Yeah, and I think one thing I’ve noticed is that folks are not real honest with themselves in terms of their roasting skill. I know tons of roasters, and there are a few who are truly prodigies. There is a certain intelligence and attention to detailthere is a certain intelligence, curiosity...
I’ve had a number of friends do this and none have made over $5/hr factoring in time and costs. Do it for fun and connections, or do it as as real business but don’t get caught in between…
I've been loving Strait Coffee, a microroaster out of San Jose. The roaster Austin is really talented with sourcing and roasting, and he's very responsive with helping dial-in roasts. It's a very unique roasting style, hard to explain but the beans actually look a bit different!
LOL, I wrote a...
Hi everyone, looking for a new place to chat coffee as I’m finding Reddit super frustrating. As my screen name reflects pourover is my main thing!
My specialty coffee experience started In 2015, I attended a tech conference where George Howell spoke on the art of coffee cupping. As a former...