Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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This is a day in the life of a production coffee roaster. From a 7am start to wrapping up early at 3:30pm, this video takes you through a more-or-less typical Monday at Black & White Coffee Roasters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Every day is a little bit different depending on the roasting needs, shipping volume, and other projects, but you get the idea. Today I'm on the 15kg Loring roaster, which is the smallest of our 3 machines. Come with me through my workday!

0:46 Turning on the machines
1:11 Brewing the first pot of coffee
3:02 Starting to roast
9:02 Sending coffee through the color sorter
10:14 Production cupping
12:11 Lunchtime
12:16 Packaging and shipping
13:10 Cleaning up

I know this video makes it seem like I'm working alone, but there are over a dozen other people that make the Black & White roastery machine operate - other roasters, production folks, marketing, management, etc. Shout out to my coworkers who keep this place running!
(Filmed Sept 18, 2023)