Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Introducing MATTE finish for the MCR Series coffee roasters, new for 2020
We excited to launch a new finish option in our upcoming MCR Series roasters – Matte! This new matte finish offers a more refined look on all the stainless steel of your roaster. For a limited time, matte finish is available at no extra charge. Check out the photos below of a new 10kg Gas… Read More
Coffee Roasting Training, Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Mill City + Glitter Cat Bootcamp
Following on the wildly successful high heels of its inaugural year, Glitter Cat Bootcamp is gearing up to launch its 2020 season. Glitter Cat Bootcamp is an intensive training program offered to members of marginalized communities who are interested in participating in the US Coffee Championships. While last year’s program focused solely on the Barista… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Big Red Roast Rig is hitting the road again
After a recent five-city tour, Mill City Roaster’s “Big Red Roast Rig” is hitting the road again, and this time, it’s pulling into two of the more high profile coffee events of the summer: Coffee Roasters Guild Retreat and Coffee Fest L.A. That’s right, Big Red is rolling from Minnesota to Atlanta, from Atlanta to… Read More
Coffee Roasting Training
Coffee Fest Classes: What’s Up With The Donations?
In case you haven’t noticed, there are some big problems on the US border. No matter your political leaning or views and no matter what the cause, detention facilities are catastrophically overcrowded and the US government workers manning those facilities are floundering trying to cope. People are suffering down there and worse their kids are… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News, Roaster News
Dogwood in Sprudge
Our hometown friends at Dogwood Coffee Co have just been featured in Sprudge. The roastery-cafe was intentionally designed to be functional, welcoming, playful and uniquely Dogwood. Their 30kg and 500g Mill City Roasters are helping them to sample, profile and bring quality-driven coffees into production. In addition to their roasters, Dogwood is using a prototype hydraulic… Read More
All About Coffee, Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Mill City Roasters at SCA Expo 2018
The biggest thing we’ll be doing in 2018 is decamping to the Seattle State Convention Center for the SCA Expo April 19th-22nd. This year we’ll be shipping 9 roasters ranging from 500 gram to 30 kg capacity including two 3 kg roasters in the subterranean Roasters Guild training area where we’ll be supplying machines as… Read More
All About Coffee, Coffee Roasting Training, Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Minneroasta 2017 – 1st Annual Coffee Roasting Event
For those of you who haven’t heard, over the last couple of years Minneapolis, Minnesota has a developed extraordinarily vibrant coffee community. Here’s a very abbreviated list of local companies you probably know or probably should know: Caribou Coffee Cafe Imports Dunn Brothers Mill City Roasters Buhler Peace Coffee Dogwood Coffee Spyhouse Bootstrap Up B&W… Read More
Roaster News
How do our large roasters compare?
Ridiculous. Our machines are constructed as solid plate steel weldments. They are heavier and quieter than almost everything on the market, and just happen to be robust and powerful enough to profile roast full batch sizes for as long as you care to stand there. The only people talking about continuous use or vibration problems… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Roasters Guild Retreat 2017
The 2017 Roasters Guild Retreat will be held at Legacy Lake Lanier in Buford Georgia from August 17th through 20th. The weekend long retreat offers the opportunity to connect with other roasters and deepen attendees understanding of and appreciation for the craft. “Education and open discussion of issues has always been at the core of Retreat,… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
The Legendary Coffee Tour, Spring 2017
Mill City Roasters is proud to sponsor Cafe Imports’ Legendary Coffee Tour, alongside Sprudge and La Marzocco. The tour will be making stops in Toronto, Miami, Tampa, Indianapolis, and Denver. The Legendary Coffee Tour is a travelling coffee education event and celebration presented by our notorious team of Café Imports Sales Reps and Customer Service.… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Deaf Can! Coffee Visits Mill City Roasters
As Mill City Roasters continues it’s mission to provide quality coffee roasting equipment to emerging and established coffee roasters, the Mill City team is constantly amazed at the ingenuity, passion, and the mission of our customers. Deaf Can! Coffee is a social enterprise based in Jamaica, providing deaf students an opportunity to learn more about… Read More
Roaster News
Double Walled Drums and Other Improvements
We’ve recently made several noteworthy improvements to our roasters at the factory: Honeywell gas valves, increased burner sizes on the 3 kg – 30 kg roasters, and double walled drums on all gas roasters from 1 kg on up. I wish I was less of an engineer and enough of a marketing guy to tell… Read More
Coffee Roasting Support, Roaster News
Common Issues for New Roasters
We field calls on a daily basis. Let’s take a look at the most common errors as you begin to learn that new roaster. Not using full charge. North roasters are designed to use full charge. Don’t go smaller in charge size until you have mastered the full charge roasting profile. Then master a 90%… Read More
Coffee Roasting Support, Roaster News
How to start a commercial coffee roasting business?
How hard is it to roast coffee commercially? A roastery is typically easier to set up than a burger joint, but tracking down regulatory requirements can sometimes be tough because your local authorities are usually much more familiar with burger joints. Here is a short list of things to consider: Facility: Roaster set up: gas,… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Steel Oak featured on Daily Coffee News
In Ormand Beach, Florida, founders Carl and Michele Dupper of Steel Oak Coffee are rapidly establishing a dedicated following of local specialty coffee enthusiasts. Launched in October 2016, their 650 square-foot production facility, featuring their 2 kilogram North machine from Mill City Roasters, has been dedicated to specialty coffee education events such as public cuppings,… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Archetype Coffee Co. Featured on Daily Coffee News
Lexington, Kentucky is home to a new micro roastery, Archetype Coffee Co. The one-man operation is managed by self-taught roaster David Barnes, who works on the 1 kilogram North machine from Mill City Roasters. Archetype’s signature coffee, Elixir, is a blend of green coffee from Guatemala, Colombia, and Ethiopia sourced from Cafe Imports, also based… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Push X Pull Featured on Daily Coffee News
Push x Pull, founded by friends Christopher Hall and Jacob Cowdin, is a roasting company based in Portland, Oregon. The former barista and roaster, Hall had extensive experience with craft coffee. Paired with Cowdin’s background in graphic design and branding, the two make for an exciting duo. On the horizon, Push x Pull will be… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
The Grind featured in Daily Coffee News
Cigars and coffees have paired up in Bluffton, South Carolina. The Grind Roaster and Peaceful Henry’s Cigar Bar offer complimentary cigars and coffee pairings. Ian Duncan, the master roaster and owner, works on a 10 kilogram North machine from Mill City Roasters, as well as a 1 kilogram Sonofresco sample roaster. Up next, Duncan will… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Broadsheet featured on Medium
Working on a 1 kilogram North machine from Mill City Roasters, a pop-up in Cambridge, MA, has won first place at the Genuine Origin’s Roast and GO Competition. Before Broadsheet Coffee was even open for business, its founder Aaron MacDougall was up against dozens of established brands in the competition. According to MacDougall, his interest… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Amateur Coffee featured on The Gateway
Omaha, Nebraska is the new hotspot for local, specialty coffee and the surround community has embraced the wave. Amateur Coffee, founded by Jasmyn and Jacob Wicher, has embraced the community right back. Fall 2017, the long-awaited Amateur Coffee storefront will offer a creative space for the area to enjoy their roasts. Through purchasing smaller quantities… Read More