Roaster’s Winter Workshop

Pre-requisite

This class is intended for experienced roasters or students who have attended our Roasting 101 class in the past. If you have questions about your eligibility, email sales@millcityroasters.com

Students will receive a survey prior to the start of class which will gather some information about their roasting experience.

Schedule

This class is hosted at Mill City Roasters’ in-house roastery in Minneapolis, MN, Thursday (9am-4pm) and Friday (9am-1pm). See options above for available class dates.

Green buying strategy

We’ll share our approach to green buying using the coffees in this workshop as a case study. Learn how we shop for, evaluate, and decide on what greens to purchase for our roasting programs.

Learning collaboratively

Employing group discussion and critique, students will debrief together as a group and provide feedback and input to each other for the next steps. Collaborative roast evaluations and discussion sessions utilize the experience of every student in the group.

From the roaster to the cupping table

Frequent cuppings scheduled throughout the class will give us actionable feedback on the quality and successes of the roasting exercises. Group cupping and calibration will strengthen students’ sensory skills and descriptive vocabulary while informing plans for subsequent roasts.

Covid Testing Required and Cancellation Policy

Updated COVID Policy as of 5/11/2022

For all current classes, students must submit a negative COVID test. There are two options for approved tests:

• Negative Lab-certified PCR COVID-19 test (test sample taken within 48 hours of the start of class on Thursday morning). Testing is at students’ expense. If the PCR test is returned with a positive result, registration fees will be refunded.
• Negative rapid antigen test taken onsite at Mill City Roasters. Mill City will provide rapid tests on Thursday morning. If a student tests positive using a rapid test, they will not be admitted to the roasting facility. Registration fees will be refunded.

If future classes are required to be canceled due to Covid-19 surges creating unsafe travel & gathering conditions, Mill City will make that decision no later than 15 days before the first day of your class. When making travel plans to attend class, we highly recommend investing in trip insurance or to delay purchasing flights or reserving hotel stays until within 2 weeks of your class date.

If you need to cancel or move your registration due to a Covid-19 exposure or diagnosis, our team can help you do that at any time. If you need to cancel or move your registration due to a non-emergency issue, please try to let us know no later than 2 weeks before class so we can give your spot to another student.

As part of our ongoing commitment to encourage greater diversity in the coffee roasting community, Mill City Roasters offers scholarships to attend our popular Roasting course. This scholarship is intended for members of marginalized groups within our industry – BIPOC, LGBT, non-binary and others.