Benefits to roasting coffee at home
If you’re reading this blog, then we assume you are a coffee lover interested in roasting your very own coffee from the comfort of your own home. You might have questions such as - is roasting coffee at home worth it? Should I get a small capacity roaster? Will it be challenging? Well, you are not alone! Home roasting has become increasingly popular in recent years, and we have received plenty of questions about this topic. So here’s a blog for the ones considering roasting at home.
Check out the benefits of roasting your own coffee to see if the home roasting lifestyle is for you!
Fresh coffee ready within 10 minutes
Whether you are trying to perfect your roasting skills or preparing delicious batches for the week - we’re guessing you would like the sessions to be fast and effective. Who wouldn’t? With a small capacity digital roaster you’ll have your beans ready and roasted within 10 minutes!
The freshest coffee experience
The roasting time with ROEST takes about 6-7 minutes, depending on the coffee.
Expand your horizons
By roasting your own coffee, you will also get a better understanding of the coffee beans - where they’re from, base flavors and what it went through before reaching your cup. The variety of coffee is incredibly huge, and there’s no end to exploring and experimenting. Roasting at home will without doubt expand your coffee horizons.
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It's been 6 months with my ROEST Sample Roaster and I still learn more and more about coffee each time.
Majed Altamami, Home Roaster
Your coffee - just the way you like it
Roasting coffee at home allows you to source your own green beans and roast it exactly the way you prefer. Want it light, medium, dark, or anything in between? You decide!
Just a warning, once you get used to drinking your own roasted coffee just the way you like it - it’ll be hard to go back to anything else!
But what if you just started your roasting journey, and you’re not sure where to begin? With the new era of digital coffee roasters comes the perks of creating, sharing and downloading profiles. In other words, you can easily improve your skills by trying out various roasting profiles created by coffee professionals around the world. You’ll find yourself getting the hang of it and start tweaking and creating your own! By then, you can share your profiles and get feedback from fellow roasters.
ROEST provides an online library of roasting profiles made by baristas, importers, producers and well-known coffee experts such as Tim Wendelboe and Matt Winton. If you decide to become a part of the ROEST family - feel free to share your own profiles in the library, explore others and use the forum for questions and discussions!
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ROEST got the perfect batch size to play around with different roast-profiles, and they’re super easy to install.
Stephan Brückmann, Roaster at Kaffeerosterei Baum Leer
Active coffee roasting community
You might have already noticed that the roasting community is very, very active. This is incredibly helpful if you just started roasting at home and want to learn from others.
We recommend using forums such as Homeroasters and Home-Barista to share ideas and discuss various roasting topics. You can also follow other roasters on social media for inspiration. And if you feel like sharing your own coffee journey, we’re sure that would be much appreciated. We can all learn from each other!
Forum and workshops
At ROEST we have a forum with more than 400 members and ROEST owners. A great place to meet new people and talk about anything coffee- and roasting related. We also have tutorials, interviews and live ROEST workshops on our YouTube Channel.
Rise of digital roasters for home usage
There has been an incredible rise of digital roasters the last couple of years. So whether you’re feeling creative and in the mood to experiment, or just want to prepare your coffee for the week - there are now roasters available for every need. The options are plenty, and the choice is yours!
If you want to delve deeper into the art and science of coffee roasting, and have full control over roasting variables - then we suggest getting a roaster that allows manual control. Others who want freshly roasted coffee with a click of a button might want to opt for a fully automatic roaster. Ask yourself what you think is most important, what you want out of your home roasting experience, and choose a roaster that suits your needs.
There are many roasters designed for sample roasting, meaning smaller batches, which is especially practical for home roasters.
ROEST is a wonderful option for those who want the best of both worlds. Simply stick to automatic roasting, or take your home roasting to another level by experimenting manually. It allows you to adjust parameters such as temperature, power, drum RPM, development time and more, to obtain your desired flavor profile. The learning curve might be steep at the start, but as Matt Winton, WBrC Champion 2021 said: “You just keep on learning. It’s very intuitive.”.
It’s FUN
Saving the best for last. Roasting at home is so much fun! From learning the steps, to roasting your very own coffee, and enjoying it at home - it’s an incredibly exciting and rewarding experience.
Sharing is caring
Perhaps you want to share this wonderful experience with others. Serve your amazing coffee to family and friends when they visit. Now that’s a way to impress. Certainly for us coffee lovers!
Home roasting might seem like a daunting step, but it can be surprisingly simple – not to mention fun. It is for you to decide whether you want to experiment and perfect your roasting skills, or just roast automatically to create an amazing cup of morning coffee! Maybe a little bit of both?
In the end, roasting at home is for those who value freshness and flavor, and have the passion to improve their coffee knowledge and roasting skills!