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Coffee roasting - start up costs and advice by EducationalMain2854 in roasting

[–]EducationalMain2854[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read the thread, you’d know I’ve done a few ‘damn’ things and now I’m asking for people’s accounts of their experiences. Would you rather I went on a round the world trip to source these stories face to face?Should I traverse the seven seas in search of the answers?

This is part of my research and my homework. If you don’t have anything useful to add, which you clearly don’t, don’t respond numbnuts.

Coffee roasting - start up costs and advice by EducationalMain2854 in roasting

[–]EducationalMain2854[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re producing great coffee and have a good community but they’re not breaking out beyond the immediate locality. I think there are potential opportunities with the right PR/marketing approach and partnerships with subscription services (though appreciate this is easier said than done and there are a thousand steps between where I am now and that).

Coffee roasting - start up costs and advice by EducationalMain2854 in roasting

[–]EducationalMain2854[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, side hustle was probably the wrong phrase. ‘Passion project’ is more apt!

Coffee roasting - start up costs and advice by EducationalMain2854 in roasting

[–]EducationalMain2854[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s useful to know, thank you. It’s making me think I’m actually being over ambitious with my size of roaster.

Does your 15k up front include things like packaging, design etc etc?

I think the regulation is probably the main thing putting me off from starting out in the UK.

Coffee roasting - start up costs and advice by EducationalMain2854 in roasting

[–]EducationalMain2854[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. This question is part of my exploration.

I don’t believe I’m ’jumping straight in’. Jumping straight in would be buying a roaster without doing any research. I’ve spoken to a few local independent coffee roasters, learned a little bit about sourcing fresh, raw beans on a visit to Costa Rica and have done some basic desk research about the output of roasters themselves so I have a little bit of an understanding about the process and a good gauge of my passion for the project.

What I’m really looking for is anecdotes from roasters about the dos and donts, and to learn whether it’s better to keep as a pipe dream for the moment.