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=== Where and When ===

'''Next Coffee Roasting Workshop: March 31, 2023'''

Where: Noisebridge Front Patio

Reschedules in the event of rain!

Previous events:

* 2023-03-03
* 2013-06-27
* 2013-10-10

==<big><strong>Coffee Roasting</strong></big>==


If you love coffee and you haven't yet tried roasting your own-- you're missing out! Roasting coffee beans in small quantities at home can be simple, quick, and low-cost.


[[Image:greencoffee.jpg|350px|right|Green Coffee!]]

What is discussed:

* Brief history of coffee / SF's connections to the coffee trade
* Where to get green beans
* How to re-purpose small appliances, household items, kitchenware to roast coffee
* Coffee flavors and different types of roasts
* Demonstration of coffee roasting

We well bring some home roasted coffee for sampling so you can get wired and hack late into the night!

$10+ donation requested to support the space. NOTAFLOF.

'''Never been to Noisebridge before? the doorbell at the front gate!'''

=== Equipment ===

There are many ways to roast coffee. The basic requirements are heat and motion. 

A few things that work well:

* cast iron pot and spoon
* heatgun, metal bowl, and spoon
* baking sheet in your oven
* stovetop or electric popcorn popper
* rotating metal drum over a barbecue 

=== Helpful hints ===

* Though it may be tempting to immediately drink coffee after you roast it, wait at least a few hours. The coffee will off gas and taste will improve considerably. Taste will peak over the next several days.
* Coffee roasting can produce a bit of smoke. Make sure the area where you roast is well ventilated or use a fan if you roast indoors.
* A lighter roast will preserve more flavor and character of an individual coffee, medium and darker roasts give beans a familiar 'roasted' flavor.

=== Where to get green coffee ===

* Your favorite local coffee roaster (many will sell you beans at less than the cost of roasted)
* [https://sweetmarias.com Sweet Maria's] - Oakland (you can pickup your order at their warehouse in West Oakland)
* [https://burmancoffee.com/ Burman Coffee] - Online green coffee seller
* [http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com/ Green Coffee Buying Club] - Semi-structured online coffee buying club. 
* We live near a major port (Oakland). You can buy bulk from a coffee importer but most won't talk to you unless you are interested in a pallet of 75kg sacks. While the most economical, logistically this can be really annoying.
* [https://royalcoffee.com/ Royal Coffee] a big specialty coffee importer in the east bay!
* Some Ethiopian and Yemeni grocery stores sell green coffee!
* Rainbow grocery (they sell green beans in a small jar in one of the bulk isles)
* You can buy direct from farmers, including several in the US - [https://www.coffeeofkona.com/green-kona-coffee/ kona coffee], even [https://frinjcoffee.com/ coffee grown in California]!

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