Handcrafted drum roasting of organic and Demeter-certified specialty coffees for gastronomy, retail and commercial customers
Maya Kaffeerösterei Birthe Haase
Hamburg (Hammerbrookstr. 75) · Hamburg (Gerhofstr. 27) · Hamburg (Lange Reihe 76) · HollenstedtNew on Amplifa
About Maya Kaffeerösterei
Maya Kaffeerösterei Birthe Haase is a Hamburg coffee roasting manufactory, founded in 1999 as Coffee Unlimited and operating under the name MAYA since 2012. At the original headquarters on Hammerbrookstraße and at the production site in Hollenstedt, Lower Saxony, Birthe and Christian Haase roast organic-certified coffees from Mexico, Peru and Ethiopia as well as a Demeter-certified organic microlot from Fazenda Camocim in Brazil. Roasting is carried out using the drum roasting process on a 30-kg machine in Hamburg and a 60-kg machine in Hollenstedt. The manufactory buys directly from the producers, roasts itself and supplies partners without intermediaries or wholesalers. The roasting date and a best-before recommendation of three months are handwritten on every bag; coffee is understood as a fresh product. Under the CULTD Coffee Unlimited brand, non-certified specialty coffees are distributed; in addition, there is the organic-certified tea series BIRDI TEE. Customers include gastronomy, bakeries, hotels, organic food retailers, health food stores and corporate customers throughout Germany; three coffee houses in Hamburg are affiliated.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Coffee roasting (drum roasting), Coffee roasting (large drum roasting machine), Contract roasting of coffee, Direct distribution without intermediaries or wholesalers, Contract roasting (historically), Shipping to partners throughout Germany, Roasting date and best-before recommendation on every bag, Trade in organic and Demeter coffees (Mexico, Peru, Ethiopia, Brazil)
- Materials
- Organic Coffee Mexico, Organic Coffee Peru, Organic Coffee Ethiopia, Organic Coffee Brazil (DEMETER-certified microlot, Fazenda Camocim), Organic Coffee Brazil (Fazenda Camocim), BIRDI TEE
- Certificates
- Organic certification, DEMETER
- Founded
- 1999
- Industries
- Gastronomy, Bakeries, Hotels, Organic food retail, Health food stores, Corporate customers
- 01
Direct purchase from the coffee farmers
- 02
Drum roasting (30 kg Hamburg / 60 kg Hollenstedt)
- 03
Handwritten application of the roasting date
- 04
Direct delivery without intermediaries or wholesalers
Green coffees and origins
Organic Coffee Mexico
Organic-certified origin, historically the core of the MAYA brand.
Organic Coffee Peru
Organic-certified origin in the roastery's range.
Organic Coffee Ethiopia
Organic-certified origin in the roastery's range.
Organic Coffee Brazil (Fazenda Camocim)
Demeter-certified organic microlot from biodynamic cultivation.
BIRDI TEE
Organic-certified tea blends in eight flavour varieties.
Locations
Hamburg (Hammerbrookstr. 75)
DERoasting manufactory, coffee house, original headquarters
- Lot size
- Batches up to 30 kg
- Materials
- Organic and specialty coffees
- Drum roaster 30 kg (since 2011)
Hamburg (Gerhofstr. 27)
DECafé C.U.L.T.D Coffee Unlimited
Hamburg (Lange Reihe 76)
DECafé C.U.L.T.D Coffee Unlimited
Hollenstedt
DEProduction site (since July 2018)
- Lot size
- Batches up to 60 kg
- Materials
- Organic and Demeter-certified coffees
- Drum roasting machine 60 kg (since 2018)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee roasting (drum roasting)Heat treatment | – | – | 30 kg per batch | – | Organic coffee from Mexico, Organic coffee from Peru, Organic coffee from Ethiopia |
| Coffee roasting (large drum roasting machine)Heat treatment | – | – | 60 kg per batch | – | organically grown or biodynamically cultivated coffees, DEMETER-certified organic microlot Fazenda Camocim |
| Contract roasting of coffeeHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Mexican organic coffee |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum roaster | – | 1 | Capacity 30 kg per batch | 2011 | Hammerbrookstr. 75, Hamburg |
| Drum roasting machine | – | 1 | Capacity 60 kg | 2018 | Hollenstedt, Lower Saxony |
| Old drum roasting machine | – | 1 | – | 1956 | at the original operation (handed over to an integrative facility in 2011) |
Additional services
Certification
The coffees are organic-certified, and the Brazilian microlot is additionally DEMETER-certified; the certificates are available for download to retailers and commercial customers. The roasting date and a best-before recommendation of three months are written on every bag.
| Evidence | Hamburg (Hammerbrookstr. 75) | Hamburg (Gerhofstr. 27) | Hamburg (Lange Reihe 76) | Hollenstedt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic certification | ||||
| DEMETER |
Company history
- 1999
Foundation of Coffee Unlimited on Hammerbrookstraße in Hamburg; initially roasting on a drum roasting machine from 1956.
- 2009
Switch to a larger roasting machine.
- 2011
Replacement with a drum roaster with 30 kg capacity per batch; adoption of the MAYA business concept from the founder.
- 2012
Foundation of MAYA Kaffeerösterei by merging MAYA and C.U.L.T.D.
- 2017
Planning of an additional production site, as Hammerbrookstraße reached capacity limits.
- 2018
Commissioning of a second drum roasting machine with 60 kg capacity in Hollenstedt, Lower Saxony (from July 2018).