rubbbq
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2012
- Location
- Chicago,IL
A friend of mine is opening a coffee shop,Hero Coffee Bar, a flagship store for his already running Roasting Business: Headstash Roasting Company.
He/I wanted to develop a signature coffee for my BBQ Restaurant, Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse..
My thought immediately went to "Smoked Coffee" naturally, and so the internet search began. I found a couple brands doing this already:
http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/roasted-coffee/smoked-coffee-1.html
https://www.facebook.com/StoneBrewedCoffeeCo
Stone Brewed has taken this idea the furthest - developing a custom smoker that smokes/roasts at the same time. They even opened a Brick & Mortar selling BBQ and smoked coffees (which seemed to do very well for the 6 months they were open) - only to be shut down after their custom equipment was deemed unusable by the county, due to it not being NSF approved (note: They are trying to raise money to build to NSF specs and have it approved, but haven't done this yet). They smoke with 11 different woods, and recommend food pairings, etc.
They still sell wholesale, and are working on getting the B&M back open:
Stone Brewed Coffee
Mr. Espresso has been "Oak Roasting" since the late 70's, claiming they don't Wood Roast for smokey flavor - but for a better roast. Some Interesting reading on that theory
I also read a few old threads here that didn't turn out so well - but I think this is like anything: So many variables (smoker design, clean/dirty fire, smoker temps, wood age/dryness), it seems that results would vary from experiment to experiment due to factors that would be hard to identify without lengthy testing.
Craig (Headstash) works with Dark Matter, and his first suggestion was to approach this like they approach their Barrel Aged Coffee. The let green (un-roasted) beans sit in bourbon/whiskey barrels for months, and they take on a boozy flavor.
First Try:
Yesterday, we smoked some green coffee beans for about 2 hours at 225 in my Bewley Smoker...
https://flic.kr/p/pzYpqy
https://flic.kr/p/pzYqe7
https://flic.kr/p/pQgT2U
They are going to the roaster today, we're also going to smoke some already roasted beans today and see how that turns out...I'll report back with results.
He/I wanted to develop a signature coffee for my BBQ Restaurant, Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse..
My thought immediately went to "Smoked Coffee" naturally, and so the internet search began. I found a couple brands doing this already:
http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/roasted-coffee/smoked-coffee-1.html
https://www.facebook.com/StoneBrewedCoffeeCo
Stone Brewed has taken this idea the furthest - developing a custom smoker that smokes/roasts at the same time. They even opened a Brick & Mortar selling BBQ and smoked coffees (which seemed to do very well for the 6 months they were open) - only to be shut down after their custom equipment was deemed unusable by the county, due to it not being NSF approved (note: They are trying to raise money to build to NSF specs and have it approved, but haven't done this yet). They smoke with 11 different woods, and recommend food pairings, etc.
They still sell wholesale, and are working on getting the B&M back open:
Stone Brewed Coffee
Mr. Espresso has been "Oak Roasting" since the late 70's, claiming they don't Wood Roast for smokey flavor - but for a better roast. Some Interesting reading on that theory
I also read a few old threads here that didn't turn out so well - but I think this is like anything: So many variables (smoker design, clean/dirty fire, smoker temps, wood age/dryness), it seems that results would vary from experiment to experiment due to factors that would be hard to identify without lengthy testing.
Craig (Headstash) works with Dark Matter, and his first suggestion was to approach this like they approach their Barrel Aged Coffee. The let green (un-roasted) beans sit in bourbon/whiskey barrels for months, and they take on a boozy flavor.
First Try:
Yesterday, we smoked some green coffee beans for about 2 hours at 225 in my Bewley Smoker...
https://flic.kr/p/pzYpqy
https://flic.kr/p/pzYqe7
https://flic.kr/p/pQgT2U
They are going to the roaster today, we're also going to smoke some already roasted beans today and see how that turns out...I'll report back with results.