Coffee & Roasting (574)
Tips for becoming an apprentice roaster?
I've read tips from multiple places already but I always want to see if there's more options I can try on this journey. I want to become a roaster, so I know I need to find someone that will take me under the wing. I've thought about leaving Florida
Read more…beans to roast
Wondering if anyone has a suggestion of where I could order a small amount of beans to roast in my whirly popcorn popper. I'm starting small but we'll see if I like it. I can always go bigger. Thanks for any suggestions.
Tricia
Read more…Roaster Startup Price Sheet!
Looking for an up-to-date Roaster/Delivery startup price item sheet to incorporate into a business plan. This would include a sample roaster and 10k roaster.
Read more…Roaster Startup Price Sheet!
Looking for an up-to-date Roaster/Delivery startup price item sheet to incorporate into a business plan. This would include a sample roaster and 10k roaster.
Read more…Looking for a Coffee Roaster: Orange County, CA
We are in the beginning stages of starting up a specialty coffee roastery and are looking for someone who is interested in joining in this venture and jump start a coffee roasting business alongside us. The opportunity of growth is boundless and is d
Read more…probatone 5k
HI
Im considering a probatone 5k with Pilot Roaster. Does anyone know how Pilot Roaster works? IM a little confused as it doesn't seem to have a drum air temperature reading just a bean temperature reading.
Can anyone give me a review of their expe
Read more…Different Types of Coffee Products
- Big Train Chai Products
- Califia Almond Milk
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Sauce
- Monin Syrup Concentrate
Best Coffee in Wisconsin?
Since moving back to to my home state of Wisconsin, many people have been asking me about my opinions of Wisconsin coffee roasters and coffeehouse. Most of all, they wanted to know if I thought there was any 3rd-Wave coffee being offered here. Rath
Read more…hand sink next to roaster?
I'm building out a specialty coffee shop with a 6 kilo roaster. We've submitted plans, and the health department is requiring us to install a hand sink next to the roaster. I've never seen this before, and I'm trying to make a case that we don't need
Read more…Air Vs. Drum
I am sure this has been mentioned so many times, but does anyone have a preference on air roasters vs. drums? At the old shop I worked at we had an air roaster and other than that one, I have never seen another. I loved that thing. I couldn't even fi
Read more…Roasting Workshop!
Hey B|X! We (the American Barista & Coffee School) are getting ready to host our first three day Coffee Roasting Workshop in Portland, Oregon next week: December 3-5. It's going to be led by Rob Hoos (independent coffee roasting consultant who wrot
Read more…Natural processed bean works well for espresso drinks? Or not?
Does anyone knows whether Natural processed (Dry processed) coffee bean works well as espresso blend?
has anyone tried this?
In my company, I got some Pacamara natural coffee beans and some Yellow bourbon Naturals (left over from previous cupping se
greeny patchy beans
ive recently got some new Red Bourbon Beans from El Salvador. When I am roasting them, during the early green grass stage they have very variable colours patches of light green, dark green and patches of dark brown. these sort of even out only in the
Read more…JOB OPPORTUNITY | Roasting Operator Probat 500 -- in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
We started a revolution in the coffee system and you can be a part of it!
For our roasting facility in Addis Ababa we are looking for a:
Roasting Operator Probat 500 (full time) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Read more…Why does this coffee taste good?
During a recent brunch at a relative's home, coffee was served with the meal, so I politely took a cup. Wow, was I surprised. It was delicious even though it had been brewed in a not very unusual Cusinart machine. When I asked what coffee it was, I l
Read more…Coffee facing on new diedricht IR-12
Hello all,
I recently purchased a brand new IR-12 after using an older Toper for 7 years. I have a problem with widespread facing on most Coffees regardless of origin when roasting 20# or more(20# is a standard run for me). Thing is when I drop to sa
Read more…Dropping Temperature
I was roasting in a Probat 5kgs in Brazil. We usually drpped the beans at 320F and would go down and pick up around 195F-200F and end roasting in 15 minutes at 424F. I bought an Akaneks 5kgs and did my first roasting starting at 266F. The temp drop d
Read more…Cold Brew/Iced Coffee... Either/Both?
Hi All...
We are a two location cafe with a strong customer following in a small college town. We have been making iced coffee (hot brewed coffee, chilled) since day one but have recently been playing around with cold brew. We perfected it and want t
Read more…Best! Coffee! Ever!
A few months ago I scored a pound of "Black Pearl" at my favorite roaster, Boulevard Coffee in Carmichael, California. It was without any doubt the best coffee I have ever had. Better than any of the dozen pounds of Jamaican Blue Mountain I've enjoye
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