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![]() January | February 2022
• Exploring Scent—The Science, History and Purpose Behind Le Nez du Café |
![]() March | April 2022
• NORM Roast—A Protocol to Compare Energy Efficiency in Roasting Machines |
![]() May | June 2022
• A Guide to Cold Brew—The Popularity, Process and Pricing of This “Hot” Drink |
![]() July | August 2022
• New Processing Methods—New Roasting Techniques? |
![]() January | February 2021
• Illustrative Roasting—Using Sample Roasting to Capture the Big Picture |
![]() March | April 2021
• Making Their Own Way—How the Pandemic Fostered a New Wave of Start-Up Roasters |
![]() May | June 2021
• Buy Less to Do More—Sourcing Through Partnership and Planning |
![]() July | August 2021
• The Professionalization of Coffee Processing—Researching at “Expert Level” |
![]() September | October 2021
• 2021 Roasting Business And Salary Survey—Insights on Coffee Roasting Businesses and Employee Compensation |
![]() November | December 2021
• 18th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2020
• New redesign with larger format! |
![]() March | April 2020
• Working with the Government—Permits and Emissions Requirements for Coffee Roasters |
![]() May | June 2020
• Adventures in Coffee Processing—Experimenting With Innovative Techniques |
![]() July | August 2020
• Flavor Development—The Relationship Between Time and Color in Coffee Roasting |
![]() September | October 2020
• Bourbon’s Botanical Origins and the Evolution of Laurina—The History of Cultivation on Réunion Island |
![]() November | December 2020
• 17th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2019
• Exchange Is the Only Constant—The Evolution of Ethiopia’s Commodity Marketplace |
![]() March | April 2019
• The Learning Curve—Ancillary Education for Coffee Professionals |
![]() May | June 2019
• Can You Taste the Roasting System?—Matching Roasting Profiles on Different Machines |
![]() July | August 2019
• The Lasting Impact of Coffee Leaf Rust—Past, Present and Future in the Fight Against Fungus |
![]() September | October 2019
• The Sensory Evaluation of Coffee—Sensory Science Principles in Action |
![]() November | December 2019
• 16th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2018
• Understanding GMOs—Genetic Engineering and the Future of Coffee |
![]() March | April 2018
• Physical Analysis of Green Coffee—What to Measure, Record, Track … and Why |
![]() May | June 2018
• Heat and the Roasting Machine—Redesigning the Legacy RP218 Course |
![]() July | August 2018
• From a Dark Shadow Cast—The Long Road from Coca to Coffee in Colombia |
![]() September | October 2018
• Venture Capital for Roasting Companies—Finding the Right Partner to Grow Your Business |
![]() November | December 2018
• 15th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2017
• Building a Mid- to Large-Scale Specialty Coffee Roasting Plant—A Practical Approach to an Epic Challenge | Part 1 of 2: Preparing to Work |
![]() March | April 2017
• Building a Mid- to Large-Scale Specialty Coffee Roasting Plant—A Practical Approach to an Epic Challenge | Part 2 of 2: Getting to Work |
![]() May | June 2017
• A Game of the Mind—Mitigating Biases in Sensory Evaluation |
![]() July | August 2017
• Bigger and Better—How Coffee Businesses Plan and Sustain Healthy Expansion |
![]() September | October 2017
• Our World Through a Keyhole—Understanding the Limitations of Thermocouple Readings |
![]() November | Dec. 2017
• 14th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2016
• Farmworkers in the Coffeelands—Improving Conditions for the Industry’s Most Vulnerable Players |
![]() March | April 2016
• Can Science Save Specialty Coffee?—World Coffee Research Works Toward the Industry’s Long-Term Survival |
![]() May | June 2016
• A Focus on Flaws—Do You Use the SCAA’s Green Arabica Coffee Classification System? |
![]() July | August 2016
• A Place to Grow—Shared Production Facilities Ease Entry for New Roasters |
![]() September | October 2016
• The Quest for Quality at Home—Roasting Machines for the Serious Enthusiast |
![]() November | Dec. 2016
• 13th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2015
• La Nueva Generación Cafetera: A Photo Essay—Colombia’s future coffee growers head to camp |
![]() March | April 2015
• A Study in Roast Levels—Comparing and contrasting two coffees roasted to five different levels |
![]() May | June 2015
• A New Focus on Farm-Level Economics—Addressing the challenges facing coffee farmers in Rwanda and Burundi |
![]() July | August 2015
• Bridging the Digital Divide—Introducing modern business systems at origin in Latin America |
![]() September | October 2015
• Beyond Bombs and Bloodshed—Restoring Yemen’s Place in Specialty Coffee |
![]() November | Dec. 2015
• 12th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2014
• Vertical Integration—Four coffee companies explore models for taking over new parts of the supply chain |
![]() March | April 2014
• Tricky Business—The Market Paradox: Uncertainty Looms Over the 2014 Coffee Market |
![]() May | June 2014
• The Bitter End—Making a Case for Chlorogenic Acid |
July | August 2014
• Coffee Counts—Accounting and finance for coffee roasters |
![]() September | October 2014
• What’s Old Is New Again—The reawakening of coffee roasting in the Middle East |
![]() November | Dec. 2014
• 11th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2013
• The Long Pipe—Transparency and the coffee supply chain |
![]() March | April 2013
• The Power of Slow—Improving coffee quality by resisting the cult of speed |
![]() May | June 2013
• Talented Tasters, Please Apply—How to recruit and develop cupels |
![]() July | August 2013
• Smoke in the Air—An update on emissions and air-quality regulations |
![]() September | October 2013
• A Day in the Life of a Coffee Roaster—A photo essay |
![]() November | Dec. 2013
• 10th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2012
• The New Frontier—Specialty coffee's emergence in China, India, the Middle East and Russia |
![]() March | April 2012
• Roast magazine's 2012 Industry Survey |
![]() May | June 2012
• The Chemistry of Brewing—How coffee transforms, from bean to brew |
![]() July | August 2012
• Are We Headed in the Right Direction—The State of Direct Business |
![]() September | October 2012
• Laying It on the Table—A Look at the State of Cupping |
![]() November | Dec. 2012
• 9th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2011
• Coffee Grading Analytics—Testing the tester |
![]() March | April 2011
• The Art of the Blend—Channeling inspiration into the cup |
![]() May | June 2011
• The Certification Conundrum—Are coffee certifications still important? |
![]() July | August 2011
• Handling the Cherry—The risks and rewards of processing methods |
![]() September | October 2011
• Market Analysis—Coffee markets may be ready for new highs |
![]() November | Dec. 2011
• 8th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2010
• Navigating the Fickle "C" Market—Options for protecting your margin |
![]() March | April 2010
• Cupping Revisited—A primer for advanced coffee testing |
![]() May | June 2010
• Seeds of Change—The birth of a new coffee economy in Burundi |
![]() July | August 2010
• The Points Principle—Two perspectives on how we evaluate coffee |
![]() September | October 2010
• In Hot Pursuit—What every business owner needs to know before purchasing a coffee roaster |
![]() November | Dec. 2010
• 7th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2009
• Burn It, Blend It, Ignore—The balancing act of roasting through defects |
![]() March | April 2009
• Coffee Roaster Seasoning—Unraveling the mystery |
![]() May | June 2009
• Ad Infinitum—A gallery of coffee advertising |
![]() July | August 2009
• Signed Sealed Delivered—A guide to green buying, part one |
![]() September | October 2009
• Signed Sealed Delivered Part II—A guide to green buying, part two |
![]() November | Dec. 2009
• 6th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2008
• Blending for Italian Espresso, Part I—Background and a rationale for blending |
![]() March | April 2008
• Blending for Italian Espresso, Part 2—A practical approach to blending |
![]() May | June 2008
• Pondering the Path to Sustainable Premiums—Buying on the road less traveled |
![]() July | August 2008
• The Brave World of Energy-Efficient Roasting—A generation of technologies saves energy and money |
![]() September | October 2008
• Playing It Safe—Food safety systems, audits and vendor certifications |
![]() November | Dec. 2008
• 5th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2007
• Roasting in Good Time—Planning a production schedule |
![]() March | April 2007
• Bringing Value to Your Coffee—The relationship between what coffee’s worth and what it costs |
![]() May | June 2007
• Fire Fighters—Prevent your beans from going up in smoke |
![]() July | August 2007
• Cracking the Phenol Code—Uncovering the mystery behind this taste defect |
![]() September | October 2007
• Transparency Contracts—Measuring your relationships in dollars and sense |
![]() November | Dec. 2007
• 4th Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
![]() January | February 2006
• The Mini-C—Embracing this new coffee contract |
![]() March | April 2006
• Estate Coffees—A new take on origin promotion |
![]() May | June 2006
• Variety is the Spice of Coffee—Geisha and other varietals |
![]() July | August 2006
• Blending the Rules—The art and science of combining coffees |
![]() September | October 2006
• Blowing Smoke—Ways to clean up, reduce and recirculate roaster emissions |
![]() November | Dec. 2006
• 3rd Annual Roaster of the Year Award—Micro and Macro categories |
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