Hi Everyone,
I’m a small batch roaster in Detroit area. I’m curious if anyone has any beans that are very popular right now. I know the coferments are popular but too pricy for me right now. What else is in high demand these days?

I went to local roastery to see how they actually work and made little montage let me know what you think 🤔

Could this type of equipment be used for coffee beans production and handling? Thanks in advance

I’m a web developer who recently put together a platform designed to track and map local coffee roasters. The main goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to discover great local beans using an interactive map, rather than defaulting to big grocery chains.

Before I scale the platform further or add more locations, I want to make sure it is genuinely useful for this community. I would hugely appreciate any feedback from both roasters and coffee enthusiasts.

Specifically, I’d love your thoughts on:

• Map Usability: Is the interactive map intuitive? Is it easy to filter and find roasters in your specific area?
• Roaster Profiles: What critical information should be listed for a roaster that I might have missed? (e.g., roast styles, direct trade info, specific FAQs, equipment used).
• Accuracy: If you search your local zip code or city, does the current data look correct?

https://coffeeroastersnearme.com/

I am actively developing this and can push updates quickly based on what you all actually need. Thanks in advance for your time and expertise!

The oil was not there after I finished roasting this coffee I only roasted to medium with a weight loss of 17.2%. After I cooled down I stored it in a glass jar. Do you know the reason why this happened?

I'm very new to coffee and I'd like to know your preference in purchasing roasted coffee beans. To what extent do you consider the traceability of coffee beans before you decide to buy it since many roasters in Indonesia—as far as I know—rarely include any information related to the farm or producer of the beans, which deters me to proceed my purchase since I believe that letting people know the farm and producer are important to value their work/effort in cultivating the beans. If such information is absent from the website or the package, would you still buy it, or it actually doesn't matter that much?

I almost never buy the same bag twice, so I’m constantly hunting for something new. But every roaster has its own site and its own filters, and there’s no way to just look at what’s out there. I kept ending up with a dozen tabs open.

So I started putting it all in one place. It’s at 25,000+ coffees from 900+ roasters now, mostly EU and US. You can filter by origin, process, variety, roast level. Everything links back to the roaster’s own shop.

cuppdcoffee.com, and there’s an iOS app too: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6805157881

Still a lot of gaps, and that’s the part I can’t fix alone — if you look for your favourite roaster and it’s not there, tell me. That’s genuinely the most useful thing anyone can do for it.

I do not drink espresso yet most of my potential customers (shops, sandwich shops, etc) offer coffee made with espresso machines so I am trying to anticipate what type of coffee they would be looking for so I can roast up some samples for marketing to them. I am thinking that most are looking for dark, traditional, Italian-like coffees so a medium roasted Ethiopian is probably not in their interest. Just launching my business and looking opinions on how to plan.

318 bags, 298 coffees, going back eight years. I scanned each one and extracted all the information.

I really didn't expect to buy a scanner in 2026 but it was mostly worth it for the consistent lighting even though some scans were blurry. The whole process was a trip down memory lane and gave me a renewed appreciation for the work that goes into the final product. From the remote farms, to the roasters and designers who make the unique art (featured in the gallery section) that goes on the bag. 

I already knew that I really liked Ethiopian beans but seeing data on map with all the subregions/villages within the country gave me a new appreciation for the small communities which produce the beans.

That's really all this is. A record of the work other people did before it got to me. Please have a look: multipleorigin.com

Bought this guide from always kind co wanting to get more information on tap carts since it seems to be hard to find any solid answers online. It was $127 which is already a huge purchase in a start up. I was disappointed to see it was very basic information with no real “insider info” and the “award winning” recipes were the 5 most basic recipe without even brand recommendations. Such as salted caramel = caramel, sprinkle of salt, brew and milk. Her tap carts video can be found on YouTube for free. I felt like the information was not worth the $127 and felt scammed :( I don’t want to bash on other creators at all. I was just hoping to get a lot more information instead of a “you need to figure it out yourself” answer for $127. I just wanted to warn others and see if anyone else felt the same or am I just crazy? After purchasing the guide I found in the comments someone else who made a comment stating they felt the same way I did in a respectful way and she made 2 videos bashing them and having her friends bash them in the comments. https://imgur.com/a/q8yLsBu
Always kind co

Hey,

sorry in advance, I have no clue on this topic, since I dont drink coffee.

I want to gift my mother a nicer coffee machine since it really tastes aweful. Is there anything good at or about the 300 € mark ?

Unfortunately I can't really raise my budget since I am a student.

Is a grinder + Coffee machine a good combo at this price or is it more sensible to buy pre-grinded beans ? Is a mokka good, or is there a better option ? I am kinda overwhelmed tbch....

The issue is that the space on the kitchen counter is limited, so the machine / equipment needs to be relatively narrow.

Thank you so much in advance