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[–]Node 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Ahh. Makes sense. reddit has been like that for awhile.

Btw, just got 7 more pounds of green coffee beans from Happy Mug a few minutes ago!

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Oh that sounds wonderful!!

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The local roaster went mask and burn loot murder woke last year. "Screw them" Plus it's cheap and fun to roast your own.

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The smell must be amazing to

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The actual roasting process does not smell good, and can even generate a lot of smoke if you go dark roast. Then you let the beans degass a day or so in a glass jar and they smell amazing.

There's also a bit of 'husk' that comes off during the process, so I do mine at the edge of the sink. Generally lighter roasts, so not too much smoke.

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Light roasts are best imho .

I got reminded today there used to be a sweet shop in my neighborhood that would take roasted beans and cover them in a thick coat of dark chocolate. It was deliscious