How To Roast Your Own Coffee

Preheat pan over medium heat. Pan has to be hot.

Add beans and start stirring.

Keep beans moving but don't be too aggressive.

Beans will start to change colors in 8-10 minutes from green to yellow, to a golden brown, light brown to dark brown.

Watch for an even progression of color change. You may need to adjust heat if it seems like they are missing a color step.

At the 5 minute mark, the beans should be turning from golden to light brown.

Around this time, there will be a "crack" sound.

Coffee can be brewed at this time and it is up to your taste at how dark of a bean you desire.

Beans continue to cook during the cooling process so stop at least a shade lighter than what you want.

When the first crack is done, shortly after there will be a second crack but you are getting close to burning them.

When beans are done, pour into a metal colander and continue to stir.

The chaff will fall through the holes. Make sure to get rid of most of the chaff.

Allow cooling for 6 hours.