How Water Temperature Changed the Taste of My Home-Roasted Coffee
If someone had told me that the secret to better coffee was simply in the temperature of the water I used, I probably would...
How I Use a Scale and Timer to Perfect Every Brew with My Roasted Coffee
I never thought a little kitchen scale and a simple timer could change my entire coffee game. But here we are. If you have...
How Ambient Temperature Affects My Home Coffee Roasting Results
Why Does the Room Temperature Matter When Roasting Coffee at Home? Have you ever noticed that your coffee tastes a bit different on chilly winter...
How I Learned to Calibrate My Grinder for Different Roasts
Grinding My Way to Better Coffee I used to think all coffee grinders were created equal. You put beans in, turn a knob, and magic...
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting to Roast Coffee at Home
If you had told me a year ago that I would be roasting coffee beans in my own kitchen, I might have laughed and...
Small Batch Roasting: Finding the Perfect Roast Size for My Taste
Roasting coffee at home feels a bit magical, does it not? Watching humble green beans transform, shedding their raw simplicity and bursting into aromatic,...
My Experiences With Cold Brew Using Home-Roasted Coffee
I never thought I would care this much about coffee beans. Sure, I liked coffee before—who does not? But the idea of roasting my...
How I Adjust Roast Profiles Based on the Brewing Method I Plan to Use
Okay, so you have this beautiful bag of green coffee beans sitting on your counter, and you are thinking, “How on earth do I...
Comparing Drum and Air Roasters: My Experience with Both Methods
There is something magical about turning raw green coffee beans into that perfect cup of coffee in the morning. You watch, wait, and listen...
My Attempts at Replicating Coffee Shop Roasts at Home: What Worked and What Didn’t
I wanted to try something wild: roasting my own coffee beans at home. Not just tossing some pre-ground powder into a machine like a...
If you have ever roasted your own coffee at home, you know there is a wild kind of pride in those freshly toasted beans....