On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:30:06 GMT, jay > wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:20:42 -1000, wrote:
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>Good answer!.. and at least two dollars worth. I would like a pound of
>green coffee. How do I roast it at home..with no coffee specific
>equipment? Is there any flavor advantage or other advantage..to home
>roasting? Your coffee is somewhat pricey.??
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>jay
There are many home roasters who roast with air popcorn poppers.
Coffee beans inflate as they are roasted, much like popcorn does- but
it does smoke as coffee has oils. And the aroma of roasting our
coffee, certainly which is all I know, is absolutely heavenly.
Yes our green may seem pricey
. Why? For many reasons. We live in
the US, pay US taxes, pay fair wages, pay our own health insurance
etc., live on prime and limited real state on an island, and adhere to
all US Dept of Ag. rules and regs. FYI, Kona is one of the world's 2
most loved coffees and grows *only* in a 2 mile by 22 mile area here
on Hawaii island. All in all, it just costs more to raise coffee
here than it does in a 3rd world country. Besides our coffee is so
excellent that the demand is greater than the supply
. Most of our
trees are over 100 years old, at our farm and all are happy and
healthy. Any more questions?
I wasn't angling for sales, just saying what another person in this
thread said, all those labels 7 certifications don't necessarily
produce a good coffee.
aloha,
beans
roast beans to Kona to send
farmers of pure Kona