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 SR500. 		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, timers

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 Thermometers

Espresso Equipment
Giotto Evoluzione and Premium Plus
Espresso Accessories: Cups, 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, 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, 2013: Look out, 4 more coffees, including the return of a much-loved blend: Guatemala Antigua Retana Yellow Bourbon with equal parts caramel and chocolate, black tea tannic note, and fresh peach. Colombia Huila Fredy Diaz has a fruited profile of apple and pear, with fine cocoa and toasted nut. Sumatra Mandheling-Aceh Triple-Pick has layered chocolate roast taste, moderate brightness, and juicy body. Finally, the return of Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Espresso Blend a potent, pungent blend ideal for milk drinks.
  • May 15, 2013: Four new additions today: Guatemala Antigua Cafe Pulcal is supremely balanced with mandarin effervescence, silky body and elegant acidity, our first stunner from Central America this year. Peru Organic Lot #86 has ripe red fruits, intense sweetness, and creamy hot chocolate finish. Ethiopia Dry-Process Yirga Cheffe Konga is loaded with bing cherry, dried apricot, mango, and chocolate at darker roasts. Bolivia Sultana Coffee Cherry Tea is the best coffee cherry tea we've ever sourced, tons of hibiscus, tamarind, rose, and super sweet, the amount of time allowed for steeping greatly alters the flavors.
  • May 9, 2013: Here's four versatile new coffees that work well as SO espresso too. Sumatra Lake Toba -Samosir Island is bold with caramelized sugars, bittersweet chocolate and mixed melon undertones. Colombia Alipio Zuniga Microlot has juicy craisin, green apple, honey and raw pine nut notes with a sugary cocoa finish. Brazil Dry Process - Fazenda Monte Verde is juicy as well, with tart acidity, berry notes and a weighty mouthfeel. Tanzania Peaberry -Malala Coop is a fruit basket with lots of berries, pineapple, grape and citrus with notes of raw honey and burnt caramel.
  • April 26, 2013: Two more great additions today: Bolivia Organic Bolinda with black cherry flavors, simple syrup sweetness and juicy mouthfeel. Bolivia Organic La Paz has light caramel sweetness, bittering notes of dutch cocoa, great SO espresso.
  • April 18, 2013: One new arrival this week: Sumatra Lintong Pak Joner with great rustic sweetness, molasses, cinnamon stick and fresh hops like an IPA.
  • April 11, 2013: Two wonderful new additions today: Ecuador Organic Zamora has raisin, prune and date flavors with rock candy and burnt sugar in this super sweet cup, juicy body, versatile at various roast levels. Kenya Nyeri AA Gatomboya is loaded with fruit: red grapefruit, pomelo, Meyer lemon, candied orange peel finish, amazing SO espresso with citrus and chocolate.
  • April 4, 2013: Oh Happy Day, early Guatemala arrivals: Guatemala Volcan de Fuego Guacatepeque has good caramelized sugar sweetness, dark toffee and almonds along with raisin notes, a classic "crowd pleaser" cup. Guatemala Finca Candelaria - Lote Nueces with a citrus rind twist, bracing acidity, orange-laced chocolate, and persistent sweetness throughout the finish. Ethiopia Organic Suke Quto is a complex cup with floral notes, stone fruits, melon, dark brown sugar and coffee cake crust at darker levels. Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry with dark dried plum-raisin fruit, stewed rhubarb, spiced apple cider, syrupy body and amazing sweetness (for a Sumatra lot).
  • March 28, 2013: One super special Colombia Microlot today: Colombia Pedregal Figueroa Quintero Microlot is a juicy cup with red apple, green grape, ripe orange and cherry. Raw almond and milk chocolate at lighter roasts, cacao nib finish at darker levels. Great SO espresso.
  • March 26, 2013: A trio of amazing micro lots: Bolivia Organic Copacabana has loads of honey and floral sugar, raw almond, orange juice and cocoa powder finish. Peru Organic Puno Lot #14 is very creamy with chocolate syrup flavor and subtle malic acidity. Peru Organic Puno Quispe is a fruit forward cup, one of the most outstanding Peru arrivals of the year, almost like a grape fruit roll-up, there's also sultry fudge and a pleasant Assam tea finish. Each of these lots is 10 bags or less so they'll go quickly!
  • March 21, 2013: March Madness is here with 6 new coffees: Bolivia Organic Caranavi Uchumachi has Nutella-like flavor with dried orange peel brightness and an acidic snap. Kenya Nyeri Gaturiri AB is notable for its well-integrated acidity, plum preserve notes and cinnamon spice. Papua New Guinea Baroida Estate has a range of tropical fruit: guava and papaya along with citrus zest and cocoa. Colombia Narino Gerardo Lorenzo SWP Decaf one of a trio of amazing new SWP decafs we sent up to Canada, this lot is surprisingly delicate with orange zest and a transparent, clean character. Ethiopia Illubabor Baaroo SWP Decaf has lightly caramelized sugar notes, floral hints, and blackberry leaf tea accents. Java Pitaloka SWP Decaf has deep body, toasted caramel, bittering notes of cacao and baker's chocolate.

Thank-you for your continued patronage!

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