WEBVTT 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:07.440 Hi, 00:00:07.690 --> 00:00:07.980 everybody. 00:00:08.239 --> 00:00:08.359 Uh, 00:00:08.439 --> 00:00:10.520 it's Jonathan Bass from Bellwether Coffee. 00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:12.739 I'm super excited about the webinar we have today. 00:00:13.250 --> 00:00:13.399 Uh, 00:00:13.520 --> 00:00:16.010 Laura Flores from Florida Cafe, 00:00:16.350 --> 00:00:16.479 uh, 00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:18.260 in San Antonio is joining us. 00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:18.950 Um, 00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:20.459 she has a great story, 00:00:20.559 --> 00:00:21.000 um, 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:21.680 started, 00:00:21.840 --> 00:00:22.799 started a cafe, 00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:23.000 uh, 00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:27.229 relatively recently and has a lot of learnings to share about that process 00:00:27.520 --> 00:00:30.579 with a real passion for coffee from El Salvador, 00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:31.620 um, 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:31.959 uh, 00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:32.490 where they, 00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:34.970 they serve coffees exclusively from El Salvador, 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.459 and I'll let her talk about that. 00:00:36.979 --> 00:00:38.130 But um 00:00:38.459 --> 00:00:39.319 let's get started. 00:00:39.619 --> 00:00:40.340 So Laura, 00:00:40.700 --> 00:00:41.700 you spent your career, 00:00:41.819 --> 00:00:44.060 you and your husband spent a career in law enforcement, 00:00:44.380 --> 00:00:44.770 um, 00:00:44.939 --> 00:00:45.099 and, 00:00:45.220 --> 00:00:46.520 and what made you decide 00:00:46.939 --> 00:00:48.099 uh to get into coffee? 00:00:49.169 --> 00:00:49.369 Well, 00:00:49.450 --> 00:00:51.950 I had been in law enforcement for 10 years 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:54.150 and my husband had been 00:00:54.409 --> 00:00:57.549 working for the sheriff's office for about 32 years, 00:00:57.849 --> 00:00:59.229 so he was ready to retire 00:00:59.369 --> 00:01:00.689 and when he retired I said, 00:01:00.770 --> 00:01:01.150 well, 00:01:01.209 --> 00:01:02.310 I'm gonna go with you. 00:01:02.849 --> 00:01:03.360 So, 00:01:03.409 --> 00:01:04.000 uh, 00:01:04.010 --> 00:01:06.290 we retired at the beginning of last year, 00:01:06.569 --> 00:01:08.510 so it's already been over a year. 00:01:09.269 --> 00:01:11.480 And we just wanted to do something different, 00:01:11.629 --> 00:01:12.209 something. 00:01:13.569 --> 00:01:16.470 Something that we were both passionate about. 00:01:16.610 --> 00:01:17.349 So we started 00:01:17.650 --> 00:01:18.529 a coffee shop. 00:01:19.089 --> 00:01:19.250 Yeah, 00:01:19.489 --> 00:01:20.569 so tell us about the business. 00:01:20.610 --> 00:01:21.629 It's Florida Cafe. 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:22.410 Uh, 00:01:22.489 --> 00:01:25.629 it's Coffee Floorcoffee.com is the website, 00:01:26.010 --> 00:01:26.690 but you have a cafe, 00:01:26.730 --> 00:01:28.199 you're standing in the cafe now. 00:01:28.489 --> 00:01:28.989 Uh, 00:01:29.290 --> 00:01:30.330 you're standing in the cafe now. 00:01:30.449 --> 00:01:30.650 So, 00:01:30.809 --> 00:01:31.290 so, 00:01:31.690 --> 00:01:31.919 uh, 00:01:31.930 --> 00:01:33.209 broadcasting live from the cafe. 00:01:33.300 --> 00:01:34.690 So tell me a little bit about your business. 00:01:35.629 --> 00:01:35.800 Yeah, 00:01:35.940 --> 00:01:38.580 so when we first started our business, 00:01:38.639 --> 00:01:39.389 um, 00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:41.059 we wanted to start because my dad 00:01:41.239 --> 00:01:42.400 has a coffee farm. 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:44.059 I was born in El Salvador 00:01:44.279 --> 00:01:45.610 and my dad, 00:01:45.800 --> 00:01:46.440 um, 00:01:46.449 --> 00:01:47.739 has a coffee farm there. 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.580 He's 78 years old but he started in the coffee business when he was in his 20s. 00:01:53.059 --> 00:01:53.790 Um, 00:01:53.910 --> 00:01:54.589 he worked, 00:01:54.930 --> 00:01:55.650 went to school, 00:01:55.949 --> 00:01:57.910 and then in his 50s, 00:01:58.230 --> 00:01:58.699 he, 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:00.459 he was able to buy his own farm, 00:02:00.750 --> 00:02:03.449 so he's had that farm for about 30 years 00:02:03.790 --> 00:02:06.589 and it's something that he's really passionate about, 00:02:06.730 --> 00:02:08.229 so it's something that's been 00:02:08.589 --> 00:02:10.550 or it's being passed on to me. 00:02:11.018 --> 00:02:11.649 Um, 00:02:11.708 --> 00:02:12.869 it's something that makes my, 00:02:12.968 --> 00:02:13.819 my dad, 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:14.828 my family happy, 00:02:14.949 --> 00:02:16.009 so I'm really proud 00:02:16.229 --> 00:02:17.649 to be able to carry on, 00:02:17.699 --> 00:02:18.248 on that, 00:02:18.268 --> 00:02:18.619 uh, 00:02:18.628 --> 00:02:19.268 tradition. 00:02:19.389 --> 00:02:19.848 So 00:02:20.149 --> 00:02:21.408 that's how we started, 00:02:21.509 --> 00:02:22.158 um, 00:02:22.389 --> 00:02:25.169 at the beginning we only wanted to roast. 00:02:25.509 --> 00:02:28.548 We weren't planning an actual coffee shop, 00:02:28.988 --> 00:02:31.069 but the way things turned out, 00:02:31.108 --> 00:02:32.589 we ended up doing both. 00:02:32.628 --> 00:02:34.458 We roast in house and we also have, 00:02:34.468 --> 00:02:34.699 um, 00:02:34.779 --> 00:02:36.449 a coffee shop here in San Antonio. 00:02:37.119 --> 00:02:37.628 OK. 00:02:38.139 --> 00:02:38.449 So, 00:02:38.570 --> 00:02:39.860 and so I can see the, 00:02:39.979 --> 00:02:42.119 the bellwether roaster there in the background. 00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:42.699 What, 00:02:42.820 --> 00:02:44.000 what made you decide, 00:02:44.350 --> 00:02:44.839 uh, 00:02:44.979 --> 00:02:45.139 to, 00:02:45.339 --> 00:02:45.649 to, 00:02:45.979 --> 00:02:46.130 you, 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:46.619 you said, 00:02:46.660 --> 00:02:49.020 you talked a little bit about your decision to open the cafe, 00:02:49.089 --> 00:02:51.460 but what made you decide to use bellwether to roast? 00:02:52.539 --> 00:02:53.990 So since we 00:02:54.259 --> 00:02:56.619 both my husband and I were in law enforcement, 00:02:56.899 --> 00:02:59.119 we didn't really have any experience 00:02:59.339 --> 00:03:01.770 in the coffee business or roasting 00:03:02.220 --> 00:03:02.940 at all 00:03:03.220 --> 00:03:04.559 so we wanted to 00:03:04.820 --> 00:03:06.639 use something that was gonna be 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:10.839 easy to operate and we've learned about this 00:03:11.100 --> 00:03:14.820 um bellwether one of the main things that we liked is that. 00:03:15.570 --> 00:03:16.490 It's electric, 00:03:16.600 --> 00:03:17.220 so that, 00:03:17.270 --> 00:03:17.990 that 00:03:18.729 --> 00:03:20.979 saves a lot of money when it comes to, 00:03:21.029 --> 00:03:21.949 to gas 00:03:22.289 --> 00:03:24.729 lines and the installation and all those things. 00:03:25.009 --> 00:03:26.789 So so all you gotta do is plug it in 00:03:27.330 --> 00:03:28.039 and 00:03:29.179 --> 00:03:31.839 If we had a different type of roaster, 00:03:32.100 --> 00:03:35.899 it wouldn't work for this location and it wouldn't 00:03:35.899 --> 00:03:38.360 work for our house because when we started, 00:03:38.740 --> 00:03:39.130 uh, 00:03:39.139 --> 00:03:43.080 we were just small we were doing it out of the house and 00:03:43.899 --> 00:03:48.960 a gas or the traditional roasters is not something that we could have. 00:03:49.399 --> 00:03:49.690 Uh, 00:03:49.809 --> 00:03:50.289 in the house, 00:03:50.410 --> 00:03:52.009 so I like it because it was electric, 00:03:52.169 --> 00:03:52.330 no, 00:03:52.449 --> 00:03:53.369 no gas lines, 00:03:53.490 --> 00:03:55.250 and it's really easy to use. 00:03:55.610 --> 00:03:55.910 Yeah. 00:03:56.169 --> 00:03:59.529 And you said you had some conversations with the city about getting permits, 00:03:59.649 --> 00:03:59.770 you know, 00:03:59.850 --> 00:04:01.610 when you're getting started and that sort of thing. 00:04:01.690 --> 00:04:01.820 And, 00:04:01.929 --> 00:04:02.529 and so they were, 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:04.350 they were OK with you using the bellwether, 00:04:04.649 --> 00:04:04.839 um, 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:05.610 in the cafe. 00:04:06.210 --> 00:04:06.660 Yeah, 00:04:06.860 --> 00:04:07.059 yeah, 00:04:07.169 --> 00:04:08.779 and that's also why we, 00:04:08.880 --> 00:04:09.330 uh, 00:04:09.339 --> 00:04:10.000 also 00:04:10.300 --> 00:04:12.940 did the coffee shop because we had to get some permits 00:04:13.259 --> 00:04:14.279 and 00:04:14.619 --> 00:04:16.399 all the permits were 00:04:16.579 --> 00:04:17.940 for us to have a coffee shop. 00:04:18.059 --> 00:04:19.119 So it worked out 00:04:19.459 --> 00:04:20.220 great because we, 00:04:20.298 --> 00:04:21.559 we were able to do both. 00:04:22.059 --> 00:04:22.260 And I, 00:04:22.339 --> 00:04:24.459 and I see you have the bellwether right there in the shop, 00:04:24.579 --> 00:04:24.700 you know, 00:04:24.820 --> 00:04:25.420 do you get any, 00:04:25.700 --> 00:04:27.500 was that a specific decision to have it, 00:04:27.619 --> 00:04:29.619 to have it sitting out so the customers can see it? 00:04:29.660 --> 00:04:29.809 Like, 00:04:29.820 --> 00:04:29.980 what, 00:04:30.059 --> 00:04:31.579 what kind of feedback do you get on that? 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:32.910 Yeah, 00:04:33.070 --> 00:04:33.339 I, 00:04:33.429 --> 00:04:36.109 I like having it uh at uh this uh 00:04:36.739 --> 00:04:39.980 location where I have it because people are amazed when they look at it. 00:04:40.070 --> 00:04:40.519 They, 00:04:41.029 --> 00:04:42.410 they think it's really cool, 00:04:42.510 --> 00:04:42.940 um, 00:04:42.980 --> 00:04:44.029 just the way that it looks. 00:04:44.859 --> 00:04:46.779 But they also like that 00:04:46.980 --> 00:04:47.619 it's fresh. 00:04:47.769 --> 00:04:51.559 People really want to know that the beans that they're getting are roasted 00:04:52.140 --> 00:04:52.899 fresh. 00:04:53.260 --> 00:04:53.700 Yeah. 00:04:54.059 --> 00:04:54.500 So tell, 00:04:54.890 --> 00:04:56.480 so tell me more about your coffee. 00:04:56.619 --> 00:04:56.959 So you, 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:57.380 you, 00:04:57.500 --> 00:04:57.920 you, 00:04:57.980 --> 00:04:58.410 um, 00:04:58.420 --> 00:04:58.769 serve a, 00:04:58.820 --> 00:04:59.880 a pacamara, 00:05:00.059 --> 00:05:00.529 uh, 00:05:00.540 --> 00:05:00.959 from, 00:05:01.239 --> 00:05:02.500 from El Salvador, 00:05:02.570 --> 00:05:03.079 and then 00:05:03.459 --> 00:05:04.440 some that your father, 00:05:04.730 --> 00:05:05.010 uh, 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:05.260 grows, 00:05:05.299 --> 00:05:06.600 and then some that you 00:05:06.820 --> 00:05:07.420 acquire yourself. 00:05:07.500 --> 00:05:08.820 So tell us a little bit more about that. 00:05:09.929 --> 00:05:10.089 Yes, 00:05:10.250 --> 00:05:11.649 so my dad has uh, 00:05:11.750 --> 00:05:11.959 uh, 00:05:12.010 --> 00:05:14.820 the coffee pump that he has is um 00:05:15.470 --> 00:05:16.170 It's like 00:05:16.450 --> 00:05:20.429 20 manzana and I think that equals to about 35 acres, 00:05:20.470 --> 00:05:21.959 so it's not super big 00:05:22.329 --> 00:05:26.790 and uh the type of coffee that he grows is a uh cuzcaleco 00:05:27.989 --> 00:05:29.369 and so 00:05:29.709 --> 00:05:31.549 here at the shop we have two kinds of coffee. 00:05:31.630 --> 00:05:34.399 We have the cuscaleco that comes from my dad's farm, 00:05:34.670 --> 00:05:37.929 and we have a pacamara that comes from the same region 00:05:38.309 --> 00:05:39.540 which is on the east side of, 00:05:39.549 --> 00:05:39.859 uh, 00:05:39.869 --> 00:05:41.010 El Salvador. 00:05:42.089 --> 00:05:42.679 What do you, 00:05:42.799 --> 00:05:43.029 what, 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:45.619 is there a specific flavor profile you get from, 00:05:45.799 --> 00:05:46.549 from the coffee, 00:05:46.559 --> 00:05:46.720 or, 00:05:46.799 --> 00:05:47.119 or do you, 00:05:47.200 --> 00:05:48.929 do you prefer light roast or dark roast? 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:49.160 What, 00:05:49.239 --> 00:05:49.779 how do you, 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:51.239 how do you like to serve it? 00:05:52.070 --> 00:05:52.929 I 00:05:53.429 --> 00:05:54.880 prefer the medium. 00:05:54.980 --> 00:05:55.450 Um, 00:05:55.510 --> 00:05:57.730 that's what we do in-house 00:05:58.320 --> 00:06:01.589 to make our coffee drinks and then everybody really likes it. 00:06:01.820 --> 00:06:02.290 Um, 00:06:02.589 --> 00:06:02.790 I, 00:06:02.899 --> 00:06:05.350 when people taste the coffee from El Salvador, 00:06:05.470 --> 00:06:05.670 uh, 00:06:05.750 --> 00:06:06.059 they, 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:07.609 they always say that it tastes different, 00:06:07.829 --> 00:06:08.769 that it tastes 00:06:09.320 --> 00:06:10.890 clean and fresh. 00:06:11.070 --> 00:06:14.429 Like those are a lot of the words that people use to describe it 00:06:14.709 --> 00:06:15.410 when they first, 00:06:15.549 --> 00:06:16.190 um, 00:06:17.040 --> 00:06:18.820 Taste that and I think it's because 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:19.390 it, 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:20.739 it's fresh 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.660 and roasting fresh makes 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:25.239 the whole difference in the world. 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:25.839 Mhm. 00:06:26.119 --> 00:06:29.160 And I know you didn't have a lot of experience or or any experience roasting. 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:30.109 So how was it, 00:06:30.239 --> 00:06:30.559 you know, 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:32.100 how was it kind of creating a 00:06:32.549 --> 00:06:33.510 A profile and, 00:06:33.619 --> 00:06:34.299 and roasting the, 00:06:34.540 --> 00:06:36.869 the coffee that you're getting from El Salvador and the bellwether. 00:06:36.910 --> 00:06:40.470 I know some of our customers use the green coffee marketplace. 00:06:40.700 --> 00:06:40.880 Uh, 00:06:40.910 --> 00:06:41.970 some of them source, 00:06:41.989 --> 00:06:42.220 uh, 00:06:42.230 --> 00:06:42.929 coffee themselves. 00:06:43.230 --> 00:06:43.390 You're, 00:06:43.470 --> 00:06:44.230 you're doing that. 00:06:44.470 --> 00:06:45.989 Some of them use a mix of both. 00:06:46.350 --> 00:06:46.829 So, 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:47.230 for, 00:06:47.350 --> 00:06:47.630 for, 00:06:47.790 --> 00:06:48.190 for, 00:06:48.470 --> 00:06:48.589 you know, 00:06:48.700 --> 00:06:50.750 for folks that are maybe wondering how would it be to, 00:06:50.829 --> 00:06:52.369 to create a profile and roast, 00:06:52.630 --> 00:06:52.820 uh, 00:06:52.829 --> 00:06:53.970 your own coffee on the bellwether, 00:06:54.029 --> 00:06:55.309 how's that experience been for you? 00:06:56.320 --> 00:06:57.959 So I've done both. 00:06:58.040 --> 00:06:58.320 I've, 00:06:58.359 --> 00:06:58.829 uh, 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:02.760 I've bought some coffee from from Marketplace and my own coffee that I, 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:04.260 I bring from El Salvador 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:05.640 and the, 00:07:05.679 --> 00:07:05.989 uh, 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:06.920 the way that I've, 00:07:07.119 --> 00:07:09.160 I've done it is um. 00:07:09.859 --> 00:07:11.290 The roaster already comes 00:07:11.540 --> 00:07:12.679 with some preloaded 00:07:13.179 --> 00:07:13.779 profiles. 00:07:13.859 --> 00:07:15.690 It has like a preloaded light, 00:07:15.820 --> 00:07:16.480 a medium, 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:17.290 dark, 00:07:17.299 --> 00:07:18.299 and espresso. 00:07:18.420 --> 00:07:19.880 So I'm able to 00:07:20.570 --> 00:07:22.989 Experiment with the different profiles 00:07:23.329 --> 00:07:24.329 and 00:07:24.809 --> 00:07:27.660 when I use the ones that are already preloaded in, 00:07:27.670 --> 00:07:28.429 in the roaster. 00:07:29.559 --> 00:07:29.839 The, 00:07:29.959 --> 00:07:30.160 the, 00:07:30.230 --> 00:07:31.540 the coffee beans come out 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:32.519 perfect. 00:07:32.640 --> 00:07:36.859 So I haven't had to make any adjustments with the Pacamara and the 00:07:37.359 --> 00:07:38.559 Cuscaleco that I use. 00:07:38.640 --> 00:07:39.579 I'm able to use 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:42.239 the preloaded profiles that are already there. 00:07:42.459 --> 00:07:42.549 No, 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:43.079 that's great. 00:07:43.239 --> 00:07:44.640 And that makes it easy to get started. 00:07:44.679 --> 00:07:45.320 And then you can, 00:07:45.429 --> 00:07:49.579 you can adjust as you go along if you kind of wanna introduce some different elements 00:07:49.760 --> 00:07:50.489 to the profile. 00:07:50.670 --> 00:07:50.799 Um, 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:51.459 that's great. 00:07:51.799 --> 00:07:52.339 So maybe, 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:52.929 uh, 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:54.239 you've got the roaster right there. 00:07:54.359 --> 00:07:54.679 Can you, 00:07:54.799 --> 00:07:57.179 can you do a demon demonstration roast for us? 00:07:58.089 --> 00:07:58.209 Yeah, 00:07:58.410 --> 00:07:58.529 yeah, 00:07:58.690 --> 00:07:59.290 I can do that. 00:07:59.410 --> 00:07:59.760 Well, 00:07:59.929 --> 00:08:00.670 it's really. 00:08:01.549 --> 00:08:02.070 Simple. 00:08:03.239 --> 00:08:04.579 I'm gonna select medium. 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:09.480 And I already have the beans 00:08:09.989 --> 00:08:10.239 measured. 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:20.950 So I have to confirm the dates? 00:08:24.269 --> 00:08:25.730 And I don't know if you're able to see, 00:08:25.809 --> 00:08:27.510 but it's showing me 00:08:28.010 --> 00:08:30.070 that it's preheating and it's gonna take 00:08:30.459 --> 00:08:32.260 20 minutes for it to preheat. 00:08:32.609 --> 00:08:33.520 And once it, 00:08:33.690 --> 00:08:35.070 once it preheats, 00:08:35.090 --> 00:08:35.330 it, 00:08:35.450 --> 00:08:35.830 it, 00:08:35.969 --> 00:08:36.950 I don't have to do anything else. 00:08:37.210 --> 00:08:38.729 So that's what I like about 00:08:39.090 --> 00:08:40.330 the roaster that. 00:08:41.419 --> 00:08:41.880 So 00:08:42.020 --> 00:08:44.659 since I didn't have any experience when I took some classes, 00:08:44.739 --> 00:08:45.809 I did some training, 00:08:45.820 --> 00:08:46.479 um, 00:08:47.020 --> 00:08:49.409 roasting in the traditional machines, 00:08:49.500 --> 00:08:49.659 you, 00:08:49.739 --> 00:08:49.929 you, 00:08:49.989 --> 00:08:51.179 you control the temperature, 00:08:51.219 --> 00:08:52.049 you have to be, 00:08:52.059 --> 00:08:52.570 uh, 00:08:52.580 --> 00:08:53.299 checking, 00:08:53.700 --> 00:08:54.309 um, 00:08:54.590 --> 00:08:55.150 the temperature, 00:08:55.260 --> 00:08:55.780 the smell, 00:08:55.940 --> 00:08:57.039 see how they look, 00:08:57.270 --> 00:08:58.200 and 00:08:58.340 --> 00:09:01.020 it's a little bit intimidating because I didn't 00:09:01.020 --> 00:09:04.200 really have any experience or knowledge roasting, 00:09:04.340 --> 00:09:04.780 so. 00:09:06.080 --> 00:09:07.059 This is 00:09:07.479 --> 00:09:08.150 a lot easier, 00:09:08.280 --> 00:09:09.659 so it works for me. 00:09:10.119 --> 00:09:10.450 Yeah. 00:09:10.760 --> 00:09:10.880 So, 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:11.280 can you, 00:09:11.390 --> 00:09:11.719 I don't know, 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:12.099 are you, 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:12.989 are you on a laptop? 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:14.640 Can you show us the rest of the, 00:09:14.719 --> 00:09:15.239 the cafe? 00:09:15.280 --> 00:09:16.159 We'd love to see, 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:16.760 see your, 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:17.679 see your space. 00:09:18.599 --> 00:09:18.799 Yup. 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:20.539 So this is uh 00:09:21.869 --> 00:09:24.570 This is where I keep um the beans that I roast. 00:09:24.830 --> 00:09:25.150 Mhm. 00:09:27.340 --> 00:09:29.599 This is the espresso machine 00:09:30.900 --> 00:09:32.260 and or a barista. 00:09:32.520 --> 00:09:32.909 Say hi. 00:09:36.190 --> 00:09:38.609 And here's our space. 00:09:40.419 --> 00:09:40.500 Oh, 00:09:40.570 --> 00:09:41.400 that's beautiful. 00:09:41.900 --> 00:09:45.280 Where are you in San Antonio if if people want to come check you out? 00:09:46.179 --> 00:09:48.830 We are right by the Frostbank Center, 00:09:48.940 --> 00:09:49.619 so it's the, 00:09:49.700 --> 00:09:51.359 the east side of San Antonio. 00:09:51.820 --> 00:09:52.419 OK, 00:09:52.760 --> 00:09:53.250 awesome. 00:09:53.460 --> 00:09:54.599 I love the guitar. 00:09:55.739 --> 00:09:56.299 Thank you. 00:09:56.460 --> 00:09:57.619 That's a really nice touch. 00:09:58.460 --> 00:09:58.890 Um, 00:09:59.270 --> 00:10:01.950 I'll give you a second to get back and situated. 00:10:02.390 --> 00:10:02.669 So is, 00:10:02.750 --> 00:10:03.690 is there anything else, 00:10:03.989 --> 00:10:04.190 uh, 00:10:04.270 --> 00:10:04.960 that you want, 00:10:05.150 --> 00:10:05.380 uh, 00:10:05.429 --> 00:10:07.090 folks to know about, 00:10:07.270 --> 00:10:07.820 uh, 00:10:08.150 --> 00:10:08.309 uh, 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:08.940 Florida Cafe? 00:10:08.950 --> 00:10:09.190 Again, 00:10:09.349 --> 00:10:10.609 it's Florida Cafe 00:10:10.909 --> 00:10:12.099 in East San Antonio, 00:10:12.109 --> 00:10:14.570 and the website is Floafe.com. 00:10:15.070 --> 00:10:15.340 Um, 00:10:15.590 --> 00:10:17.059 anything else you'd like to tell us about, 00:10:17.250 --> 00:10:17.679 about, 00:10:17.950 --> 00:10:18.590 about the, 00:10:18.700 --> 00:10:19.299 the operation, 00:10:19.309 --> 00:10:19.869 and then we can, 00:10:19.979 --> 00:10:21.630 -- we can maybe take some -- questions. 00:10:23.130 --> 00:10:23.369 Yeah, 00:10:23.530 --> 00:10:23.849 well, 00:10:23.929 --> 00:10:25.070 um, 00:10:25.570 --> 00:10:27.419 I'm new to the coffee business. 00:10:27.650 --> 00:10:30.000 I've been at this location for 00:10:31.349 --> 00:10:32.150 About 3 months. 00:10:32.270 --> 00:10:32.590 So I'm, 00:10:32.669 --> 00:10:33.710 I'm still fairly new. 00:10:33.750 --> 00:10:35.590 I'm still learning a lot of things, 00:10:35.630 --> 00:10:36.210 but 00:10:36.909 --> 00:10:38.690 for anybody that wants 00:10:38.909 --> 00:10:41.489 to start a coffee business or is 00:10:41.710 --> 00:10:43.869 thinking about starting a coffee business, 00:10:43.909 --> 00:10:44.960 I would say that 00:10:47.190 --> 00:10:53.010 Ask questions and uh rely on the people that have done it before so if you have 00:10:53.549 --> 00:10:57.330 questions or uh if there if there's anything that I can do to help 00:10:57.469 --> 00:10:59.609 I'm happy to you you can email me, 00:10:59.630 --> 00:11:01.849 send me a message on on our website 00:11:02.109 --> 00:11:05.270 and I'm happy to to help with any questions that 00:11:05.270 --> 00:11:07.479 you might have because it's it's a scary thing to do 00:11:07.869 --> 00:11:11.489 but it's fun it's very uh it's very rewarding because. 00:11:12.150 --> 00:11:12.679 You know, 00:11:12.989 --> 00:11:16.690 we're all in the coffee business because we're passionate about it and just 00:11:16.820 --> 00:11:18.169 building the communities, 00:11:18.549 --> 00:11:19.109 sitting down, 00:11:19.229 --> 00:11:21.099 having a cup of coffee with friends, 00:11:21.710 --> 00:11:22.510 all of those things. 00:11:22.630 --> 00:11:24.760 So I'm here if anybody has questions. 00:11:25.030 --> 00:11:25.479 Awesome. 00:11:25.710 --> 00:11:26.070 And you, 00:11:26.150 --> 00:11:26.929 and you sell, 00:11:27.109 --> 00:11:27.280 um, 00:11:27.349 --> 00:11:29.460 do you sell coffee on your website as well? 00:11:29.570 --> 00:11:29.750 So, 00:11:29.909 --> 00:11:31.299 so if people wanted to try the coffee, 00:11:31.349 --> 00:11:33.109 they could go to floor cafe.com 00:11:33.590 --> 00:11:33.809 and, 00:11:33.820 --> 00:11:34.770 and order some. 00:11:35.150 --> 00:11:35.309 OK, 00:11:35.429 --> 00:11:35.549 great. 00:11:35.650 --> 00:11:35.659 Yes, 00:11:35.809 --> 00:11:37.119 -- it's -- smartcoffee.com. 00:11:37.469 --> 00:11:37.750 OK, 00:11:37.869 --> 00:11:38.289 great, 00:11:38.710 --> 00:11:39.190 um, 00:11:39.549 --> 00:11:39.989 so. 00:11:40.390 --> 00:11:41.150 At this point, 00:11:41.359 --> 00:11:41.520 I'll, 00:11:41.599 --> 00:11:43.840 I'll go back and see if there are any questions from the audience. 00:11:43.880 --> 00:11:44.150 And if, 00:11:44.190 --> 00:11:45.400 if you have any questions, 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:45.770 uh, 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:47.460 feel free to drop them in the chat. 00:11:47.880 --> 00:11:48.640 Um, 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:49.320 let's see, 00:11:49.479 --> 00:11:51.840 looks like some of them might have been answered already, 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:52.299 but. 00:11:53.239 --> 00:11:53.640 Uh, 00:11:53.710 --> 00:11:54.460 let's see. 00:11:56.400 --> 00:11:58.830 Is it 3-phase electric? 00:11:59.090 --> 00:12:00.440 What are the specs for the electric? 00:12:00.530 --> 00:12:02.090 It is single phase, 00:12:02.250 --> 00:12:02.630 um, 00:12:02.969 --> 00:12:03.119 uh, 00:12:03.130 --> 00:12:04.010 240, 00:12:04.229 --> 00:12:04.530 uh, 00:12:04.549 --> 00:12:05.590 240 volt. 00:12:06.330 --> 00:12:06.789 Um, 00:12:07.109 --> 00:12:07.239 uh, 00:12:07.250 --> 00:12:08.330 30 amp circuit. 00:12:08.450 --> 00:12:08.719 So it's, 00:12:08.770 --> 00:12:09.349 it's a, 00:12:09.570 --> 00:12:10.510 it's a standard, 00:12:10.809 --> 00:12:11.119 uh, 00:12:11.130 --> 00:12:13.250 electrical outlet that you would find in most, 00:12:13.450 --> 00:12:13.570 you know, 00:12:13.650 --> 00:12:15.150 in any commer commercial, 00:12:15.330 --> 00:12:15.729 um, 00:12:16.010 --> 00:12:16.809 commercial business. 00:12:16.890 --> 00:12:17.090 And that, 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:17.840 that's one of the, 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:18.549 one of the, 00:12:18.770 --> 00:12:19.690 the nice things about this. 00:12:19.770 --> 00:12:21.849 You can generally just plug it in and roast 00:12:22.169 --> 00:12:24.510 and not have to build out any ducts or, 00:12:24.599 --> 00:12:24.950 uh, 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:26.880 renovate the building or punch holes in the wall, 00:12:26.969 --> 00:12:27.750 that sort of thing. 00:12:28.169 --> 00:12:28.369 And, 00:12:28.450 --> 00:12:28.789 and, 00:12:29.049 --> 00:12:29.159 uh, 00:12:29.169 --> 00:12:30.929 Laura was talking a little bit about that at the beginning. 00:12:31.580 --> 00:12:32.179 Um, 00:12:32.890 --> 00:12:35.469 Any questions specifically for Laura 00:12:35.929 --> 00:12:37.330 about her experience? 00:12:38.260 --> 00:12:39.200 I'll give it a second. 00:12:42.640 --> 00:12:43.080 Maybe I'll, 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:43.700 I'll, 00:12:44.080 --> 00:12:44.760 I'll ask, 00:12:44.880 --> 00:12:45.039 uh, 00:12:45.119 --> 00:12:46.099 what were the biggest 00:12:46.590 --> 00:12:49.109 sort of lessons you learned and surprises, 00:12:49.309 --> 00:12:49.599 you know, 00:12:49.760 --> 00:12:49.919 in, 00:12:50.030 --> 00:12:50.950 in the process of, 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:52.780 of sort of starting a coffee business? 00:12:54.119 --> 00:12:54.619 Uh, 00:12:54.760 --> 00:12:57.479 I would say all the permits and all the, 00:12:57.599 --> 00:13:00.099 the paperwork that you gotta do with the city, 00:13:00.760 --> 00:13:01.469 uh, 00:13:02.650 --> 00:13:03.840 It's mm, 00:13:03.869 --> 00:13:05.409 it's nothing out of this world, 00:13:05.489 --> 00:13:07.010 but it's just time consuming. 00:13:07.049 --> 00:13:09.390 It's just a lot of steps that you gotta take 00:13:09.770 --> 00:13:11.770 and it takes time mainly, 00:13:11.849 --> 00:13:12.429 but 00:13:12.890 --> 00:13:15.510 I didn't expect it to be so many permits. 00:13:16.130 --> 00:13:16.570 Mm. 00:13:17.250 --> 00:13:19.070 So Shannon has a question, 00:13:19.210 --> 00:13:19.890 um, 00:13:20.590 --> 00:13:21.479 Beautiful cafe, 00:13:21.590 --> 00:13:22.229 wonderful story. 00:13:22.340 --> 00:13:22.950 Excited for you. 00:13:23.109 --> 00:13:25.030 Where do you source your labels and bags? 00:13:26.460 --> 00:13:27.479 The 00:13:28.640 --> 00:13:29.760 Labels 00:13:30.030 --> 00:13:31.250 I had them, 00:13:31.260 --> 00:13:31.739 uh, 00:13:31.789 --> 00:13:33.440 designed by a friend 00:13:33.640 --> 00:13:37.349 and I just order everything from um Vista Vista Print, 00:13:38.119 --> 00:13:43.979 but um one thing that I do wanna mention though is that um on the bellwether uh website 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:45.820 there's a ton of resources 00:13:46.119 --> 00:13:46.239 that. 00:13:46.335 --> 00:13:50.424 That Bellwether provides and um those have been very helpful to me 00:13:50.815 --> 00:13:52.215 because they um 00:13:52.455 --> 00:13:56.895 they give you like ideas on products like labels ads 00:13:57.135 --> 00:14:00.895 equipment other equipment that you might need for a coffee shop 00:14:01.195 --> 00:14:04.234 and even like resources uh 00:14:04.934 --> 00:14:06.674 for business owners so 00:14:07.054 --> 00:14:09.815 there there's a lot of things that you can um 00:14:10.455 --> 00:14:13.335 read and and get from from the bellwether website 00:14:13.335 --> 00:14:15.494 but yeah I get mine from Vista Vista Print. 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:16.479 Yeah. 00:14:16.830 --> 00:14:16.929 We, 00:14:17.010 --> 00:14:17.200 uh, 00:14:17.280 --> 00:14:18.679 we also do have, 00:14:18.770 --> 00:14:18.979 uh, 00:14:19.049 --> 00:14:21.369 we do offer a label and, 00:14:21.570 --> 00:14:22.039 and, 00:14:22.130 --> 00:14:22.590 um, 00:14:22.650 --> 00:14:23.030 and 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:26.530 we can custom design or custom design a label for you with your logo. 00:14:27.210 --> 00:14:27.650 Um, 00:14:27.770 --> 00:14:29.250 we don't really market that 00:14:29.570 --> 00:14:29.890 service, 00:14:29.969 --> 00:14:30.250 but we, 00:14:30.340 --> 00:14:31.890 we do have that available if 00:14:32.130 --> 00:14:33.440 for customers if they're interested, 00:14:33.489 --> 00:14:33.690 just, 00:14:33.830 --> 00:14:35.030 just so everybody knows. 00:14:35.409 --> 00:14:35.950 Um, 00:14:36.219 --> 00:14:36.710 I agree. 00:14:36.830 --> 00:14:36.969 Uh, 00:14:37.049 --> 00:14:37.280 uh, 00:14:37.330 --> 00:14:38.039 I think Laura's, 00:14:38.210 --> 00:14:39.570 Laura's labels and bags are great. 00:14:40.080 --> 00:14:40.359 Uh, 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:41.570 so from, 00:14:41.719 --> 00:14:42.260 um, 00:14:42.599 --> 00:14:42.719 I, 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:43.000 I, 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:45.859 I don't know how to pronounce T I G I S T to just maybe, 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:47.559 how reliable is the machine? 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:49.039 How often do you have to clean it? 00:14:50.530 --> 00:14:51.979 That's a really good question because the, 00:14:52.090 --> 00:14:52.330 the, 00:14:52.409 --> 00:14:53.750 the cleaning and the maintenance, 00:14:54.210 --> 00:14:55.299 uh, 00:14:55.609 --> 00:14:56.669 I do it about. 00:14:57.900 --> 00:14:58.150 Uh, 00:14:58.219 --> 00:15:00.400 a full maintenance about once a week, 00:15:00.659 --> 00:15:01.380 but the, 00:15:01.460 --> 00:15:03.260 the maintenance that it requires, 00:15:03.380 --> 00:15:03.880 so. 00:15:05.500 --> 00:15:06.090 Um, 00:15:06.250 --> 00:15:08.440 after 2 or 3 roasts there, 00:15:08.570 --> 00:15:09.320 they'll be like, 00:15:09.330 --> 00:15:10.030 um, 00:15:10.250 --> 00:15:11.090 um, 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:12.950 how do you say like a 00:15:13.330 --> 00:15:14.049 message 00:15:14.210 --> 00:15:16.510 that says that the roaster needs to be, 00:15:16.530 --> 00:15:17.119 uh, 00:15:17.130 --> 00:15:17.690 cleaned, 00:15:17.979 --> 00:15:19.690 and the cleaning is, 00:15:19.770 --> 00:15:20.330 is really easy, 00:15:20.409 --> 00:15:21.369 and I can show you 00:15:22.590 --> 00:15:23.309 all you have to do is remove this. 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:32.520 So there's water in the shaft, 00:15:32.590 --> 00:15:33.820 you just empty it, 00:15:34.119 --> 00:15:36.210 and then there's two filters right here. 00:15:37.849 --> 00:15:38.090 Uh, 00:15:38.169 --> 00:15:39.390 you just pull them out 00:15:39.650 --> 00:15:42.299 and what I do is I have a shop bag, 00:15:42.890 --> 00:15:43.400 uh, 00:15:43.409 --> 00:15:46.280 right here and I just vacuum it to make sure that I got, 00:15:46.289 --> 00:15:46.780 uh, 00:15:47.250 --> 00:15:47.909 everything out 00:15:48.369 --> 00:15:49.369 every once in a while, 00:15:49.489 --> 00:15:50.669 but once a week 00:15:50.809 --> 00:15:52.489 or maybe every two weeks, 00:15:52.530 --> 00:15:54.630 I like to take this 00:15:54.929 --> 00:15:55.549 glass 00:15:55.729 --> 00:15:56.369 out 00:15:57.010 --> 00:15:57.609 because the, 00:15:57.690 --> 00:16:00.830 the beans that I use to produce like a lot of oil 00:16:01.090 --> 00:16:03.169 and the residue gets in the glass. 00:16:03.250 --> 00:16:04.909 I like the glass to be clean 00:16:05.289 --> 00:16:06.479 and um. 00:16:07.219 --> 00:16:09.520 I remove it and clean it and it's, 00:16:10.179 --> 00:16:11.099 when I first saw it, 00:16:11.179 --> 00:16:11.340 I, 00:16:11.419 --> 00:16:12.280 I honestly, 00:16:12.419 --> 00:16:16.440 I was a little bit scared because I didn't know how I was gonna 00:16:16.619 --> 00:16:17.229 be able to, 00:16:17.419 --> 00:16:19.289 I thought I was gonna have to take the whole thing apart, 00:16:19.299 --> 00:16:20.440 but it's actually 00:16:20.940 --> 00:16:21.219 very, 00:16:21.340 --> 00:16:22.650 very easy to, 00:16:22.820 --> 00:16:23.419 to 00:16:23.739 --> 00:16:24.500 unscrew the, 00:16:24.580 --> 00:16:27.599 the black part around it and then with an Allen wrench. 00:16:27.950 --> 00:16:29.929 You take it off and you can clean the, 00:16:29.989 --> 00:16:31.520 the inside of the glass. 00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:32.309 So it's 00:16:32.710 --> 00:16:32.799 the, 00:16:33.609 --> 00:16:33.619 that 00:16:34.010 --> 00:16:34.020 part, 00:16:34.030 --> 00:16:35.010 the two filters, 00:16:35.059 --> 00:16:37.030 and if you want to clean the glass, 00:16:37.070 --> 00:16:37.950 you can clean the glass, 00:16:38.070 --> 00:16:38.599 but it's pretty simple. 00:16:39.590 --> 00:16:40.309 That looks great. 00:16:40.429 --> 00:16:42.859 And that's probably something people don't consider if they're 00:16:43.150 --> 00:16:44.260 putting the machine in, 00:16:44.380 --> 00:16:44.510 you know, 00:16:44.590 --> 00:16:45.979 the back or have it in a roastery, 00:16:46.059 --> 00:16:48.429 but you've got it right out in front where the customers can see it. 00:16:48.549 --> 00:16:48.989 And so you, 00:16:49.070 --> 00:16:49.229 you, 00:16:49.340 --> 00:16:50.309 you've done a great job. 00:16:50.549 --> 00:16:51.150 It looks great. 00:16:51.950 --> 00:16:52.590 Um, 00:16:52.830 --> 00:16:53.270 so, 00:16:55.059 --> 00:16:55.609 Angel asks, 00:16:55.679 --> 00:16:56.020 uh, 00:16:56.080 --> 00:16:59.599 what containers do you use after roasting for for degassing the beans. 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:03.340 So the bags that I just put 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:06.439 them in regular containers and 00:17:07.989 --> 00:17:10.209 That's how I store mine and 00:17:10.750 --> 00:17:11.219 I, 00:17:11.310 --> 00:17:13.510 I put the date on it and. 00:17:14.888 --> 00:17:16.667 The lid is not super tight. 00:17:17.128 --> 00:17:18.588 I usually wait, 00:17:18.608 --> 00:17:19.409 uh, 00:17:20.630 --> 00:17:22.530 A couple of days to bag them 00:17:22.868 --> 00:17:26.689 and the bags that I have have uh the decas involved. 00:17:27.030 --> 00:17:27.469 Mhm. 00:17:27.910 --> 00:17:28.689 11 other, 00:17:28.869 --> 00:17:29.319 um, 00:17:29.510 --> 00:17:30.949 following up on the last question. 00:17:31.109 --> 00:17:31.589 So there is, 00:17:31.709 --> 00:17:32.140 there is, 00:17:32.150 --> 00:17:32.430 uh, 00:17:32.510 --> 00:17:34.310 an additional maintenance step later. 00:17:34.430 --> 00:17:35.050 So every, 00:17:35.469 --> 00:17:35.589 you know, 00:17:35.790 --> 00:17:36.910 depending on how dark your roasts, 00:17:36.949 --> 00:17:39.130 like every 600 to 1000 roasts. 00:17:39.560 --> 00:17:39.680 You know, 00:17:39.800 --> 00:17:40.160 we would, 00:17:40.280 --> 00:17:42.150 we would ask you to change out the filters, 00:17:42.239 --> 00:17:42.400 right? 00:17:42.469 --> 00:17:43.890 The filters that the, 00:17:44.180 --> 00:17:44.510 uh, 00:17:44.520 --> 00:17:46.180 the carbon and HEPA filters that, 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:46.589 uh, 00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:47.030 filter out, 00:17:47.079 --> 00:17:49.109 that's a little bit different from some other machines. 00:17:49.439 --> 00:17:50.040 So on the maintenance, 00:17:50.109 --> 00:17:51.739 you probably haven't gotten to that point yet. 00:17:52.040 --> 00:17:52.199 Uh, 00:17:52.280 --> 00:17:52.400 but, 00:17:52.479 --> 00:17:53.959 but down the road after, 00:17:54.079 --> 00:17:54.500 after, 00:17:54.760 --> 00:17:55.119 um, 00:17:55.150 --> 00:17:56.709 600 or 1000 roasts, 00:17:57.040 --> 00:17:57.239 uh, 00:17:57.359 --> 00:18:00.859 we change out the filters so that you won't add that to the maintenance question. 00:18:01.260 --> 00:18:01.780 Um. 00:18:02.530 --> 00:18:03.010 Jocelyn, 00:18:03.089 --> 00:18:03.810 this is a great question. 00:18:03.930 --> 00:18:06.010 Would you consider it easy to learn to use? 00:18:06.130 --> 00:18:09.469 Could a 65 year old housewife just starting her own first business 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:10.439 make it, 00:18:10.609 --> 00:18:11.890 find it a simple adjustment? 00:18:13.339 --> 00:18:14.099 Absolutely, 00:18:14.219 --> 00:18:15.040 yes. 00:18:15.910 --> 00:18:17.189 Because of uh 00:18:18.349 --> 00:18:18.550 Uh, 00:18:18.630 --> 00:18:22.390 I'm actually surprised at how easy it is because um 00:18:22.869 --> 00:18:25.900 my husband and I both started the coffee business but 00:18:26.229 --> 00:18:27.140 he still has, 00:18:27.150 --> 00:18:27.500 uh, 00:18:27.540 --> 00:18:28.430 a full-time job, 00:18:28.510 --> 00:18:29.989 works Monday through Friday, 00:18:30.109 --> 00:18:31.329 so I'm usually, 00:18:31.949 --> 00:18:32.579 um, 00:18:32.589 --> 00:18:32.869 here. 00:18:32.910 --> 00:18:33.699 I'm the one that, 00:18:33.770 --> 00:18:36.430 that's here every day and when it comes to 00:18:36.430 --> 00:18:39.119 maintenance or everything to do with the roaster, 00:18:39.270 --> 00:18:41.170 I do everything myself 00:18:41.430 --> 00:18:42.069 and uh I'm, 00:18:42.109 --> 00:18:44.329 I'm not the type of person that likes 00:18:44.750 --> 00:18:47.089 mechanical stuff or putting things together. 00:18:47.560 --> 00:18:48.420 But the, 00:18:48.520 --> 00:18:49.380 the roaster. 00:18:51.910 --> 00:18:56.229 All the instructions are provided uh and they're so clear that. 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:58.819 You can do it. 00:19:00.810 --> 00:19:01.810 That's great feedback. 00:19:01.969 --> 00:19:02.130 Um, 00:19:02.170 --> 00:19:02.329 I, 00:19:02.410 --> 00:19:02.609 I, 00:19:02.689 --> 00:19:04.079 I will say I'm biased, 00:19:04.089 --> 00:19:04.479 obviously, 00:19:04.550 --> 00:19:05.489 but I think that this, 00:19:05.609 --> 00:19:06.829 this particular roaster 00:19:07.170 --> 00:19:09.520 is well designed to start a coffee business, 00:19:09.569 --> 00:19:09.689 uh, 00:19:09.770 --> 00:19:09.930 for, 00:19:10.050 --> 00:19:10.829 for someone that 00:19:10.969 --> 00:19:11.530 we built it, 00:19:11.609 --> 00:19:15.050 it's designed to go in shops and be very easy to install and maintain 00:19:15.239 --> 00:19:16.770 and also very easy to learn to use. 00:19:16.890 --> 00:19:17.170 So it, 00:19:17.250 --> 00:19:19.250 it is a very good roaster for that purpose. 00:19:19.569 --> 00:19:21.189 And just to add a little bit to, 00:19:21.199 --> 00:19:21.760 uh, 00:19:21.770 --> 00:19:23.030 Jocelyn's question, 00:19:23.250 --> 00:19:24.750 it's actually really cool 00:19:25.369 --> 00:19:27.020 to be able to do it yourself. 00:19:27.489 --> 00:19:28.770 Like it's like. 00:19:29.349 --> 00:19:32.060 You learn something and then you feel like 00:19:32.229 --> 00:19:34.180 good about yourself that you're able to do it. 00:19:34.270 --> 00:19:35.709 -- I mean that that's how -- I feel. 00:19:36.170 --> 00:19:37.069 So you feel like you're, 00:19:37.189 --> 00:19:38.400 you're creating the coffee. 00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:38.619 You're, 00:19:38.699 --> 00:19:40.699 -- you're not -- just like I can do it, 00:19:40.790 --> 00:19:41.109 you know, 00:19:41.229 --> 00:19:41.469 like. 00:19:42.400 --> 00:19:42.790 Like, 00:19:42.800 --> 00:19:43.579 uh, 00:19:43.719 --> 00:19:46.500 I don't have to rely on anybody else to 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:48.160 do the maintenance, 00:19:48.349 --> 00:19:49.439 to work it, 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:50.550 to roast, 00:19:51.069 --> 00:19:52.819 to clean the glass. 00:19:53.439 --> 00:19:54.630 Like it looks really, 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:57.500 or to me at the beginning it looked really complicated, 00:19:57.760 --> 00:19:58.079 like, 00:19:58.239 --> 00:19:58.680 oh my gosh, 00:19:58.800 --> 00:20:00.880 so what am I gonna do if something breaks and, 00:20:00.900 --> 00:20:01.280 and 00:20:01.479 --> 00:20:03.410 it doesn't work and then I learned. 00:20:04.040 --> 00:20:04.750 That 00:20:04.890 --> 00:20:05.959 it's really simple. 00:20:06.010 --> 00:20:07.489 It looks intimidating, 00:20:07.650 --> 00:20:08.109 but 00:20:08.329 --> 00:20:09.329 all the maintenance, 00:20:09.410 --> 00:20:10.449 all the operations, 00:20:10.530 --> 00:20:11.849 I do everything myself, 00:20:11.969 --> 00:20:12.349 so 00:20:12.660 --> 00:20:12.689 yeah, 00:20:13.010 --> 00:20:13.560 you can do it, 00:20:13.609 --> 00:20:14.170 Jocelyn. 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:17.010 That's great feedback 00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:17.920 and a great question. 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:18.160 Thanks, 00:20:18.250 --> 00:20:18.780 Jocelyn. 00:20:19.209 --> 00:20:19.390 Uh, 00:20:19.400 --> 00:20:20.959 Roberto is from El Salvador, 00:20:21.119 --> 00:20:22.040 similar life story, 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:23.810 would like to start roasting in Miami. 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:26.119 What recommendations would you provide, 00:20:26.280 --> 00:20:26.469 uh, 00:20:26.479 --> 00:20:27.119 for Roberto? 00:20:28.930 --> 00:20:30.650 I would say uh 00:20:31.010 --> 00:20:34.010 get with somebody that has already um 00:20:34.290 --> 00:20:37.160 been in the business that can mentor you uh 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:39.250 because you're gonna have a lot of questions and. 00:20:40.260 --> 00:20:41.819 You gotta have a business plan. 00:20:42.810 --> 00:20:44.790 The first thing is just 00:20:45.089 --> 00:20:46.060 getting started, 00:20:46.089 --> 00:20:46.329 you know, 00:20:46.449 --> 00:20:47.829 have a plan on 00:20:48.170 --> 00:20:49.199 what you wanna do, 00:20:49.270 --> 00:20:50.670 how you want to 00:20:51.329 --> 00:20:52.630 design your business 00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:56.339 and rely on people that have done it before. 00:20:56.709 --> 00:21:00.630 Everybody in the coffee community is super friendly and always 00:21:00.890 --> 00:21:01.949 willing to help. 00:21:02.780 --> 00:21:03.329 Um, 00:21:03.339 --> 00:21:05.199 other people that are starting. 00:21:05.780 --> 00:21:08.060 So if you want to send me a message, 00:21:08.140 --> 00:21:09.569 I'll be more than happy to, 00:21:09.579 --> 00:21:10.439 um, 00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:12.780 answer any questions that you might have. 00:21:13.060 --> 00:21:13.420 Yeah, 00:21:13.579 --> 00:21:14.540 that's really generous. 00:21:14.859 --> 00:21:15.209 Um, 00:21:15.339 --> 00:21:15.709 good question, 00:21:15.780 --> 00:21:16.339 Roberto. 00:21:17.079 --> 00:21:17.250 Uh, 00:21:17.410 --> 00:21:18.189 so Colin 00:21:18.449 --> 00:21:19.050 has a question. 00:21:19.170 --> 00:21:20.959 You mentioned using the default row settings, 00:21:21.010 --> 00:21:22.609 but I wasn't sure if you mentioned creating 00:21:22.609 --> 00:21:25.209 modifying profiles to suit specific green beans, 00:21:25.290 --> 00:21:25.869 your father's, 00:21:25.890 --> 00:21:26.500 for example. 00:21:26.890 --> 00:21:27.119 So are you, 00:21:27.170 --> 00:21:29.290 are you doing any modification to the profiles? 00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:30.880 No, 00:21:31.040 --> 00:21:33.060 I haven't made any modifications 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:34.900 to the profile. 00:21:36.430 --> 00:21:36.560 So you're, 00:21:36.569 --> 00:21:37.770 you're happy with what you have. 00:21:38.040 --> 00:21:38.239 Go ahead. 00:21:38.300 --> 00:21:38.439 Yeah, 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:39.040 it, 00:21:39.099 --> 00:21:40.189 it works out perfect. 00:21:40.380 --> 00:21:40.800 So I, 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:44.040 I haven't had the need to make any type of adjustments, 00:21:44.359 --> 00:21:46.819 but I do want to experiment 00:21:47.339 --> 00:21:48.540 with different, 00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:49.150 uh, 00:21:49.160 --> 00:21:51.119 type of roads down the road. 00:21:51.849 --> 00:21:52.719 So I haven't done it yet, 00:21:52.770 --> 00:21:53.800 but I do plan to. 00:21:54.050 --> 00:21:54.219 Yeah, 00:21:54.359 --> 00:21:54.900 and Colin, 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:55.449 just so you know, 00:21:55.530 --> 00:21:56.790 we do have a coffee team, 00:21:56.969 --> 00:21:57.290 uh, 00:21:57.300 --> 00:21:58.260 here that, 00:21:58.329 --> 00:21:58.609 um, 00:21:58.729 --> 00:22:00.130 that designs the profiles, 00:22:00.250 --> 00:22:01.790 can help with menu planning, 00:22:02.130 --> 00:22:02.599 um, 00:22:02.849 --> 00:22:03.079 can, 00:22:03.250 --> 00:22:03.819 can, 00:22:04.010 --> 00:22:06.290 we'll do a coffee consultation for any customer that, 00:22:06.369 --> 00:22:07.430 that asks for it. 00:22:07.849 --> 00:22:08.270 Uh, 00:22:08.449 --> 00:22:10.010 so we do have a lot of, 00:22:10.290 --> 00:22:11.930 in addition to the resources that, 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.689 that Laura mentioned, 00:22:12.800 --> 00:22:13.329 we've got a, 00:22:13.569 --> 00:22:16.250 we've got a great coffee team with a ton of experience, 00:22:16.569 --> 00:22:16.800 um, 00:22:16.930 --> 00:22:17.369 who can, 00:22:17.530 --> 00:22:18.030 who can 00:22:18.209 --> 00:22:19.729 walk you through those processes. 00:22:20.569 --> 00:22:21.170 Um, 00:22:21.280 --> 00:22:23.489 let's see if we've got any more questions. 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:25.609 See. 00:22:28.540 --> 00:22:29.670 Where can we find, 00:22:30.030 --> 00:22:31.810 where can we find more info, 00:22:32.030 --> 00:22:32.540 uh, 00:22:32.550 --> 00:22:34.170 regarding the label service offered by Bellwether. 00:22:35.189 --> 00:22:35.609 So, 00:22:35.790 --> 00:22:36.060 uh, 00:22:36.150 --> 00:22:36.829 to be clear, 00:22:37.150 --> 00:22:37.300 uh, 00:22:37.310 --> 00:22:38.849 that is only for customers. 00:22:39.430 --> 00:22:39.869 So you, 00:22:39.949 --> 00:22:40.109 you, 00:22:40.189 --> 00:22:40.979 you have to be a, 00:22:40.989 --> 00:22:43.229 a roaster customer to get the label service. 00:22:43.589 --> 00:22:43.709 Uh, 00:22:43.750 --> 00:22:45.489 but you could reach out to your salesperson, 00:22:45.510 --> 00:22:46.469 and they can give you, 00:22:46.589 --> 00:22:46.849 uh, 00:22:46.859 --> 00:22:48.239 all the information on that. 00:22:48.630 --> 00:22:49.069 And it's a, 00:22:49.150 --> 00:22:49.619 it's a, 00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:51.010 a pilot program right now. 00:22:51.589 --> 00:22:51.709 Uh, 00:22:51.790 --> 00:22:52.310 but we do, 00:22:52.420 --> 00:22:53.910 we do expect to formalize it, 00:22:54.030 --> 00:22:54.219 uh, 00:22:54.229 --> 00:22:54.709 very soon. 00:22:56.810 --> 00:22:56.839 Let's 00:22:57.209 --> 00:22:57.219 see. 00:22:58.270 --> 00:22:59.030 Um, 00:23:00.369 --> 00:23:02.310 See if we've got any other questions. 00:23:05.089 --> 00:23:05.510 OK, 00:23:05.689 --> 00:23:06.430 so we may not, 00:23:06.609 --> 00:23:07.530 so Ofer asks, 00:23:07.609 --> 00:23:07.880 um, 00:23:08.010 --> 00:23:10.270 are there any shops in the UK with a roaster? 00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:10.719 Uh, 00:23:10.770 --> 00:23:12.359 where can we see it in action over here? 00:23:12.569 --> 00:23:12.930 Yes, 00:23:13.079 --> 00:23:13.199 uh, 00:23:13.290 --> 00:23:13.650 offer, 00:23:13.729 --> 00:23:13.839 I, 00:23:13.930 --> 00:23:14.130 I, 00:23:14.250 --> 00:23:17.229 we probably don't have anyone from the European sales team, 00:23:17.780 --> 00:23:18.069 um, 00:23:18.089 --> 00:23:18.729 on the call, 00:23:18.810 --> 00:23:19.150 but 00:23:19.329 --> 00:23:20.270 we do have 00:23:20.609 --> 00:23:21.270 quite a few. 00:23:21.369 --> 00:23:21.849 We've got a, 00:23:21.930 --> 00:23:22.199 uh, 00:23:22.250 --> 00:23:24.160 an office actually in the UK, 00:23:24.569 --> 00:23:24.949 um, 00:23:24.969 --> 00:23:25.290 and a, 00:23:25.329 --> 00:23:26.290 a local team there. 00:23:26.369 --> 00:23:27.920 We have a lot of customers in, 00:23:28.050 --> 00:23:28.390 in, 00:23:28.449 --> 00:23:28.969 um, 00:23:29.410 --> 00:23:30.339 a lot of customers in, 00:23:30.439 --> 00:23:30.920 in the UK, 00:23:31.209 --> 00:23:32.329 including James Hoffman. 00:23:32.530 --> 00:23:32.770 Uh, 00:23:32.890 --> 00:23:33.689 he uses. 00:23:34.150 --> 00:23:34.349 Uh, 00:23:34.430 --> 00:23:36.750 our roaster at his roastery Square Mile, 00:23:36.829 --> 00:23:37.050 um, 00:23:37.099 --> 00:23:37.709 in London. 00:23:38.109 --> 00:23:38.910 So we'll have, 00:23:39.030 --> 00:23:39.420 we'll have, 00:23:39.469 --> 00:23:39.699 uh, 00:23:39.819 --> 00:23:41.619 the European team follow up with you on that. 00:23:43.040 --> 00:23:43.920 Um, 00:23:45.619 --> 00:23:46.109 Let's see. 00:23:47.560 --> 00:23:47.770 OK, 00:23:47.849 --> 00:23:49.270 here's a question from Jay. 00:23:49.489 --> 00:23:52.250 Did you notice the aroma took more time to emerge after 00:23:52.250 --> 00:23:55.489 roasting compared to what you usually experience with regular beans? 00:23:59.469 --> 00:23:59.750 Maybe, 00:23:59.869 --> 00:24:01.130 maybe that's a question about, 00:24:01.150 --> 00:24:02.790 since the roaster's in the shop, 00:24:02.939 --> 00:24:03.069 you know, 00:24:03.180 --> 00:24:03.430 maybe, 00:24:03.510 --> 00:24:04.569 maybe can you describe, 00:24:04.709 --> 00:24:04.910 you know, 00:24:05.349 --> 00:24:06.619 is there a coffee smell, 00:24:06.780 --> 00:24:06.949 you know, 00:24:07.189 --> 00:24:07.310 what, 00:24:07.469 --> 00:24:07.630 what, 00:24:07.709 --> 00:24:07.989 um, 00:24:08.099 --> 00:24:09.189 have you noticed anything there? 00:24:09.319 --> 00:24:10.890 Maybe maybe that's the question. 00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:13.219 So yes, 00:24:13.280 --> 00:24:14.280 um, 00:24:14.979 --> 00:24:16.920 during the last phase, 00:24:17.040 --> 00:24:18.599 cause right now it's preheating, 00:24:18.849 --> 00:24:19.400 once it, 00:24:19.439 --> 00:24:19.790 it's, 00:24:19.800 --> 00:24:20.609 uh, 00:24:20.839 --> 00:24:22.189 it starts roasting, 00:24:22.589 --> 00:24:24.680 towards the second half of the, 00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:25.959 the roasting, 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:27.579 it has a smell. 00:24:29.189 --> 00:24:29.810 My 00:24:30.349 --> 00:24:31.380 coffee beans, 00:24:31.390 --> 00:24:32.020 um, 00:24:32.030 --> 00:24:33.349 smell sweet. 00:24:33.469 --> 00:24:33.699 It, 00:24:33.709 --> 00:24:35.689 it smells like you're baking. 00:24:36.170 --> 00:24:38.719 A cake almost like you're baking something sweet, 00:24:38.859 --> 00:24:39.380 but the, 00:24:39.459 --> 00:24:42.329 the coffee from El Salvador does have a lot of, 00:24:42.339 --> 00:24:42.849 uh, 00:24:43.260 --> 00:24:43.930 really, 00:24:43.939 --> 00:24:44.660 uh, 00:24:44.770 --> 00:24:48.170 sweet notes like chocolate and vanilla, 00:24:48.619 --> 00:24:49.780 so it, 00:24:49.829 --> 00:24:51.500 it has a little bit of a smell, 00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:52.089 yes, 00:24:52.420 --> 00:24:54.479 but it's not something that is 00:24:54.660 --> 00:24:55.500 a bad smell. 00:24:55.579 --> 00:24:55.699 It, 00:24:55.859 --> 00:24:57.650 -- it smells like you're baking -- something. 00:24:57.819 --> 00:24:59.390 It smells like roasted coffee, 00:24:59.699 --> 00:25:00.310 essentially, 00:25:00.819 --> 00:25:01.020 yeah. 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:02.030 Um, 00:25:02.150 --> 00:25:02.310 yeah. 00:25:02.469 --> 00:25:03.589 So we do have, 00:25:03.709 --> 00:25:04.160 uh, 00:25:04.430 --> 00:25:04.550 you know, 00:25:04.670 --> 00:25:05.270 HEPA filter, 00:25:05.430 --> 00:25:06.390 carbon filter that, 00:25:06.510 --> 00:25:06.949 that there, 00:25:07.030 --> 00:25:09.020 there are a lot of volatile organic compounds 00:25:09.020 --> 00:25:10.930 and smoke created in the roasting process. 00:25:11.469 --> 00:25:15.109 So what's unique about the bellwether is that we filter all of that out. 00:25:15.469 --> 00:25:15.930 Um, 00:25:16.109 --> 00:25:16.469 so the, 00:25:16.630 --> 00:25:16.790 the, 00:25:16.869 --> 00:25:19.739 the smell that it imparts is just gonna be a coffee smell. 00:25:19.910 --> 00:25:21.270 And most of the customers, 00:25:21.969 --> 00:25:22.160 That, 00:25:22.239 --> 00:25:23.660 that we talked to find that pleasant. 00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:24.239 Um, 00:25:24.319 --> 00:25:24.520 it, 00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:25.199 it's a, 00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:25.760 it, 00:25:25.800 --> 00:25:26.989 it accentuates the, 00:25:27.239 --> 00:25:28.479 the atmosphere in the cafe. 00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:30.260 Um, 00:25:30.959 --> 00:25:31.729 Let's see. 00:25:34.109 --> 00:25:37.050 So Luis asks a lot of good questions. 00:25:37.469 --> 00:25:40.770 What was the timeline from concept uh to open your store? 00:25:40.859 --> 00:25:42.900 So when you first started thinking about it, 00:25:43.300 --> 00:25:44.750 and so when you open the store, 00:25:45.150 --> 00:25:45.459 you know, 00:25:45.670 --> 00:25:46.829 how long did that process take? 00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:49.030 And then you maybe talk about some of the steps. 00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:51.500 So, 00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:56.699 I had different faces to my um 00:25:57.219 --> 00:25:58.739 to when I opened the business 00:25:58.979 --> 00:26:02.180 when um like I mentioned earlier when we started we 00:26:02.180 --> 00:26:05.319 just wanted to roast coffee and and do something small 00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.640 out of the house 00:26:07.020 --> 00:26:09.319 and we started in March 00:26:09.650 --> 00:26:11.020 of 20. 00:26:12.479 --> 00:26:13.780 24 so 00:26:14.140 --> 00:26:15.400 March of last year, 00:26:15.670 --> 00:26:16.849 that's when we did, 00:26:17.079 --> 00:26:18.579 we started the actual 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:22.619 formal and uh legal documents that you need to form 00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:26.319 uh a business and then Texas we do an LLC 00:26:26.800 --> 00:26:28.140 so we started that in March. 00:26:29.170 --> 00:26:30.040 Um, 00:26:30.180 --> 00:26:30.459 March, 00:26:30.530 --> 00:26:30.819 April, 00:26:30.939 --> 00:26:31.290 May, 00:26:31.410 --> 00:26:32.079 so about 00:26:32.219 --> 00:26:33.579 34 months later, 00:26:33.900 --> 00:26:36.140 we started importing beans 00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:39.000 from El Salvador that were already roasted. 00:26:39.709 --> 00:26:41.420 And at that same time, 00:26:41.670 --> 00:26:43.300 I ordered my, 00:26:43.550 --> 00:26:46.829 my husband and I made a decision that we wanted to go with the bellwether 00:26:46.989 --> 00:26:48.489 and we made an order for it. 00:26:48.829 --> 00:26:49.510 When we ordered it, 00:26:49.589 --> 00:26:51.530 they did say it was gonna take 00:26:51.910 --> 00:26:53.290 about 4 to 5 months 00:26:53.390 --> 00:26:55.500 to get it delivered and that's exactly how, 00:26:55.630 --> 00:26:56.329 how it worked. 00:26:57.199 --> 00:26:59.540 So it took about 3 months 00:26:59.760 --> 00:27:02.979 after we started the business to start um selling 00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:06.380 roasted coffee that I was importing from El Salvador 00:27:06.560 --> 00:27:08.910 and I was just doing that on the weekends, 00:27:09.199 --> 00:27:09.550 uh, 00:27:09.560 --> 00:27:10.880 probably like once a month, 00:27:10.890 --> 00:27:14.260 like doing uh pop-up markets and things like that. 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:16.339 I did that during the summer. 00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:19.140 And so for the whole summer, 00:27:19.260 --> 00:27:19.420 May, 00:27:19.540 --> 00:27:19.729 June, 00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:20.400 July. 00:27:21.619 --> 00:27:22.719 We kind of started 00:27:23.420 --> 00:27:24.760 running out of space 00:27:24.900 --> 00:27:25.839 at the house 00:27:26.300 --> 00:27:28.489 with packaging and bags and, 00:27:28.540 --> 00:27:28.839 and, 00:27:28.900 --> 00:27:29.939 and things like that. 00:27:30.250 --> 00:27:31.800 We didn't have the roaster 00:27:32.300 --> 00:27:33.180 uh yet, 00:27:33.420 --> 00:27:34.579 but we had already ordered. 00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:35.500 We're still waiting 00:27:35.739 --> 00:27:36.699 for it to be delivered. 00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:38.119 So for about 3 months, 00:27:38.500 --> 00:27:40.380 when we were like running out of space, 00:27:40.540 --> 00:27:43.119 we decided to start looking for a place, 00:27:43.459 --> 00:27:44.369 um, 00:27:44.579 --> 00:27:47.719 and we moved into this place in November. 00:27:49.199 --> 00:27:49.550 I'm sorry, 00:27:49.849 --> 00:27:52.449 we got the place in probably. 00:27:54.390 --> 00:27:59.369 August but it it took us a couple months to get everything together so 00:27:59.869 --> 00:28:01.920 we started the business in March 00:28:02.069 --> 00:28:05.109 uh we were doing small things like markets during the 00:28:05.109 --> 00:28:08.130 summer and we opened the doors to a coffee shop 00:28:08.459 --> 00:28:11.550 in November of last year we had our our grand opening. 00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:13.099 So 00:28:14.390 --> 00:28:15.069 6 months, 00:28:15.150 --> 00:28:16.050 9 months. 00:28:17.630 --> 00:28:19.959 But once you decided to open, 00:28:19.979 --> 00:28:20.000 and, 00:28:20.010 --> 00:28:21.979 and once you got the space and everything, 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:24.599 how long did it take you to kind of get the cafe set up? 00:28:28.530 --> 00:28:28.770 It, 00:28:28.849 --> 00:28:30.709 I wanna say that it 00:28:31.130 --> 00:28:31.550 took 00:28:32.739 --> 00:28:35.859 Longer than what I expected and that's because of 00:28:35.859 --> 00:28:38.400 the permits that you gotta do with the city 00:28:38.699 --> 00:28:41.119 like if you have to do some type of um 00:28:41.420 --> 00:28:44.719 electrical work to make sure that you have the right connections 00:28:45.099 --> 00:28:46.020 um 00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:47.959 before you start the work. 00:28:48.650 --> 00:28:48.810 Well, 00:28:48.910 --> 00:28:49.750 first you have to look, 00:28:49.869 --> 00:28:50.239 uh, 00:28:50.250 --> 00:28:51.869 find a licensed electrician. 00:28:52.329 --> 00:28:55.719 Then the electrician has to file for a permit with the city, 00:28:56.010 --> 00:28:57.910 and then they have to do the work and then 00:28:58.130 --> 00:29:00.319 an inspector has to come out and do, 00:29:00.329 --> 00:29:00.660 uh, 00:29:00.810 --> 00:29:02.410 the electrical inspection. 00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:05.869 So it's just a lot of steps and then that took about. 00:29:07.130 --> 00:29:07.810 2 months, 00:29:07.930 --> 00:29:08.310 maybe, 00:29:08.449 --> 00:29:09.410 maybe longer. 00:29:10.329 --> 00:29:10.810 Mm. 00:29:11.959 --> 00:29:12.079 Yeah, 00:29:12.239 --> 00:29:12.760 great question. 00:29:12.920 --> 00:29:13.180 Um, 00:29:13.260 --> 00:29:15.540 so I'm going through the rest of the questions, 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:16.479 um, 00:29:17.760 --> 00:29:18.780 Let's see, 00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:23.439 I'm trying to see if there's anything else while Laura checks on the roast. 00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:25.439 So a lot of them have been answered. 00:29:26.239 --> 00:29:27.229 Um, 00:29:37.599 --> 00:29:38.130 OK, 00:29:38.209 --> 00:29:38.489 let's see. 00:29:38.569 --> 00:29:38.729 I, 00:29:38.849 --> 00:29:41.209 I think that might be all the questions. 00:29:41.290 --> 00:29:41.829 I think, 00:29:41.930 --> 00:29:42.410 um, 00:29:43.239 --> 00:29:46.060 Some folks in the chat answered some of the other questions. 00:29:46.930 --> 00:29:47.359 Um, 00:29:47.449 --> 00:29:49.810 it cannot work with 120 bolts. 00:29:49.939 --> 00:29:50.380 Um, 00:29:50.540 --> 00:29:51.020 it's a, 00:29:51.180 --> 00:29:51.719 it's, 00:29:52.260 --> 00:29:53.780 that was one question from Henrik. 00:29:54.579 --> 00:29:55.219 Um, 00:29:55.339 --> 00:29:57.619 it does require a commercial connection. 00:29:59.579 --> 00:30:00.219 The, 00:30:00.540 --> 00:30:00.780 yeah, 00:30:00.939 --> 00:30:01.099 the, 00:30:01.219 --> 00:30:02.339 the first size. 00:30:08.300 --> 00:30:11.119 There's someone interested in roasting um 00:30:11.349 --> 00:30:12.619 beans from Ethiopia. 00:30:12.969 --> 00:30:13.170 Um, 00:30:13.219 --> 00:30:13.959 we do have, 00:30:14.020 --> 00:30:14.290 uh, 00:30:14.300 --> 00:30:15.520 Ethiopian beans, 00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:15.839 uh, 00:30:15.849 --> 00:30:17.079 in our marketplace. 00:30:17.380 --> 00:30:17.609 Um, 00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:18.339 and we can, 00:30:18.540 --> 00:30:21.619 and we have profiles created for those and can work with you on, 00:30:21.979 --> 00:30:22.329 on, 00:30:22.500 --> 00:30:23.939 on matching something to, 00:30:24.140 --> 00:30:24.339 to, 00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:24.619 you know, 00:30:24.660 --> 00:30:26.260 a coffee that you like from Ethiopia. 00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:26.819 Uh, 00:30:27.020 --> 00:30:27.619 so I'll ask Laura, 00:30:27.729 --> 00:30:28.680 have you considered 00:30:29.140 --> 00:30:29.500 Um, 00:30:29.579 --> 00:30:30.339 expanding at all, 00:30:30.380 --> 00:30:32.739 or are you gonna keep focused on El Salvador? 00:30:33.099 --> 00:30:33.900 What are you gonna 00:30:34.099 --> 00:30:35.939 sort of introduce some new coffees in the future? 00:30:36.060 --> 00:30:36.849 Have you thought about that? 00:30:36.900 --> 00:30:37.020 Or, 00:30:37.099 --> 00:30:39.099 or are you gonna keep the focus on El Salvador? 00:30:40.030 --> 00:30:41.989 I definitely wanna expand. 00:30:42.109 --> 00:30:42.729 Um, 00:30:42.750 --> 00:30:43.949 I have um 00:30:44.829 --> 00:30:48.540 A friend that's uh working with uh coffee beans from Colombia. 00:30:48.719 --> 00:30:49.180 They have. 00:30:50.170 --> 00:30:50.930 Great coffee. 00:30:51.130 --> 00:30:52.689 So I do wanna expand. 00:30:52.810 --> 00:30:54.630 I do want to stay with Latin American 00:30:55.040 --> 00:30:55.869 countries, 00:30:56.410 --> 00:30:56.810 but yes, 00:30:56.890 --> 00:30:58.250 I definitely want to expand. 00:30:58.949 --> 00:30:59.380 Yeah. 00:31:00.089 --> 00:31:00.839 So the, 00:31:01.170 --> 00:31:01.680 the, 00:31:01.930 --> 00:31:03.239 the business is, 00:31:03.250 --> 00:31:03.790 um, 00:31:04.050 --> 00:31:05.189 Florida Cafe. 00:31:05.609 --> 00:31:05.839 Uh, 00:31:05.930 --> 00:31:06.209 Laura, 00:31:06.329 --> 00:31:07.390 thank you so much, 00:31:07.569 --> 00:31:07.959 uh, 00:31:07.969 --> 00:31:08.089 for, 00:31:08.170 --> 00:31:08.969 for joining us today. 00:31:09.040 --> 00:31:10.489 You've been very generous with your time. 00:31:10.689 --> 00:31:11.839 I guess the final note, 00:31:12.209 --> 00:31:12.849 where are we on the roast? 00:31:12.930 --> 00:31:13.849 So the beans dropped. 00:31:13.959 --> 00:31:16.469 Can you describe what's happening behind you with the roaster? 00:31:16.729 --> 00:31:16.969 Yes, 00:31:17.170 --> 00:31:17.550 so, 00:31:17.569 --> 00:31:18.489 um, 00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:21.400 They just dropped and uh let me 00:31:21.540 --> 00:31:22.920 move a little bit closer. 00:31:26.760 --> 00:31:27.630 So 00:31:27.959 --> 00:31:28.280 it's, 00:31:28.439 --> 00:31:31.359 it's just the time of uh how long it's gonna be 00:31:31.680 --> 00:31:32.260 ready 00:31:32.760 --> 00:31:33.739 and 00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:36.219 You can see the, 00:31:36.319 --> 00:31:36.989 the graph 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:38.079 right there, 00:31:38.319 --> 00:31:39.119 so it's. 00:31:41.670 --> 00:31:42.400 It's roasting. 00:31:43.010 --> 00:31:43.020 Oh, 00:31:43.069 --> 00:31:43.650 that's great. 00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:46.819 You can see the beans right there. 00:31:47.469 --> 00:31:47.479 Mhm. 00:31:49.439 --> 00:31:50.050 All right. 00:31:53.609 --> 00:31:53.770 Well, 00:31:53.849 --> 00:31:54.560 thank you so much, 00:31:54.689 --> 00:31:55.050 Laura. 00:31:55.209 --> 00:31:55.400 Uh, 00:31:55.449 --> 00:31:56.400 thanks everybody for joining, 00:31:56.449 --> 00:31:57.050 but thanks so much. 00:31:57.089 --> 00:31:58.849 You've been super generous with your time. 00:31:59.010 --> 00:31:59.489 Um, 00:31:59.650 --> 00:32:00.000 and, 00:32:00.010 --> 00:32:00.479 uh, 00:32:00.489 --> 00:32:01.089 your experience. 00:32:01.170 --> 00:32:02.989 I know a lot of folks are really interested 00:32:03.170 --> 00:32:04.650 in starting their own coffee businesses. 00:32:04.770 --> 00:32:06.920 So I think your journey will be really interesting to people. 00:32:07.250 --> 00:32:07.489 Again, 00:32:07.609 --> 00:32:08.510 Florida Cafe, 00:32:09.089 --> 00:32:09.310 uh, 00:32:09.410 --> 00:32:11.890 Floorcoffee.com is the website. 00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:13.550 Let me throw the website. 00:32:14.770 --> 00:32:15.109 Uh 00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:16.729 Thank you so much. 00:32:17.520 --> 00:32:18.130 On the, 00:32:18.270 --> 00:32:19.219 on the screen, 00:32:19.780 --> 00:32:20.520 um. 00:32:24.270 --> 00:32:25.880 It's floorcoffee.com. 00:32:26.109 --> 00:32:27.630 So feel free to check it out, 00:32:28.030 --> 00:32:28.500 um, 00:32:28.630 --> 00:32:30.689 or go in if you're in San Antonio. 00:32:30.790 --> 00:32:31.160 And Laura, 00:32:31.270 --> 00:32:31.989 thanks so much. 00:32:32.189 --> 00:32:32.910 It's been great. 00:32:36.020 --> 00:32:36.719 Bye bye everybody.