Even when its cold outside, things are roasting at the Schaus residence.

If you91裸聊视频檙e a coffee drinker and patron of the Downtown Salmon Arm Farmers91裸聊视频� Market, chances are you91裸聊视频檝e picked up a fresh-brewed cup of joe from David and Jordan Schaus, the owners of 6 Beans Roasting. Furthermore, it91裸聊视频檚 likely one of their 91裸聊视频�6 Beans91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� children Alan, Ayden, Hannah, Andrew, Adam, Henny, helped serve you.

A staple at the farmers91裸聊视频� market, 6 Beans Roasting specializes in coffee that is freshly roasted at their home-based business in Salmon Arm.

Asked about the business91裸聊视频� name, David explained it reflects a desire to create something of a legacy for his kids.

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 want my kids to leave the Shuswap 91裸聊视频� In a perfect world, if they want to stay around here, I91裸聊视频檇 love to have a business that is such that they can take it over at some point, or maybe take different parts in it,91裸聊视频� said David. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know exactly where it91裸聊视频檚 going to go 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 still growing. But my idea would be that the kids, if they91裸聊视频檙e interested in learning about coffee91裸聊视频� I could build something with lasting power. I don91裸聊视频檛 want it to be here today, gone tomorrow. I want it to be around for generations, for my kids and grandkids.91裸聊视频�

The initial building blocks to this goal began taking shape in 2018, when David91裸聊视频檚 desire for fresh-roasted coffee led him to purchase a counter-top coffee roaster.

Explaining his love for fresh-roasted coffee, David likened it to one91裸聊视频檚 love for fresh baked bread.

91裸聊视频淚f you went and bought six-months worth of bread at Costco and you threw it all into the freezer, it91裸聊视频檚 not going to taste as good on month five and six after it comes out of the freezer91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 going to taste better fresh,91裸聊视频� said David. 91裸聊视频淢y goal all along was to get fresh-roasted coffee.91裸聊视频�

David explained how he was able to hone his home-roasting skills through his senses.

91裸聊视频淚 wasn91裸聊视频檛 roasting with computerized graphs and graphics, I wasn91裸聊视频檛 learning from reading on forums on how to do it, I was actually just learning by, this is at this stage of the roast, it sounds like this and it smells like this and it looks like this,91裸聊视频� said David, who also established a list of preferred locations and importers through which to buy his green coffee beans.

In little time, David found himself providing roasted coffee for friends and family. It was in the spring of 2022 that he and Jordan made the decision to go all in on 6 Beans.

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91裸聊视频淚 started roasting with a commercial roaster in the spring of 2022, and I upgraded that roaster in spring 2023 to one that has three times the capacity,91裸聊视频� said David, who is grateful to City of Salmon Arm staff for the support they provided throughout the process of setting up 6 Beans Roasting as a home-based business.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檝e been very accommodating and very positive about the business91裸聊视频�,91裸聊视频� said David. 91裸聊视频淭he city was working with me the whole time91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

The Schaus91裸聊视频� business is centred around their electric fluid bed roaster, which David said uses hot air to roast 10-lbs (5 kilograms) of beans at a time, and produces very little smell compared to more common commercial roasting methods.

91裸聊视频淟ess smell, cleaner tasting coffee in our opinion,91裸聊视频� said David, explaining the resulting product. 91裸聊视频淧eople ask me why my coffee tastes different from other coffee, and I think it has a lot to do with the type of roaster.91裸聊视频�

The Schaus91裸聊视频� coffee can be purchased online, from select retailers/vendors and, of course, at the farmers91裸聊视频� market. David said they actually started with the Sorrento Village Farmers91裸聊视频� Market, but were convinced to give the Salmon Arm one a go 91裸聊视频� a move that proved successful. This summer, the Schaus91裸聊视频� plan to be at both.

6 Beans Roasting offers a variety of coffees to appeal to different tastes. Ultimately, David wants to show people 91裸聊视频測ou can have coffee that tastes like coffee but tastes way better91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

For more information, visit 6 Beans Roasting online at 6beansroasting.com and on Facebook.