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I am looking to sell 1# green (12 - 13 ounces roasted) to my friends and family for the holidays and am looking for canvas/burlap bags that I can put the coffee bag into (sealed bag inside of the canvas bag) similar to what you would get green beans in. The canvas bags are for presentation...

I've seen several posts about Trader Joe's coffee but not any pointed questions. I can't recall trying them and do recall my friends saying that they have pretty good coffee. I went in to one the other day and was impressed with their selection of origins. With how much they pride themselves...

I have been using Sweet Maria's exclusively for my green beans. Some of you here have pointed me to Bodhi Leaf. With regards to Bodhi Leaf, I notice that many of their beans are cheaper than SM. I also see that they have some beans that are super generic (i.e. "Costa Rica" with no explanation...

So I stopped one of my roasts beginning/mid-1C the other day and had about half of the beans cracked while the other half were about the same color as the others, just smaller. Do y'all typically get rid of the beans that haven't necessarily "cracked" or will the overall blend taste about the...

Someone has one of these up on Craigslist for $650, anyone know about this machine? They claim it's in "mint condition". "Laranzato Casa - Italian Single Group Espresso Machine"

I'm not sure where to post this as this is more of a "wanted" ad but... I know that Breville is coming out with their BES920 DB machine so I figured that maybe some people will be upgrading from the BES900XL and would be willing to sell it at a reasonable price. I've been looking at buying a...

Has anyone used one? It looks sleek and easy...not sure how it performs... ROK | Homepage for the ROK espresso maker

Just to give some background, I roast on a Behmor and typically roast .5# on Setting P1. In general, what is considered the end of first crack? It seems like a minute or more can go by between the first bean crack and the last. Do most people treat the end of first crack when most of the...

I have recently been putting freshly roasted beans (within ~15 minutes of roasting) into a porcelain container with a thin, rubber seal and not allowing it to degas outside of the container. Thinking about this, will it effect the flavor of the beans? I would imagine it would give them a...

A co-worker of mine wanted me to roast some decaf beans for her husbands birthday. I have now successfully burned 2 batches of SWP Guatemalan. I was listening for 1st crack, never reached it, and the beans were burned. I saw that the beans were turning color and was holding out (ignorant, I...

I never really thought about this until the last few days...I don't pour hot water into my french press before brewing in it. This means that the coffee is likely steeping at a much lower temperature than what is expected. Has anyone switched and noticed a much better cup of coffee?

I have about 60+ roasts under my belt and would like to experiment with blending origins. I have tried blending a Sumatran and Ethiopian together (the Ethiopian was dry-processed so I figured the Sumatran would dilute the after-taste of the Ethiopian) and I wasn't thrilled with the result. I...

I roasted a dry-processed Ethiopian coffee and I am not a fan. It's not the initial coffee flavor, it's the aftertaste! It is very earthy (much like matte) and it lingers allll day (literally for ~ 10 hours). Just a question but are there any qualities that I am missing or is this unusual for...

I ask this because I enjoy roasting and would one day like to roast for a relatively small roaster (no larger than Blue Bottle or Intelligentsia for sure) that cares about the quality of their product. My main question is how do you get experience on a large, gas powered machine without buying...

I was talking with a co-worker and he was saying that he thinks it would be more cost effective to be either a roaster or coffee shop but not both. He seems to think that doing both would cause there to be some extra costs that you wouldn't see if you were just a roaster or just owned a coffee...

I have a Behmor roaster and have been experiencing some underroasting issues. Mainly, I was paranoid about hitting 2nd crack (as I like a medium roast) and could never tell what the true color of the beans were. I roasted yesterday and had a 90 lumen headlamp on hand to shed some natural light...

In essence, my question is how do YOU determine if a coffee shop has good or bad coffee? Do you order a coffee black? Espresso? Cappuccino? What is your go-to drink to determine if a coffee shop is good?

I saw this and had to post it! Apparently some scientists came up with a way to spot fake Kopi Luwak beans. Enjoy! ScienceShot: How to Spot Crappy Coffee | Science/AAAS | News

I know there are a lot of posts about which espresso machine to get so I'll ask a more pointed question: Which of the 3 semi-automatic machines would you suggest? Rancilio Silvia V3 (w/ or w/o PID) Nuova Simonelli Oscar (for $1050 at Seattle Coffee Gear) Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL I have...

Hi everyone, I'm Chase. I have enjoyed a good cup of coffee for a few years now. My love for (black) coffee started when I was working on a farm. Every morning coffee was brewed and it was a nice way to warm up AND get me through the day. As the farm was in Texas it was less about the hot...