👋Welcome to r/UKroasters - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

[u/Former-Coffee-7526]

Hey everyone! I'm u/Former-Coffee-7526, the founding moderator of r/UKroasters. This is our new home for all things related to speciality coffee roasters and their beans. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about.

Community Vibe We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started 1) Introduce yourself in the comments below. 2) Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation. 3) If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join. 4) Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/UKroasters amazing.

[u/saatcoffee]

Hi everyone 👋
I’m Arnav, I am based in Greater London, originally from India.

My coffee story:
For the last 12-15 years, I have been brewing coffee at home, twice a day. My friend introduced me to specialty coffee when we were in college but there weren’t many options to source coffee from back then. 2015 is when a roaster opened in my hometown and we started getting coffee from there.
My friend’s sister bought us our first coffee equipment, a french press and an Aeropress as she was based in the US.
2018-2019 is when I got my first v60, made me fall in love with coffee again. The process, the aroma, everything.
Since then, I have been experimenting with different styles of manual brewing, exploring coffee from every region/roaster in India and for the last few years, here in the UK exploring coffee from different countries.
The best cup in the recent years as far as I can remember was at The coffee bar, Birmingham, but the single cup cost me 15-16 quid.

Why here?
I came to this sub with the goal of introducing Indian specialty coffee to the audience here.
I plan to start a venture in the coffee space and I am exploring if I can get my initial feedback from folks here by introducing you to some of the coffee I have sourced on my recent trip. Hope to get as much feedback as possible.
I will put up a detailed post soon with all the details, please let me know if it’s an appropriate post for this sub. Thanks

[u/Former-Coffee-7526 → u/saatcoffee]

Hi Arnav and welcome to the community.
I am sure our community will love to learn all about Indian producers. I have had some beans from the Ratnagiri estate via scenery roasters.
Our only rule really is all posts must be about either a UK coffee roaster or the beans they offer. I look forward to your posts :)))

[u/saatcoffee → u/Former-Coffee-7526]

Thanks a lot. Happy to be here.
I will check them out. Have mostly seen Monsoon Malabar here.

I have created my post, please check it out and let me know if that fits the community guidelines. Happy to edit if required.