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What is a soak?
What does soak mean? 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 an initial period of time at the start of the roast where the burners are intentionally turned off to manage heat transfer. So before charging your… Read More
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Winter Workshop Recap
If you want to increase sales this year, we’ll be handing out the equivalent of free money at the Winter Workshop here in Minneapolis on February 23rd and 24th. Free money? How does that work? In the last class, we helped people figure out how to roast more challenging coffees to a better end result.… Read More
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Sweet With Complex Acidity: Sumatra Natural
We’re excited to share this beautiful coffee from Cafe Imports, the Sumatra Natural from the Aceh region. This coffee works well between a lighter-medium to dark roast with deep sweetness and complex acidity throughout. We utilize this coffee in our holiday blend, Hibernate, and appreciate it’s structured fruit-forward character and big velvety body. Region The… Read More
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Complex Cup: Tanzania Mahenje AB
Boasting a complex cup from hot to cold, the Tanzania Mahenje AB offering from Cafe Imports always has us reaching for more. Great at all roast levels, this green provides a layered drinking experience serving as a beautiful single-origin to offer customers. In the cup, we’re getting notes of rooibos tea, lychee, and blood orange… Read More
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Approachable and Dependable: Brazil, Carmo de Minas
Just landed in the roastery is a Yellow Bourbon, Natural processed in Brazil from the Carmo de Minas region. This coffee comes from the Fazenda Sertăo farm where many other varietals are planted, such as Red Bourbon and Yellow Catuai. For us, this offering is an approachable, all-day drinking coffee with lower perceived acidity and… Read More
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Roasters Brew Box Recipes: A dialogue between the barista and roaster
Our Roaster’s Brew Box is a sensory development tool that’s built to help roasters learn more about brewing and share roasting technique with baristas and home brewers. In the newest edition, the Colombia Manos Juntas Brew Box, we had an opportunity to pull back the curtain and show how changes to the end of the… Read More
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Common Issues for New Roasters
We field calls on a daily basis. Let’s take a look at the most common errors as you begin to learn that new roaster. Not using full charge. North roasters are designed to use full charge. Don’t go smaller in charge size until you have mastered the full charge roasting profile. Then master a 90%… Read More
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Airflow – Settings and Use
The North Coffee Company roasters come equipped with variable airflow. While a dial of 0-100 suggests a wide spread of airflow, we recommend the use of 3 settings: Low Medium and High Don’t get hung up on dial numbers. Instead, use a simpler approach by employing a cigarette lighter to determine settings. Let’s do that.… Read More