Even when its cold outside, things are roasting at the Schaus residence.
If you乌鸦传媒檙e a coffee drinker and patron of the Downtown Salmon Arm Farmers乌鸦传媒� Market, chances are you乌鸦传媒檝e picked up a fresh-brewed cup of joe from David and Jordan Schaus, the owners of 6 Beans Roasting. Furthermore, it乌鸦传媒檚 likely one of their 乌鸦传媒�6 Beans乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒� children Alan, Ayden, Hannah, Andrew, Adam, Henny, helped serve you.
A staple at the farmers乌鸦传媒� market, 6 Beans Roasting specializes in coffee that is freshly roasted at their home-based business in Salmon Arm.
Asked about the business乌鸦传媒� name, David explained it reflects a desire to create something of a legacy for his kids.
乌鸦传媒淚 don乌鸦传媒檛 want my kids to leave the Shuswap 乌鸦传媒� In a perfect world, if they want to stay around here, I乌鸦传媒檇 love to have a business that is such that they can take it over at some point, or maybe take different parts in it,乌鸦传媒� said David. 乌鸦传媒淚 don乌鸦传媒檛 know exactly where it乌鸦传媒檚 going to go 乌鸦传媒� it乌鸦传媒檚 still growing. But my idea would be that the kids, if they乌鸦传媒檙e interested in learning about coffee乌鸦传媒� I could build something with lasting power. I don乌鸦传媒檛 want it to be here today, gone tomorrow. I want it to be around for generations, for my kids and grandkids.乌鸦传媒�
The initial building blocks to this goal began taking shape in 2018, when David乌鸦传媒檚 desire for fresh-roasted coffee led him to purchase a counter-top coffee roaster.
Explaining his love for fresh-roasted coffee, David likened it to one乌鸦传媒檚 love for fresh baked bread.
乌鸦传媒淚f you went and bought six-months worth of bread at Costco and you threw it all into the freezer, it乌鸦传媒檚 not going to taste as good on month five and six after it comes out of the freezer乌鸦传媒� it乌鸦传媒檚 going to taste better fresh,乌鸦传媒� said David. 乌鸦传媒淢y goal all along was to get fresh-roasted coffee.乌鸦传媒�
David explained how he was able to hone his home-roasting skills through his senses.
乌鸦传媒淚 wasn乌鸦传媒檛 roasting with computerized graphs and graphics, I wasn乌鸦传媒檛 learning from reading on forums on how to do it, I was actually just learning by, this is at this stage of the roast, it sounds like this and it smells like this and it looks like this,乌鸦传媒� said David, who also established a list of preferred locations and importers through which to buy his green coffee beans.
In little time, David found himself providing roasted coffee for friends and family. It was in the spring of 2022 that he and Jordan made the decision to go all in on 6 Beans.
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乌鸦传媒淚 started roasting with a commercial roaster in the spring of 2022, and I upgraded that roaster in spring 2023 to one that has three times the capacity,乌鸦传媒� said David, who is grateful to City of Salmon Arm staff for the support they provided throughout the process of setting up 6 Beans Roasting as a home-based business.
乌鸦传媒淭hey乌鸦传媒檝e been very accommodating and very positive about the business乌鸦传媒�,乌鸦传媒� said David. 乌鸦传媒淭he city was working with me the whole time乌鸦传媒ξ谘淮綕
The Schaus乌鸦传媒� business is centred around their electric fluid bed roaster, which David said uses hot air to roast 10-lbs (5 kilograms) of beans at a time, and produces very little smell compared to more common commercial roasting methods.
乌鸦传媒淟ess smell, cleaner tasting coffee in our opinion,乌鸦传媒� said David, explaining the resulting product. 乌鸦传媒淧eople ask me why my coffee tastes different from other coffee, and I think it has a lot to do with the type of roaster.乌鸦传媒�
The Schaus乌鸦传媒� coffee can be purchased online, from select retailers/vendors and, of course, at the farmers乌鸦传媒� market. David said they actually started with the Sorrento Village Farmers乌鸦传媒� Market, but were convinced to give the Salmon Arm one a go 乌鸦传媒� a move that proved successful. This summer, the Schaus乌鸦传媒� plan to be at both.
6 Beans Roasting offers a variety of coffees to appeal to different tastes. Ultimately, David wants to show people 乌鸦传媒測ou can have coffee that tastes like coffee but tastes way better乌鸦传媒ξ谘淮綕
For more information, visit 6 Beans Roasting online at 6beansroasting.com and on Facebook.
