“I got into coffee roasting like many of us do. I was a barista for some time but I got bored with rosettas and swans on the cappuccino and found magic in coffee beans themselves.” - Meet Arnold Ilves, production manager at the Coffee People, a roastery based in Estonia.

May we introduce to you Rawa Amin, and his Café / Roast-salon the Bohnerie. Chris Lee, the veritable ‘Wizard’s Apprentice’ writes to tell us how together with Rawa and team - they’re building a business that brings a little bit of science together with whole lotta magic… and what ROEST means for them in this context. Join Chris Lee on a journey into Science and Magic!

There are several factors that contribute to the overall green coffee bean quality. Therefore, it’s essential to recognize each factor from the very beginning - when you’re selecting and purchasing.

This week we had a chat with our fellow ROEST friend, Katja Klein, the founder and head roaster of Kontext Coffee Company.

How do they preserve the quality throughout the whole process? To find out, we got in touch with four coffee importers; Nordic Approach, Condesa Co.Lab, Sucafina and Mercanta.

What are the benefits of roasting at home with ROEST? Check them out to see if the ROESTing lifestyle is for you!

We met up with Tim Wendelboe for a ROEST Workshop and covered a couple of basic variables on the Sample Roaster. He shared 5 great ROESTing tips on different factors that can affect the taste of your coffee.

Matt Winton earned the title of 2021 World Brewers Cup Champion with his exceptional blend of Catucai and Eugenioides. We spoke to Matt about his competition coffee: how it was prepared, the roasting process and blending, use of Eugenioides and the importance of water.

Why exactly did Matt Winton choose to roast on ROEST for the World Stage? In this blog post, we will share his 6 reasons why and how ROEST can be of assistance in these competitions.

Adrian Berg, coffee roaster and two-time Norwegian Barista Champion, got the exciting opportunity to participate in the World Barista Championship 2021 (WBC). He was determined to roast his own competition coffee, and luckily for us, decided to use ROEST Sample Roaster on his WBC journey! We caught up with Adrian to find out how he prepared and built his final WBC-espresso profile with the help of ROEST.

In mid-2019, specialty coffee importer Condesa Co.Lab celebrated its seventh birthday. Managing Director Stephen Bannister says that after those seven years of growth, the team felt established and successful. He said that even then, the team was optimistic about the future – however, he also acknowledges that they weren’t entirely prepared for what it would bring.