We work with various suppliers to provide primarily certified Organic/Fair Trade beans from Central and South America. Our focus is on delivering a freshly and excellently roasted product, rather than on offering a variety of options to choose from. Over time, Steel Bridge Coffee customers get to enjoy beans from many different regions. You can always check at the side of this page to see which crop we are currently roasting and delivering..
We roast our beans in small batches using an American-designed Sivetz roaster, manufactured in Corvallis, Oregon. Sivetz roasters operate by forcing hot air through the beans (convection heating), which circulates the beans in the roasting chamber. By contrast, traditional European drum roasters utilize conduction heating and circulate the beans with a rotating drum. Convection roasters (like the Sivetz) tend to develop a coffee's "brightness" whereas conduction roasters will tend to develop a coffee's "body." More on roasting: Blog post: The Legacy of Michael Sivetz: Science over Art Youtube: Coffee Roasting in a Nutshell |
Currently offering:
Mexico "Terruno Nayarita" (Arabica, San Cristobal Coffee Importers) Mexico "Terruño Nayarita" (Mountain Water Process decaf, Arabica, Organic) more info |
