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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

Product Guide: Electric Grinders

Choosing the right grinder can be intimidating. Here's a guide to the electric grinders we carry.

Product Guide: Espresso Machines

A good espresso machine can handle the pressure of pulling a real shot.

Product Guide: Manual Grinders

Hands-on coffee grinding. Four manual mills that will do the job without electricity.

Brewing Advice from Lily

47 Tips To Make Pour Over Coffee Like A Barista

Bright Coffee

Here's a few coffees with exciting, snappy, zingy, citrusy, tart, vibrant notes

Rwanda + Burundi = Espresso Perfection

Our Rwanda and Burundi coffees are stand out espresso options, promising compact sweetness, moderate high tones, and lingering top notes.

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate...

A few coffees where chocolate notes take the spotlight.

Sugar Cupping Part 2 -- Rough outline

This is a very educational exercise you can easily try at home.

Sugar Cupping

Sometimes tasting something that isn't coffee can help you learn more about what your coffee tastes like.

The Home Roasting Tradition

The beans weren't the best, the grind was terrible, and their brewing methods resulted in a cup of swill. But I am sure that the smell of warm, fresh-roasted beans in an old hand-cranked grinder made up for some of that.

Aroma In The Can

Clever Dripper Pricing: The Inside Scoop

Buy. Sell. Buy. Sell...easier than it seems.