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    Perfect Daily Grind > Articles by: Brian Gumm
Brian Gumm

Coffee roasting and software professional, small business owner, occasional wordsmith, and fair weather long-distance runner.

Coffee roasters visiting a coffee crop
August 6, 2019

How Coffee Roasters Can Use Direct Relationships With Producers

There are many forms of direct relationships within the coffee industry, including importers who label themselves as direct trade. But when a roaster has immediate ...read more
Written by Brian Gumm
August 3, 2016

Rural Roaster: Can You Learn How to Roast Coffee ONLINE?

I learned how to roast when I moved to Iowa, a rural state in “flyover country” – a place you fly over, not to. Iowa’s ...read more
Written by Brian Gumm
cafe en tostadora
July 27, 2016

How to Define Your Roast Profile – In 4 Stages

In 2014, I first started home roasting. In 2015, I started using a commercial roaster. And that’s when I had to start taking roast profiling ...read more
Written by Brian Gumm
casa de ladrillos
March 17, 2016

Are You Becoming a Specialty Coffee Roaster in a Non-Specialty Area?

Becoming a roaster can seem difficult; becoming a roaster in a rural area can seem impossible. Yet as a rural specialty coffee roaster in an ...read more
Written by Brian Gumm

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