A Deep Dive into Indoor Grown Coffee: Part 2 – Roasting and Brewing
The wait is over. After months of nurturing our indoor-grown coffee tree, the cherries are finally ready for the next phase. In this post, we'll delve into the process of roasting and brewing your home-grown coffee beans, with a few insights on cascara tea along the way. The Roast: Once the cherries were dry enough after a few weeks in the food dehydrator, it was time to remove the husks and beans. The beans were then sorted by size and quality before being roasted using a DIY popcorn popper contraption. The roasting process brought out the coffee's unique acidity, toasty…