stevew443
New member
I just found this forum and I figured I would introduce myself. My name is Steve and I live in the Shenandoah Valley (the part of it that is in West Virginia). I will be 61 years old in June and my father started me drinking coffee back when I was about 4 years old.
Anyway, what brought me here is that I became interested in roasting my own coffee and while doing research I have found all these forums. I ordered a small entry level roaster and some sample beans and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival.
I am not supposed to be drinking any caffeine at all due to a very severe case of pancreatitis that I suffered back in 2012, so I cut back from my normal 5 to 6 pots of what ever I could find to one to two cups of coffee a day (along with an occasional pot of loose leaf tea). I figured that if I can only drink a very small amount of coffee then I would try to make each cup the very best possible.
There is a new coffee shop that opened near us recently and the owner roasts all his own beans for sale in the shop. I fell in love with his massive antique roaster and his tales of starting out as a hobbyist roaster, so I figured I would give it a shot myself.
I am looking forward to learning a lot from you all and joining in on the companionship these forums afford. The other forums I frequent are Badger and Blade and the Fedora Lounge. I am also a long time pipe smoker (don't tell my doctor... I was supposed to give that up too).
Anyway, what brought me here is that I became interested in roasting my own coffee and while doing research I have found all these forums. I ordered a small entry level roaster and some sample beans and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival.
I am not supposed to be drinking any caffeine at all due to a very severe case of pancreatitis that I suffered back in 2012, so I cut back from my normal 5 to 6 pots of what ever I could find to one to two cups of coffee a day (along with an occasional pot of loose leaf tea). I figured that if I can only drink a very small amount of coffee then I would try to make each cup the very best possible.
There is a new coffee shop that opened near us recently and the owner roasts all his own beans for sale in the shop. I fell in love with his massive antique roaster and his tales of starting out as a hobbyist roaster, so I figured I would give it a shot myself.
I am looking forward to learning a lot from you all and joining in on the companionship these forums afford. The other forums I frequent are Badger and Blade and the Fedora Lounge. I am also a long time pipe smoker (don't tell my doctor... I was supposed to give that up too).
