When do you harvest coffee beans

[4grandbabies]

I purchased a coffee plant about 4 1/2 years ago. It is not taller than me, and has a lot of coffee "berries" on it. I have no idea how long to leave them on the plant, or what to do to prepare them to use. I am excited, but are the domestic house plant coffee plants edible ? I would love to have all the advice I can get on what to do. Most of the berries are not bright red, they started out green, so I a, assuming they are getting ripe, but do they dry on the plant, or at what point do I pick them.
I also have a pomegranate plant, and last year the fruit looked ready, it was dark red, but still was not mature inside.
This year, I had better results, first pick was good.

 

[digitS']

4grandbabies!!

Any chance you kept the plant tag? There is a wild coffee tree in Florida but I kinda think that would not be the one they'd be selling.

Yay for you for taking such good care of it!

Steve

 

[digitS']

What? No coffee experts here? Here is what Gurney's says about the house plants they sell:

Grow Your Own Beans!

You can enjoy your own coffee, as well as enjoy the glossy dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers of this easy-to-grow, unique plant. In 3-4 years your plant will bear fruit, which will ripen to red in the fall, with a sweet pulp surrounding each bean. Simply harvest the desired amount of beans, roast in an oven or roaster and cool completely. You're now ready to grind and brew your own homegrown coffee! Can be moved outdoors in the summer for pollination. Prefers filtered sunlight. Potted plants.

- See more here (link)

Steve

 

[4grandbabies]

What? No coffee experts here? Here is what Gurney's says about the house plants they sell:

Grow Your Own Beans!

You can enjoy your own coffee, as well as enjoy the glossy dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers of this easy-to-grow, unique plant. In 3-4 years your plant will bear fruit, which will ripen to red in the fall, with a sweet pulp surrounding each bean. Simply harvest the desired amount of beans, roast in an oven or roaster and cool completely. You're now ready to grind and brew your own homegrown coffee! Can be moved outdoors in the summer for pollination. Prefers filtered sunlight. Potted plants.

- See more here (link)

Steve

That looks like mine, only mine is definitely taller than 4 ' so the red ones are ripe and ready to harvest guess.

 

[digitS']

I was reading about a smaller coffee roaster that works like a popcorn air popper.

I doubt that the machine could be cleaned & used for popcorn after that.

It is a high heat processing. I was once sitting outside a coffee roasting place. Suddenly, a cloud of smoke lifted above the building! I don't know how much they were roasting but they filled several thousand square feet of area with smoke for a few minutes. Must have been when they opened the roaster.

Steve

 

[4grandbabies]

I am getting excited, when all is said and done, I will be lucky to have enough for one pot of coffee, but it will be an adventure. I think I will harvest tomorrow

 

[NwMtGardener]

Oh exciting, coffee bean harvest!! Let us know how it goes

 

[curly_kate]

We roast coffee here (well, DH does. I just enjoy the fruits of his labors). When he buys his beans, they are actually a greenish color. We used to roast with a little countertop model, but then he rigged a larger one up out of an old breadmaker from plans on the internet. I have read that you can use a skillet over low heat or a popcorn popper like Digits mentioned.

 

[4grandbabies]

Thanks everyone!!

 

[AMKuska]

You can grow coffee beans in the US?? Omg!! I am going to pot 10 of those and stick them all over my house!