Done with roasting until Monday after Christmas. Just compared last year to this year and was a bit surprised at how much we've grown the past year, crept up me, in a good way:)
2010 12/15-12/24 roasted 49 batches. 2011 12/15-12/23 87 batches.
And th
Read more…Don't post my cups often but this one just slapped me up side the head. That would be our new washed Sidamo my morning Americano 8 day rested pulled on my Bricoletta at home. Damn this is an Excellent washed Ethiopia!
Greens sourced from our friends
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I am just wondering what people typically use for their stack termination. I've heard of a no loss rain cap, but I don't think this would prevent snow from going down my stack. If moisture goes straight down my stack it lands on precipitator fan
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every so often, i'll be in the middle of a roast and my pilot light just goes right out. there's no telling when, and it can happen with any style roast. i notice that this problem is more prevalent in the winter months (i.e now), then the s
Read more…Has anybody tried it yet? What did you think? It's gotten some pretty bad reviews... grassy baggish..
Read more…Alright, so I've been roasting specialty for a few years now. Just recently ran into a client that runs a fancy Greek restaurant and wants freshly roasted Greek coffee. I've had Turkish, Cuban, and some others, but never Greek. All I know about it
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I have been in the coffee industry for about 5 years or so and managing my first coffee shop.
First thing I noticed was that the coffe we are getting from our supplier is about 90-100 days old (after roasting). Other coffee companies I have
Read more…I know this this is a sticky topic, and there are tons of variables that are involved in this. But, I simply want your opinion on one question. How much should an experienced roaster charge a client that has provided his own green beans. So, for skil
Read more…I want to buy a Roasting Machine to roast for my two shops can anyone recommend a machine or tell me what machines to avoid and why?
Read more…Fall 2011 Gulf Coast Roasters Weekend Workshop. November 4-6. All roasters are invited. For information and registration, go to http://www.coffeeishot.org/roaster-workshop-weekend.html. Or go to facebook and search on Gulf Coast Coffee. See you
Read more…I need to clean the internal airflow duct on my Ambex YM-15 and am having trouble finding the right tool for the job. Ambex recommends a small chimney sweeper. I've contacted a couple of chimney-sweep tool companies and neither can recommend an app
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I want to deep clean my Joper 5kg roasting drum. I find that lately the taste of the coffee is a little on the charred side, even the roast is fairly light (just entering the 2nd pops).
I took out the front plate and that's
Read more…I am a bit confused about peaberry coffee. I know what a peaberry is, but often packages of coffee that advertise as "Peaberry" and it is a mix of regular and peaberry beans. I know that for example Caribou Coffee La Minita Peaberry is hand sorted a
Read more…I am looking at buying an Ambex YM-2 and wanted some comments. Are there any pitfalls I need to look out for? Are they a good starter roaster? Do the beans come out with such a crazy difference anyone will be able to tell? Is this a bad or good i
Read more…We have a Diedrich IR-7 with an afterburner. It is a really beautiful machine, but I think that we haven't been cleaning it as well as we should be. We've stayed of maintenance as far as checking that all the components are working and do some vacuum
Read more…What is your opinion of approaching first crack? Some roasters I've spoken with believe in slamming into 1st crack aggressively and then dropping heat dramatically. Others believe in dropping the heat before 1st crack to create a slow, steady rolling
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I've been toying with the idea of roasting my own beans at home for a while... I've decided to give it a try and before I started up I was hoping I could get some advice/tips. Especially regarding equipment, any good online resources and gener
Read more…OK basically i got about 10 sacks of 100kg of green that has been corrupted by diesel fuel "dont ask me how it happened" the thing im asking is, is theres anyone here that can give me some advice what to do with them (except of throwing them to the g
Read more…Does anyone know where I can purchase White (under-roasted) Coffee? Not green coffee, but like barely roasted. Not for my shop, but my own personal use.
I live in Kansas City, MO, but ordering off the internet is what I was expecting to do. So i
Read more…I am a Roaster Wholesaler - It is Farmers market season and it seems that a large number of my potential customers are asking for k cups. I understand the brewig process and the coffee available is terrible but are we missing out? Is there any way fo
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