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Software technology professionals changed career and opened Micro-roastery in Bolivia
Discover the captivating story of Elevate Coffee Bolivia, a unique micro-roastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Co-founded by Clifford and Veruschka Stevens, Elevate Coffee Bolivia is on a mission to create awareness and appreciation for the extraordinary specialty coffee of Bolivia, while honoring the dedicated farmers who cultivate it. With their unwavering commitment to quality, personalized service, and the recent acquisition of the ROEST sample roaster, Elevate Coffee Bolivia is revolutionizing the coffee experience for enthusiasts worldwide.
Micro-Roasting Mastery: Customer Success Story ft. Baristatus Co.
Baristatus Co are coffee explorers dedicated to unlocking excellence with the ROEST sample roaster. With their non-profit model and three special categories, they curate the best coffees for enthusiasts worldwide. The ROEST empowers them to achieve precision, experiment, and fuel their growth. Join the revolution and elevate your coffee experience.
Updates on R&D of P2000
It’s been a few years since we started development of the ROEST P2000 – Production Hybrid Roaster. In June 2021 we announced the first information and early bird technical specification - now it’s time for an update! We are currently roasting and testing on prototype #5 in the line, while at the same time finalizing the details of prototype #6 (P06).
How Long Miles ensures quality, from farm to cup
Every step that coffee takes in the process from seed to cup impacts its quality. Ensuring coffee quality at every touch point has been a steep learning curve for the Long Miles Coffee team, and is something they are continuously learning to improve with every coffee harvest that comes to pass.
Fermenty Experimenty: Processing, Cupping and Roasting New Fermentation Styles
Each processing method has its own flavour attributes which, combined with the terroir, variety, temperature, and half a dozen other factors, creates a unique cup each time. While it can be risky for producer to create special fermentation, the demand from roasters and coffee lovers is pushing it forward. The team of Nordic Approach is sourcing more of rare coffees. Misako shared with us how to roast this type of coffee to bring the funky notes in the cup.
It's time to go bigger
To operate a production roaster is not an easy job, even for a skilled roaster. The team at ROEST decided to face this challenge. To make it easy for anyone to operate a bigger scale roaster and deliver better coffee for everyone. Batch after batch. And yes – you can again do your emails while all this is done. ROEST P2000 - production hybrid roaster.
Roasting coffee at home - all you need to know before you start
Are you thinking of roasting coffee at home? Sounds like a delicious idea! You probably have a lot of questions before you buy a roaster. We asked Christian, a home roaster based in Zurich, to share some useful tips and make your start easier.
Roasting coffee for research
Coffee geeks love to question and conquer what they already know about coffee. Some of them took the challenging path to uncover new wisdom and started coffee research. That’s where we come into the picture - the ROEST sample roaster became a popular choice of scientific equipment. To find out more, we interviewed our friends roasting on ROEST!
From prototype to award-winning sample roaster
From the very beginning, we had a clear vision; to build a sample roaster with unmatched consistency, digital precision and without any compromises when it comes to the final result: the perfect cup. We had several tries until we achieved the results we wanted. Learning from mistakes and staying true to our values is what today makes ROEST the best sample roaster on the market. And this is our journey…
Design to Repair: Sustainability at ROEST
Sustainability is one of the most important values for our coffee community. As we are growing, we feel a responsibility to focus more attention on what sustainability means to us and how we can contribute as a manufacturer. At ROEST, we are focused on creating a sustainable product for our customers, while building a sustainable business for our team.
Why you need a sample roaster for your coffee business
Are you thinking about getting into the coffee roasting business? Or maybe you have already started, and you keep browsing the right equipment for your roastery? If you are not sure whether a sample roaster is an important asset to purchase, keep reading.
Learning to ROEST with Long Miles Coffee Part 2
David Stallings from Long Miles Coffee shares the full and detailed report on developing profile for Long Miles Burundi samples. Interesting explanation of the transformation from Air Temperature profile into Power profile. Profiles for your ROEST are included.