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Amateur Coffee Bag with Beans and Mugs
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Amateur Coffee featured on The Gateway

Posted on December 31, 2016 at 2:51 pm by / 0
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
Carlson Roasting Owner Bob Carlson with Bags of Green Coffee
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Carlson Roasting Co. featured on Houston County News

Posted on December 15, 2016 at 10:22 am by / 0
The rapidly growing Carlson Roasting Co., Houston County, Minnesota, are moving into a larger downtown location. Owners Bob and Mimi Carlson are transforming their former cafe location into a tasting room, where beans may also be purchased. Carlson beans can be found wholesale at six area grocery stores and two eateries. An at home roaster… Read More
Customers at Wesley Andrews Cafe
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Wesley Andrews Shop featured in Daily Coffee News

Posted on December 13, 2016 at 4:12 pm by / 0
November 2016 marked the opening of the Wesley Andrews café in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founders Jared Thompson and Johan Podlewski have roasted coffee and acquired teas over the past several years. One unique highlight of the spot is the rotating featured “guest” roasters, working on a 3 kilogram North machine from Mill City. The program that… Read More
Mike Bratty Using 2 Kilogram Roaster
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Meta Coffee Lab featured on the Journal Star

Posted on December 11, 2016 at 11:11 am by / 0
Mike Bratty and Suzanne Seberg have taken a minimalist approach to creating and growing their small-batch roasting products. Meta Coffee Labs of Lincoln, Nebraska, started as a mobile pop-up distributed on a custom tricycle, mainly at Haymarket Farmers Market. Their nitrogen-pressurized cold brew coffee gained popularity in the area. They were soon approached by Zipline… Read More
Spaceship Earth Coffee Owner Measuring Out Beans
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Spaceship Earth Coffee featured on McAlester News

Posted on November 21, 2016 at 3:05 pm by / 0
A brewery and coffee company have partnered up in McAlester, Oklahoma. Adam Grownwald, the founder of Spaceship Earth Coffee, developed a love of roasting and an interest in entrepreneurship in college. Impressed by his roasts, area brewer Prairie Artisan Ales buys Spaceship Earth’s coffee to add to their beers. Spaceship Earth is now focused on… Read More
Crimson Anchor Coffee Roasters Owner and Greens
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Crimson Anchor Coffee Roasters featured on the Des Moines Register

Posted on November 8, 2016 at 11:26 am by / 0
Selling coffee at farmers markets for over a year, Crimson Anchor Coffee Roasters opened up shop recently in Indianola, Iowa. Owners Chad and Erica Johnson have expanded into a storefront after testing the market for their coffee extensively. Rather than serve coffee by the cup, the location sells fresh roasted specialty coffee. Though if customers… Read More
Menu at Goodman's Coffee with Drink
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Goodman’s Coffee Shop featured on the Bagpipe

Posted on November 2, 2016 at 11:44 am by / 0
Goodman’s Coffee Shop opened October 2016 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after operating as only a roastery. Ian Goodman and Kris Perkins opened Goodman Coffee, along with partners Aric Annear and David Rossi. When a local building lost a former tenant, also a coffee shop, they were approached to fill in as a café. A wide variety of… Read More
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Airflow – Settings and Use

Posted on October 10, 2016 at 1:58 pm by / 1 Comment
The North Coffee Company roasters come equipped with variable airflow. While a dial of 0-100 suggests a wide spread of airflow, we recommend the use of 3 settings: Low Medium and High Don’t get hung up on dial numbers. Instead, use a simpler approach by employing a cigarette lighter to determine settings. Let’s do that.… Read More
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2nd Annual Focus on the Roast Winners!

Posted on October 4, 2016 at 4:27 pm by / 0
Fun, exciting, spirited contest this year. 115 entrants, with 7 proceeding to the second round roast-off. Results have been tabulated: 1st place, Austin Tsai, Granada Hills, CA. Austin won a 500g North sample roaster 2nd place, Cody Larson, Northfield, MN. Cody walks with a Tonino Roast Color Meter 3rd place, Austin Amento. Redlands, CA. Baratza… Read More
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Lost Sock Roasters Featured in Daily Coffee News

Posted on July 14, 2016 at 10:59 am by / 0
An up and coming neighborhood of Washington D.C. is home to a new roastery. Lost Sock, located in the Petworth area, is operated by Nicolas Cabrera and Jeff Yerax. Lost Sock focuses on selling wholesale to area restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores, while many other area roasters are more shop-oriented. Currently, their focus is to… Read More
Bestslope Coffee Featured on Daily Coffee News
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Bestslope Coffee featured on Daily Coffee News

Posted on July 2, 2016 at 2:18 pm by / 0
Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller of Fruita, Colorado, are drawn to adding value to their local community through business. The pair previously opened Hot Tomato Café in 2005, a pizza restaurant in the area. Most recently, they opened a coffee shop and roastery, Bestslope Coffee Company. Before pursuing Bestslope, Keller roasted as a hobbyist at… Read More
Co-owner of Nudge Coffee with 1kg Coffee Roaster
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Nudge Coffee featured on Belleville News-Democrat

Posted on May 10, 2016 at 3:36 pm by / 0
Trevor and Christina Leach met performing at local coffee shops around upstate New York, enhancing their love for both music and coffee. Nudge Coffee was established in Highland, Illinois to transform their love of coffee into a business. To provide their customers the freshest coffee, they ensure that coffee is brewed just days after being roasted.… Read More
10kg North Coffee Roaster Drum at Goodman Coffee
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Goodman Coffee Roasters featured in Daily Coffee News

Posted on April 29, 2016 at 11:42 am by / 0
A wide selection of  origin-specific coffees are available at Goodman Coffee Roasters, co-owned by neighbors Ian Goodman and Aric Annear. As neighbors, they began hobby roasting together years ago, and have recently pursued the passion as business partners. Currently sourcing greens from the Minneapolis based Cafe Imports, the two will be expanding into direct from… Read More
Green Coffee Growers in Papua New Guinea
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Coffee Varieties and Their Lineage

Posted on December 15, 2015 at 5:04 pm by / 0
Today, we cupped a Papua New Guinea which will go on sale 12/22/15. It has a “San Ramon” variety, one which I have never heard before. Counter Culture to the rescue. Great graphic from Counter Culture which traces back all coffees and their lineage.  Turns out, San Ramon is an off-shoot of the Typica variety. Every… Read More
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