flavor I like" which means this process is woefully SUBJECTIVE! What may please me for a cup of coffee someone else may determine to be completely disgusting! Further confusing this is the brew method: the flavor profile for an espresso will be completely different than that of a pour-over. Too many variables! I don't know how coffee roasters avoid losing their minds.

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How do roasters ensure that "espresso" coffee is easier to extract?

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Hi James, thanks a lot for all your videos !

Could you please some day make a video about Portuguese coffee, and the bica in particular ? Portuguese roasting is mostly unknown though to many its specific profile produces one of the greatest coffee in the world, making Lisbon to them the coffee capital instead of Rome, and the bica an espresso killer.

Hi James

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roasting coffee

This is one of the most informative and entertaining videos I have watched on Coffee Roasting. I have learned a lot and really enjoyed it.

A video worth saving and sharing 🎉Thank you ☕

Just discovered your channel. Loving it more than coffee!
Ok, maybe not that much... But I'm really loving it

I love coming back to these videos to freshen up my knowledge. I haven't roasted my own beans at home in a year, and it's nice to have this as a little guide before I start up again.

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Great video and great information

What type of roaster would you recommend for someone just starting out roasting coffee

Are there continuous coffee roasting machines? These all look batch like. Ok I’m off to the drawing board.

Is it possible to roast coffee that was already roasted, for example, roasting light coffee to medium?

I really want to get into roasting. Is there a small or a sample machine roasting machine that I can practice creating my roasting profile so I can implement the profile in a larger machine?

This is why medium is the best roast

Hi James! Just out of curiosity, I think you missed out on another type of coffee "roasting" from a certain region (South East Asia). It is slightly similar to your "Deep Fried Coffee" video but it is an actual coffee bean prep method. But they actually fry it in butter and then roast it if I'm not mistaken giving it a certain profile that is more buttery. Notable types are Vietnamese coffee or Ipoh White Coffee. Not sure if you have tried it before but you should totally give it a go and make a video of it. Personally not that big of a fan of it xD

So awesome. Thanks, very helpful.

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Your video was extremely useful. I loved it. Thank you!

Very good quality content here 🎉

Thank you for a very informative coffee roasting video. Your video is a great start to all the basics. If I were a home roaster, and wanted to roast coffee just for my consumption, let's say a pot or two at a time in a cast iron skillet, what are the key targets? Time and temperature? Color and popping? I prefer a medium roast coffee. I like your comment on origin. That makes sense. Lastly, I hope you smile at my signature. Skillet

Wow! I can imagine how much it took to get that opening shot. 👏🏼

Really helpful information

I roast in a wok using a fine whisk to constantly stir them. It takes about 20 minutes and you get arm ache! It's tempting to stop stirring to give your arm a rest but you definitely get better results if you continue to stir. A swap arms every couple of minutes! 😅

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As someone who has been home roasting for the past 15 years or so, this was an excellent summary. Thanks James.

Love your content, thanks James!

Awesome video. Congrats.

Now I learned why I didn't like coffee a lot growing up. I love acidic coffee. Sweet and acidic. But majority of your bargain bin coffee and what you find in machines is tuned for bitterness and don't use light roasts

Nice one !👍 Your videos have definitely helped me understand my love of coffee, to the point of wanting to work in roasting.

i have a friend who has a roasting biz and he has a decent quality drum roaster. meanwhile, i use a hacked hot air popcorn popper, which bounces the beans while roasting them(small quantities at a time) and blows off the chaff as well, and i would say the results are comparable.

I think i am gonna give up the darker roasts now – i always picked the darkest (idk why), but i woulf rather have that nuance and increased polyphenol count; i get that it all depends, etc. But i like any coffee and would rather reap the benefits and nuance.