It's a bit of a birthday tradition. I get a discount code for the "Coffee Project" coffee beans and I pick up a few pounds of GREEN coffee beans. The nice thing about GREEN coffee beans is that they can be stored a very long time and freshly roasted (even a long time later) and they taste just as good as any freshly roasted bean!

Having a new batch of beans coming in, I was inspired to roast up an older batch of beans. These were purchased in 2022. Who wants 2 year old coffee? I do!

I am roasting a very small batch for practice, about a quarter cup.

I put them in the pan over high heat and slowly roast them on the stove.

They begin to show signs of roasting by changing color from a pale green to a yellow/orange.

As they begin to roast, I can smell the delicious aroma of roasted coffee. Yum!

It's fun to watch the color change from green to yellow to orange to a light brown.

As they roast, they become a darker color. My favorite roasting moment is here... first "crack". A few seconds later, I hear second "crack" as the moisture inside the beans heat up and they pop like popcorn. But they don't explode, they... crack.

They're starting to look like a light coffee roast, but as this is an "uncertain" blend, different types of beans roast at different speeds. That's ok. I don't mind. The coffee will still be good.

The beans are beginning to turn that signature dark brown. I like mine lightly roasted, not burned, so I have to be careful here not to over roast them.

They are beginning to smoke and this is a sign they're about done. If I wanted them "French Roast" (which means BURNT) I'd keep them cooking, but instead I take them off the heat and end the roasting process. I spritz some water on them to stop them from cooking any further.

Putting them in a small glass jar, I see just how small this batch is, enough for one cup of coffee. It's best to let it cool and rest for at least 9 hours, so I'll cool these down and grind them tomorrow for my morning coffee.

A light roast, uncertain blend, enough for one cup. Grind it up fine, pour-over coffee. Yum in the morning!

I'll report how 2 year old coffee (freshly roasted) turns out! Judging by how it smells, it'll be excellent!

Have you ever roasted green coffee beans before?

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