Welcome to Coffeefire / kä-fē-fīr /
Coffeefire is San Jose’s premier nano roaster.
We roast all of our speciality coffees using a 1 kg sample roaster.
You can buy bags of roasted whole beans, and either pick up from our San Jose location or have the fresh roasted beans shipped, but please note, our license only allows us to ship to Californian addresses.
Ordering
You may request any any size bag of roasted whole beans you like. Typically requests are:
- 12 oz (340 grams)
- 16 oz (one pound)
- 300 g
- 600 g
- a kilo
Prices are prorated, just multiply by the per ounce or per gram prices. E.g., a 10 bag of El Salvadore Castillo is $8.50 and a pound is $13.60 (multiply by 16).
Custom Roasting
We can do roasting to your specifications. We can roast to a specific temperature or even to a custom profile that you provide to us. However we request that you order a quantity that matches our batch size.
Our usual roasting batch size starts with 750 grams (26.4 oz which is a little over a pound and a half) of green. Typically a well developed roast will lose 12-14% weight during the roasting process and yield approximately 640 grams (22.5 oz). Therefore, if you request a non-standard roast level (e.g., dark french roast) we prefer you order multiples of 640 grams.
Shipping
We are “dialing in” this part of the business. Let us know if you have a strong preference for shipping method and we can try to work something out.
Prices
Our prices are usually 3x our green wholesale coffee prices. But see our discount beans below. Coffefire is a big fan Coffee Shrub based in Oakland, CA.
Current selection:
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$2.40/oz Geisha from Guatemala, which is more pricey than our usual offerings. (link to Sweet Marias info) Presently we use a roasting profile that ends at 203 C, before 1st crack ends.
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$0.85/oz El Salvador, Castillo (link to Sweet Marias info) Presently, we use a roasting profile that ends at 204 C, just as 1st crack ends.
Retired Selections:
Sorry we are sold out of these:
- Ethiopia Dry Process Idido Desalegn Hijo Sweet Marias info
Discounted Beans from Imperfect Roast Batches
Feel free to inquire about the results from less than ideal experimental roasting sessions. These poorly roasted beans may still yield a potable brew, but because not roasted to our ideal standards are available at a discounted prices.
Custom Roasting
Experimenting, cupping, and tasting will usually lead us to what we believe are our best roasting profiles, but we can change things up and roast to order. Specifically, from our selection of green specialty origins and subject to availability, we can roast to your preferred lightness or darkness, and because we start with 750g batches with some lossage we ask that you order multiples of 640grams.
When you order it’s important to let us know three things:
- Which beans
- Qty. (in lbs, oz, or grams)
- Preferred shipping arrangement
Contact
For ordering beans or any questions regarding Coffeefire, please reach out by text, phone, or e-mail:
Johnny Martin
johnny@coffeefire.com
(408) 634-8655
Stay tuned
We are in the process of developing a website where Californians can order on-line and pay using Bitcoin or Lightning.