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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Carlson Roasting Co. featured on Houston County News
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Wesley Andrews Shop featured in Daily Coffee News
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Meta Coffee Lab featured on the Journal Star
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Spaceship Earth Coffee featured on McAlester News
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Meta Coffee Lab featured in Daily Coffee News
A roastery has opened in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the basement of Mike Bratty’s and Suzanne Seberg’s home. The small-batch, craft beans are created on a 2 kilogram North machine from Mill City Roasters. Meta Coffee Labs started as a mobile pop-up coffee station on a bike. The recognized the demand for their featured product, a… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Crimson Anchor Coffee Roasters featured on the Des Moines Register
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Goodman’s Coffee Shop featured on the Bagpipe
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
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Black Lodge Coffee featured on Courier & Press
After moving from Nashville to New Harmony, Indiana, Amanda and Marc Chevalier missed the quality of coffee they enjoyed before their move. Black Lodge Coffee Roasters was created in response. The duo operates a specialty café and roastery, home to a 6 kilogram North machine from Mill City. At any given time, there is at… Read More
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Airflow – Settings and Use
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