AHHHH ROASTING AT HOME (PART ONE): Home Roasting and the Pursuit of Perfection

I NEVER IMAGINED THAT I WOULD HAVE THE WAYS AND MEANS TO MANIPULATE THE TASTE AND TEXTURE OF THE BEVERAGE I THOROUGHLY ENJOY!

GETTING INTO HOME ROASTING IS INEVITABLE IF YOU START DOWN THE ROAD AND INTO THE WORLD OF SPECIALTY COFFEE!  ONE WILL TRAVEL DOWN MANY A RABBIT HOLE IN SEARCH OF THAT LUXURIOUS SATISFACTION OF THE BEST COFFEE ONE HAS EVER HAD…UNTIL THE NEXT ONE OF COURSE!

IT STARTS OUT BY FINDING A COFFEE FROM YOUR LOCAL COFFEE HOUSE THAT HAS SET FOR JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME…WITH THE PERFECT ROAST PROFILE AND YOU FINDING THE PERFECT GRIND SIZE THAT WORKED FOR THE BREW METHODS OF CHOICE…ALL THE VARIABLES WORKED OUT…AND FOR TWO DAYS NOTHING BUT SUCCESS! FOR ME THAT MEANS AN ESPRESSO WITH NO BITTERNESS OR HEAVY CHOCOLATE FLAVOR…A V-60 POUR OVER THAT IS BRIGHT AND SNAPPY…A SUPER CLEAN CHEMEX…AN AEROPRESS WITH THE PERFECT TEXTURE…A SWEET BALANCE OF IMMERSION AND PERCOLATION WITH THE HARIO SWITCH…THE CLEVER DRIPPER WITH A PERFECT DRAW DOWN…EVEN BREAKING OUT THE SIPHON…CAUSE EVERYTHING IS WORKING JUST RIGHT…THEN IT DISAPPEARS…TRY AS YOU MIGHT YOUR STILL GETTING GOOD RESULTS BUT IT IS SLIPPING AWAY…THE BANE OF BEANS HAS STRUCK!