Loring Roasting Intensive with Rob Hoos – Chicago

Tailwind Roasting is hosting a three day Loring Roasting Intensive, taught by roasting educator, consultant, and author Rob Hoos.

Designed specifically for coffee professionals roasting on, or preparing to roast on, a Loring, this hands on course combines technical instruction, roasting, and sensory evaluation to help participants better understand how to deliberately control the machine and connect roasting decisions to what ends up in the cup.

Course Details

📅 Dates: October 5–7, 2026

⏰ Time: 8:00am–5:00pm daily

📍 Location: Tailwind Roasting, Chicago

💲 Tuition: $1,500 total‍ ‍

👥 Capacity: Limited to 10 students

Over three full days, participants will work directly on a Loring through hands-on roasting sessions, structured tastings, and technical instruction. Each day includes 2–3 hours of roasting and approximately one hour of tasting, with lunch included.

What You’ll Learn

✔ Understand the anatomy and operation of a Loring
✔ Learn heat transfer principles and how they apply to the machine
✔ Master opening, calibration, and Loring screen operation
✔ Explore rate of rise, automation, and roast profiling
✔ Develop practical skills for day to day production roasting
✔ Learn maintenance and troubleshooting fundamentals
✔ Improve workflow and production planning
✔ Connect roast data and changes to sensory outcomes

About Your Instructor — Rob Hoos

Rob Hoos is one of the coffee industry's most respected roasting educators, consultants, and authors. He has spent years working with coffee professionals around the world to better understand roast development, heat application, profiling, and the relationship between roasting decisions and flavor in the cup.

Rob brings a practical, analytical approach to roasting education, making this course an opportunity to work directly with an experienced educator while developing skills you can immediately apply to your own Loring.

Questions?

Email us anytime, we’re happy to help: info@tailwindroasting.com