Coffee Roaster Build schedule
BATCH #232
US/CANADA CUSTOMERS: May/June
International Customers: Done
April 29th: This shipment is on the water and due to land in Tacoma (West Coast Port) on May 13th. We tenatively expect to be able to start shipping roasters from Minneaplis at the very end of May or very early June.
BATCH #234
US/CANADA CUSTOMERS: May/June
International Customers: April
March 7: All units on this batch are available for reservation.
While you wait
Comparative Cupping: Sample roasting on the MCR500, Ikawa Pro, and Stronghold S7
When you’re comparing coffees at a purchase cupping and your menu and your budget is on the line, it’s crucial to be able to taste...
Roasted Coffee Evaluation: Assessing Quality and Improving Profiles
When you're roasting coffee for retail, it's not uncommon to find yourself in a positive feedback loop. Your customers (typically regulars and, if you're still a...
Understanding Low Acidity Coffee
The most common customer request commercial coffee roasteries get is for low-acidity coffee. Before you run down that rabbit hole, here are a couple of...
Green Coffee Buying Basics
Depending on your coffee quality target, buying green coffee can be either easy or one heck of a lot of work. If you’re roasting very...
Roast Sensory Cues: A Detailed Analysis
We have worked very hard to build the most capable and most thoughtfully instrumented commercial coffee roasters ever built. We record data multiple times per...
What's the best Roast Development Time (DTR) and Finish Temperature?
I’ve been asked this question in class and seen it online innumerable times. "What has the greatest impact on a finished roast, the roast development...
What is a soak?
We get asked quite often – what is a soak? When we refer to a soak in our Roasting 101 class, we’re generally talking about...
What's In A Roastery: Part 5
This is the fourth in an ongoing series on what tools we keep in the Mill City roastery for efficiency, quality control, and more. Click...
Green Blending Basics
The mystery of blending In a recent post about creating a great Holiday Blend, I mentioned a few strategies for blending greens. Blending helps roasters create...