On this Rate of Rise episode I am thrilled to get to have a conversation with the new U.S. roasting Champion, Andrew Coe of Elevator Coffee in Portland, OR Andrew Coe is the owner and roaster at Elevator Coffee in Portland, OR, founded in 2016. Andrew launched his professional roasting career by winning the first Cascadia Cup roasting competition at Buckman Coffee Factory, a co-roasting facility across the street from his cafe, using a Behmor 1600. He currently operates out of another co-roasting facility in NE Portland called Roast, which is home to a fully customized 1938 12kg Probat (probably one of the cooler machines in town). Andrew also private label roasts for Two Stroke Coffee. He has a masters degree in Mathematics from Oregon State University, and worked as a Transportation Planner prior to coffee. In our conversation we chat about Andrew's entry into coffee, competition, and insights learned over his career In our conversation we cover: Community and its role in learning Key turning points in his understanding of roasting Methods and disciplines for consistency Favorite part of the competition Collecting, curating, and using data How his career experience helped in roasters competition Optimizing  green and roasted coffee Links: www.elevator.coffee Instagram @elevatorcc + @andrewcoaecoffee  Related Episodes: 286 : Coffee Roasting Best Practices w/ Scott Rao RoR #5: Time and Color in Roasting w/ Morten Munchow of Coffee Mind” 147 : U.S. Roasting Champion, Shelby Williamson of Huckleberry Roasters, Denver, CO 026 : What Your Roaster want you to Know w/ U.S. Roasting Champion, Mark Michaelson, Onyx Coffee Lab   Visit our sponsor ROAST MAGAZINE and subscribe!