About Rubasse x Nannots Coffee Lab
In the heart of the Pacific Northwest’s specialty coffee capital—Portland, Oregon—the story of Nannots Coffee Lab began with a spark at the 2018 SCA Expo in Seattle. Founded by Bianca and industry expert Walter, their connection transformed not only their relationship but also ignited a shared scientific mission in the coffee world. Together, they established Nannots Coffee Lab, where Walter’s elite expertise in roasting, cupping, and sensory analysis combines with their vision to support producers and roasters worldwide through specialized coffee services and training. As they actively develop their own premium nano-lot specialty brand, they chose to anchor their analytical facility around the Rubasse Digital Roaster, turning its technological precision into the central engine of their research.
Why We Chose Rubasse: Shattering the Weather Barrier with Flawless Consistency
“This is the first small roaster that truly replicates the profiles with absolute consistency. In my experience, the weather doesn’t affect the profiles at all.”
For a premium research lab establishing flavor baselines for producers and roasters, conventional sample machines are notoriously vulnerable to ambient temperature and humidity fluctuations, which corrupts scientific telemetry. Rubasse completely shatters this vulnerability. Its advanced digital replication system is so unyielding that it isolates environmental variables entirely. This core technological stability allows Walter to design meticulous roast curves in the lab, knowing that the exact sensory outcome will be mirrored identically, regardless of external climate shifts.
The Problems Rubasse Solved for Us
Operating at the intersection of heavy data analysis and boutique roasting means the lab requires a machine that fluidly transitions between microlot evaluation and small-batch production. Rubasse’s electric Near-Infrared (NIR) technology resolved their primary operational bottlenecks:
- Lightning-Fast Thermal Responsiveness: The Rubasse Nano Pro 1 responds incredibly fast to manual and automated changes. Every micro-adjustment commanded through the digital interface is executed instantly, giving the roaster flawless control over thermodynamics.
- Unrivaled Versatility in Batch Dynamics: The roaster possesses the rare agility to handle microscopic sample roasting for quality control, while maintaining the physical power to scale those exact parameters into premium small-batch commercial production seamlessly.
How We Describe the Rubasse Experience: THE DIVA
If you look at the powerful, show-stopping character of roasting on a Rubasse, Walter captures the entire experience in one single, creative word: DIVA.
It operates like a world-class opera star standing confidently at center stage. While as hands-on experts, they noted a valuable opportunity for future hardware refinement—specifically, adding mechanical paddles to the Nano’s cooling tray to improve the comfort of removing beans, which currently requires extra vigilance when handling batches over 1 lb—the machine’s intellectual dominance remains unmatched. Backed by a vast wealth of real-time data, Rubasse turns every single production run into a perfectly orchestrated, flaw-free performance.
Why We Highly Recommend Rubasse
Rubasse has a uniquely advanced roasting technology. Its near-infrared light system is responsive beyond belief.
To fellow coffee roasters and international professionals who have yet to operate a Rubasse, Nannots Coffee Lab offers the definitive validation from a scientific standpoint. Rubasse has triumphantly proven that small-scale roasting no longer needs to rely on old-school guesswork or unstable heat conduction. If your objective is to build a modern coffee brand, testing facility, or roasting infrastructure rooted in absolute profile replication and elite responsiveness, Rubasse belongs at the absolute top of your shopping list.
