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New Article: Comparing the Quality of Professional Sample Roasters
As roasters, we know that every variable that impacts coffee quality matters. We also know that roasting professionals across our industry are out of calibration...
Costa Rica Anaerobic Honey SL-28: A dynamic and complex green coffee with a story
The Cerro San Luis Micromill is a family operation run by siblings Alexander and Magali in the West Valley of Costa Rica. Coffee runs deep...
Notes from the Cupping Table: July 2024
Since starting this blog series a few months ago, I've started to pay more attention at the cupping table. I try to make a note when we...
Party with us at Coffee Fest Minneapolis! Kick-off Party October 10th
This October, Coffee Fest is coming to the Twin Cities! We've been the Roasting Education Sponsor for two years, and we've been on the...
Designing Successful Retail Coffee Packaging pt. 2
Welcome back to Part Two of our series on designing a great retail coffee bag. Click here to read Part One. In this section, we’ll...
Colombia Asociación Los Naranjos: Pretty in Pink (Bourbon)
The Pink Bourbon varietal is a relatively new discovery in the world of coffee varieties and has created a lot of buzz in the industry....
Designing Successful Retail Coffee Packaging
Students who join us for Roasting 101 or meet up with us at Coffee Fest events across the country have many questions about starting their...
Notes from the Cupping Table: June 2024
June in the Twin Cities is a perfect time of year. For our roasting team, it was filled with new coffees, a sold-out Roasting 101...
The Coffee of the Summer: Rwanda Kirorero, Washed
It’s always exciting to have coffee from Rwanda in our offerings. Rwanda is a relatively small country, about the size of the state of Maryland,...
The Utility Player on Your Team: Guatemala Huehuetenango AAPICAFI
New in the roastery here at Mill City Roasters is a mixed varietal, washed process coffee from the Huehuetenango region in Guatemala. This coffee is...
Notes from the Cupping Table: May 2024
In May, we hosted two sessions of Roasting 101 here in Minneapolis. We also filmed a new video on our Weigh/Fill machine (look for it...
The Coffee Rose: A new sensory tool from Cafe Imports
In the coffee industry, the best way to evaluate the product is by tasting. Whether that be sampling roasting a new green coffee that just...
Notes from the Cupping Table: April 2024
April seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Even with a break from our group roasting classes, our team stayed busy! A...
Engineering the New MCR-2E 2kg Electric Coffee Roaster
Years ago, when I first launched Mill City, we built electrically heated 500g and 1kg electric roasters. For a couple of our early years we...
Notes from the Cupping Table: March 2024
March offered a bit of a slower start for us. During the first few days of the month, the team was at Coffee Fest New...
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