From my research over the past week or so, it seems a lot of us here started with “just loving coffee”… but for some, that passion has sparked bigger ideas. (eg. I started a coffee business 5 years ago) Curious to know where you sit 👇 Feel free to add in the comments what your dream venture would be, I bet there’ll be some fun surprises!

Hi everyone, I am keen to get the people’s thoughts on Roasting and experiences from those who have been roasting for a while. What were the “aha or eureka!” moments and biggest lessons you had in your first year? I would love to hear your thoughts as i am sure the community would too :) My Coffee Roasting Journey (So Far!)…. I have had a keen interest in coffee for several years and currently work as Head Barista at EspressBros inside Low Key Taprooms in Ashford town centre. Check it out if you have not been before ;) As well as being a Barista, the other area of coffee that intrigues me is Coffee roasting and this has increased over the past few years and recently I took the plunge and decided to investigate this fascinating area of the industry. I started roasting only a few months ago with the Kaffelogic Nano 7 sample roaster and it has been an exciting (and sometimes humbling) steep learning curve. I have been focusing on: • Testing different development percentages to see how they affect sweetness, balance, and fruit-forward notes. • Running cuppings to compare profiles side by side and track how changes in the roast show up in the cup. • Exploring how to highlight florals, berry notes, and chocolatey depth depending on the coffee. • Playing around with end roast temperature and how it affects the taste So far, I have mostly been working with Ethiopian coffees Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Djimma as well as Kenyan Bora for their fruity and floral clarity, as well as some Mexican SHG with chocolatey citrus notes. It has been interesting to see how even small tweaks in the roast can completely change the expression of those flavours. I would love to start my own micro Roastery soon and this is looking like it could become a reality. I am waiting for a unit to become available, and I have a larger roaster on order, the Aillio Bullet R1 V2 Pro which should be available soon once final safety testing is completed. I am hoping this will give me more control and flexibility as I keep improving and experimenting and produce larger quantities for each roast.

We’ve got such a mix of coffee people in here, I thought it’d be fun to see who’s who... Which one are you?👇

During the endless summers (not in Scandinavia, they're never endless), when temperatures flirt with 40, and the air conditioners are struggling to remove heat from our environs, the temptation is real to reach out for a cold, soothing, loving cup of cold coffee. But what, pray, do you go for? Are you a coldbrew fanatic. Japanese pour-over ice-coffee. Hot V60 brew, cooled down. Ice-Latte. Ice-Americano. Do you enjoy a cold cup of coffee, and in which format do you so imbibe?

Curious to know if anyone here has used Shopify to see coffee whether that was white labeling or seeking your own brand.