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SCAJ2024, the annual specialty coffee festival, will be held for three days starting on Wednesday, October 9th.
As we have previously announced, CROWD ROASTER will also be exhibiting a booth!
As we have previously announced, CROWD ROASTER will also be exhibiting a booth!
Throughout the three days, we will be hosting a variety of events, including guest appearances, tastings, and special set sales.
At CROWD ROASTER booth, we will be delving deeper into the topic of roasting than ever before with some of Japan's leading roasters.
There will be a ton of talk events every day that you won't find anywhere else.
We will also be offering tastings of over 20 different types of coffee, and selling special coffee bean sets for comparison.
If you register as a member of CROWD ROASTER app, you will be able to sample coffee from participating roasters, so we recommend you register in advance!
Now, let us introduce some highlights of the first day, Wednesday, October 9th.
2024.10.09（Wed） DAY1 Timetable
10:20-10:30 OPENING
10:30-11:00 Ryo Mikami Hitomi ( Roast Design Coffee )
11:00-11:50 Ishii Yasuo ( LEAVES COFFEE ROASTERS )
12:00-12:30 Takuya Miura (FUKUSUKE COFFEE)
12:30-13:00 Yoshiya Yamazaki ( ETHICUS )
13:00-13:50 Tomomichi Morifuji (RED POISON)
14:00-14:50 Suzuki Kiyokazu ( GLITCH COFFEE＆ROASTERS )
15:00-15:30 Manabu Narita ( Marley )
15:30-16:15 So Yamaguchi (Brisa&Tierra) & Machi Kodama ( ou.bai.tou.ri coffee roasters ) & Panama farmer
16:15-16:45 SHOMA ISHIHARA (TRUNK COFFEE)
16:45 CLOSING
10:30-11:00 Ryo Mikami Hitomi ( Roast Design Coffee )
11:00-11:50 Ishii Yasuo ( LEAVES COFFEE ROASTERS )
12:00-12:30 Takuya Miura (FUKUSUKE COFFEE)
12:30-13:00 Yoshiya Yamazaki ( ETHICUS )
13:00-13:50 Tomomichi Morifuji (RED POISON)
14:00-14:50 Suzuki Kiyokazu ( GLITCH COFFEE＆ROASTERS )
15:00-15:30 Manabu Narita ( Marley )
15:30-16:15 So Yamaguchi (Brisa&Tierra) & Machi Kodama ( ou.bai.tou.ri coffee roasters ) & Panama farmer
16:15-16:45 SHOMA ISHIHARA (TRUNK COFFEE)
16:45 CLOSING
We will be bringing you this fantastic lineup on the 9th!
Here we will introduce the details of each event.
10:30-11:00 Interview with Mikami Hitomi and Ryo on the flavor creation of "RDC"
How do Ryo, the quality control specialist who has evaluated many different coffees, and Mikami , who is in charge of roasting, think about and put into practice the flavor creation of Roast Design Coffee ?
We will ask him about how RDC creates its coffee flavor, focusing on roasting, and whether he is conscious of what makes his coffee different from other stores.
We will ask him about how RDC creates its coffee flavor, focusing on roasting, and whether he is conscious of what makes his coffee different from other stores.
11:00-11:50 LEAVES Ishii Yasuo shares his views on world-class coffee
LEAVES COFFEE holds seminars inviting many of the world's top baristas and roasters.
What is Yasuo trying to bring to the Japanese coffee scene? We asked him about his goals.
What is Yasuo trying to bring to the Japanese coffee scene? We asked him about his goals.
12:00-12:30 Interview with Takuya Miura : Why he makes big changes to his roasting
After joining CROWD ROASTER , Miura (FUKUSUKE COFFEE) contacted us to say that he would be reducing the amount of coffee roasted per batch. What kind of changes have been made to his roasting? We would like to ask Miura about his roasting history and the reasons for such changes.
12:30-13:00 ETHICUS Yoshiya Yamazaki 's secrets for exhibiting at the coffee festival
Yamazaki is in high demand at coffee festivals all over Japan. Many people must have learned about ETHICUS at festivals. What does it take to be invited to so many festivals? How can you set up a stall with minimal resources? We asked Yamazaki about the secrets of setting up a stall at a coffee festival.
13:00-13:50 RED POISON The secret of Tomomichi Morifuji 's sweet, red coffee
The striking name RED POISON comes from the fact that the coffee that Morifuji likes is a sweet, red liquid. How do they create the distinctive flavor of RED POISON's coffee? How has the roasting process, which is done with their original roasting machine, changed since they opened? And why do they use a Clever Dripper for extraction?
14:00-14:50 Suzuki Kiyokazu talks about how to create a lineup that will make any fan drool
GLITCH COFFEE offers a lineup of coffee in the following categories: Competition, Hard To Find, Innovation, and Traditional.
Among the dozen or so varieties, there are some of the world's most cutting-edge brands, including COE winning lots and products made using completely new processes.
We asked Kiyokazu how they create the lineup that attracts coffee enthusiasts from all over the world.
Among the dozen or so varieties, there are some of the world's most cutting-edge brands, including COE winning lots and products made using completely new processes.
We asked Kiyokazu how they create the lineup that attracts coffee enthusiasts from all over the world.
15:00-15:30 Manabu Narita ( Marley )'s dark roast coffee with no bitterness and full of flavor
Narita is spreading the new appeal of dark roast coffee from Sapporo. How did he create this unprecedented dark roast coffee that has almost no bitterness, which is often associated with dark roast, and has a strong flavor and sweetness?
15:30-16:15 PANAMA COFFEE FES!! WITH GROWERS
Mune Yamaguchi (Brisa&Tierra) & Machi Kodama ( ou.bai.tou.ri coffee roasters ) & Panama farmer
This is a special event where we will invite Geisha and other farmers who produce the world's best Panamanian coffee to our booth. We will directly ask the producers of famous coffee farms questions about coffee beans that will be helpful when roasting.
This is a special event where we will invite Geisha and other farmers who produce the world's best Panamanian coffee to our booth. We will directly ask the producers of famous coffee farms questions about coffee beans that will be helpful when roasting.
16:15-16:45 TRUNK ISHIHARA 's method for tuning the Stronghold roaster
Stronghold is the official roaster of the WCRC world championships. TRUNK COFFEE was one of the first to adopt it and has been testing its capabilities ever since. ISHIHARA , who is also competing in the JCRC, will teach us how to adjust this roaster, which can control three heat sources, in practice.
As you can see, there will be a ton of events happening at CROWD ROASTER booth right from the first day.
Please come visit us at CROWD ROASTER booth at SCAJ2023!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please come visit us at CROWD ROASTER booth at SCAJ2023!
We look forward to seeing you there!
SCAJ2024 CROWD ROASTER Booth
Booth number: 3102
2024.10.04
CROWD ROASTER
