Roaster on the Road

Good According to Who?

Good According to Who?

A ₹25,000 kettle and a ₹200 one do the same job. In Coorg, that gap says everything about who gets to decide what "good" coffee means, and who pays the...

Good According to Who?

A ₹25,000 kettle and a ₹200 one do the same job. In Coorg, that gap says everything about who gets to decide what "good" coffee means, and who pays the...

The Machine Is Not the Point

The Machine Is Not the Point

A ₹3lakh roaster with data logging and wings that open. A consultant who says tasting, not roasting, is the real skill. Notes on what precision equipment can and can't fix.

The Machine Is Not the Point

A ₹3lakh roaster with data logging and wings that open. A consultant who says tasting, not roasting, is the real skill. Notes on what precision equipment can and can't fix.

You Lost Control Earlier Than You Think

You Lost Control Earlier Than You Think

Seven drums, one variable each. Inside a Coorg processing shed, a Q Processor explains why the discipline of a control sample matters more than any fermentation experiment.

You Lost Control Earlier Than You Think

Seven drums, one variable each. Inside a Coorg processing shed, a Q Processor explains why the discipline of a control sample matters more than any fermentation experiment.

The Cherry Doesn't Lie

The Cherry Doesn't Lie

A Q Processor teaches a fly-picking exercise in a Coorg coffee farm, and a hundred sorted cherries reveal what no Brix meter can: whether the fruit was actually ready.

The Cherry Doesn't Lie

A Q Processor teaches a fly-picking exercise in a Coorg coffee farm, and a hundred sorted cherries reveal what no Brix meter can: whether the fruit was actually ready.