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.

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PRODUCTION COFFEE ROASTERS

The smart choice for growing coffee brands. Build a sustainable business with digital control, flexible batch sizes, and unmatched repeatability.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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....

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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.

Work with more farmers

Our advanced control allows for ultimate flexibility to roast your most challenging greens. Compare harvest-to-harvest data from your RoastPATH® library.

Energy Conservation

Heavier-built chassis and high R-value insulated drums capture latent heat and reduce calls for fuel. Custom-designed gas trains for micro-adjustments to increase efficiency.

Lean Manufacturing

Our roasters are engineered to perform at 20% to 120% of their nominal batch size making restocks of varying quantities easy & giving you back control of your on-hand inventory.

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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.

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