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Who is Bean?
Bean
A cat can't roast coffee... So who's roasting?
Hi, I'm Noah the coffee roaster in question.
When you see "we" on our website and social media, I'm referring to myself and Bean, and a bit (ok lets be real, a lot) of help and support from my wife, Meagan.
I started Bean's Beans as a way to share my "passion" (obsession really) with coffee. For the last year and a half, I've been bringing my home roasted coffee to share with friends and fellow coffee enthusiasts at local events.
I received a lot of positive feedback which inspired me to start Bean's Beans so I can share my coffee with more people.
How light are Bean's Beans?
TLDR: Very light
In general, we prefer very lightly roasted coffee that favors aroma, complexity, and a crisp finish over heavily caramelized, and/or roasty flavors. This sometimes means sacrificing some acidity or sweetness to boost floral aromas or minimize roast character.
This typically lands us within what some people would call "ultra-light" coffee. In the event that a coffee's roast profile deviates from that, we will notate it in the listing.
How long should I rest the coffee before brewing?
Coffee resting is not an exact science and can vary a lot based on the coffee type, roast style, storage, brew method, and more.
In general, we find our coffee to taste good within the first few days off roast, then "flat" for a few weeks before peaking again, often higher than the initial peak.
In that middle phase, we often taste a lot of generic "brown" coffee character and a lack of brightness. That typically fades and the bright flavors open up at 6+ weeks. We've found most of our best brews to be at 8+ weeks off roast.
How should I brew Bean's Beans?
If you're already familiar with ultra-light coffee, ours doesn't require any special brew method or approach. We find that it does well brewed in many ways and is fairly forgiving.
We do have a few V60 recipes on our Instagram and will be making a recipe section on our website soon.
Feel free to send us a message or email if you have any brewing questions!
What is Florida cottage food law?
You may have seen the label on the back side of our coffee bags that says:
"Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida's food safety regulations."
This statement is required to be on the labels of food products produced under the provisions of Florida's cottage food laws. Florida's cottage food laws allow small businesses to produce shelf stable, low-risk food items at home without needing to have a licensed and inspected commercial kitchen.
A few of the rules involved with this include: A maximum amount of revenue per year (small operations only), selling pre-packaged food items with no on-premises consumption, direct to consumer sales only, and then the statement on the label mentioned above.
What is your roasting and new release schedule?
We don't have a set roasting or release schedule since Bean's Beans is a "side gig" that we run in addition to our primary day-jobs.
We try to release 4-5 new coffees in a pre-order or "drop" format every couple of months with a few restocks between those releases. This allows us to plan our roast days in advance around our work schedules.
Drops will be communicated in advance via our email list, social media, and website banner. They typically occur on Saturdays at 12 PM Eastern Time.
Do you ship internationally?
No, since we roast small quantities of coffee as a "side gig" we're looking to keep things simple on the logistics side.
If you'd like to have our coffee forwarded internationally, feel free to have it shipped to your forwarder of choice. Please keep in mind that we are not responsible for anything once it's in the hands of the forwarder. We are not responsible for any paperwork/legal issues, tax/tariff issues, lost or damaged packaged etc if you choose to forward it internationally.
Do you have a retail store or cafe?
No, we currently only do online sales.
What type of roaster do you use?
We are currently roasting on a Stronghold S7 Pro for most of our coffee.
Previously we were using the Kaffelogic Nano 7 sample roaster in tiny batches. We plan to use the Kaffelogic roaster for occasional limited quantity releases where we need the smaller batch size.