Hello, please allow me to introduce myself....

[spiridon]

....I hope this is the proper room to do so.

Been lurking around for a few days, looks like a great place to discuss and learn all things about coffee.
I am a novice home roaster, been playing around with it for aprox. the past 2 years.....enjoy experimenting with different blends. I haven't gotten hard core (yet), no fancy equipment (so far!) ......just a hot air popper, a small burr grinder, and a press pot.
I also enjoy helping moderate a Cigar BB, where we have many coffee lovers and home roasters on board.
Look forward to gaining the benefit of everyone's knowledge here, and hopefully participate in some good discussion.

[Hooligan]

As a home-roaster you beat me out for coffee fanaticism. I'd like to hear about how you do it.

First off, where do you get green coffee?

[Hooligan]

Oh right, I should have checked the bean forum, there is a post about this very thing...

[MrJerry]

I've known spiridon for several years and you'd be heard rpressed to find a better guy. Even though I think most home-roasters are crazy, he's still a good guy!

Have fun and don't forget about me!

[Kaffeeklatsch]

Home roasting is the next step for me.

I would love to hear some thoughts on the best approach to doing that.

[spiridon]

Hey "K", whereabouts in Bama do you live? I'm down here on the coast in Mobile.

In regards to "home roasting"......I am by no means an expert. I DO enjoy buying the different beans and experimenting with different blends though.
I've got a couple of buddies here in Mobile that also home roast, so we trade info back and forth. I use a hot - air popcorn popper to roast....so as you see, I don't get very high tech!

You may want to check out the info on the Sweet Maria's coffee site....lot of good info there.

PM sent with some additional info as well....

[rmb]

Tryin looking at Kenneth Davids book, Home Coffee Roasting - it'll answer a LOT of questions. And its true, once you home roast, you never go back!