Books, Courses, and Web Links on Coffee and Roasting
There is a lot of inspiration and knowledge about coffee. When it comes to roasting, it becomes more difficult to find information and tips. Here we introduce you to books, courses, websites that we like.
Books about Coffee and Roasting
The Coffee Roaster's Companion
by Scott Rao
The book is written in English, yet it is quite simple and easy to understand. It has become a standard work on coffee roasting. You will often hear about Scott Rao's three "laws" in discussions with roasters. He himself sees them more as recommendations, which, however, have already helped many roasters significantly improve their coffee through years of experience as a coffee consultant.
Coffee Roasting: Best Practices
by Scott Rao
Coffee Roasting: Best Practices is the most advanced guide ever written on expert-level coffee roasting. Scott Rao's book primarily focuses on advanced techniques for creating and controlling roast curves.
Coffee Roasting Made Simple
by Raimond Feil
The book provides the necessary tools and knowledge in a simple and easily understandable language to successfully develop your own roasting profiles and to roast consistently and with a clear plan. Practical and recommended for both beginners and experienced roasters.
Dear Coffee Buyer
by Ryan Brown
Dear Coffee Buyer - a guide to sourcing green coffee by Ryan Brown is specifically aimed at buyers of green coffee. The book thoroughly covers topics such as coffee bean varieties, processing, origin, tasting, developments, and pricing.
The Book of Roast
by The Roast Magazine
The book contains various articles from the Roast Magazine as well as some articles that were specifically written or revised for the book. It is large and comprehensive, providing a wealth of knowledge for roasters - from cultivation to cup.
Modulating the flavor profile of Coffee
by Rob Hoos
This book is also in English and highly recommended, especially if you are delving deeper into the topic of roasting. Rob Hoos, an experienced roaster from the USA, has systematically examined various roasting curves based on multiple roasting phases to determine the ideal roasting for each coffee in each phase.
Courses for baristas and coffee lovers
Kaffeemacher,
Basel-Münchenstein
"Die Kaffeemacher" offer a wide range of courses and training. From coffee sensory analysis to barista, latte art, and brewing courses to very specific specializations such as a water course. Above all, they are so far the only ones we have found besides us who offer a course for home roasters. The course instructors are not only enthusiastic coffee aficionados who have devoted themselves passionately to the coffee craft, but they are also all long-time professionals in their field with titles in national and international championships.
Blasercafé,
Bern
Blasercafé offers a range of Barista and Latte Art courses on the one hand. And on the other hand - particularly exciting for roasters - raw coffee courses, as well as sensory courses and a so-called Coffee Surfer course, which illuminates all aspects and stages from the bush to the cup. What makes Blasercafé exciting is that they have a very broad and deep expertise, as they trade coffee (Blaser Trading) on the one hand, and roast and distribute coffee themselves for gastronomy and end customers (Blasercafé). In addition, they operate the in-house coffee roastery with freshly roasted specialty coffees.
Bonner Kaffeeschule,
Bonn
The Bonner Coffee School offers courses for home baristas as well as gastronomes and coffee professionals. They cover the SCA's Coffee Diploma Program from Sensory to Barista / Brewing and of course also Latte Art. The Bonner Coffee School sees itself as part of the Third Wave Coffee Movement and places a high value on quality. The courses are usually conducted by Mark Czogalla, Master Coffeologist and Authorized SCA Trainer.
Coffee Courses
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Coffee Roasting Theory
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Mastering Roast Profiles
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Advanced Roasting
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Art of Blending
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Coffee Quality Analysis
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Coffee at Origin
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Direct Trade Coffee
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Basic Barista Skills
Websites for roasters
Kaffee-Netz
The "Kaffee-Netz" is the community for all coffee lovers. The focus is on barista forums with many discussions about espresso machines or tampers as well as grinders and grinding. At the same time, a sector is dedicated to green coffee and home roasting. The discussion participants often have years of experience in home roasting, have tried many things, and converted their roasters into small labs. So don't be alarmed if the discussions are sometimes at a technically high level for you. Even as a beginner, you will find a lot of information, and the participants are usually very helpful.
Kaffee Wiki
As the name suggests: like a Wikipedia, simply packed with coffee knowledge. With a focus on baristas / coffee preparation, but also exciting information and links for us roasters, e.g. description of coffees by origin but also hands-on roasting tips.
Roast-Magazine
An English-language industry magazine for roasters, full of information, tips, and knowledge about coffee, cultivation, quality, roasting,... You can subscribe to it either as a printed magazine or as an online magazine. In addition, old issues as well as many reports are available online. With the Daily Coffee News, you will also always stay up to date on what is currently happening in the world of roasters.
SCA - Speciality Coffee Association
This is the network and interest group for everyone involved in specialty coffee in Europe in any way: coffee importers, roasters, baristas, restaurateurs, and retailers. On the international SCA site, you will find news, events, various online tools, and a shop where you can buy books and roasting equipment. On the Swiss SCA site, you will find a member overview with many links to other coffee lovers in Switzerland. Additionally, there are event announcements, news from the Swiss specialty coffee world, and links to coffee training.
Green coffee beans for self-roasting
Discover our green coffee beans for self-roasting. From classic Italian espresso to fruity-floral filter coffees. Choose between 1kg bags, 5kg bags, or the 15kg bag-in-box (bags in a cardboard box).
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