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pure kona > wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:16:08 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

> >That hasn't been my experience with coffee roasting, not that I've done
> >it myself. It is often done outside or far away, as the smell is not
> >good. If done in the house, hopefully it's a nice enough day that you
> >can open the windows, or at least turn on the vent hood.
> >
> >The grinding and brewing is wonderful, though.

> We've roasted probably several thousand pounds. I have smelled
> thousands of pounds of unroasted Kona coffee. Promise, the green
> (unroasted) coffee smells good and the roasting, frankly, is heavenly.
> We do it on the porch out our back door and it really is fabulous.

Just had a talk with my daughter. There is a place that roasts coffee
down the block from her office. She likes the smell. There's a coffee
place downtown here that roasts their coffee right there. She likes
that smell also (and buys most of her coffee there).

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA