Author: Alex

A desktop and mobile graphic mock up of Sweet Maria's new 2026 website.

A New Era of Sweet Maria’s: Setting Up Shop

June 17, 2026

Larry Cotton’s DIY Wobble Disk Home Coffee Roaster (June 2026)

June 8, 2026

An Accidental Review: Silvertone at City to City+

May 1, 2026

Thumbnail for Sweet Maria's VKP StovePop product overview video, featuring Dan.

Product Overview: StovePop by VKP

April 29, 2026

A cupping set up with green coffee and brewed coffee featuring (left to right) a Ugandan commercial coffee, a natural anaerobic lot from Bolivia, and a washed Ethiopian.

Low vs High Grade Coffee: Commercial “Alpha” vs Anaerobic Microlot

April 17, 2026

Gene Cafe CBR-301: Using the App

March 10, 2026

Melanie Herrera in Huehue during a 2012 trip. Melanie works for an importer we've been buying from for well over a decade. She also has a small farm "Parcela Melanie", and produces excellent coffee!

In Conversation with Melanie Herrera of Bella Vista Guatemala (Video)

February 27, 2026

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Product Overview: Gene Cafe

October 9, 2025

A screenshot of Larry Cotton's Wobble Disk Home Coffee Roaster in action. The handle encompasses the roasting chamber, which tips over to drop the coffee in a metal mesh bed.

Larry Cotton’s DIY Wobble Disk Home Coffee Roaster (September 2025)

September 16, 2025

A screenshot of Larry Cotton's EZ Wobble Disk Coffee Roaster in action. The handle encompasses the whole roaster, which tips over to drop the coffee in a metal sieve.

Larry Cotton’s EZ DIY Wobble Disk Home Coffee Roaster (June 2025)

July 3, 2025

Aillio Bullet Maintenance: Cleaning the Chaff Basket and IBTS Lens

July 5, 2024

A Popper is a Coffee Roaster is connected to a Phidget hub and thermocouple, which connects to a Macbook with Artisan running.

Artisan Roast Profile for Popper: Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Goro

July 3, 2024