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Crimson Anchor Coffee Roasters featured on the Des Moines Register

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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...

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Goodman's Coffee Shop featured on the Bagpipe

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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...

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Black Lodge Coffee featured on Courier & Press

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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...

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Airflow - Settings and Use

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All of our roasters come equipped with variable airflow. Manually controlled roasters include a dial on the control panel with markings of 0-100 that represents...

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Pura Bean Featured in Daily Coffee News

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A bright orange Volkswagen bus is the mascot for roaster and retailer Pura Bean Coffee, located in Jacksonville, Florida. The name is derived from the...

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2nd Annual Focus on the Roast Winners!

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Fun, exciting, spirited contest this year. 115 entrants, with 7 proceeding to the second round roast-off. Results have been tabulated: 1st place, Austin Tsai, Granada...

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Lost Sock Roasters Featured in Daily Coffee News

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An up and coming neighborhood of Washington D.C. is home to a new roastery. Lost Sock, located in the Petworth area, is operated by Nicolas...

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Bestslope Coffee featured on Daily Coffee News

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Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller of Fruita, Colorado, are drawn to adding value to their local community through business. The pair previously opened Hot Tomato...

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Nudge Coffee featured on Belleville News-Democrat

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Trevor and Christina Leach met performing at local coffee shops around upstate New York, enhancing their love for both music and coffee. Nudge Coffee was...

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Goodman Coffee Roasters featured in Daily Coffee News

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A wide selection of origin-specific coffees are available at Goodman Coffee Roasters, co-owned by neighbors Ian Goodman and Aric Annear. As neighbors, they began hobby...

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Red Light Roastery featured in Daily Coffee News

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The only roastery located in Hot Springs, Arkansas is growing rapidly. Established in the summer of 2015, Red Light Roastery has graduated from a 1...

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Roasting Beyond Basics

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Rate of Rise, Roasting 102   Now that you have fully mastered Roasting 101, let’s move on to roasting with attention to rate of rise....

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Coffee Varieties and Their Lineage

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Today, we cupped a Papua New Guinea which will go on sale 12/22/15. It has a “San Ramon” variety, one which I have never heard...

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Great Blend!

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Been doing a great deal of roasting with potential customers. Blended some Carmo de Minas (70%) with the Ethiopian Yirge Bereti (30%) in our Technivorm....

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Tiny House featured on Daily Coffee News

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Tiny House Coffee Roasters, located in Austin, Texas, was formed after its founders spent time stationed in Nigcaragua volunteering for the Peace Corps. There, founders...

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