I want to start home roasting but I’m not sure where\what to buy as far as beans go as a Canadian buyer. I did a quick check on Amazon (which I try to avoid buying from) and found the cheapest beans are about 14 CAD per pound, but I’m not sure that it’s that good of a deal and I don’t know what quality I’m getting.
Any advice is appreciated.
Edit: found a supplier: https://terracaf.ca/
Does Sweet Maria’s ship to Canada?
That’s right, I was including the cost of the roaster, the other paraphernalia you would end up needing while using it, the cost of running it with electricity prices, the cost of the green beans plus delivery and the cost of any wasted beans through my inexperience - and comparing that to the price I currently pay, with the variety I have available. The tinkering with the roast times, temperatures and different beans appeals to me and I’d like to see the product of my own hard work, so I applaud those who do roast their own. If you’re able to do this with very little cost and minimal equipment that’s awesome! Keep us updated with your experiences of roasting, lots of coffe fans will be happy to hear - keep up the good work!
Once you get the roasting under control to the point that you’re producing a drinkable cup the provenance of the beans will be not the biggest factor. A competently roasted and properly stored coffee from almost any green beans will beat the pants off of almost any commercially roasted beans stored exposed to oxygen at room temperature for more than a few hours.
I bought a Fresh Roast SR500 extension tube from a Canadian retailer that only shipped to Canada. Getting it to me in the US was a bit of a challenge, I wish I remembered the retailer… While trying to find what retailer I bought from, I found https://www.pre-umber.com/ which might be a good place to start.
Thanks everyone, I found this place: https://terracaf.ca/
20 CAD for 1 kg is fine with me.
