The Hand-Built Roaster That Started it All
The heart of any coffee roastery is its coffee roasting machine. My first machine was built by hand over the course of the last two years, a project which came to fruition in spring 2021 and has been reliably churning out test roasts ever since.
Using a custom built roasting machine gives a level of flexibility unmatched by many commercial machines. Every parameter is fine-tuneable, allowing me to roast in a way which showcases each coffee's delicious flavours. Two thermocouples connect the roaster to Artisan roast-logging software, enabling us to replicate roast profiles accurately and achieve a high level of consistency between roasts.
Spaceboy was founded by award-winning coffee roaster Finn Mclean
Finn became infatuated with speciality coffee during trips to New Zealand and the West Coast of America in 2014.
A chemist by training, he saw potential in manipulating the chemical reactions which occur during coffee roasting, in order to modulate the flavour profiles of coffees.
Over the last 10 years, Finn has worked at some of the most well-renowned coffee roasteries in the UK, and roasted award-winning coffee.