Micro roastery for specialty coffee with direct green coffee imports and online shop
KAFISCHMITTE GmbH
Langnau im Emmental (CH)New on Amplifa
About us
KAFISCHMITTE GmbH is a small specialty coffee roastery in Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. Operator Roger Wittwer and roaster Michal Otte roast specialty coffee from directly imported green coffee on a part-time basis, with around 90% of the range negotiated directly with the coffee farmers and 100% paid above Fairtrade standards. The coffee is roasted on a computer-controlled Joper (Portugal) roasting machine with a 15 kg batch capacity, filled with only 11–13 kg for quality reasons; the roasts are light to medium-dark in order to bring out the characteristic properties of each green coffee. The range follows the seasonal harvest cycle, and single-origin coffees are available for only a few months. Sales take place via the company's own online shop as well as to gastronomy and retailers in Switzerland; there is no export. Growth is deliberately limited to a maximum of 9 tonnes per year. The roastery also offers team events, training courses, roastery tours, corporate gifts and green coffee for home roasters.
- Site
- Langnau im Emmental
- Processes
- Roasting of specialty coffee, Direct import of green coffee, Sale of green coffee for home roasters, Sale of brewing equipment (espresso, filter coffee) and cleaning accessories, Team events, Training courses on coffee, Roastery visits and guided tours (by arrangement), Corporate gifts
- Materials
- Joper roasting machine (15 kg batch), Arabica green coffee
- Certificates
- Certifications
- Founded
- 2009
- Employees
- 2
- Industries
- Specialty coffee / coffee roastery, Gastronomy, Retail (resellers)
- 01
Direct import of green coffee from the coffee farmers
- 02
Quality inspection and cupping of the samples
- 03
Roasting on the Joper roasting machine (11–13 kg per batch)
- 04
Cooling and blending of the beans
- 05
Filling into 333 g bags
- 06
Sale via online shop, gastronomy and retailers
Green coffee and roasting process
Joper roasting machine (15 kg batch)
Computer-controlled roasting machine from Portugal, filled with 11–13 kg for quality reasons.
Arabica green coffee
Directly imported green coffee from growing regions such as Brazil, India, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Colombia and Guatemala.
Locations
Langnau im Emmental
CHRoastery and sales (Monday 13:00–17:00)
- Lot size
- Roasting to order; 11–13 kg per batch
- Materials
- Arabica green coffee
- Joper roasting machine, 15 kg batch capacity, computer-controlled
- Filling machine
Product range
Inside the production
Industries
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee roaster (roasting machine) | Joper | 1 | 15 kg per batch (filled with 11–13 kg) | – | Langnau im Emmental |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality is ensured through sensory cupping of the green coffee samples, computer-controlled roasting profiles with logging, and a limited batch size of 11–13 kg. Successes of baristas using KAFISCHMITTE coffee at Swiss and world championships confirm the quality.
| Evidence | Langnau im Emmental |
|---|---|
| Certifications |
History
- 2009
Foundation of the Kaffeeschmiede Roger Wittwer + Fam. in early 2009 in the "Elite Shop in Shop" in Langnau im Emmental; initially a few hundred kilos of coffee per year.
- 2012
Initiation of Switzerland's first small roasters' meet-up (report by DRS1, Echo der Zeit).
- 2014
Sale of over 7'000 kg of specialty coffee.
- 2015
Sale of approx. 8'000 kg of specialty coffee; feature in the magazine Beobachter (May 2015).