Happy October. Decaf roasting this week. Guatemala Mountain Water Decaf and Swiss Water Decaf Ethiopia. I ordered the beans from Sweet Maria’s Coffee.
I custom roast coffee beans . My brother calls me a ” boutique” roaster. True.
Please let me know if you need some fresh roasted coffee beans…
A new season is upon us . Coffees are still for sale. Due to transportation expense my delivery circle has shrunk. Contact me for your druthers, and maybe we can make it work for you.
Good night all! thank you for your business!.
Adding to this , I am letting you know I have some sleepy roasters and a Keurig( tm) compatible pod packaging machine and several sleepy hot air roasters awaiting orders for freshly roasted whole bean coffees.
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My food manufacturer’s permit with the New Mexico State Environmental Department was approved! Four coffees were third -party tested by Cambium Analytics for myco-toxins and were found to to be within safe limits for further processing and sale. The coffees come from Yemen, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi – also known as Celebes. None of the coffees are certified organic, though three of the coffees ( Yemen, D.R.C., and Sulawesi) come from washing stations and centralized processing facilities that purchase parchment from small holders in their geographic areas. The Colombian Coffee is from a single farm in the Cundinimarca Prefect of Colombia. Finca Lara. The Coffee from the Congo was processed at Societe Maitea washing station in the South Kivu Province of the DRC. The Sulawesi coffee came from the Toraja washing station in the southeastern part of Sulawesi. The Yemen coffee came to me through Muslot Trading Center in Mokka , Yemen, via Royal Coffee of Oakland.
Dear Coffee Fans,
Are you ready for the Big Shew ! I hope I am. Hope to have 4 coffees ready , Colombia Cundinimarca Single Origin Finca Lara Tibi Washed Arabica, Democratic Republic of Congo South Kivu National Park region, Sain Maittea Cooperative Coffee mill, washed Arabica, Sulawesi/Celebes wet-hulled process Arabica , small holder producers, Yemen Mokka Sanani dried-in-cherry “Natural ” process Arabica small holder grown, single mill sourced.
Dear Friends , It has been a quick moment since my last post.
I have attended the 2024 Roast Magazine hosted Roast Summit in Schaumburg , Illinois this past October. What fun and inspiration. The Group dynamics were encouraging and the facilitators were very polished and professional. The best part was the feeling of camaraderie amongst coffee professionals and the potential for learning new things came into clear focus. The time I spent this summer season working through the licensing process for food manufacturing has been a challenge , but, however, maybe, we are through the worst of it. I have touched base with one of my coffee growers, a couple from the Cundinimarca Prefecture of Colombia. Their coffee caught my eye initially, because in the biography of the growers, one of them had been raised in Socorro, Santander, Colombia! Since I live in Socorro, New Mexico, USA, It was natural that I purchase the green beans!. Later on I found out that one of the couple went to my alma mater ! So here we are, on the cusp of a brave new world, working our way through the seasons. As Hermoine Granger shared with Harry Potter during the first movie, that “Friendship and Bravery were more important than ” Books and cleverness” It takes bravery to build a business and to maintain a sense of purpose throughout all of our lives’ tribulations. Happy Thanksgiving! to all !,
Cheers,
Brewster Bird
Coffee sampling. Sulawesi/Celebes.
Dear Readers,
It has been about five months since my last post. Thank you for your business and your feedback.
Since the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival in April of 2024, I have been redeveloping the business to accommodate the changes I need to make to thrive.
I have been consulting with the SBA, the New Mexico Environmental Department, the FDA and will continue to work with the community here in Socorro and in South Albuquerque at the RailYards Market.
I could tell you business is booming, but it is in stasis right now as I am working to get my ducks in a row. I participated in a two day roasting Seminar hosted by the New Mexico Pinon Coffee Company,
The above Zia coffee cup symbol is TM (r) New Mexico Pinon Coffee Company
and I stepped away from using the Aeropress as one of my weapons of coffee instruction. So back to airpots and drip coffee makers. .
The above “American Aeropress Championship 2024” Poster is copyright Aeropress and Onyx Coffee Labs.
.But, starting this week, its back to Aeropress to honor the Aeropress World Championships hosted this year by Onyx Coffee Roasters located in Arkansas.
The above image is copyright AeropressTM(r)
I have hoops to jump through, even though I use the New Mexico Cottage Kitchen Law ( NM HB 177) as my portal to legally operating in New Mexico.
I have to operate my own ship, but within the Health and Safety Guidelines of the NMED, the County and City of Socorro, and the County of Bernalillo and City of Albuquerque. I am hoping that by qualifying as a “Food Manufacturer” with the appropriate permits and certifications I will be able to finally focus more on my roasting and craft and less time on the ” Dog and Pony Show ” aspect of the Coffee trade.
The above image is copyright Jano/JanoFarms.
Sometimes I feel as if the coffee boat is in irons and just shy of catching the zephyr that will steer me to success. Anyway, I also carry coffees from the Americas as well as the other two coffee hotspots The Pacific Ring of Fire, and the Horn of Africa. So that being said. ‘Til next time…Cheers.
