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!"

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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:
  • January 24, 2012: Two Colombia Microlots and a new Decaf. Everyone should be excited to taste the newest arrival of Colombia Finca Buenavista - Carlos Imbachi also Colombia Tolima - Einar Ortiz Microlot and Sweet Maria's Shanga Babor SWP Decaf Blend .
  • January 19, 2012: Kenya? Believe it. Two familiar Kenya lots return for their encore: Kenya Nyeri AB Tegu and Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru. You may recognize these two names from last year, we were able to secure more of each of these stellar lots, so help yourself. Kenya Nyeri AB Tegu is a fruited cup with complexity, hard-candy sweetness, and a bit less acidity than most Kenyas. Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru has layers of dark berry, intense and sustained brightness, with balance and body.
  • January 17, 2012: The Behmor 1600 coffee roasters are back in stock. If you have been waiting to buy this great roaster since before the holidays, we thank you for your patience. The Behmor 1600 coffee roasters are back in stock. If you have been waiting to buy this great roaster since before the holidays, we thank you for your patience.
  • January 13, 2012: Colombia Microlot and Ethiopia Pulp Natural. A joyous Friday to you all with these two stellar offerings: Colombia Tolima -Felix Guzman Microlot and Ethiopia Pulp Natural Process Limu. It has been a tough year for finding high quality Ethiopia Natural lots, so today we are adding the next best thing: Ethiopia Pulp Natural Process Limu with layers of peach, mango, apricot and good body. Next, a limited offering Colombia Tolima - Felix Guzman Microlot is a very sweet cup with tropical aromatics and panela sugar sweetness. These are two great lots to get your weekend off on the right foot.
  • January 13, 2012: Check out Sweet Maria's live, interactive webcast today (Friday 1/13) at noon PST. It's our first time doing this so try not to poke fun as we work out the kinks. Here's the link you want to go to... Sweet Maria's Ustream
  • January 12, 2012: New Rwanda, Ecuador, and Colombia Decaf. This week we are happy to offer Rwanda Jomba Vunga, Ecuador Organic Espindola Small Producers, and Colombia La Serrania EA Decaf. Rwanda Jomba Vunga is almost as fun to drink as it is to say, with nice spiced apple notes, mulling spice hints, and mandarin zest. Ecuador Organic Espindola Small Producers is a welcome arrival with caramelized sugar sweetness, tangerine brightness, light body and root beer finish. Finally, Colombia La Serrania EA Decaf cups like a non-decaf with molasses-like sweetness, anise seed, and raisin sweetness.
  • January 5, 2012: We are caught up mostly from our break - shipping orders placed 1/4/12 today. If you have an older order, log into your account and if you do not see tracking, send us an email so we can be sure it was sent. Maria
  • January 3, 2012: Happy New Year! We are back from our break and shipping orders again. It will take us a couple of days to get back to our usual shipping shipping - but until then I will post updates of where we are. Hope 2012 is a safe and happpy year for all! 2011 - good riddance!-Maria
  • December 29, 2011: Another update.... We have shipped up to order # 1129055, which was about 2pm Wednesday. So we are about one day behind normal shipping times. We are closed for inventory tomorrow and closed Monday January 2nd for the holiday. We re-open and start shipping orders again Tuesday Jan. 3rd. Happy New Year! Maria
  • December 29, 2011: "Have a fresh New Year" That's what Carl down at the Annex said when I picked up these new arrivals: Costa Rica Finca Bella Vista, El Salvador Finca La Montanita Bourbon, Kenya Kirinyaga Kiunyu Peaberry, Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry, and Espresso Workshop #21 -The Satpura Fold. We will be closed for inventory tomorrow (Friday) and Monday, but don't let that stop you from ordering these great new arrivals. Costa Rica Finca Bella Vista has striking brightness, rindy citrus and quince fruit. El Salvador Finca La Montanita Bourbon has a lush and bright profile that works at a wide range of roast levels. Kenya Kids look out, two Peaberry lots in limited supply: Kenya Kirinyaga Kiunyu Peaberry with honeysuckle notes and delicate acidity and Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry with cherry, pineapple notes, and tangerine acidity. Finally, Espresso Workshop #21 -The Satpura Fold is a unique new blend with bold brightness, Muscovado sugar, layers of chocolate and winey fruit. Happy New Year indeed.

Thank-you for your continued patronage!

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