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Sprudge 2022 Build-Outs Is Open For Submissions
Submissions are now open for the Sprudge 2022 season of Build-Outs. An annual tradition at Sprudge since 2012, the showcase features cafe build-outs around the world. New cafes that opened at any point in 2022 or cafes presently under construction with plans to open in 2022 will be accepted. Mill City is excited to be… Read More
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Lost Sock Meets With President Biden
Our customers are really going places! In a recent story from Daily Coffee News, co-founders Nico Cabrera and Jeff Yerxa of Lost Sock Coffee Roasters share their experience of being invited to the White House. The Washington D.C – based duo reflect upon their experience of opening their cafe, doubling their wholesale production, and growing… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News, Roaster News
BLK & Bold Is Hiring In Des Moines
We occasionally hear about our friends roasting across the country that are in need of professional people to join their organizations. If you have a position in your roastery and would like to let us know please contact us. Position: Roaster (Manufacturer), Full Time Company: BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages Headquarters Location: 5016 Park Avenue, Des… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News, Roaster News
Food & Wine Releases List of Best Coffee Roasters in the US
Congratulations to our friends who took home the title of best Coffee Roastery! Resident Coffee Roasters, Florida Portrait Coffee, Georgia Dogwood Coffee, Minnesota Coffea Roasterie, South Dakota Lost Sock Roasters, Washington, DC Bean Fruit Coffee, Mississippi Revel Coffee Roasters, Montana Read the full article here Resident Coffee Roasters, Florida Portrait Coffee, Georgia Coffea Roasterie, South Dakota Bean Fruit Coffee, Mississippi Dogwood Coffee,… Read More
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BTU per pound? Scaling from a small to a large production coffee roaster?
I received an email from a customer this morning with a good question about BTUs: “I am seeking a roaster that can do somewhere in the range of 20-25 pound batches at 12 or so minutes. we are on an 8 pound roaster now and we can get 8pounds to FC at between 8-9min… Read More
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Roasting with Mill City: KW Coffee Collective Kicks Off In Ontario
Roasting with Mill City is an ongoing series where we highlight companies using our roasters to build their business, make a difference, and roast delicious coffee. The Canadian specialty coffee industry has been steadily growing year after year, but the barriers to entry for starting a roastery have always remained high. KWCC is Ontario’s first… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News, Roaster News
Commercial coffee roasters: used, refurbished, and trade-ins.
Most of you know that, beyond the occasional swapped out demo machine, we do not normally deal in used or refurbished coffee roasters. Our machines are proven to hold their value. However, the costs and risks of purchasing used coffee roasting machines sight unseen and then arranging local crating and transportation require steeply discounted prices to cover… Read More
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MCR 30kg vs Diedrich DR25 coffee roaster?
I received an email today from a customer asking how our MCR 30kg compares to Diedrich DR25. Although I have a great deal of familiarity with the Diedrich’s IR and CR series roasters, I was unfamiliar enough with the DR model that I was forced to review Diedrich’s website and study the specs. This is… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News, Roaster News
Coffee Roasting: What matters the most?
There is a lot of well meaning “advice” about coffee roasting online, but it’s seldom weighted in terms of the relative impact it makes on your coffee and your craft. We talk to owners about their coffee quality every day. This is a list of the 10 things I find myself talking about the most.… Read More
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Survey: Workflows for Coffee Roasting, Part 1
We’re working on a new tool for RoastPATH® and could use your insight and experience. We’d really appreciate it if you could give us a few minutes and answer these questions! Size & Scale of OperationsWhat brand coffee roaster do you own/use?* Mill City Roaster Loring Probat Coffee-Tech Diedrich San Franciscan What is the model… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
RoastPATH : Roast Precision Reinvented.
We’ve spent thousands of hours engineering 12 various sized roasting machines uniquely built to answer the demands of modern specialty coffee production. The result is that Mill City Roasters now produces the most powerful, heaviest built, most controllable, and most uniquely instrumented commercial coffee roasters in the broadest range of sizes ever built. While better… Read More
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Roasters + Baristas: Information Exchange
Welcome back to our ongoing educational series in which we find ways to bridge the gap between the roaster and the barista. In our last post, we explained the importance of using the same brew methods to help calibrate the language that roasters and baristas use about a coffee’s flavor. We recommended that roasters try… Read More
All About Coffee, Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Roasters + Baristas: We Can Work it Out
Welcome to a new educational series in which we find ways to bridge the gap between the roaster and the barista, whose common goal of serving great coffee can be achieved by finding some common ground. This will be a ongoing series with new topics posted regularly – so check back frequently for more posts. … Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Roasting with Mill City: Snowdrift Coffee
Roasting with Mill City is an ongoing series where we highlight companies using our roasters to build their business, make a difference, and roast delicious coffee. There is such a thing as a coffee celebrity. They are the people who everyone seems to know, who folks turn to for advice, who’ve been around long enough… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Mill City Picks: Home Brewing Equipment
Following an upward trend over the past several years, many specialty coffee customers are enjoying their favorite beverage in a new locale: their homes. Home brewing is on the rise, and equipment manufacturers are rising to meet the occasion. There’s something for everyone in the home brewing market, from beautiful single cup pour over cones,… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Roasting with Mill City: Palace Coffee Company
Roasting with Mill City is an ongoing series where we highlight companies using our roasters to build their business, make a difference, and roast delicious coffee. It may be surprising to learn that some of the best coffee in Texas isn’t roasted in Austin or Houston, but in the small northern city of Amarillo.… Read More
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Mill City Picks: Cafe Equipment
Our founder, Steve Green, tends to refer to Mill City Roasters as a small business incubator. What he means by that is we’re a place where people start. We help them with equipment, training and education, and all the little questions they have along the way. Our instructors teach students to roast, which is fitting… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Mill City earns CSA Design Certification – an industry first.
Mill City Roasters recently earned the world’s first CSA Design Certification for coffee roasters. We’ve outlined below what this certification is, how it is beneficial to our Mill City customers and what comes next. About CSA: The Canadian Standards Association, or CSA, is a ‘Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory’, (abbreviated as NRTL and commonly referred to… Read More
Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Introducing MATTE finish for the MCR Series coffee roasters, new for 2020
We excited to launch a new finish option in our upcoming MCR Series roasters – Matte! This new matte finish offers a more refined look on all the stainless steel of your roaster. For a limited time, matte finish is available at no extra charge. Check out the photos below of a new 10kg Gas… Read More
Coffee Roasting Training, Commercial Coffee Roaster News
Mill City + Glitter Cat Bootcamp
Following on the wildly successful high heels of its inaugural year, Glitter Cat Bootcamp is gearing up to launch its 2020 season. Glitter Cat Bootcamp is an intensive training program offered to members of marginalized communities who are interested in participating in the US Coffee Championships. While last year’s program focused solely on the Barista… Read More