The house if filled with a wonderful aroma
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
February 27, 2024 8:46am CST
First thing this morning, I roasted a batch of coffee beans and it filled the house with the pleasant, to me anyway, scent of freshly roasted coffee.
The beans are resting in the sunroom after cooling off. They have to cool quickly or they'll keep cooking and the coffee will become too bitter for my taste.
I wait at least a day after roasting to grind any of the beans, so tomorrow morning I will enjoy a cup of freshly roasted, freshly ground coffee.
Today's photo is the title picture for a web novel I am serializing on Medium.
How did your day start?
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@wolfgirl569 (95292)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Feb
I started my day by getting out of bed 
. Sorry couldn't resist. I get online usually and then feed the barn cats before eating breakfast
. Sorry couldn't resist. I get online usually and then feed the barn cats before eating breakfast4 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (95292)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Feb
@Fleura I woke up needing to potty so couldn't do that.
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@marguicha (215497)
• Chile
27 Feb
I just wrote a post about my morning which wasn´t a good as yours. I read some news and they depressed me. But coffee mends everything and here I am, mylotting with a cup of coffee at my side. I can imagine the aroma that you have at your house.
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@marguicha (215497)
• Chile
27 Feb
@DWDavis I discovered yesterday that I´m out of a lot of those delicious things
It seems that my idea of not buying anything else until next month will not be possible.
It seems that my idea of not buying anything else until next month will not be possible.2 people like this
@snowy22315 (170043)
• United States
27 Feb
Where did you find a coffee roaster? Was it expensive?
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@snowy22315 (170043)
• United States
28 Feb
@DWDavis Sounds like fun..where do you get the raw coffee beans from?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
28 Feb
@snowy22315 The beans I've roasted so far were a Christmas present from my future daughter-in-law.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Feb
Roasting coffee beans is easy. Roasting them so that they produce the flavor you want after grinding and brewing takes a lot of experimentation. I've enjoyed finding the combination of temperature, time, and grind that works best for me. I also brew using a French Press.
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@RebeccasFarm (86776)
• United States
27 Feb
Oh your coffee must be divine tasting. You also roast fresh oh my, I would adore that smell in the morning.
Oh a new web novel..thats awesome..good title.
Nothing here snowing today.
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@RebeccasFarm (86776)
• United States
27 Feb
@DWDavis Glad it is not too bad the weather there.
Yes, I thought the novel was a real place.
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@RebeccasFarm (86776)
• United States
27 Feb
@DWDavis Yes Buzby Beach such a lovely name too.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Feb
@RebeccasFarm The cafe in Carolina Beach is called Crush and Grind.
The Caffeinated Grape Cafe is set in my fictional town of Buzby Beach.
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@LindaOHio (156395)
• United States
28 Feb
I love the smell of coffee brewing. Started out by getting to the hospital at 7 am for my husband's surgery. Surgery was aborted in the OR when his blood pressure dropped and his heart rate was too high. Being transported to Cleveland Clinic to have the surgery done there. Have a good day.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
29 Feb
@LindaOHio If the folks at the Cleveland Clinic trust it, I'm sure it must offer excellent care.
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@LindaOHio (156395)
• United States
29 Feb
@DWDavis They are transferring him to Hillcrest Hospital which is supposed to be as good.
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@FourWalls (62189)
• United States
27 Feb
I woke up, and I’m still in my hotel bed, checking through myLot. I’ll get up and head to Austin (Texas) soon.
It’s funny that I can’t stand the taste of coffee, but I LOVE the smell of freshly ground or roasted coffee. 
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@FourWalls (62189)
• United States
27 Feb
@DWDavis — going to Chuy’s and McKinney Falls. In that order.
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@Marilynda1225 (79772)
• United States
27 Feb
My day started with a nice hot steaming cup of Folgers. Certainly didn't smell as good as your roasting beans but it did the trick.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Feb
I read several articles and watched a lot of videos on the subject before trying it myself. Today was my fourth attempt. I liked the way the third batch came out but want a bit stronger flavor. I'm hoping today's roast will give me that. If it's not quite what I'm searching for, there's always a fifth time and a sixth ...
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@Tampa_girl7 (49025)
• United States
27 Feb
I bet your home smells so good with the coffee aroma.
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