Roasting coffee beans produces a heavenly aroma like no other. and it's the best drink to kick start the day according to coffee lovers everywhere. To really appreciate fully the pleasures coffee brings, you could try roasting your own coffee at home. Here are the essentials - the roasting methods and what to expect during the roasting process.
The coffee plant originated in Ethiopia. The Ethiopians discovered the pleasures of coffee and they guarded its existence carefully until some plants were smuggled out to the Dutch. The verification of the earliest coffee drinkers can be found in Arabia, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen to be specific. This is where roasting coffee beans began. With the introduction of the roasting equipment in the 1800s, coffee has been enjoyed by a lot of people. Roasting coffee beans can also be done at home; Roasting and grinding coffee beans at home ensures the freshest coffee possible.
When roasting coffee beans at home, you can be choose from two methods. One way of roasting coffee beans at home is by placing them on a baking sheet and stirring them over a high heat. The downside of this type of roasting is that it lacks uniformity. To get the preferred strength of roast, use special home coffee roaster appliances which start at about a hundred pounds.
You should notice the changes in the beans and the scent when roasting coffee beans. The aroma changes during the roasting process, the beans will change colour until they began to swell and pop. The colour will turn to light brow. If you prefer a light roast you need to roast for about seven minutes. After nine minutes, the roasting process speeds up and the colour changes rapidly. The beans will pop again and about the 15 minute mark is called the Espresso roast.
You should not roast green coffee beans for longer than 15 minutes as the flavour decreases and the natural oil within the beans starts to burn so make sure you don't overdo it.