How to grow and roast your own coffee beans at home
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- From growing fresh coffee trees to harvesting fresh beans to picking, peeling, drying, de-husking, taking your green beans, and finally roasting your own coffee beans.
Don't throw away the cherry skin! Dry them. That's "Cascara Tea." A very wonderful tea!
Good Tip! Thank you.
And they’re quite nice to eat. Very berry-like. Guess that’s why they’re called coffee berries. Haven’t yet made the “tea” but have dried some to do so in future. My coffee tree has this year produced it’s biggest crop yet! It’s keeping me very busy.
My coffee tree has gone mad this year. It’s biggest crop yet. Only took about six years to get to this stage. It’s keeping me very busy picking, hulling, soaking/fermenting to remove the slime, drying, dehusking and eventually roasting. The coffee has been great. I figure with my time included it’s worth about $500 per cup!
At least $500 per cup! But soooo worth it, right?
Its the pleasure of producing your own coffee
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Seems very labor intensive. I'm surprised that coffee isn't more expensive than it currently is.
This process is much easier in indrustrial setting. They have huge machines that spin like concrete trucks when roasting the beans.. and they get so much that they can price at lower cost due to bulk purchasing. This is a fun side project but best to just buy the beans organic and roasting them if you want fast results. Quality can still be good
Everything is labor intensive but when you put it on a much large scale with industrial machines made for the job it doesn't seem as much of a big job
Economics of scale and cheap labor
Excellent video. Thank you.
Try getting 2 cutting boards, roughly the same size, put one board on a bench and lay out cherries around the middle of the board, then cover with the other board, creating a coffee bean sandwich. Press down on the top board whilst giving it a slight twist back and forth. Doing one at a time gets tough on the fingers when you've got a couple of buckets to do, and you haven't got free child labour available. I find those cheap, plastic cutting boards with a machined finish work well. Putting down a wet cloth on the bench, beneath the sandwich helps it to stop slipping. Get yourself an air fryer with a rotisserie basket for roasting, you'll get far more consistent results. You'll find that the beans can be abrasive on the coating of your non-stick frypan you've got there. You don't want to trash a $150 frypan to roast $30 worth of beans. When you've finished harvesting, be sure to remove ALL berries from the tree and the ground, it'll help reduce the amount of coffee bean weevils that can get in and ruin a crop, and you'll get less floaters next year. You can be pretty brutal when pruning the trees. That one that's 8ft high could be cut in half and still produce a decent qty next year. I cut mine to around 1.4m after harvesting, so the next year they grow to under 2m. Just makes it easier to pick, picking is not the most exciting part of the process, so no need to make it difficult as well.
Great tips there Rob! Thank you for contributing.
Yes, I have been pruning the trees and getting great rewards, new growth giving higher yields.
You've got a whole coffee plantation going on out there. Bravo!
😁 yes, but real plantations have around 3000 plants per acre.
My grandfather would just place them on his roof and let the sun do the work. No need to peel the skin off since the wind would take the dry skin off. Best coffee ☕️ ❤ Sadly, my grandfather past 3 years ago 😢.
rip free g-pa
Awww thanks Grand dad, I am gonna follow his example.
Brilliant! Thank you grandfather!
Here we go, the ultimate stage of coffee cultist 😅
Maybe Hoffman should move to Australia.
Great video. Outstanding explanation. Superb. All the best to you and your family.❤
Very informative! I recently started my own micro coffee roastery out of VA and have always been interested in growing my own plants as a hobby!
I love your name!
Bless come back live your work great stuff!
i live in cairns, far north queensland. i have 2 coffee trees that i have in pots. i hope oneday to have beans to roast and make coffee
It's a perfect location for them.
It's better to have 'em in full soil, and mulch the trees heavy with organic matter: wood compost, wood chips, leaves, branches... the trees' rootsystem will appreciate this a lot and start fruiting earlier :) Good luck!
I can't put them in the ground as it is clay soil. X cane farms
I appreciate the simplicity of detail within the arrangement of the information you've shared.
Very thorough AND efficient without a bunch of marketed fluff.
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words.
Exactly the information I wanted, with all the step clearly explained 👌
Thanks Roxane
Great video! Just got my first arabica coffee tree and this video will be a great reference!
Thanks Chris, exciting times, thanks for your comment, I appreciate it. Good luck with it all!
That’s what I call great job great content
Thanks Trisha
Actually coffees like moisture and wet area with 70 to 80 F shady spots possible. Good video.
Nice and informative. Thank you for sharing.
its a great experience.thank you MENTOR.
Thanks a lot ! That was just what i was looking for, a step by step way to harvest our coffee tree here in the filipines...
Thanks Chris.
Thanks for showing the stages, that's what I was looking for.
Thanks Nathan
Thank you. Very informative and interesting. Great video work as well.
you my sir definitely deserve more subs
Naww, thanks Tom!
So informative and straightforward. Thanks!
No problem, thanks for watching!
Super great video and coffee wonderful information
😊okay I’m now excited and new subby ❤thanks for this info. I just found a healthy coffee plant at a local plant store that has sustainable healthy plants
An easy way to remove the husks is to put a handful of beans at a time in a clean tea towel and rub gently like you would do to remove the skins of roasted peanuts or other nuts. Then sift and use a hairdryer to get the rest out.
And if your bbq has a side burner, you can roast the beans outside.
Love your work bro, cheers! Growing my own coffee near Bundaberg :-)
Thanks Lachlan! Appreciate it. Bundy is a great climate for it. #Bundybeans
Great video. High five to you and your daughter. I learned a lot. 💯
High Five greatfully appreciated, thank you.
Amazing, thank you so much for this video. ❤
You're so welcome!
A well explained video, thank you
Thank you for your kind words
Thoroughly enjoyed your tube on the coffee plants
Thank you😊
@@fraserjack1129 😊🦋🌏
That was great thank you.
You're welcome Phillip, glad you enjoyed it.
I can tell yr girl has much love for u. U must be a grate father. 👍
My question to u is wh@ kind of pan is th@? I never seen such pan.
Thk u for taking the time. Just from u being a good father I am now a subscriber
Nice video, big thanks!
Thanks Theo
literally the best instruction video i have seen.. well done.
Thanks Timothy, I appreciate your kind words
Amazing.
love it! great vid :)
Awesome!
I liked this so much! ... Now to find fresh beans
Thanks Morgan, good luck on your coffee growing journey!
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That was cool. 👍
That’s me I’m a coffee nerd lol!!!
Coat them in chocolate and have chocolate coffee beans yum
amazing, thank you!
You're welcome Jules
Great video. their is lots of different ways to roast coffee. your Method is the cheapest. It can get like super expensive. I have 2 coffee trees. one i got given and one i ordered on the first of September 2021.
Thanks Ed. Good luck with your roasting in a frypan. Whatever the method, it's still a passion that requires a lot of your time. Soon you will have an orchard of trees.
This was amazing, imma share on Reddit
Nice video :) I've got a 5 year old tree in Sydney, got my first decent harvest this year, so I thought, but going by the flower numbers this year, I think next year will be about double! Anyway, I've taken the beans to green bean stage, not yet roasted, so helpful video for me. Easier way of removing the husks though imo, would be fermenting. That's what I did, cause I read it's meant to give better quality beans. When doing only a few beans, they took ages to get rid of the slime, but then when I had a whole pile to harvest at once, they fermented & slime was off very quickly, within a day I think it was. After that, I put them into a washing bag & under the kitchen tap, rubbed them around against each other with my hands, inside the bag to hold them all, just to make sure all slime was off, I doubt that process is really even needed, but made me feel like they were clean & ready to go, & then onto a teatowel to dry overnight & done. I thought the dry drying was meant to be easier, but watching your video, I think the fermenting method is much easier
ohhh, great tips! thank you
Wow. You have such a green thumb👏🏻🎶
Thank you!
Ur one video cleared my all doubts about phases of coffee from its maturation to cup.... Really really great full nd thankful for all ur info . Thanks a lot... I searched many many videos but couldn't find the proper information, thanks a lot again.
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.
Thank you
Drinking coffee & gardening is ultra top against asthma crisis ❤❤❤
Hey mate use a face washer and pop cherry in washer and Rilke between fingers they pop out easier and you can control seeds from going everywhere and you pop up to 3 at a time . I pop the the dried Berns in the rotisserie bowl of air fryer for 40 minutes . Roasts them perfectly
Thanks Trish, two amazing ideas, I appreciate you sharing your tips.
Cute daughter !
Way to go, Dad !
Suoer! Thank You. New venture for me
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Welcome to the team! So satisfying.
Chicory and coffee growing video we need
wow..thank you
You're welcome
Oh my goodness! I am so excited to have found your video. Thank you for such a clear explanation and excellent visual as well. I have two plants here in So. CA which are producing nicely. The cherries are ripening now and I can see new flowers on the way, so this was a timely video. I am worried the critters may start eating the cherries. So can I harvest the ripe ones and refrigerate until all are ready? Thanks again!
Thank you Kate! I appreciate your kind words, great idea to keep the ripe cherries in the refrigerator until the others are ready. We had another comment below that suggests you save the cherry flesh dry it out and you can make a tea out of it? Good lunch with your harvest, roasting and brewing your own coffee.
You can FREEZE them for the absolute best quality and longevity.
nice
Thanks
To peal off the skin from the seed i think you can get a cheese cloth and roll them around in there with light hand pressure like when rubbing your hands together idk but i assume it would work
I had saved some old green coffee beans that i ordered long ago online to learn roasting . I never thought any would grow, it took a long time but Ive a couple seedlings. Im excited to see the process from seed to plant to seed, and coffee!
Yes! Love it! - You are right, they do take a long time to germinate, it gets to the point where you almost give up, and then, next thing you have a coffee plant shoot out of the ground. Good luck with it all.
How's it going now? I've decided to order some seeds and im just wondering if they've germinated yet. ☺
@@AlopeciaAllyIV They took about 3 months for me till they dropped their shelf, an extremely slow starting plant.
@@bobrobertsNotUrBob The same thing just happened to me. I'd always read 6 to 8 weeks but I decided to just wait and see, and sure enough at around 3 months all four beans from two cherries came up. Each pair from the same cherry came up within a day or so of its mate. I've been at the stage where they're sprouts topped w/a bean for over a month, but I can see they're putting down good roots.
@@limitedassurance so what i found is you must open the seed, it is layer inside layer inside layer (maybe not that many layers but it feels like it. I planted with the hard cover still on, so maybe that was why it took so long.
Thank you😅
You're welcome Julie
But what to do with them fruity parts? I received 2 coffee trees 3 years ago, getting them to grow in my location was a challenge because our climate can be incredibly warm & dry but somehow they survived. Just picked my first 'berries' today. Peeled them and searched videos to get to the next step. Your video was most informative - planting, peeling & roasting but now not sure about them fruity parts without treating it like garbage. Is there any useful ideas not to waste it?
Hi Brian, two options, they go back into the soil as fertiliser, replacing the nutrients back into the soil. Option two is to dry them out and make a tea out of them. I haven't tried this option, but others have a s said it is wonderful. Good luck with it, let us know how you went.
I’m curious that you didn’t ferment them after peeling to wash off the slimy coating. I thought that an essential step.
Good video.....
Very helpful for my coffee garden....
@@nuwaniranga2723 Thank you!
Where did you source your stock from? What temperate zone are you in? How long on average from sprouting to fruiting/harvesting? What growing tips such as pest control, watering cycle, etc?
you may be able to find stock on Facebook Marketplace, if not find green coffee beans. Temp zone is sub tropical, if you are in a colder zone, make them indoor plants over winter. Fruit after 3-5 years depending on nutrients and weather temp, harvesting in light in the first couple of years of fruiting. I haven't had to worry about pest control toom much, a few aphids once I used Pest Oil and also detergent and water in a spray bottle. Water daily like a Bonsai tree, or keep the soil moist.
@Noreen Shahzadi Not direct sunlight when they are small, they like shade.
Sorry auto correct beat me . I meant pop washer over you hand bring finger into a baseball glove shape , now pop up to 3 cherries into the washer , now twist cherries between your fingers & you’ll feel the cherry pop into the washer & the skins come clean too
Use a wooden spoon next time instead of scraping the bottom of your pan x.x
Hi there quite informative but I'm wantting to know how to get the most caffeine out of the coffee cheers
Hmmm, great question, I am not sure Clint. I am sure there is a scientific answer that I would also be interested in.
Do you manage to grow enough without buying coffee from the store, as I assume you have a couple cups every morning? The maximum yield, which I'm sure takes quite some time to develop, is a question that pops up in my head.
This is definitely a hobby. I'm not doing it to be self-sufficient, but more so I know how to. I still love trying new beans from around the world as well.
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Do you let every one of your trees grow to full size, or do you have any you've kept small by keeping in a container of some kind? I finally got four seedlings from my original tree, grown from bean, but I'm in the northeastern U.S. now (cold winters, not a ton of sun) and since they can't be outside year-round, I was hoping to keep these guys small and manageable if they can live that way long-term.
Yes you can keep them in pots, they just need watering a lot.
How long does it take the tree to grow and produce fruit? How do I grow it, seed or?
I takes around 5 years to get a good crop, you can grow from a green coffee bean, or if you look in Facebook Marketplace, you may findsome in your area that is selling trees.
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will my coffee seeds grow if i started in February? It is in a fairly warm temperature indoors
Yes. keep it warm and water it often
Thats a awesome video 👍thanks , sad we cant plant a geeen Bean, how do you get a Bean from , say Afrika brasil ect , to plant , when it only Can be the red or 2 other stage Beans in , and not the green ? Thanks mate👍🇩🇰
You can plant green beans, they take up to 3 months to germinate, just keep them damp and warm.
@@fraserjack1129 thanks mate , i Will try already tomorrow 👍😊
So I want to own a food truck and and travel the United States and sell pastries. Well, I guess it’ll be more of a “mobile cafe” since I’ll be selling French crepes and coffee as well. I thought it would be cool to buy a piece of land out in Washington state so I can grow my own coffee beans. Is that a good climate for coffee beans or will they end up drowning? Washington gets a ton of rain.
Sorry I am not sure I can give you an answer, I live in Australia and never experienced the climate in Washington State. It it is sub-tropical I would say yes, if not then I would say you would nee a lot os shelter. Try planting the trees below the canape of other trees to maintain warmer temps. Good luck with the mobile cafe! Love that idea.
@@fraserjack1129 Thank you! Yes Washington does have sub- tropical climate. I think that’ll be a great place to grow them.
Hai iam mubayi from Uganda Africa.
Iam a coffee grower and trader
I would like to have a partner for export of coffee.
Good if you can be a partner thanks
@@mubayi My name is Jazereigh and I live in Texas, USA. That would be so fun.
What temperature? What altitude? I know they usually grow them in altitudes more than 1000 meters. But I am at sea level. Could it be done?
Hi Angela, I grow these at sea level, so it definitely can be done. Temperature is subtropical climate, but they will grow in colder climates, just slower.
I have 2 questions for you. 1 how much sun should myfull grown plants get? I live in S.africa where the summer sun in very hot. 2: what is the best use for the coffee berry fruit? should I dry it and take as a suppliment or make an extract? they do have some health benefits.
My only coffee plant has produced a few berries but so far only 1 is red, i did notice that it'll flower get berries then 2 minths later to the same thing, so all the berries are at different stages, it is mostly in the shade, I wont be able to move it but want to grow some more.
Hi Bob, the trees will adapt to the sun, but usually, they love a bit of shade. If they are getting direct sunlight, they need plenty of water, and their leaves develop smaller; in the shade, their leaves get more significant.
As for the flesh of the coffer berry/cherry, you can use it as a tea, although I use it to fertilise the plants, returning the nutrients to the ground for the tree.
@@fraserjack1129 many thx, your coffee plants are impressive btw
Thanks Bob.
What temperature and climate do they need?
Outdoors - tropical or sub tropical. But they often grown at altitude, so they are capable of surviving cold temperatures as well.
Is these grown beside the shed of the tree or
Shade is prefered for the young trees, and plenty of water
Just want to know, where can I buy a raw ripe cherry bean seed from @ usa?
I would start with Facebook Marketplace, I have seen them sold there in Austarlia, not sure about USA but give that a go.
Can you grow the trees in the house, too cold here
Yes, you can.
Ok where do you find the beans that spread..all the green beans are steemed
Depending on your location, try Facebook Marketplace; even if you purchase some green coffee beans, they should still germinate.
on the 5th stage of green coffee bean, can i still manage to plant it and grow it? or can i only do it on the 2nd stage? the slimy stage lol
No guarantees, but I would say yes! It may take 8-12 weeks to germinate but keep it damp and warm.
@@coffee_grow-your-own I'll try it! My pastor has had a coffee bean from Costa Rica for 7 years and finally gave fruit last year and it inspired me to do the same! I'll damp a bunch of beans hoping for one to germinate :)
What varieties you grow there in your farm?
Arabica Beans, Bourbon. varieties.worldcoffeeresearch.org/varieties/bourbon
Is there a certain region you gotta be in, Because I’m in Texas. Should I get sormhing to help heat them up?
Also can a small tree, like a one in a pot outside still grow the beans or do they need to grow into a full tree
I would start them indoors, they don't need a lot of sunlight, and shade is fine.
@@Goofy_Music You can get beans off trees in pots, generally after they are a few years old. You can prune them back and the regrowth will provide better yields.
@@fraserjack1129 Thank you
Hello can someone tell me that they have to be inside the house or out side? And dose it need sun
Depending on the climate, can be inside or outside, the young plants prefer shade, while larger plants can cope with more direct sunshine. They are used to growing in rainforests in the sub-canopy.
I bet if you drop the beans in water the husks will separate from the beans and the beans will sink.. just an idea
Will give it a go. They are pretty stubborn little husks. They definitely soften when soaked in water.
Why do some beans float and some sink during fermentation and why are the ones that float no good, so they say?
Some of the cherries have a pocket of air in there, or one of the beans (there are two in each coffee cherrie) didn't develop, so they float, but usually, the other coffee bean is completely normal.
Are the berries sweet and edible?
Not really, I haven't eaten the flesh of the cherry.
Where do I get some of these seeds? Thank you
Iam a coffee grower and trader from Uganda Africa
Very wonderful environment with coffee of the best aroma.
I look for partners in the business thanks
where did you get the seed ?
I have been growing and picking them, however, I often find trees available on Facebook Marketplace, that may be a good place to find them, if not search for "green coffee beans" and plant a few, keep them moist for 2-3 months, it's a long germination process but stick with it.
@@fraserjack1129 oooh so I can plant a green bean ??
@@lastresmaganda9051 yes
@@fraserjack1129 omg !! thank you I'm going to try it
Life’s too short
You and your daughter are twins.
Sand what kind of sand
Washed sand of any form, it just increases the density of the soil and hold in the moisture. But don't use sand from the beach if it is not washed first to remove the salt.
Hai
Iam mubayi from Uganda Africa
Iam mubayi from Uganda Africa.
I look for partners in coffee business.
Iam a coffee grower and trader
Well, that's just too much work. If only there was a way to make other people do it for me, for little to no pay. Oh, wait.
Haha! And to be fair, that's how most days pan out.🙂
growing part was very good . informative . but you have roasted them badly . caffeine gets destroyed at 300"c i am pretty sure yu have exceeded that temprature by using full flame to roast quickly .
Your time must not be worth much.