United states Roaster championship
The U.S. Roaster Championship (USRC) is designed to highlight the art and craft of coffee roasting. Competitors will green grade a compulsory coffee, make a roast plan, and roast their compulsory coffee onsite. While judges cup the competitors’ coffees, competitors will serve their roasted coffee to the USRC audience and
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Road to the U.S. Roaster Championship
24 competitors, the top 12 from each CoffeeChamps Qualifying Competition, held in Denver, CO and Nashville, TN, will advance to USRC! Roasters must compete at a CoffeeChamps event to qualify for the national championship
The USRC Champion will go on to represent the USA at the World Coffee Roasting Championship!
Questions? Email us at competitions@sca.coffee.
2019 Competitors
Aaron MacDougall
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters -- Cambridge, MA
Andrew Burgason
Windmill Coffee — Ames, IA
Eduardo Choza
Mayorga Organics — Rockville, MD
Hugh Morretta
La Colombe Coffee Roasters - Philadelphia, PA
Jeremy Moore
Bonlife Coffee Roasters — Cleveland, TN
Mark Boccard
Southdown Coffee — Huntington, KY
Steve Cuevas
Black Oak Coffee Roasters — Ukiah, CA
Aaron Rollins
Caffe Ibis — Logan, UT
Anthony Greatorex
Red Rooster Coffee — Floyd, VA
Eric Stone
Mudhouse Coffee Roasters — Charlottesville, VA
Janine Cundy
Joe Bean Coffee Roasters — Rochester, NY
José René Martínez
J. Rene Coffee Roasters — West Hartford, CT
Matthew Delarosa
Ironsmith Coffee Roasters — Encinitas, CA
Shelby Williamson
Huckleberry Roasters — Denver, CO
Amanda Hagenbuch
Rival Bros Coffee Roasters — Philadelphia, PA
Bevan Cammell
Loyal Coffee — Colorado Springs, CO
Evan Pollitt
Summit Coffee — Davidson, NC
Jen Apodaca
Royal Coffee — Oakland, CA
Kenneth Thomas
Umble Coffee Co. — Starkville, MS
Nathan Van Dusen
Brio Coffeeworks — Burlington, VT
Weston Nawrocki
Manzanita Roasting Co. — San Diego, CA
Equipment
Grinder: Mahlkonig EK43s
Coffee Brewer: Curtis G4 ThermoPro
Airpot: Curtis Thermal Freshtrac
Hot Water Tower: Curtis G3 5 Gallon
Water: Global Customized Water
Brew Recipe: Coming Soon!
Green Coffee: Provided by Ally
Production Roaster: Mill City 3kg
Moisture/Density Meter: Lighttells MD-500
Colorimeter: Roastrite Coffee Roast Color Analyzer
Sample Roaster: Mill City Roasters 500g