Brian and Dawna King
I remember as a pre-teen, my mom making coffee and putting it in the refrigerator in one of those tall plastic tan colored tupperware containers. Sometimes for breakfast I would have a cup of that coffee from the fridge, pour it over ice and add milk. On school mornings I would have my iced coffee and pair it up with a nutritious slice of un-toasted wonder bread, large quantities of butter and sugar, then add a sprinkle of cinnamon…yum. The wonder bread, butter and sugar moved off my breakfast list but the coffee has always remained.
2007 I began roasting coffee as a hobby and I will never forget my first, second, and third attempts at roasting. They were really, and I mean really bad. I stayed with it and in a short time I was enjoying really great coffee. My hobby became a passion and my passion quickly grew into the business it is today.
We are currently a successful commercial facility located in Palo Cedro California. We have clientele ranging from Corporate to Retail and includes many direct customer sales. Our coffees can be purchased locally at Country Strong, Farmhouse Bakery, Lassen Pastries, The Porch, all in Palo Cedro, and also at True Symmetry Brewing located in Suisun City California. We also partner with a number of green coffee importers both multi-national as well as direct farm and farm to gate. Everything we roast is organic and our decaf coffee is only Swiss Water Method so there are no chemicals.
Our second expansion has birthed and is now our primary roasting location in Palo Cedro California at Country Strong Fitness, a rustic coffee house right inside a community kitchen attached to an amazing fitness center. Not your typical in shop roaster in a coffee shop, in collaboration with the roastery, there is a community kitchen where local events can be hosted to showcase numerous options including cooking classes, speakers, after school programs, and more.
Our third chapter was the launching of a unique YouTube channel that showcases business and their craft; over a cup of coffee www.youtube.com/@FirstCrackCoffeeRoasters
Stay tuned as soon we will unveil our private events such as cupping, proper brewing techniques, and courses on home roasting and equipment by appointment only.