Ever been told that you fly by the seat of your pants? The best machine operators have a knack for this. The expression is derived...

Over the Summer, Renee and Scott were able to knock out quite a few items on our RoastPATH to-do list, and the first of those...

After ten consecutive days of high temperatures above 90°F in Minneapolis, we shouldn’t even be talking about the holidays. But, this week's reprieve from heat...

In November of 2024 I wrote “How to Scale from a 6KG to a 20KG,” to act as a resource to transfer roast profiles. We...

When your goal is to start a coffee company, you first have to learn everything about coffee. Becoming a "subject matter expert" on origins, flavors,...

In every class, workshop, and seminar, we ask roasters what skills they're hoping to improve. Resoundingly, the answer is the same: sensory skills. All coffee...

This week, Sprudge published an interview with Mill City Roasters VP Angie Davis about our booth at World of Coffee. A booth that Jordan Michelman,...

We get questions all the time about the issue of mold in coffee. Frequently, these questions come from roasters who are being asked by their...

The days of “death before decaf” are long over. In the past few years, we've seen coffee processing advance at a rapid rate. Along with...

Cupping is a standardized method of evaluating coffee, and for many of us, it’s a familiar routine. When traveling to coffee farms, the methods stay...

Big Red is ready for a new home! We built Big Red as a mobile coffee lab for the US Roasting Championship. Over the last...

Earlier this year, I traveled to Colombia for an origin trip with our education and green coffee partner, Cafe Imports. Also on the trip were...

This week, we're releasing Second Spring, a seasonal coffee blend available as a green pre-blend in 10lb bags and 40lb boxes, and available for a...

We are all aware of what's been happening in the Twin Cities over the last two months. Because coffee people are the best people, we've...

The M-Series: Built for the Future of Roasting The M-Series line-up is designed from the ground up to be truly automation-ready, encompassing three core models:...