Welcome to Mill City Roasters®
Your next move in specialty coffee
Coffee roasting systems engineered for ultimate precision control coupled with advanced production tools that let you repeat your favorite profiles at the push of a button.
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LAB + STUDIO COFFEE ROASTERS
Commercial quality in a small footprint. Ideal for start-ups or experienced operators wanting to deep dive into coffee science.
PRODUCTION COFFEE ROASTERS
The smart choice for growing coffee brands. Build a sustainable business with digital control, flexible batch sizes, and unmatched repeatability.
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTY COFFEE ROASTERS
Specialty coffee at a large scale. Controllability of a smaller roaster but at a batch capacity to take your coffee company to a national scale.
Class: Roasting 101
Learn to Roast Coffee
Our popular Roasting 101 class serves as a launching pad for coffee lovers aiming to become coffee roasters and coffee business owners. This apprentice-style course is the jumpstart you need to get started.
A curated selection of green coffee from our in-house roastery
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This week in coffee
Notes from the Cupping Table: November 2024
This November, we only cupped 36 coffees in the roastery. That number feels small compared to previous months when as many as 60 coffees graced...
Common Issues for New Roasters
This is an updated article from our blog archives. The original post is from March, 2017 While every roaster's coffee preference and roasting style may...
How to Scale a Profile from a 6 kg to a 20 kg Roaster
One of the most common questions we get from roasters scaling to a larger machine is, “How do I transfer my small batch profile to...
Notes from the Cupping Table: October 2024
It feels like every cupping recap starts with the observation that "last month was a busy month" but, for October, that's especially true. In between...
T'is the Season: Mill City Roasters Holiday Blends have Arrived!
Some people look forward to the Holidays all year. For them, the first chilly morning and the earliest yellowing of tree leaves sparks their excitement....
Notes from the Cupping Table: September 2024
Fall is here in Minneapolis. Cooler mornings, fading leaves, and the end of the Minnesota State Fair. All beacons that signal a change in season....
Your specialty coffee HQ
If you have a plan, we are the partner you need
Every year, more and more specialty coffee professionals are starting long-term partnerships with our company. Whether you're starting from zero or leveling up, our team of experienced coffee professionals, engineers & designers go above and beyond to help you source the correct equipment, communicate with installers, and keep your operations up and running.
If you plan to go far, you should go with Mill City.
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People in Coffee
If you're on the lookout for roastery spaces that inspire, look no further than the lush interiors of Defined Coffee in Lake Norman, NC.
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People in Coffee
Canada's premiere co-roasting space, KW Coffee Collective has successfully built a community that makes roasting your own coffee easy, affordable and collaborative.
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The Get Down, a partnership between Houston White and Dogwood Coffee, is promoting diversity within the specialty coffee industry.
