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SIMPLY THE WORLD'S FINEST COFFEE

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SAN FRANCISCO Β· SINCE 1935

Cleaner.
Smoother.
Air-Roasted.

Stop drinking coffee burned in metal drums. For 40 years, our fluid-bed process has roasted beans entirely on a pure current of hot air. The result? An incredibly smooth cup with zero bite.

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100% AIR-ROASTED

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NO METAL DRUMS

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ZERO BITTERNESS

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ROASTED TO ORDER

The Problem With Most Coffee

Traditional drum roasters
burn the outside while
under-roasting the inside.

When beans tumble against searing hot metal, the surface chars before the core has time to develop. The result is that familiar bitter, ashy aftertaste β€” not a sign of a "bold" roast, but of imprecision.


Most roasters accept this as the cost of doing business. Graffeo never did.

βœ• SEARING METAL Β· UNEVEN HEAT Β· BITTER RESULT

The Graffeo Difference

The science and art of fluid-bed roasting.
Precision yields perfection.

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GRAFFEO FLUID BED

Clean Hot Air

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Even heat distribution

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No metal contact

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Chaff removed before it burns

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Pure, clean flavor

TRADITIONAL DRUM

Searing Metal

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Uneven heat exposure

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Bean surface scorches

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Chaff burns into flavor

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Bitter aftertaste

01

The Machine

Our custom-built Sivetz fluid bed roaster has been modified over four decades by Luciano Repetto to achieve exact temperature parameters that no off-the-shelf machine can replicate.

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The Method

Heated air suspends every bean in a constant flow, roasting each one evenly inside and out. No hot spots. No scorching. Just precise, consistent heat applied with surgical control.

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The Result

A cup that is smooth, rich, and full-bodied β€” never bitter. The natural flavors of our Colombian, Costa Rican, and Papua New Guinean beans emerge without interference.

FRESH ROASTED TO ORDER

THE RESULT IN YOUR CUP

Strong, rich, and
never bitter.

For many coffee lovers who have accepted bitterness as an unavoidable feature of dark roast coffee, their first sip of Graffeo is a revelation. It's strong β€” no doubt β€” but delivers a smooth, rich flavor whether brewed as espresso or pour-over.


We use a singular blend of premium beans from Colombia, Costa Rica Tarrazu, and Papua New Guinea. Roasted fresh to order. Shipped at peak flavor.

FLAVOR

Rich & Full-Bodied

FINISH

Clean & Smooth

BITTERNESS

None

SHOP GRAFFEO COFFEE

Taste the innovation.
$25.99 per pound.

Choose your roast. Choose your grind. Roasted fresh to order and shipped directly to your door.

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF 4LB+

"To me Graffeo Coffee is rich,
full and never bitter."

RUTH REICHL

FORMER FOOD CRITIC

NORTH BEACH Β· SAN FRANCISCO Β· EST. 1935

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