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New Video: A Guide To Greasing Your Bearings

By Nick Green

In this new video, I give a step-by-step guide on how to lubricate the drum & door bearings on your coffee roaster using our recommended food-safe grease...

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Mill City Roasters is a semi-finalist for a Sprudge Design Award

By Angie Davis

Vote for us on Sprudge! Earlier this week, we got the news that we had been selected as a semi-finalist for the Sprudge Design Awards...

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Making Expensive Coffee Worth the Risk

By Lauren Lathrop

When it comes to buying green coffee, the options are seemingly endless. New roasters can often feel overwhelmed scrolling through importer’s catalogs and reading flavor...

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New Article: The Question of Low Acidity Coffee

By Lauren Lathrop

The myth of acidity in coffee as an issue of greens or roast quality is pervasive. The truth is that most of what we experience...

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Green Coffee Buyers Guide

By Steve Green

Steve shares a practical approach to professional green coffee selection for increased quality, profitability, and brand equity. Read the article or you can read our full Article Collection.

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2023 Holiday Blends are here!

By Lauren Lathrop

As the weather turns colder and the days begin to shorten, holiday menus are at the front of our minds. We’ve offered green blends designed...

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Beyond Data: Role of Sensory Cues in Crafting Great Coffee

By Steve Green

Data is undoubtedly important for productivity, but when it comes to achieving the best-tasting coffee, sensory cues are vital. In his recent article, Steve explains, in...

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New in the Video Library: Your Perfect Espresso Blend

By Lauren Lathrop

Our most popular green coffee blend is our Espresso Blend and this week I share our design process and explain how we profile it to achieve balanced flavors. Watch the...

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Steve separates fact from DTR and Finish Temp fiction in his recent article

By Design Team

This week, Steve expands on our understanding of the correlation between roast development time ratio (DTR) and finish temperature in his recent coffee article - it's packed with valuable insights...

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Portrait Coffee opens their first cafe in Atlanta

By Design Team

Congratulations to Portrait Coffee in Atlanta, Georgia on the opening of their new cafe! For further details, be sure to read Howard Bryman's article on Daily...

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White Nene Coffee Roasters in Kona Coast: City Lifestyle Magazine

By Design Team

We're totally smitten with White Nene Coffee Roasters. Not only do they brew up some (confirmed) great coffee, but they also create inspiring roasting images. It's great to see...

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A new Gesha in your price range, and it does not disappoint!

By Lauren Lathrop

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...

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Gladheart Coffee in Daily Coffee News

By Design Team

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...

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Cheat Sheet: Coffee bag size by origin

By Roastery Team

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....

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Coffee Fest Louisville Recap

By Lauren Lathrop

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...

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