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Behind the Roast with Willem Boot

In our Behind the Roast video’s, Giesen ambassador Willem Boot shares his knowledge and roasting experience while roasting coffee. Learn all about a specific type of coffee, the Giesen roaster controls, material types, coffee tools and much more! So grab a cup of coffee, ask your questions, and learn with Willem!

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Free sheet to monitor your roasts. Willem talks about the sheet in the episode about roasting an blending for espresso. 

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Benefits and Challenges of In-house Coffee Roasting

As the demand for specialty coffee continues to rise, coffee cafés are constantly seeking ways to enhance the coffee experience for their customers. One such trend is in-house coffee roasting, where cafés like Coffee & Coconuts in Amsterdam take control of the entire coffee production process. What are the benefits and challenges of roasting coffee on-site at a café like Coffee and Coconuts.

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Upcoming subjects

Here’s a sneak peak of the topics that Willem will cover in this new series.

07'22

Roasting and blending for espresso - ONLINE

08'22

Walking the curve; from Maillard to Caramelization to Roast Development - ONLINE

09'22

Roasting strategies to optimize decaf coffees -ONLINE

10'22

Special: Roasting dialogues with Jaime Duque -ONLINE

11'22

Pressure profiling with Giesen roasting machines -ONLINE

12'22

Roasting strategies for the best possible consistency - ONLINE

01'23

Optimizing roasting profiles with the Giesen Roast Profiler - ONLINE

02'23

Selecting and roasting coffee components for filter - ONLINE

03'23

Special: The joy of coffee with Aharon Vaknin - ONLINE

04'23

Roasting strategies to modulate the flavor profile of special process coffees

05'23

Sample roasting strategies with WPG1

06'23

Special: Roasting dialogues