February 15, 2021
Fresh Roast offers a variety of roasters. Let's review the manual features of the SR700. I need to make you aware that the SR700 is a discontinued product, but the manual roasting process is the same for the SR700 and the SR540. The SR540 is still available. The SR800 is a newer model with the capability of roasting bigger batches. Hopefully, we will be able to demonstrate the SR800 soon.
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January 29, 2021
What I love most about roasting at home is that it allows you to roast the coffee to your liking. Once you discover your favorite coffee profile, it’s hard to drink anything else. Is there a right one way to drink coffee? Yes, the way you like it. That’s the beauty of home roasting. It’s about what you love. Unroasted coffee has become more available in recent years, making home roasting even easier.
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January 10, 2021
Coffee has become a staple in our daily routine, and the consumption of this beloved beverage has increased in recent years. By 2019, 64% of Americans 18 years and older drank coffee every day. Four hundred million cups per day, to be exact! As coffee is becoming more popular, consumers are showing a greater interest in specialty beans and the specificities of where and how their coffee is produced. Various stages occur between the coffee crop and home brew. First, the coffee is planted and harvested, then processed and milled to a “green bean” form, and lastly exported to the roasters where they will roast the beans to its familiar shade of brown. The coffee production phase that is the least talked about, and perhaps the most important is the wet and dry milling process.
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March 15, 2019
Coffee roasting has been around for hundreds of years, yet very minimal documentation exists about the techniques and science. Many roasters learn the craft through the guidance of master roasters, but “trial and error” is the most common instructor of roasting. Due to the scientific nature of roasting and the versatility of coffee beans, experimentation with time, temperature, and taste palate are consistently utilized.
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