Be a part of Roast journal for the following Roast Summit, an solely in-person occasion going down on Oct. 24-25, in Schaumburg, Illinois. We’re excited to deliver this occasion to the Midwest for the primary time by way of the help of Diedrich Roasters and Firedancer Espresso Consultants.
This occasion is designed to deliver espresso roasting professionals and fanatics collectively for an immersive expertise within the artwork and science of roasting. The occasion will encompass two days of insightful discussions, workshops, and networking with espresso trade leaders. We stay up for seeing you there!
Registration payment: $150 for 2 days of discussions, workshops, and networking with espresso trade leaders. Register right here.
Occasion Location: Diedrich Roasters & Firedancer Espresso Coaching Academy (165 E. Commerce Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173). Google Maps hyperlink.
Session Descriptions
Discovering Taste Notes in Espresso | Offered by Renee Espinoza, Firedancer Espresso Consultants
On this class, we’ll discover and establish the varied taste notes that make every cup of espresso distinctive. We’ll begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of espresso tasting, together with methods to use the espresso taste wheel and important cupping varieties for recording your observations. We’ll delve into the science behind espresso flavors, inspecting how origin, varietals, cultivars, and processing strategies affect style, in addition to the results of various roast profiles. Our sensible tasting session begins with a cupping of water representing the 5 primary tastes—candy, bitter, salty, bitter, and umami—adopted by a sampling of waters flavored with widespread espresso notes. The expertise culminates in a cupping of assorted coffees, the place individuals can apply their newfound information to establish distinct flavors. The session concludes with a gaggle dialogue, permitting attendees to share their experiences, focus on challenges in taste identification, and achieve professional suggestions for refining their tasting expertise. By the top, individuals shall be geared up with the boldness to discern a broad spectrum of flavors, from fruity and floral to nutty and chocolatey, deepening their appreciation for the artwork and science of espresso tasting.
Actual World Software of Sensory Science | Offered by Ian Fretheim, Cafe Imports
The Espresso Rose is an progressive cupping kind that synthesizes the actual world of working in a top quality oriented and high-volume cupping setting with the insights and course of enhancements of sensory science. We’ll have a look at what’s concerned in designing a cupping kind and program, what it means to deliver specialty espresso and sensory science collectively, and the way the Espresso Rose does this stuff with out falling into a tutorial white room.
A Dialogue About Sweetness in Roasting | Offered by Mike Ebert, Firedancer Espresso Consultants
Sweetness is among the most desired traits in espresso, and a chief indicator of high quality harvesting, processing, roasting and brewing practices. On this interactive workshop, workshop attendees will be taught in regards to the chemical origins of sweetness in espresso and the science behind their perceptions of it. By tasting coffees paired with evaluation of roast profiles, individuals will learn to establish their desired kind of sweetness for various coffees, and what approaches to roasting may intensify these traits. This sensory and evaluation workshop is greatest fitted to these with a primary understanding of the roasting course of, and doesn’t embody hands-on, roasting actions. (Assisted by Keith Clerique and James Taylor)
The True Value of Electrical Roasting | Offered by Karl Schmidt, Diedrich Roasters
Newcomers to the espresso Business more and more flip to electrical roasters to satisfy sustainability objectives in response to rising vitality prices and the perceived decrease boundaries to entry and set up value. Whereas electrical roasters might look like a sexy alternative due to their simplicity and ease of setup, this presentation will spotlight the numerous challenges and issues that usually accompany this resolution.
The presentation will handle the complexities and challenges of transitioning to electrical espresso roasting techniques, significantly inside the framework of the worldwide push towards Internet-Zero by 2030. Key factors will embody the complexities of making ready for electrical roasting, resembling making certain ample energy provide and infrastructure. Attendees will be taught in regards to the limitations imposed by native energy availability and the necessity to coordinate with energy corporations to help the vitality calls for of electrical roasters. It should emphasize that whereas electrical roasters might initially seem simple, the method of establishing a brand new espresso store requires thorough preparation and an understanding of each the technical and regulatory challenges concerned. The objective is to offer a sensible view of what it takes to efficiently enter the specialty roasting market with an electrical roaster, transferring past surface-level enchantment to make sure a well-informed and strategic method.
Packaging: Kinds and Sustainability | Offered by Nick Schmitt & Dani Taube, Roastar
You set loads of time and assets into roasting your espresso beans to perfection. Proceed that keenness for high quality by deciding on the suitable packaging and options to guard your beans. This session will evaluate the varied components to think about when packaging your product, together with relaxation time, packaging kinds and options, value, and laws. As well as, we’ll dive into client packaging traits and sustainable choices, together with how one can improve your sustainability efforts at little to no value.
