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It can be ultra cheap. Buy raw coffee beans in big bags. Their shelf life is years, and they are like a few bucks per kilogram.

Roasting at home doesn't require expensive equipment either. A manual grinder is like 20 bucks, same goes for the brewing thingy that you put on the stovetop.

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Any suggestions for where to get green beans? Sweet Maria's has come up before in conversations with friends, but if there's some amazing source for them, I'd love to know!

Sweet Marias is a popular one. I've started using Happy Mug since they're quite a bit cheaper, it seems.

Sweet Maria's is a good option. My go-to tends to be Burman.

https://burmancoffee.com

Man, it is so much cheaper south of the border. Canadian green bean distributors seem to be quite a bit more expensive, even when factoring in the exchange rate.

Could you give a quick overview how one would roast at home? I tried baking green beans in the oven and "roasting" in a pan, both approaches went undrinkable.

I've had that hario manual grinder and don't even bother. You will either have an arm like popeye in a few months, or have an electric grinder.

We had a hand cranked one since forever in my family home. As a kid I always volunteered to grind the coffee for my parents. I don't remember it being particularly hard to crank but who knows - I indeed use an electric one nowadays.

It wasn't so much hard to crank, it just took forever to crank through all the beans for a serving. Maybe I set it too fine. 10 minutes of cranking vs 30 seconds on the electric grinder.

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