Home Roasting Coffee in a Popcorn Popper

Still a novice but thought since my Behmor roaster was coming I better capture my first method of roasting I tried ... the popcorn popper. Here I'm roasting some Espresso Monkey Blend from Sweet Maria's.

Espresso Monkey Info: http://www.sweetmarias.com/coffee.other.blends.php#EspressoMonkeyBlend2008

Visual Guide to the Roast Process: http://www.sweetmarias.com/roasting-VisualGuideV2.php

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[peterrabbit31]

wow, 15 minutes? did it hit first crack? would keeping the top roast them faster? i think roasting them more slowly like 15 minutes would develop the flavor better than a quick 5 minute roast in a popper. how did it taste?

[ComplexEspresso]

@peterrabbit31 Yes it hit first crack ... my total roast time has been around 9 minutes. This one took a while! I will not taste it till tomorrow so I'll let you know! My Behmor Roaster arrived today so I think first up with be an Ethiopian !!

[mrgranda]

Wow, this is so interesting. I can see now how roasting, just by itself, can be an art. I bet the whole room smells delicious. Now, can you add different flavors to the beans as they roast, like cinnamon or nutmeg or are they added in during a different process? So how did the coffee taste? I'm assuming you've tried it by now. I would totally take a shot from you :-)

~Mandy