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We supply & educate home coffee roasters with green coffee beans (raw, unroasted), roasters, grinders, brewers, & how-to tutorials.
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Why Home Roasting?

“Why roast my coffee at home?” There’s lots of reasons! Flavor, cost savings, fun, et cetera. Read on to become convinced.
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Owlbert’s Coffee Guide

Don’t know what to get? We understand. That’s why our favorite employee, Owlbert, is here to help!
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Browse our selection of green (unroasted) coffee beans.

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Roasters, Grinders, & Brewers — fun, geeky coffee stuff!

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Learning Center

Tutorials on how to roast & brew coffee, selection guides, and more!

The Learning Center

Coffee Harvest Seasons and Availability

Recently a new customer sent me an email asking me why it is that when he finds a coffee that he loves, and returns to order more, that he discovers that it is sometimes gone and doesn't come back for a long time.

It hit me then that this is a question that we haven't addressed in an article on the website. It's actually a very common question, and when you don't know how coffee seasons work, it can be very frustrating!

Let's see if we can't take a complicated collection of ideas and break it down...

A Changing of the Guard

Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Denny Robbins in person knows that he is a curious, yet harmonious, mix of Chuck Yeager, Mark Twain, and Andy Rooney - all wrapped in a coffee connoisseur's body. Priscilla on the other hand is the sweet, yet delightfullly firm, Queen Bee that never takes her eye off the ball - unless, of course, Burundi Bourbon is in the room.

These two people are the reason The Captain's Coffee exists. It was their idea, their dream, and they have worked hard and long to make it work.

Today, August 27, 2012, they officially handed that dream off to me and my wife Heather. As Isaac Newton famously said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Heather and I are sincerely grateful to Denny and Priscilla for teaching us so much about life and coffee, not to mention this fortuitous opportunity. If we take this company further, it is only because we stand on their shoulders.

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Recent Additions

Honduras Cafe Organico Marcala (COMSA)

Rustic sweetness, milky smooth body, caramel finish with plenty of nutty herbaciousness to keep it good to the last drop.

Baratza Encore Grinder

An excellent conical burr grinder that can grind with consistent precision for all brew methods from espresso to drip to pour over and even french press.

Sumatra Wahana Estate Natural

A dry processed sumatran coffee that as wild, fruity, complex and tasty. This is a new offerring for us, and a very popular coffee with roasters across the country.

Bali Blue Moon Organic Rainforest Alliance Certified

Exotic, flavorful, and aromatic. Bali Blue is fully Indonesian in character but without being "earthy". Full of ripe stone fruit and Dutch chocolate tones, with a rich full body. This is one of our most popular offerings.

Aeropress Combo Pack

We think the Aeropress may be the best way to make a single cup of coffee that there is. Combined with 1 pound of coffee and you have a killer combination.