How Do i Slow roast Coffee beans?
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namballe
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that would be more like baked beans. i wouldn't recommend it.How would i slow roast coffee beans in an oven at 200 degrees can i do that?
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I wonder what would happen if the oven was 400 degrees? I can't picture it working, though. The beans would just be toasted and not roasted.
peterjschmidt
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For the first few weeks of my roasting days I roasted in my oven on a cookie sheet. I forgot the oven setting, but it was probably 450. It can work, but it won't work at 200.
Hello!
I have done some experiments with this too, (Im from the UK so everything will be Oc not Of, sorry to confuse!)
So my first oven roast experiment i ended up with a fairly dark roast by accident but it also held a diffrent taste profile to how it would have if i had done a normal dark roast with the same beans, this expriment was not exactly a slow roast but got me thinking about it more;
Pre heat electric fan oven to 180oc,
place beans in a colander on middle shelf,
first crack began around 10 mins into the roast.
Its also good to give the beans a little shake every 5 mins or so to keep an even roast and dispurse chaff.
PS. Oven gloves are essential!
Another experiment I tried after was a real slow roasting in the oven,
Same principles only this time i set the oven to 75oc.
It took about an hour and half for first crack to appear and then i kept roasting for another 40 mins.
The end result was just what you would expect from a medium roast bean.
Overall, as far as a taste difference goes i havent found any pros to roasting in an oven compared to my normal roast.
But it is fun
I have done some experiments with this too, (Im from the UK so everything will be Oc not Of, sorry to confuse!)
So my first oven roast experiment i ended up with a fairly dark roast by accident but it also held a diffrent taste profile to how it would have if i had done a normal dark roast with the same beans, this expriment was not exactly a slow roast but got me thinking about it more;
Pre heat electric fan oven to 180oc,
place beans in a colander on middle shelf,
first crack began around 10 mins into the roast.
Its also good to give the beans a little shake every 5 mins or so to keep an even roast and dispurse chaff.
PS. Oven gloves are essential!
Another experiment I tried after was a real slow roasting in the oven,
Same principles only this time i set the oven to 75oc.
It took about an hour and half for first crack to appear and then i kept roasting for another 40 mins.
The end result was just what you would expect from a medium roast bean.
Overall, as far as a taste difference goes i havent found any pros to roasting in an oven compared to my normal roast.
But it is fun
MasterKraus
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Hey dodi90,
I roast in my oven using a perforated Pizza tray. The perforation allows for airflow, so I don't get scorched beans. For my oven (results vary, of course), I start out at 450F and work my way up to 510F by the end of the roast. My guess is that actual temperatures are a bit less than my oven reads out. The whole process takes about 30 minutes, and the result is very full in flavor. As long as I don't go too far past the second crack, I don't get burnt beans and the overall roast is fairly even. It helps if I take out the beans every 4 minutes or so and just let them breathe a bit.
Hope that helps! Good luck to you.
-Chris
I roast in my oven using a perforated Pizza tray. The perforation allows for airflow, so I don't get scorched beans. For my oven (results vary, of course), I start out at 450F and work my way up to 510F by the end of the roast. My guess is that actual temperatures are a bit less than my oven reads out. The whole process takes about 30 minutes, and the result is very full in flavor. As long as I don't go too far past the second crack, I don't get burnt beans and the overall roast is fairly even. It helps if I take out the beans every 4 minutes or so and just let them breathe a bit.
Hope that helps! Good luck to you.
-Chris
