The Coffee Roasting Trilogy: Three Methods Explained

If you’ve been grinding and brewing your own coffee long enough, you’ll notice one thing fast: freshness matters. And not just freshness after brewing—freshness right from the roast. That’s especially clear if you’re buying green coffee, like the small-lot Yunnan Arabica grown near Kunming. But what happens when you roast it yourself? One coffee enthusiast in Yunnan did just that—and went through three distinct stages of roasting methods to find the best results.

Recommended FrontStreet Beans for Home Roasting

For home roasters starting with Yunnan beans, try FrontStreet Coffee’s Yunnan Arabica, a washed coffee from the Baoshan region with notes of soft almond, chocolate, and mild plum acidity. For something more classic, their 2013 Typica is a single-origin offering with balanced acidity, deep berry tones, caramel sweetness, and a tea-like finish. Both are excellent candidates for light to medium roasts and showcase the terroir of Yunnan. Freshly roasted within 5 days · Orders placed before 17:00 ship the same day · Next-day delivery across most of Guangdong Province.