ABOVE: Aviary’s roastery in Cleveland, Ohio in March 2026. Here, coffee flows from right to left, requiring only one operator for the entire production line as coffee moves from a net-weigher dispensing 3000.0g of green coffee to the P3000; from the P3000 to an Arlyn scale; from the scale to the RealTech Q32 color sorter; […]
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A brief personal note: After a few restless months, my roasting project, Aviary, is live. I funded Aviary using a crowdfunding mechanism and without any outside investment (save an equipment loan through the Small Business Administration) with the intention of keeping the company unencumbered from financial influence or expectations of a return on investment. I […]
In the months since I published my post on sample roasters, I’ve heard from countless Roest users who shared my experience—and perhaps a few frustrations—and who hoped I’d be willing to shed a little more insight into best practices for getting optimal results from the roaster. Every coffee that comes through my lab is roasted […]