I’ve recently purchased my  largest quantity of green coffee ever.  Splitting a bag with a local coffee cart owner, I now have 50 pounds sitting in the pantry.  Recently, I spent some time with Trevin of Mr. Green Beans getting trained on the 25 pound Diedrich coffee roaster he rents out time on.  Over the upcoming weeks I will begin roasting three separate batches, with about 1/4 of the volume pre-sold already.  My introductory pricing will be only $8 per pound, but still requiring a very high sell-through to reach my breakeven point. A stamp is on its way from Atlas here in Portland so the Civilian Coffee logo will appear on each bag along with the roast date. The coffee itself is a Mexican Bourbon from the Chiapas region.  It was … Read entire article »