Before Alex LeBlanc started Calibration Coffee Lab in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a mechanical engineer by trade, a home brewer, a home distiller, and a home coffee roaster. So what led him to leave the world of engineering to start Calibration Coffee Lab, and roast beans for a living? And how did he go about doing it? This conversation is about the process of turning your passion into a business, and the process of creating some very good roasts, too.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

• 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wave Coffee (2:44)
• Home Brewing (6:15)
• Home Roasting (18:44)
• Alex’s Engineering Background (22:13)
• Roasting Preferences (28:31)
• The Engineering & the Art of Roasting (30:10)
• Why Start a Roasting Company? (34:42)
• Beans & Blends (51:23)
• Farmers Markets & Where to Purchase (1:01:04)

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