Have you ever wondered what happens to green coffee beans before they turn into a delicious cup of espresso? At The Roasting Club, you may take a tour of the coffee roastery to see how they roast speciality coffee. You'll learn about the science and art of roasting coffee. Our state-of-the-art facility is only 20 minutes from Sydney's central business district and is open to coffee aficionados, industry experts, and curious visitors for an enlightening voyage through the world of coffee.
Why Would You Want to Go on a Tour of a
Coffee Roastery?
When you go on a tour of a coffee roastery, you can see how speciality coffee is prepared in a way that no other tour can. You only see the finished result when you go to a café. But when you go on a tour of a roastery, you watch the complete process, from selecting the green beans to roasting them, confirming their quality, and putting them in bags.
If you enjoy coffee, a visit of a roastery is worth it. This includes coffee professionals who want to learn more, café owners who are contemplating about contract roasting, and people who just love coffee. You'll learn about coffee, taste it, and talk to people who know a lot about it.
Value for Learning
Tours of coffee roasteries show customers how to make coffee from start to finish. You will find out about:
☕ What You Will Learn
- Where coffee beans come from and how the regions where they are cultivated change the taste of the coffee
- Washed, natural, honey, and experimental techniques of processing
- Roasting science: what happens to food when you heat it up and how chemical reactions happen
- Using professional cupping and sensory analysis methods for quality control
- Being responsible for the environment and buying things in a way that is fair
For People Who Run Coffee Shops
If you go on a tour of a coffee roastery, you might be able to figure out if you want to conduct contract roasting, private label coffee, or add more things to your café's menu. Watch commercial roasting machines in action, learn about their output capacity, and talk to professional roasters about your possibilities.
Tours help café owners pick the best roasting partners, learn about quality standards, and evaluate how their brand might do in the speciality coffee market.
For Coffee Lovers
Roastery visits assist people who make coffee at home and love coffee learn more about their favourite drink. When you know how to roast, you can taste the distinctions better, pick the right beans, and brew with a purpose. You'll learn factors that make each cup different.
When you go on a tour of a coffee roastery, you don't only get to see the machines. You also learn about the talent, love, and precision that go into crafting speciality coffee.
What to Expect on Your
Tour of the Roastery
The Roasting Club's coffee roastery tour lasts an hour and is supposed to be fun for all of your senses. We can only take small groups on our tours so that everyone can get to know our team and enjoy personal attention.
The Tour's Length and Format
Tours run around an hour and include:
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and introduction to speciality coffee at the start of your guided tour.
Green Bean Library
A look around the green bean library featuring more than 16 specialty-grade origins from around the world.
Live Roasting Demonstration
Watch a live roasting demonstration and see green beans transform into aromatic coffee in 8 to 12 minutes.
All Five Floors
A tour of all five floors of the building — from roasting operations to the rooftop sky deck.
Professional Cupping Session
A professional cupping session to taste beans from different locales at different roast levels.
Q&A with Expert Roasters
Questions and answers with expert roasters, plus time spent in the members' lounge.
Guided tours are led by coffee experts who know a lot about the subject and make the tour pleasant and engaging for everyone.
How Many Members Are in the Group
We only let small groups (typically 6 to 12 people) go on tours so that everyone can see the demos clearly, ask questions, and get personal attention. For larger groups, you can set up private tours.
What You Will Taste
The Roasting Club takes people on tours to coffee roasters where they can taste beans from different locales. You will taste the same beans at different roast levels to see how the flavour changes. This interactive activity teaches you how to discern the difference between characteristics like acidity, body, sweetness, and other things that are special to a given place.
The Full Tour
Experience
Your tour starts when you get to our coffee roastery on Rogers Street in Roselands. This is what each portion of your tour has:
Level 1: The Welcome and the Green Bean Library
The first stop on the tour is our welcoming area, where you'll meet your guide and learn about The Roasting Club's purpose and how they do things in a way that is good for the environment. After that, look at our green bean library, which offers more than 16 specialty-grade origins from well-known growing places across the world.
You can smell several kinds of coffee and touch raw green beans before you even start roasting. You can also find out how altitude, soil, and climate affect the taste of coffee.
Level 2: Roasting Operations
The roasting floor is the best part of our tour of the coffee roastery. Check out our state-of-the-art IMF roasters in action. Our roasters explain:
🔥 What You'll Learn on the Roasting Floor
- How to make and use roast profiles
- How temperature curves change the flavour
- The impact of the first and second cracks
- Assessing the roast degree and colour development
- Rules for keeping data logs and consistency
If you time it right, you can view the complete roast live. It takes 8 to 12 minutes and changes green beans into aromatic roasted coffee.
Level 3: Cupping Lab and Quality Control
Professional cupping checks for quality. Come to our private cupping lab for a guided tasting. Find out how to use standard methods for testing coffee in the industry, look for evidence of quality and taste notes, find out how professionals score things, and check out the numerous ways that roasters work. This interactive aspect turns folks who drink coffee for fun into knowledgeable tasters who can tell you what they taste in their cup.
Level 4: A Place for New Ideas and a Members' Lounge
Take a look at the lounge with a 10-metre LED screen, the boardroom, and the shared workspaces that are open to our members. Find out where coffee business people get together to plan businesses and work on new ones. This level highlights how The Roasting Club cares about its community by giving coffee shop owners the resources they need to grow their companies.
Level 5: Sky Deck and Going Green
The excursion culminates on our rooftop sky deck, where you can see our 100kW solar array powering everything. Talk about things that are being done to make things more sustainable, like:
🌱 Our Sustainability Initiatives
- Setting up renewable energy
- Roasting technology that gives forth the least pollution
- Ways to reduce trash
- Working together to get things ethically
Enjoy the view while you ponder about your coffee roastery visit. Your guide will be present to answer any questions you have at the last minute.
Our State-of-the-Art
Facilities
The Roasting Club is more than just a place to roast coffee; it's the best spot in Sydney to get coffee that is different from what you usually drink. Our building at 102 Rogers Street features the most up-to-date technology and is constructed to last.
Tools and Tech
Tours showcase gear that is of professional quality, like:
🏭 Professional Equipment on Display
- IMF commercial roasters that work by themselves
- Sample roasting stations for making profiles
- Tools and tables for professional cupping
- High-precision grinding equipment and brewing stations
- Systems for recording data and assessing its quality
Leading in Sustainability
The Roasting Club is the coffee roastery in Australia that puts out the least amount of pollution. Our 100kW solar system on the roof powers everything we do, and we've made all of our production processes use less energy. Visitors on the tour discover how environmental responsibility and speciality coffee go hand in hand. This shows that excellence and sustainability are not opposite ideas, but rather ideals that function together.
Where It Is and How to Get There
It's easy to get to The Roasting Club because it's only 20 minutes from Sydney's central business district and has lots of parking and access to supplies. It's easy to go around our five-story building on trips. We are committed to running a business that is good for the environment and providing amazing coffee. This is clear in every part of our roastery, from the tools we use to the way the building is set up.
How to Book a Tour of Your
Coffee Roastery
Are you ready to see how to make speciality coffee in person? You may easily get a tour of The Roasting Club's coffee roastery.
Tours for One Person or Small Groups
We visit people and small groups on a regular basis. There are tours several times a week, and the times are set up so that people can observe live roasting.
| Detail | Individual & Small Groups | Private & Corporate Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Tour Investment | For the most up-to-date pricing, go to our website | Contact us for a custom quote |
| Duration | 60 minutes | Flexible / Extended available |
| Group Size | Up to 12 people | Up to 30 people |
| Includes | Guided tour, cupping session & free coffee samples | Custom experience, Q&A, catering options |
| Booking | Online or by calling us directly | Contact us directly |
How to Book
Click "Book a Tour"
Click on "Book a Tour" on our website at theroastingclub.com.au.
Choose a Time and Date
Choose a time and date that works for you.
Finish Signing Up
Finish signing up with the number of persons who will be there.
Confirmation Email
Get an email with information to confirm your booking.
Arrive 10 Minutes Early
Arrive 10 minutes before the trip starts so you don't miss a moment.
Tours and Events for
Groups Just for You
You may make coffee roastery trips unique for private parties and other special events. Here are all the ways we can tailor the experience:
🎯 Group Tour Options
- Making a Team at Work — Get your team together for a special time to bond. Going on tours of coffee roasteries is a fun and intriguing thing to do while you're not at work. Teams learn, taste, and leave with the same information. We can host corporate groups of up to 30 individuals and give them unique experiences including extended Q&As, activities they can do themselves, and meal choices.
- Training for Employees at Cafés and Restaurants — Tours of the roastery are highly helpful for people who work in cafes and restaurants. Employees that know how to make coffee may be able to better serve clients, make better suggestions, and show how much they care about quality. Bring everyone on your staff so they can learn where your coffee comes from and how to prepare it well.
- Groups of Fans and Coffee Clubs — Coffee clubs, those who love making coffee at home, and people who love specialised coffee are all fantastic groups. Share the experience with people that think like you and cherish learning opportunities.
- Colleges and Schools — Students studying hospitality, cooking, and business get a lot of important information about the industry during roastery trips. We welcome groups of students and can adapt the curriculum to meet their needs.
- Things to Do for Individuals — To celebrate a special occasion, go on a private tour of a coffee roastery. Coffee lovers can make memories on birthdays, anniversaries, and when they bring clients over by going on tours.
Contact us to chat about how you can customise your stay, such as by staying longer, sampling more, or hiring our space for events.
Common Questions About Roastery Tours
Why Should You Choose The Roasting Club?
Sydney has a lot of coffee shops, however The Roasting Club has certain unique advantages:
⭐ What Sets Us Apart
- Full access to the building, which comprises five floors of specialist coffee facilities
- Guides from experts: learn from baristas who work in competitions and roasters who have been doing it for a long time
- Cupping with your hands means being involved, not just watching
- Sustainable showcase — see how to be a leader in the environment
- Links in the business: get to know other coffee professionals
- It's easy to get to — only 20 minutes from Sydney's core business district with free parking
- Focus on small groups implies that everyone gets one-on-one attention and involvement
Our coffee roastery tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, whether you're planning a special event, want to start a coffee business, or just love great coffee.
Today, book a tour of The Roasting Club's coffee roastery to learn how green beans are turned into the perfect cup.
The Roasting Club was started by Michael Rababi, who is also its CEO. For more than 15 years, he has been roasting gourmet coffee and teaching people about it. Michael loves teaching people from all over Australia and even beyond how to make premium coffee. He has led hundreds of tours of coffee roasteries and taught many coffee professionals.