This site exists as a record of learning, not as a guide to doing things “the right way”. I roast coffee at home, mostly on a single roaster, the Gene Café CBR-301 and I write things down so I can notice what changes over time: what mattered early on, what stopped mattering, and what quietly…

Guide This guide exists to capture what has stopped changing. Milestones are recorded as patterns stabilise. The first appears below after 20 roasts. It isn’t a complete manual, and it isn’t meant to be read end to end. It’s a place where patterns that repeat often enough, across coffees, roasts, and mistakes, are written down…

Coffee | One Roast at a TimeA slow, experience-led journey into home coffee roasting.This is ongoing. One Roast at a Time This is a personal coffee journal, written as I learn. I roast coffee at home, slowly learning what actually matters and what doesn’t. I write things down so I don’t forget them, and in…