I am considering (read: pipe dream) doing a stand at a farmers market offering espresso coffee and fresh roasted beans. The area I live in has a foodie atmosphere and has several once-a-month markets.
If I were to roast the beans at home what size machine would be a minimum?
As far as a "portable" espresso, I have previously (in Sydney, at the Orange Grove farmers market if anyone knows it) seen someone doing espresso on two Giottos. Is there a better (more cost-effective) method of doing this?
Im trying to guage overheads, if I were to buy the beans from beanbay (assume $10/kg greens), bags from Coffeeparts (52c/250g bag) then the base cost is ~$3.50 per 250g bag (before gas/electricity etc, assuming 1.2Kg green for a 1Kg roasted yield)
Is this viable? Like Andy, Id mostly want to do this for fun, and as a side income/excuse to claim new shiny coffee stuff as a business expense.
If I were to roast the beans at home what size machine would be a minimum?
As far as a "portable" espresso, I have previously (in Sydney, at the Orange Grove farmers market if anyone knows it) seen someone doing espresso on two Giottos. Is there a better (more cost-effective) method of doing this?
Im trying to guage overheads, if I were to buy the beans from beanbay (assume $10/kg greens), bags from Coffeeparts (52c/250g bag) then the base cost is ~$3.50 per 250g bag (before gas/electricity etc, assuming 1.2Kg green for a 1Kg roasted yield)
Is this viable? Like Andy, Id mostly want to do this for fun, and as a side income/excuse to claim new shiny coffee stuff as a business expense.

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