I started as simple as a pan on the stove and a spoon. It's better if you can do it outside or somewhere well ventilated, burning chaff isn't the most pleasant smell.

If you can make friends with a local small batch roaster you can pick up a lot of info quickly. The ones I've met love to talk shop about roasting. And they can sell you some of their stock directly, so you can try more things without waiting for it to get shipped to you.

1. Order Sweetmaria's sampler. I suggest sampler cause its cheaper after factoring shipping.

2. Order Presto Air Popper. (http://www.amazon.com/Presto-04820-PopLite-Hot-Popper/dp/B00...)

3. Experiment! Sweetmaria's is an awesome resource.

How to Make the Best Pourover Coffee

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8144377

How to Make Perfect Coffee

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6261639

Sweet Maria's has a great getting started write up, as well as selling green beans and coffee roasting equipment: https://www.sweetmarias.com/