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| ginny |
Posted on 05/15/2008 6:20 PM
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>>>Marci Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: I have a real coffee bean plant in a pot in my yard. I have after 7 years now see red fruit with the bean (seed) inside. How do I turn this into coffee??? HELP! Any advise . . . how do I get the fruit off the bean seed? And then what?<<< Hi guys, I got this message from marci and I can't help too much. Let's hear from the tree growers out there!! thanks in advance, ginny s:8s:8s:8s:8 |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 05/15/2008 9:29 PM
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Hmmm. First I'd pick the cherries then lay them in the driveway and dry process 'em for a few weeks. Be sure to stir 'em up a lot so they dry evenly. Then hand sort 'em and bag 'em up. OK, I have no idea, but I couldn't resist. Maybe in seven years when my tree has fruit, I'll remember the answer here. s:8 s:8 s:8 s:8 Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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Posted on 05/16/2008 9:20 AM
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Here is a copy and paste from AN AUSSIE COFFEE TREE SELLER Description: The first coffee plant of economic importance was Coffea Arabica. It grows to the height of 7-8 meters but the cultivated plants are cut to the height of 2-4 meters to get more width. The white coffee flower has five petals and the fragrant flowers smell like jasmine. The coffee berries are cherry-sized and green at first, turning dark red later on. They are edible and sweet, but the coffee producing part is the beans inside. The ripening takes eight months. The coffee tree starts flowering at 2-4 years old and it can simultaneously have flowers and berries in all stages of development. MAKING COFFEE: ? Harvest the berries when they are quite ripe - a reddy-purple colour. ? Throw your cherries into an ordinary clean plastic bucket. Then start mashing the cherries to get the pulp off. This should expose each cherry's two beans inside a silvery casing. Sometimes you might need to manually squash some of the cherries to pop the beans out. ? Add a little water to cover them and a bit of sugar, then put it in a shady spot and leave it to ferment for a few days. ? Sift the fermented mixture, isolating the encased beans. The first skin around the bean is usually very slippery after sitting in water fermenting. A good way to remove this skin is by rubbing it with an abrasive washing up pad. After you've completed this process for all beans (which is usually the longest step), wash them and dry in the shade for two weeks. ? Break off the second casing in whatever way you get success. One suggestion is to rub the bean pod against particle board. Or else physically peel off the second silvery skin. Letting the beans dry for a few weeks may make it easier to remove the skin. ? Roast the beans in a medium oven for around 5-6 minutes until you hear the first crack, then reduce the heat for another 5 or 6 minutes until you hear the second crack, then remove the roasted beans from the oven and cool quickly (e.g. throw into the freezer). You can then store the beans in a cool dark place before grinding. End copy and paste, CHAD Roaster: CoffeeAir II 2# DIY air roaster
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| dBndbit |
Posted on 05/17/2008 5:33 PM
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Way Cool! Ginny, please ask Marci if she's ready to sell bags of coffee cherries. I'd like to try this too. If we do our own home roasting, why not go all the way... make some machines to do home processing too? Hey... sounds like a new contest!!! Edited by dBndbit on 05/17/2008 5:34 PM |
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| ginny |
Posted on 05/18/2008 6:14 AM
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Sounds like a plan to me!! ginny s:8s:8 s:8s:8 |
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| EddieDove |
Posted on 08/26/2008 7:40 AM
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Quote ginny wrote: Sounds like a plan to me!! ginny Sounds like a plant to me! s:8s:8s:8 Respectfully,
Eddie Dove The South Coast Coffee Roaster vita non est vivere sed valere vita est Home Coffee Roasting Blog and Reference http://southcoast...gspot.com/ |
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| Kaffee Bitte |
Posted on 08/26/2008 6:39 PM
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I can't really help much personally since I am a slayer of every plant I have ever had, BUT...... Check this out. This gentleman has a great deal of info on his blog about growing coffee trees small scale. Hope it helps! http://questforco...gspot.com/ Lynn
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| Dan |
Posted on 09/02/2008 11:09 AM
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That is good information. Just on a lark, I pulled out three Kona seeds in parchment that someone gave me. I'm soaking them in water and will move them to peat pots in a few days. Let's see what happens. |
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| Kaffee Bitte |
Posted on 09/02/2008 11:00 PM
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Cool beans Dan! Let us know how it goes!
Lynn
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| Dan |
Posted on 09/03/2008 8:01 AM
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I will. I've already photographed the beans soaking. I'll photo graph and log my progress. |
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| coffee queen |
Posted on 11/18/2008 3:46 PM
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Being above sea level at 3400 ft I do not know if I can grow this plant I got for my birthday. It is still alive after 8 weeks. Any special grow needs for this plant? tcq  this is so new |
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| MarkBart |
Posted on 11/19/2008 6:53 AM
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as quoted from Gurney Seed & Nursery Co. Zone 9-10 (30 degrees F) Height 3-4 ft Depth same as in nursery Sun / Shade filtered sunlight, at least 4 hours a day Color White (Flower color i suppose) Foliage emerges light green, turns deep green Fruit deep red apply half strength fertilizer every other week, pollinate by hand to ensure fruit set, water twice a week and mist regularly, will not produce fruit for 3 to 4 years, bring inside if cold winters MarkBart I'm so Bad, I'm Good!
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| MarkBart |
Posted on 11/19/2008 6:58 AM
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On another note: my local Woodcrafters had a coffee burl half, about 3-4 pounds for about $50. The wood was a light greyish / tan with little figure except in the burl itself. It seemed tight grained and relatively hard. One of the salesmen asked if it smelled like coffee when it was cut. (this was wrapped in plastic) I told him even green coffee beans didn't smell like coffee. MarkBart Edited by MarkBart on 11/19/2008 6:58 AM I'm so Bad, I'm Good!
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| BoldJava |
Posted on 11/19/2008 7:16 AM
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Quote MarkBart wrote: as quoted from Gurney Seed & Nursery Co. Zone 9-10 (30 degrees F) ... Color White (Flower color i suppose) ... MarkBart White flower is correct. When it blooms, it smells like jasmine or if you have been in an orange grove when it is in bloom, there is a similarity, but not as strong as citrus blooms. B|Java Edited by BoldJava on 11/19/2008 7:17 AM |
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Posted on 11/19/2008 7:40 AM
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Quote Dan wrote: I will. I've already photographed the beans soaking. I'll photo graph and log my progress. Hey, Dan... has there been any? CHAD Roaster: CoffeeAir II 2# DIY air roaster
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| KyKoffee |
Posted on 06/08/2009 12:45 PM
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I received (4) arabica plants from Hirt Gardens (Ohio) last week. I followed the instructions re: acclimitization and water before transplanting to separate 8" pots. All appear strong and healthy and have added height in the past week. Thanks to who ever found the questforcoffee blog - I didn't realize the bone meal will spark flower growth. The plants will be wintering inside. Just curious - what is the most northern (and southern) latitude for sustained coffee tree growth? KyKoffee
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Posted on 06/08/2009 1:53 PM
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I thought coffee trees will grow pretty much anywhere if they're kept far away from freezing. But you'll get really bad coffee unless you're in thin air. CHAD Roaster: CoffeeAir II 2# DIY air roaster
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| Koffee Kosmo |
Posted on 06/08/2009 7:15 PM
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I found this site to be extremely informative and helpful http://www.coffee...rowing.htm KK I home roast and I like it. Designer of the KKTO
Roaster Build information https://homeroast...ad_id=1142 https://docs.goog...lide=id.i0 Blog - http://koffeekosm...gspot.com/ Bezzera Strega, Mazzer Robur Grinder, Pullman Tamper Convex, (KKTO) Turbo Oven Home Roaster. |
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| leester |
Posted on 11/04/2009 5:37 AM
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Wow. That's really awesome. I wish i could grow coffee just here in our backyard but it's impossible because of the land. Regards, Leester Simulation pret immobilier |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 11/04/2009 6:04 AM
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Can you grow a potted plant indoors, Leester? Then you can create your own terroir in a pot. John Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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| jlyon10 |
Posted on 11/04/2009 7:52 AM
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I had one growing inside for the winter and took it outside for rest of the year but I don't know if I didn't water it enough or what but it died. I was so sad.
Jim Lyon
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| Koffee Kosmo |
Posted on 06/16/2015 7:22 PM
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An update to this thread I have 2 coffee threes about 3 / 4 years old. However they we're in small pots Last year I transferred them to 60 litre tubs on wheels and they grew so fast it was amazing to see, and just this weekend I started picking and processed the red cherries about 300 grams so far Will pick more cherries as they ripen and I hope to get about 1 kg per plant KK I home roast and I like it. Designer of the KKTO
Roaster Build information https://homeroast...ad_id=1142 https://docs.goog...lide=id.i0 Blog - http://koffeekosm...gspot.com/ Bezzera Strega, Mazzer Robur Grinder, Pullman Tamper Convex, (KKTO) Turbo Oven Home Roaster. |
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