About Us
Testament Coffee is a family-owned specialty coffee roaster in Jacksonville, Florida.
We'd wanted to sell coffee for years, but we didn't want to drop-ship someone else's beans the way so many businesses do. We wanted to roast it ourselves. So we started roasting at home, as a hobby.
It started with a popcorn popper
Our first roasts happened in a WhirleyPop on a portable stovetop. When the hand crank got old, we moved up to something more rugged: a bread machine with the lid removed, a heat gun clamped to the side, and a cheap BBQ thermometer pushed into the dough pan. Our first bean cooler was a colander duct-taped to a Home Depot bucket with a shop vac hose underneath. It wasn't pretty, but the coffee was wonderful.
That first year taught us the science of roasting with convection. After plenty of trial and error, and plenty of feedback from friends and family, we were hooked on air-roasted coffee. When it was time for a bigger roaster, we needed one that was affordable and still matched the quality of our homemade setup.
Fluid bed roasters were expensive enough that we almost built our own. Then we found Roasted Right in Kansas, at about a third of the price of the alternatives. Our roaster was built by hand and shipped to us, and we couldn't be happier with it.
Curious what makes air roasting different? Learn about air-roasted coffee →
Today our garage is a working roastery. Friends and neighbors can stop by and experience specialty coffee firsthand, and we ship our favorites right to your door.
Why "Testament"?
I'm a pastor, and this business is an extension of our faith. A testament is a witness to what's true, and we want everything we do here to point to the One who gave us every good thing. That's why every year we use Testament Coffee to help missionaries raise the funds they need to carry the Gospel around the world. When you buy our coffee, you become part of that work.
Our coffee speaks for itself
We don't need to hype it up the way so many companies do. Just try it, and let the coffee do the talking.
Brewing for a church, office, or café? Order bulk coffee beans →
Questions, or want to stop by the roastery? Get in touch →
We never knew a garage could smell so good.