Our roasting process

The drum roasting process

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All coffees at Mondo del Caffè are refined using the drum roasting method . But what does that actually mean?

Drum roasting is all about extracting the very best from the coffee bean. It's a traditional roasting method that results in highly aromatic coffees and espressos. At Mondo del Caffè, a roasting process takes approximately 18–20 minutes. We roast in small batches (12–60 kg) at a maximum temperature of 215 °C. This allows the aroma to develop perfectly, while acids and bitter compounds are reduced.

Our master roasters decide, from coffee to coffee, from roast to roast, when the perfect point has been reached and the coffee or espresso has fully developed. This requires a discerning nose, experience, and a great deal of intuition. In industrial processes, the roasting process only takes about 90 seconds to 3 minutes – fully automated, of course. This is naturally cheaper and less labor-intensive, but the coffee has less time to develop, and the acids and tannins it contains remain locked in.

In our coffee roastery, our specialty shops, and our online store, we offer you the finest coffee beans and the best espresso beans. Discover the diversity of coffee and experience the difference.

If you would like to learn more about the philosophy of our roastery, please click on the video by Alfons Schramer. The Mondo del Caffè coffee roastery was founded in 1997 by him and his wife, Vera Schramer.

The family business is now run by the second generation, the three sons. But what makes us special as a coffee roastery? What defines us? What ideas and goals do we pursue – and what exactly is direct trade?

For Mondo del Caffè, as a specialized roastery for premium coffees, maintaining the exceptionally high quality of our raw products (green coffee beans) is of paramount importance. At the same time, we consider ethical and social aspects of coffee production. We move beyond the well-trodden paths of grading or quality seals, going directly to the farmers at the source and purchasing green coffee beans of unparalleled quality without intermediaries. And we pay
Prices that are significantly higher than the world market level (approximately two to three times higher) demand the very best quality raw coffee and adherence to our social standards by the producers and farmers. These include, among other things: no child labor, payment of fair wages for harvest workers and pickers, no exploitation, and much more.

Everyone benefits: you as a customer and connoisseur from the quality in the cup, we as a roastery with unique and incomparable premium coffees that set us apart from other roasters, and the producers, farmers, harvest workers & pickers through fair wages and appreciation of their work.