Officially, instant coffee sticks have now hit store shelves. Will this new product replace the old jars of other brands of instant coffee? Do we need another form of freeze dried coffee?? It wasn’t that long ago that Starbucks popped a new, instant coffee product onto store shelves, and now the “Ready Brew Stick” packets [...]
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How many pots does a pound of coffee brew?
June 11th, 2009 
Roast Master This is a question that I get quite often. Of course, it really depends on how much coffee you are using to brew a pot in the first place, and that comes down to how much coffee you use per cup! That is a whole can of worms on its own! For great details on [...]
Used Probat L5 For Sale
February 17th, 2009 Roast Master There is a used Probat L5 up for sale for people wishing to begin a coffee roasting venture. Probat is one of the best known and oldest companies manufacturing of coffee roasters. The machine has a maximum batch capacity of 5kg, or 11 pounds of green coffee. Built in 1986, this machine has served us [...]
East Timor CCT Fair Trade Organic coffee review
February 3rd, 2009 Roast Master Planet Bean, Guelph based roaster of Fair Trade and Organic certified coffees has just launched and brand new roast. From the ‘Cooperativa Café Timor’, this dark roast has been a few years in the making. Planet Bean has been trying to source a great coffee from East Timor for a few years now, and in [...]
F&M Brewery – Planet Bean Coffee – Oatmeal Coffee Stout
January 29th, 2009 Roast Master Well, its official now! In the city of Guelph, where people love their foods and beverages, two of the cities tastiest small businesses have teamed up to bring an amazing drink to local pubs in the area. F&M brewery’s brewmaster George Eagleson embarked on a mission to create a rich, dark stout with the addition [...]
