Michael de Renouard is a certified Loring Roast Master, SCA Authorized trainer, and roasting consultant. He has been roasting with a Loring since 2011 at Solberg & Hansen in Oslo and has gained a tremendous amount of experience as a coffee industry professional since he started roasting in 2006. Michael hosts roasting workshops in Europe […]
Kat Melheim is a roaster, barista, writer, artist, and all-around coffee person. She has been roasting for five years but has been involved in the coffee industry for eight. Kat was born and raised in Minnesota, and got her start in coffee in Colorado, and just recently moved to North Carolina. She has been working […]
This month we spoke with Gabriel Carol from PAGA Microroastery located in Bangkok, Thailand. Gabriel is from Giurgiu, Romania and has been in the coffee industry since 2012. He is 29 years old and the owner and head roaster of the beautiful PAGA Microroastery, where he works full-time. He has won the Romania Brewers Cup […]
“Following intense competition from scores of international competitors in Milan, Italy, the world has three new coffee champions, including 2021 World Barista Champion Diego Campos of Colombia.” “Wow, wow, wow, I cannot believe this… That’s my country,” said Campos, lifting up the flag. “I love my country; I love Colombian coffee. This is for you, […]
How did you go about deciding your brand look, feel, and design? For my wife and I, our background is that we were two accountants, so that creative side really wasn’t the greatest for us. So we sat down with a local artist here just based out of Woodstock, Georgia, and told them our feelings […]
History of Coffee Roaster Temperature Control Controlling the temperature applied to coffee beans over time (the roast profile) was a manual process for many years after the introduction of commercial coffee roasting machines. Typically, a knob or lever was used to control the gas input, thereby adjusting the flame level and thus heat applied to […]
Introduction to Coffee Roasting Defects Navigating coffee roasting, and the coffee roasting can be a daunting task… especially if you are new to the community. Though our industry is relatively friendly (especially in comparison to others) the amount of information presented within easy grasp is nowhere near as robust as in other industries, or even […]
Sheltered in place with nothing to do? Home schooling your younglings? Dream of a purple Loring roaster? Sharpen your silver and brown crayons. We don’t care if you stay inside the lines. Just have fun. Download The Coffee Roasters’ Coloring Book. Print at home. Stay well.
Here are some timely tips for how to clean and disinfect your Loring equipment. Everyone loves a spiffy roaster, and now’s a good time to reinforce good hygiene practices for all your equipment and operations. You can also download a PDF copy of these tips, including a handy checklist. Loring products are made with a […]
“The roastery uses a Loring S15, one of the most environmentally friendly machines on the market, burning approximately 80% less fuel than traditional methods. Kiss the Hippo is also in the process of being able to roast coffees carbon neutral by January 2020, which would make them the first specialty coffee company roasting carbon neutral […]