From Beck's Roasting House and Creamery. My friend owns a small coffee shop in Las Cruces NM. It's delicious and she ships to me once a month. We graduated high school together and I love supporting their small business and family endeavor. I decided it was one of the ways I could give back this year. Plus coffee!
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
in the SF bay area my favorite roasters are Ritual and Highwire, and when i order online from further away my strong favorite for 3 orders in a row right now is Onyx
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
10 lbs every 2-3 weeks is a lot of coffee. 2 lbs can get me going for weeks.
Ok need ideas for my Oxo Cold Brew - uses about 12 oz per week to make the concentrate.
Costco Starbucks roast too burned for my taste.
Anyone have a (preferrably available at Costco) medium to light roast worth buying?
arsenalfan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:27 am
Ok need ideas for my Oxo Cold Brew - uses about 12 oz per week to make the concentrate.
Costco Starbucks roast too burned for my taste.
Anyone have a (preferrably available at Costco) medium to light roast worth buying?
arsenalfan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:27 am
Ok need ideas for my Oxo Cold Brew - uses about 12 oz per week to make the concentrate.
Costco Starbucks roast too burned for my taste.
Anyone have a (preferrably available at Costco) medium to light roast worth buying?
You might try Ruta Maya medium roast From Costco. It is roasted in Austin and I know it’s available in Texas Costcos and online (though I don’t drink enough coffee fast enough to order 2 bags at a time). I find it to be much better than the Costco Colombian Supremo, which was terribly bitter no matter how I brewed it.
A guy I work with is a professional roaster as a side job and he says Starbucks basically burns cheap beans in large batches. Calls them "Charbucks," He knows more than I do, but I do find them harsh. I drink black coffee, drip. It's totally exposed. For my preferences, small batch, single source, freshly roasted, frehly ground, medium roast, from small local roasters. Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala all good. Life too short to drink suboptimal coffee. If have to buy a cup on the road, I'd rather have Dunkin than Starbucks.
I buy Zeke’s coffee beans from either Whole Foods or from one of the farmers markets. Zeke’s roasts locally, and I occasionally swing by their roasting place to pick up a bag. My favorite roast/blend is called Royal Blue.
Probably not too many Bogleheads living up this way, but these people do ship. Superior Coffee Roasting Co., Sault Ste Marie, MI. I am very happy with their products.
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
How do you store the roasted beans after roasting? Do you vacuum seal them?
Relatively easy to clean, and the only plastic that touches the coffee is the bottom drain. Everything else is glass or stainless. Really convenient IMO.
Relatively easy to clean, and the only plastic that touches the coffee is the bottom drain. Everything else is glass or stainless. Really convenient IMO.
Sandtrap wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:23 am
Koa Coffee Plantation
Kona Hawaii
Shipped direct.
Peaberry Premium Select super duper fresh rooster beans.
j
Based on the items that are worth the money for the quality thread viewtopic.php?f=11&t=327933
I looked again at Kona coffee. I've been unimpressed in the past, esp buying 100% Kona at Costco. I almost ordered your Koa Coffee Peaberry above, but at the last minute changed to Hawaii Coffee Co Whole Bean Peaberry Medium Roast 100% Kona Coffee.
It's on its way to me now.
I've been trying many different mail order coffees. We used to get all our coffee beans at Fairway, a local chain. It went bankrupt and closed earlier this year. In recent months we've tried Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Dillanos, Counter Culture, and others. It must be me. We keep looking! These threads are so useful.
Sandtrap wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:23 am
Koa Coffee Plantation
Kona Hawaii
Shipped direct.
Peaberry Premium Select super duper fresh rooster beans.
j
Based on the items that are worth the money for the quality thread viewtopic.php?f=11&t=327933
I looked again at Kona coffee. I've been unimpressed in the past, esp buying 100% Kona at Costco. I almost ordered your Koa Coffee Peaberry above, but at the last minute changed to Hawaii Coffee Co Whole Bean Peaberry Medium Roast 100% Kona Coffee.
It's on its way to me now.
I've been trying many different mail order coffees. We used to get all our coffee beans at Fairway, a local chain. It went bankrupt and closed earlier this year. In recent months we've tried Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Dillanos, Counter Culture, and others. It must be me. We keep looking! These threads are so useful.
I had good experience with Kona and Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee from coffeeam.com
Sandtrap wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:23 am
Koa Coffee Plantation
Kona Hawaii
Shipped direct.
Peaberry Premium Select super duper fresh rooster beans.
j
Based on the items that are worth the money for the quality thread viewtopic.php?f=11&t=327933
I looked again at Kona coffee. I've been unimpressed in the past, esp buying 100% Kona at Costco. I almost ordered your Koa Coffee Peaberry above, but at the last minute changed to Hawaii Coffee Co Whole Bean Peaberry Medium Roast 100% Kona Coffee.
It's on its way to me now.
I've been trying many different mail order coffees. We used to get all our coffee beans at Fairway, a local chain. It went bankrupt and closed earlier this year. In recent months we've tried Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Dillanos, Counter Culture, and others. It must be me. We keep looking! These threads are so useful.
Agreed.
The problem with a lot of these things is that fresh roasted coffee beans are a perishable timely item, and chain and box stores, and mail order distributors, etc, have to keep such a large stock to ship out, and in all sorts of climates and environments, that the beans are no longer fresh by the time we get them. Usually stale, old, dried out, and all the fresh aroma is gone.
I've gotten Kona Beans from various plantations in Kona with different results, and if a more "generic" well stocked bean, even though grown there, may not always be as fresh or optimal either.
IMO for the money, pound for pound, the best coffee is Eight o' Clock Columbian Peaks. It's very consistent and has a winey, slightly tangy taste- which I love. For $6 a lb, the savings over $15 lb coffee buys me an extra round of golf a month. I have tried a lot of different varieties and blends of coffee over the years. Some are quite tasty, but they go in and out of stock, and the pricing is generally high.
Dougiefresh wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:41 am
IMO for the money, pound for pound, the best coffee is Eight o' Clock Columbian Peaks. It's very consistent and has a winey, slightly tangy taste- which I love. For $6 a lb, the savings over $15 lb coffee buys me an extra round of golf a month. I have tried a lot of different varieties and blends of coffee over the years. Some are quite tasty, but they go in and out of stock, and the pricing is generally high.
Dougiefresh,
For around that price, you can get small-batch roasted gourmet coffee from the coffeeam.com
Or, $35 for 4 pounds of Mother Earth coffee from Costco.com.
Sandtrap wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:23 am
Koa Coffee Plantation
Kona Hawaii
Shipped direct.
Peaberry Premium Select super duper fresh rooster beans.
j
Based on the items that are worth the money for the quality thread viewtopic.php?f=11&t=327933
I looked again at Kona coffee. I've been unimpressed in the past, esp buying 100% Kona at Costco. I almost ordered your Koa Coffee Peaberry above, but at the last minute changed to Hawaii Coffee Co Whole Bean Peaberry Medium Roast 100% Kona Coffee.
It's on its way to me now.
I've been trying many different mail order coffees. We used to get all our coffee beans at Fairway, a local chain. It went bankrupt and closed earlier this year. In recent months we've tried Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Dillanos, Counter Culture, and others. It must be me. We keep looking! These threads are so useful.
Agreed.
The problem with a lot of these things is that fresh roasted coffee beans are a perishable timely item, and chain and box stores, and mail order distributors, etc, have to keep such a large stock to ship out, and in all sorts of climates and environments, that the beans are no longer fresh by the time we get them. Usually stale, old, dried out, and all the fresh aroma is gone.
I've gotten Kona Beans from various plantations in Kona with different results, and if a more "generic" well stocked bean, even though grown there, may not always be as fresh or optimal either.
j
Sandtrap,
And, that is why you should buy coffee from someone like coffeeam.com that freshly roasted their coffee and then ship them directly to you. It takes about 3 days to reach most people and the timing is perfect for the coffee.
Burlap and Bean
Turks Head Coffee
Island Vintage Coffee
Maui Coffee Roasters
and many others
Market history shows that when there's economic blue sky, future returns are low, and when the economy is on the skids, future returns are high. The best fishing is done in the most stormy waters.
Sandtrap wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:23 am
Koa Coffee Plantation
Kona Hawaii
Shipped direct.
Peaberry Premium Select super duper fresh rooster beans.
j
Based on the items that are worth the money for the quality thread viewtopic.php?f=11&t=327933
I looked again at Kona coffee. I've been unimpressed in the past, esp buying 100% Kona at Costco. I almost ordered your Koa Coffee Peaberry above, but at the last minute changed to Hawaii Coffee Co Whole Bean Peaberry Medium Roast 100% Kona Coffee.
It's on its way to me now.
I've been trying many different mail order coffees. We used to get all our coffee beans at Fairway, a local chain. It went bankrupt and closed earlier this year. In recent months we've tried Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Dillanos, Counter Culture, and others. It must be me. We keep looking! These threads are so useful.
Agreed.
The problem with a lot of these things is that fresh roasted coffee beans are a perishable timely item, and chain and box stores, and mail order distributors, etc, have to keep such a large stock to ship out, and in all sorts of climates and environments, that the beans are no longer fresh by the time we get them. Usually stale, old, dried out, and all the fresh aroma is gone.
I've gotten Kona Beans from various plantations in Kona with different results, and if a more "generic" well stocked bean, even though grown there, may not always be as fresh or optimal either.
j
Sandtrap,
And, that is why you should buy coffee from someone like coffeeam.com that freshly roasted their coffee and then ship them directly to you. It takes about 3 days to reach most people and the timing is perfect for the coffee.
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
I've been eyeing the Bullet for quite a while... when my Behmor dies I will have a decision to make. It's been a very good dependable roaster and I have learned quite a bit in the process. It would be nice if there were a few more roaster options to choose from without the price jump to the Bullet .
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
I've been eyeing the Bullet for quite a while... when my Behmor dies I will have a decision to make. It's been a very good dependable roaster and I have learned quite a bit in the process. It would be nice if there were a few more roaster options to choose from without the price jump to the Bullet .
I went in the opposite direction, building the “Turbo-Crazy” roaster from a Stircrazy popcorn popper and a convection oven for about $75. I’ve been roasting with this setup for about eight years. I can roast a pound at a time. I did have to replace the convection oven twice when they failed for about $40 each.
Before that I just used hot air poppers from Goodwill for about nine years, but the Turbo-Crazy is better. You don’t need to spend thousands to roast delicious coffee.
hdcd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:59 am
Over the years I dabbled with home roasting using different methods. Good freshly roasted beans from a local supplier here are $15-$20 for a 3/4 lb bag. Dove in and got a nice roaster and roast 2lbs of green beans ($5-$7lb) every two weeks. It's a hobby, not a passion of mine. A fun thing to do. I'd rather drink my roasted beans over the $20/bag and I'm not meticulous in my roasting.
Agreed, once I started roasting, I can't go back. Used a Gene Cafe for about 5 years, doing about 550 lbs in that time. Then back in March, the Aillio Bullet R1 came back in stock for about 30 minutes (as it does about every 3 months) and I snagged one before they were gone. I do about 10 lbs every 2-3 weeks, which I can now do in a single evening (less than 2 hours) vs. all day Saturday previously. It also has much better controls, and logging so I can start to understand the roasting process better. I could not be happier.
I've been eyeing the Bullet for quite a while... when my Behmor dies I will have a decision to make. It's been a very good dependable roaster and I have learned quite a bit in the process. It would be nice if there were a few more roaster options to choose from without the price jump to the Bullet .
I went in the opposite direction, building the “Turbo-Crazy” roaster from a Stircrazy popcorn popper and a convection oven for about $75. I’ve been roasting with this setup for about eight years. I can roast a pound at a time. I did have to replace the convection oven twice when they failed for about $40 each.
Before that I just used hot air poppers from Goodwill for about nine years, but the Turbo-Crazy is better. You don’t need to spend thousands to roast delicious coffee.
Thanks for the link! Somehow I never ran across the Turbo-Crazy reading endless home roasting forums over the years. I did the hot air poppers from Goodwill for a few years too. Then graduated to a heat gun and stainless dog bowl before getting the Behmor.