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A new Gesha in your price range, and it does not disappoint!
Most coffee fans will perk up when they hear the word “Gesha”. Thoughts of delicate, floral coffees with unusual flavors flood their minds. They might expect...
Gladheart Coffee in Daily Coffee News
It was great to see the familiar names of Philip Hatter and Gladheart Coffee pop up on Daily Coffee News this week. Congratulations to that team and...
Cheat Sheet: Coffee bag size by origin
Last week we were working through some drum capacity calculations and it was interesting to see the common full coffee bag sizes laid out by origin....
Coffee Fest Louisville Recap
The Mill City Roasters team had a blast last weekend at Coffee Fest Louisville. This was the second Coffee Fest event of the year, and...
What To Look For In A Used Coffee Roaster
For everything there is a season… For most of us, starting a new business means finding ways to do things. Not finding ways to not...
Mill City Roasters vs Probat at CoffeeFest New York.
The new Probat sales guys attended our classes at Coffeefest New York last weekend. The free classes at least. Probat is a legacy brand and...
Drum Roasters vs Fluid Bed
Most people don’t know that I started out my coffee roaster career building fluid bed roasters of various sizes including one that recirculated heat. Despite...
Hello, new capability...
Many of you know that we do a big chunk of our engineering here in Minneapolis. Over the years, we have grown to be the...
New Roaster Color (Experiment?)
As a design aesthetic, our roasters have always been a bit more Bauhaus where form very closely follows function. They are classically abstract, angular, and...
Winter Workshop Recap
If you want to increase sales this year, we’ll be handing out the equivalent of free money at the Winter Workshop here in Minneapolis on...
The official Roasting Education Sponsor: Coffee Fest 2023
Grow your knowledge, resources and network at Coffee Fest 2023! Since 1992, Coffee Fest remains the industry’s top performing trade show for the specialty coffee...
NSF Commercial Coffee Roasters
Another MCR first: NSF Commercial Coffee Roasters! In case you haven’t noticed, things are seldom quiet here. A couple of years ago, the State of...
Sweet With Complex Acidity: Sumatra Natural
We’re excited to share this beautiful coffee from Cafe Imports, the Sumatra Natural from the Aceh region. This coffee works well between a lighter-medium to...
New on Youtube: MC-60 Roaster Rundown
We rarely have a roaster sit long enough at the warehouse, so we took the opportunity to shoot a video featuring the MC-60. Watch Lauren...
Roaster's Winter Workshop: Education for Experienced Roasters
New to our educational offerings, the Roasters’ Winter Workshop offers advanced, higher-level training to experienced roasters and returning students. Roaster training and education have always...
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