What, you June ask, are these standards? Our own taste buds! We only offer beans from which we would make coffee for ourselves! You can be assured we offer only the highest quality beans. As different varieties of coffee are available throughout the year, we will share with you our seasonal favorites when they arrive.

High Altitude Roasting Process
We hand roast all of our beans in Salt Lake City, UT.  Because of the elevation (4,300 feet) our roasting process is known as “high altitude roasting.”  High altitude is ideal for roasting coffee. This is due to a cooler climate and reduced air pressure that are optimal for drawing out each bean’s maximum flavor.  As a result, we are able to obtain the highest quality roast and the freshest taste.  
Our roaster has no gadgets, robots, or anything automatic.  We carefully watch each batch while it is roasting and adjust it accordingly.  Since every batch is different, our rigorous attention to detail ensures the optimal roast for each bean is selected in order to bring out it’s full flavor potential.  

Roasting Styles
Different bean selections require different roasts in order to highlight the flavor of each bean variety. We offer bean roasts in a broad spectrum of fantastic flavors: from a city roast (medium light) to an Italian/espresso roast (dark) and everywhere in between.  We always roast to perfection and we will never burn your beans, we PROMISE!!!  

Fresh Roasted To Order
We believe that quality matters. A large component of a high-quality coffee is freshness. We take freshness very seriously, as stale beans are a tell-tale sign of a low-quality product. Your order is custom-roasted for you; we do not stock our warehouses full of previously roasted coffee.  At Silver Bean Coffee, we do not roast until you order; as a result, you always receive fresh, fully flavored coffee.

Storing Your Beans
It is optimal to have whole bean coffee stored and then grind what you are going to use right before hand.  Ideally, you should not have more coffee on hand than you will use in a week.  When storing your beans you should use an airtight GLASS container. Plastic and paper containers are undesirable as plastic picks up flavors easily and will transfer them to your beans (just like bottled water!!) and paper allows too much air movement which makes the beans become stale.  Also do NOT put coffee in the refrigerator and keep away from light.  

The Perfect Cup Of Coffee
1) Start with the world’s best Silver Bean Coffee, preferably whole bean.
2) Grind right before use.  Make sure you are using the proper grind for your coffee machine; espresso grind is waaay different than a coffee pot grind!
3) Use cold filtered water.  
4) For optimal flavor and taste, use 2 tablespoons of whole beans for every 6 ounces of coffee. This June sound like a lot, but it’s really what you need to make a full strength cup of coffee.  Give it a try and if you love it great, and if you don’t, go back to what you like!!
5) Stir your coffee before drinking
6) Sit back and enjoy!!