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=== Where and When ===


==<big><strong>Special event: Coffee Roasting Hack/Workshop!</strong></big>==
'''Next Coffee Roasting Workshop: March 31, 2023 5PM'''


[[Image:CoffeeFlier.png|800px]]
Where: Noisebridge Front Patio


Reschedules in the event of rain!


'''Thursday 10 October, 7pm, NOISEBRIDGE, Back/Kitchen Area'''
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/292035351/


''(fyi No Vegan Hacker)''
Previous events:


If you love coffee and you haven't yet tried roasting your own-- you're
* 2023-03-03
missing out!
* 2013-10-10
* 2013-06-27


Roasting your own coffee beans is simple, quick, and cheap.
==<big><strong>Coffee Roasting</strong></big>==


Get high-quality specialty coffee for half of the price that you pay in the
store!


Come learn how from Maggie and [[User:Dana|Dana]] who have been home-roasting coffee
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.
beans for years. Have questions? Email  VeganHackerSF at gmail dot com.
 


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


We will discuss:
What is discussed:


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


We'll bring ~1 lb of home roasted coffee for sampling so you can get wired and hack late into the night!
We well bring some home roasted coffee for sampling so you can get wired and hack late into the night!


=== Noisebridge Coffee Group Buy ===
$10+ donation requested to support the space. NOTAFLOF.


We're working out logistics of buying a ack of green coffee to split! This will enable us to get very high quality coffee at a low cost. Join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/caffeine Caffeine] mailing list for discussion of this and other coffee, tea, and caffeinated goodness.
'''Never been to Noisebridge before? the doorbell at the front gate!'''


=== Equipment ===
=== Equipment ===
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* baking sheet in your oven
* baking sheet in your oven
* stovetop or electric popcorn popper
* stovetop or electric popcorn popper
* rotating metal drum over a barbeque
* rotating metal drum over a barbecue


=== Helpful hints ===
=== Helpful hints ===


* Though it may be tempting to immediately drink coffee after you roast it, wait a few hours. The taste will improve considerably.
* 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.
* 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.  
* 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 ===
=== Where to get green coffee ===


* Bulk purchase from a coffee importer @ Port of SF/Oakland - Most economical, but requires $$, a truck and willingness to move 75kg sacks!
* Your favorite local coffee roaster (many will sell you beans at less than the cost of roasted)
* Your favorite local coffee roaster (many will sell you beans at half the cost of roasted)
* [https://sweetmarias.com Sweet Maria's] - Oakland (you can pickup your order at their warehouse in West Oakland)
* [http://sweetmarias.com Sweet Maria's] - Oakland (you can pickup your order at their warehouse)
* [https://burmancoffee.com/ Burman Coffee] - Online green coffee seller
* [http://breworganic.com 7 Bridges Cooperative] - Santa Cruz, organic homebrew and coffee roasting supplies!
* [http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com/ Green Coffee Buying Club] - Semi-structured online coffee buying club.  
* [http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com/ Green Coffee Buying Club] - Semi-structured online coffee buying club.  
* [http://greencoffee.coop/ Green Coffee Cooperative] - Online coffee buying co-op.
* 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.
* [http://www.coffeeofkona.com/ Lions Gate Kona Coffee] - Wonderful Kona coffee from a small family farm! (supply is extremely limited this year, due to kona coffee shortage)
* [https://royalcoffee.com/ Royal Coffee] a big specialty coffee importer in the east bay!
* Middle Eastern and Ethiopian Grocery stores!
* 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)
* 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]!
=== Resources ===
 
* [http://www.homeroaster.com Homeroaster.com Ideas, tips and resources for the home coffee roaster]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Roasting-coffee-the-easy-way/ Coffee roasting Instructable]  
* [http://blackgoldmovie.com Black Gold] - a movie about the coffee industry and an ethiopian farmers co-operative
* [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/caffeine Caffeine] - noisebridge mailinglist for coffee, tea, club mate and other caffeinated goodness


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Latest revision as of 17:28, 5 March 2023

Where and When[edit]

Next Coffee Roasting Workshop: March 31, 2023 5PM

Where: Noisebridge Front Patio

Reschedules in the event of rain!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/292035351/

Previous events:

  • 2023-03-03
  • 2013-10-10
  • 2013-06-27

Coffee Roasting[edit]

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.


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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Your favorite local coffee roaster (many will sell you beans at less than the cost of roasted)
  • Sweet Maria's - Oakland (you can pickup your order at their warehouse in West Oakland)
  • Burman Coffee - Online green coffee seller
  • 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.
  • 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 - kona coffee, even coffee grown in California!