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Roast #15: About us (or just me)

Brian from Williamsburg, currently unemployed software engineer (Chemical Engineering background). Dream: open late-night cafe like Bay Area's Suju's Coffee—community space open til midnight for studying, tinkering, conversation. Coffee roasting is...

Roast #15: About us (or just me)

Brian from Williamsburg, currently unemployed software engineer (Chemical Engineering background). Dream: open late-night cafe like Bay Area's Suju's Coffee—community space open til midnight for studying, tinkering, conversation. Coffee roasting is...

Roast #14: 2022 Year end wrap up

2022 journey month-by-month. January: Posted coffee facts (tedious, didn't work). February: Bought Aillio Bullet R1 V2 roaster (rationalized as 3-year payback). March: Reddit post tested coffee club interest. April: First...

Roast #14: 2022 Year end wrap up

2022 journey month-by-month. January: Posted coffee facts (tedious, didn't work). February: Bought Aillio Bullet R1 V2 roaster (rationalized as 3-year payback). March: Reddit post tested coffee club interest. April: First...

Roast #3: Coffee Club

Launching coffee club sourcing interesting green coffees: uniquely fermented (koji, cold fermentation, carbonic maceration), particularly processed (thermal shock, honey), respectable farms (Finca Deborah, El Vergel). First release: Ethiopia Sidama Keramo...

Roast #3: Coffee Club

Launching coffee club sourcing interesting green coffees: uniquely fermented (koji, cold fermentation, carbonic maceration), particularly processed (thermal shock, honey), respectable farms (Finca Deborah, El Vergel). First release: Ethiopia Sidama Keramo...

Roast #1: Roaster Decision

Purchased Aillio Bullet in February after roasting in cast-iron pot (always scorched, unevenly roasted). Needed software-operable roaster with adjustable heat/fan settings. Ruled out Huky 500T—maintained by one person in Taiwan,...

Roast #1: Roaster Decision

Purchased Aillio Bullet in February after roasting in cast-iron pot (always scorched, unevenly roasted). Needed software-operable roaster with adjustable heat/fan settings. Ruled out Huky 500T—maintained by one person in Taiwan,...