Comments by "Me Here" (@mehere8038) on "Why Single-Origin Coffee Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider" video.

  1. My 5 year old coffee tree in my garden has finally started producing. I have green beans from this year & flowers & small buds forming for next year. I haven't roasted any of my beans yet, so this video was great, haven't heard before now to roast slowly & not too long, so that's really great info! I've only got about half a cup of beans total, so I don't want to waste them. I wonder how much mine would be worth, since they seem to be "single origin" & of very low quantity, so apparently that makes them super valuable? I hope they taste that way :) & yes it's a lot of work (and time) to grow coffee. The farmers deserve to be paid properly!
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  2.  @lzl4226  I think I'm about 100-200 metres above sealevel, does that count as "higher altitude"? j/k obviously :) No right equipment for roasting, all the videos I've seen seem to use a frying pan, but seem to heat really hot & fast till black, which this video seems to be suggesting the opposite of. I have an air frier oven, I'm actually thinking of trying using that Anyway, I've mostly just grown it for fun, so I don't really care that much if it's not great quality, I just like that I've grown it myself, which it sounds like is going to be a good thing, cause it probably won't be great coffee. Has still been a fun experience though & I can try different things each year now I'm getting lots of beans, who knows, maybe I will end up experienced over time :)
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  3.  @loreo1235  I somehow missed your comment before, but thanks & so true :)
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  4.  @Tybodkk  yup, thanks :)
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  5.  @SpektrikMusic  I have a popcorn machine, I actually thought that would have been hotter, but you're probably right that it could work well, I mean popcorn tends to be much more likely to burn on a cooktop than in a popcorn machine doesn't it. I might try 2 or 3 beans in it & see what happens :)
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  6.  @lzl4226  yeh, I'm not totally sure my altitude here, but basically I'm at sea level :) I'm in Sydney Australia, so theoretically too cold for coffee growing, but I'm close enough to the coast & low enough altitude to be frost free & with modern weather, subtropical plants seem to thrive here, I've got sugarcane growing as well & a few tropical carnivorous plants, all fully outdoors & quite happy. With your comment's info added to it, I think I'm liking the idea of trying Sbinalla's suggestion of the popcorn maker, that would certainly keep the beans moving/avoid direct contact with fire/extreme heat. I'm following everything you're saying up until "development time" Does that mean the total cooking time, or time to cook after the first crack, or something to do with a time after cooking or what? I really don't have a clue what you mean with that & I really want to know, cause the rest of your info sounds fantastic & I really want to try following what you're saying, especially with the 4 minutes to yellow to indicate correct temperature, so if you can indulge me & explain that further, that would be great :) Height above flame I can't do on my cooktop, cause it's induction, I guess I could use charcoal & a barbie set up, but that might be harder to control the temperature on. First thing I think I want to try is the popcorn maker, cause I should be able to easily put just 2 or 3 beans in that & have it work just fine to test it without any great loses. Frying pan, air fryer etc kinda seems wasteful to run with just 2 or 3 beans in, but might be worth it, depending on how the popcorn maker works out. & just curious, do you grow your own too? If not, where do you source the green beans for to roast yourself? Anyway, thanks for the great info, much appreciated :)
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  7.  @sofiaglove  Thanks :) & that sounds so awesome with your childhood :) I'm betting if they did the coffee, they probably did lots of other stuff too, like veggie gardens or fruit trees & it was probably a really great childhood lifestyle all round, with a real connection to the real, natural world & where humans fit within it & even if not, that smell through the house sounds wonderful!
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