Sweet Maria's would like to be your information source and green coffee supplier for your home coffee roasting adventures. Home roasting is easy! It only takes 5 to 15 minutes and your reward is the freshest coffee around. It requires no fancy equipment and green coffee from Sweet Maria's is half the price of good roasted coffee from a retailer. We have a huge selection of green coffees, each carefully cupped and rated for quality.

We are more than just another on-line shopping cart, we are a virtual coffee university. Simply put, we really like what we do ...

Here's what Sweet Maria's offers...

Green Coffee Beans

We are very proud of our unroasted green coffee selection of 50+ types. Each is meticulously cup-rated, and selected from particular current crop lots, representing the "best of the best!"

Click here to see our newest arrivals.

Jump to the detailed Coffee Cupping Reviews:

Home Coffee Roasters
Starter Kits - A convenient way to order a home roaster Behmor Drum Coffee Roaster:
With a 1 lb. capacity and smoke reducer		 HotTop Drum Roaster:
A sturdy build, great cooling. Two models, Basic and Programmable		 Gene Cafe 1/2 Pound Coffee Roaster With the most simple and sensible roasting controls out there!
Freshroast Coffee Roasters:
Two models, SR300 and 500. 		Nesco Home Coffee Roaster:
Latest model, with smoke reducer...		 Stovetop Roasting:
If you're patient and want a simple gadget-free way to roast, look into stovetop roasting!		 Home Roasting Accessories:
Scales, thermometers, timer

Coffee Brewers
Clever Coffee Dripper and other filtercones Vacuum Brewers: Cona, Yama Technivorm Drip Brewers Chemex Brewers and brewing accessories Aeropress Filters: Paper, stainless steel and single cup Cupping/Brewing Supplies Cupping Spoons, Scoops, Kettles, Scales, Digital Thermometer

Espresso Equipment
Giotto Evoluzione and Premium Plus
Espresso Accessories: Cups, Knock Boxes, Tampers, Scales

Grinders
Electric Coffee Mills from Baratza; Maestro Plus and Virtuoso

Roasted Coffee, Bags, Books, Cups, T-shirts, and Miscellaneous Stuff
Roasted Coffee Pairings and Roasted Coffee for Espresso Coffee Bags for the home roaster; green coffee and roasted coffee; valve bags, burlap bags, cotton bags... Coffee Machine Cleaner: Espresso cleaner, lime scale remover, auto-drip cleaner, brushes Coffee Books by Kenneth Davids, Kevin Knox, SCAA, Illy, ... Coffee Cups and Thermos Vacuum Bottles Our Sweet Maria's T-shirts
There are lots of ways to communicate with us and other home roasters: we post new items to the SM Weblog frequently; you can sign up for the bi-weekly Sweet Maria's Emailer; the Forum allows you to get connected with other home roasters. There is also a Home Coffee Roasting Mailing List , an email discussion forum for folks who prefer that sort of format. And see the RSS feed "new coffee feed" to keep up to date on coffees added to our Green Coffee Offerings.

What's Happening at Sweet Maria's:
  • May 16, 2012: Two new crop Guats and two Hawaii lots: Guatemala Antigua Hacienda Carmona Pulcal a silky cup with effervescent quality, and grape-like sweetness. Guatemala Antigua Retana Red Bourbon with fig, prune, muscovado sugar and molasses. These are both rather small lots so we have to limit the offerings to allow everyone a chance to try them. Hawaii Ka'anapali Dry Process Maui Mokha a unique small, round-form 14 screen size bean with an interesting profile: honey, melted butter, and maple syrup (NOT ideal for Behmor roasters). And finally, Hawaii Kona - Kowali Farm Typica is light and silky with a brightness not often found in mild island coffees, vanilla-laced honey lasts through the crystal clear flavors. Enjoy these four great new arrivals.
  • May 14, 2012: If you plan on attending this year's Bay Area Maker Faire on May 19th, come check out our live coffee roasting presentation at the Maker Square stage at 4pm. If this will be your first time coming to the Maker Faire, prepare for exhibits (aside from our roasting demo) that will keep you entertained all day. Expect craziness like man-made lightning, fire breathing robots, prototype musical instruments, steam punks, geeks, DIY'ers, techies, etc... and it's all family-friendly.
  • May 8, 2012: Five new additions today: Ethiopia Grade 1 Chelelektu Yirga Cheffe an amazingly delicate cup with jasmine notes, honey, and vanilla. Kenya Nyeri AA Tegu with currant, bright cherry and hard candy sweetness, really benefits from proper rest. Yemen Mokha Sharasi with dark fruits and rustic chocolate, also needs at least 3 days rest. Espresso Workshop #23 - Sundae, Java Sunday a sweet and tangy shot that is also clean. Finally, Honduras Carruchil FTO WP Decaf a crowd pleasing decaf with mild intensity, nut roast tones, and caramel sweetness.
  • May 4, 2012: Thanks to those of you that tuned in to our Behmor webcast. If you missed it, you can watch it here. Interested in getting one? Click here.
  • May 1, 2012: Tune in tomorrow (Fri. 5/5) at noon PST for our Ustream webcast. Josh will do a live roast and show you the internal components of the Behmor roaster. Click here to watch and participate live
  • April 26, 2012: One new El Salvador on the loose. El Salvador Majahual -Tablon Tempisque
  • April 18, 2012: Five new additions: Brazil Mogiana Dry-Process Peaberry is remarkably clean for a natural with apple notes, works well across the roast spectrum. Colombia "Dos Payasos de Tolima" returns with wonderful raisin and nut tones, limited availability. Colombia Tolima - Einar Ortiz Microlot is our second offering from this farmer, with golden apple and lemon blossom notes, this is a very small lot. Sumatra Lake Toba 19+ Ulos is a special selection of large seeds and has intense foresty flavors, blackberry, and leather in the finish. Guatemala La Maridad SWP Decaf is our most recent special decaf blend of two great farms: Soledad and Maravilla, the cup is complex with interesting grape notes, great at all roast levels.
  • April 17, 2012: Tune in Friday 4/20 at noon PST for our bi-weekly webcast. We will roast a batch in a Whirleypop stovetop popper and discuss the pros and cons of this very affordable method. Click here to watch and participate live.
  • April 12, 2012: Happy Decaf Day, three nice new lots: Colombia Excelso WP Decaf a well rounded cup with sweet spices and pumpkin pie aromatics. Mexico Organic Oaxaca Pluma WP Decaf works at a wide range of roasts, City+ has lemon zest, Full City+ has more pungent, bittersweet character. Lastly, Papua New Guinea Goroka WP Decaf with caramel sweetness, apple, cinnamon, and allspice notes.
  • April 10, 2012: Four great new additions: Bolivia FTO Cenaproc Cooperative has mild intensity, delicate fruit aromas and flavors with syrupy body. Burundi Auction Lot - Kayanza Bwayi is the most complex of our recent Burundi lots with heavy cream mouthfeel and malic acidity, limited supply. Rwanda Nkanka Kinyaga is a classic Rwanda cup with balance and sweetness. And finally, Papua New Guinea Tairora Smallholders is wonderful at lighter roast levels with jammy sweetness and heather flower aromas.

Thank-you for your continued patronage!

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