Introduction to Coffee Roasting: April 2025 Classes
Cost: $145 per person. This class is limited to two participants. All classes begin at noon.
Our Introduction to Coffee Roasting class will teach you about the basics of coffee roasting theory and will last approximately one hour. The goal for this class is to give you a solid foundation on which to build as you continue your journey in coffee.
During the class, you will engage in the process of roasting a batch of coffee that Chuck will roast as you learn to track important variables of the process -- an important skill that is transferable to any sized roaster. Then you will have the opportunity to roast a batch green coffee batch on our Giesen commercial coffee roaster which you will be able to take home to enjoy.
Chuck has been roasting coffee since 2002. He started with a small home air-roaster before moving to larger commercial roasters.
During Chuck’s tenure with Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Chuck roasted professionally on the following makes/models of professional coffee roasters:
Sona Fresco - Fluid Air
Jabez-Burns sample drum roaster built in the early 1900s
Probat L12, circa 1990s
Probat UG35, circa 1940s
Diedrich IR3
Giesen W15
Giesen W1A
Loring 35
Chuck was recently awarded a 96 points from Coffee Review on our coffee from Yemen, a notoriously difficult coffee to roast. This same coffee was chosen as the #4 coffee of the year on Coffee Review’s Top 30 list. In January 2025 Chuck was awarded a 94 for his roast profile on our Kenya Kii coffee.
Coffee Cycle (OB location)
4856 Voltaire Street
San Diego, CA 92107
Cost: $145 per person. This class is limited to two participants. All classes begin at noon.
Our Introduction to Coffee Roasting class will teach you about the basics of coffee roasting theory and will last approximately one hour. The goal for this class is to give you a solid foundation on which to build as you continue your journey in coffee.
During the class, you will engage in the process of roasting a batch of coffee that Chuck will roast as you learn to track important variables of the process -- an important skill that is transferable to any sized roaster. Then you will have the opportunity to roast a batch green coffee batch on our Giesen commercial coffee roaster which you will be able to take home to enjoy.
Chuck has been roasting coffee since 2002. He started with a small home air-roaster before moving to larger commercial roasters.
During Chuck’s tenure with Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Chuck roasted professionally on the following makes/models of professional coffee roasters:
Sona Fresco - Fluid Air
Jabez-Burns sample drum roaster built in the early 1900s
Probat L12, circa 1990s
Probat UG35, circa 1940s
Diedrich IR3
Giesen W15
Giesen W1A
Loring 35
Chuck was recently awarded a 96 points from Coffee Review on our coffee from Yemen, a notoriously difficult coffee to roast. This same coffee was chosen as the #4 coffee of the year on Coffee Review’s Top 30 list. In January 2025 Chuck was awarded a 94 for his roast profile on our Kenya Kii coffee.
Coffee Cycle (OB location)
4856 Voltaire Street
San Diego, CA 92107
Cost: $145 per person. This class is limited to two participants. All classes begin at noon.
Our Introduction to Coffee Roasting class will teach you about the basics of coffee roasting theory and will last approximately one hour. The goal for this class is to give you a solid foundation on which to build as you continue your journey in coffee.
During the class, you will engage in the process of roasting a batch of coffee that Chuck will roast as you learn to track important variables of the process -- an important skill that is transferable to any sized roaster. Then you will have the opportunity to roast a batch green coffee batch on our Giesen commercial coffee roaster which you will be able to take home to enjoy.
Chuck has been roasting coffee since 2002. He started with a small home air-roaster before moving to larger commercial roasters.
During Chuck’s tenure with Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Chuck roasted professionally on the following makes/models of professional coffee roasters:
Sona Fresco - Fluid Air
Jabez-Burns sample drum roaster built in the early 1900s
Probat L12, circa 1990s
Probat UG35, circa 1940s
Diedrich IR3
Giesen W15
Giesen W1A
Loring 35
Chuck was recently awarded a 96 points from Coffee Review on our coffee from Yemen, a notoriously difficult coffee to roast. This same coffee was chosen as the #4 coffee of the year on Coffee Review’s Top 30 list. In January 2025 Chuck was awarded a 94 for his roast profile on our Kenya Kii coffee.
Coffee Cycle (OB location)
4856 Voltaire Street
San Diego, CA 92107