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Video: Guatemala 2019 Coffee Clips

A few fairly low tech clips and some thoughts on coffee processing and coffee buying in Guatemala.

Aillio Bullet Roasters. Sold Out...Again. Why!?!?!

Sometimes you don't want to dodge a Bullet

A Symbol Of Sweet Maria's Past

The original sign from our original storefront.

Sweet Maria's Emailer 12/13/2018

All About The Clever Coffee Dripper

Choosing a Pour Over Brewer

Three questions you should ask yourself.

We Are Not Nuts Over Styrofoam Packing Peanuts

We hope to protect your breakables with environmentally safe packing material sooner than later.

Larry Cotton's Dog Bowl Roaster

Sweet Maria's customer, Larry Cotton's awesome heat gun/dog bowl roaster featured in Make: Magazine

Bullet R1 Roaster Maintenance: Basic Cleaning

Tips for keeping your Bullet R1 clean. How often depends on how much you roast per week or month! But a clean roaster is a happy roaster...

Aeropress Plunger Cleaning

If your Aeropress plunger is excreting some sticky stuff. Don't worry, it's harmless but you probably still want to know how to clean it off, right?

The Bullet R1 Meet Up. Video & Highlights

Sweet Maria's Supports Doctors Without Borders

Sweet Maria's is supporting Doctors Without Borders throughout September

Aillio Bullet R1 Support

Need a little help with your Bullet R1? We are here for you.

Intro to Home Roasting Class

Sign up for this roasting basics class. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Our New Postcards

Placing an order with us soon? Look in your box for a basic guide to some of the new features on our website

A few roasting articles to get you started

Did you catch our Maker Faire demo? There's more roasting info here...enter if you dare.

Farm Gate Coffee™

Farm Gate Coffee is the name we give to our direct trade coffee buying program. Farm Gate pricing means that we have negotiated a price directly with the farmer "at the farm gate," that is, without any of the confusing export and import fees.

Storing Your Roasted Coffee

Proper Pants for Coffee Travels?

Tom's take on on the right pants...more than just protection from ants.

Product Guide: Nesco Air Roasters