Take a look at the new coffee roaster, a Diedrich producing 180 kilos per hour.

There have been some delays in shipping orders this past week with the new factory and roaster coming online. Everything is under control now, with orders leaving as normal.

The good news is that with the new factory and roaster, the added capacity will ensure orders are delivered even faster than before. 

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Coffee Bean Shop will be suspending coffee roasting and deliveries for the Christmas break from Monday 24th December 2012 and resuming on Wednesday 2nd January 2013.    

You can continue to place orders during the break period, and I will respond to you personally during this time, but your order will be roasted fresh in the new year for delivery after January 2nd. 

Please get your coffee orders in early and order enough to get you through the Christmas and New Year break. We will continue to dispatch your order up until Monday 24th December. Please allow extra time for the couriers, who sometimes take longer during the holiday season to deliver. 

Thank you for your support this year and wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

I am getting into the festive season early, and want to give you a gift. Up for grabs is one kilo of Coffee Bean Shop coffee, any variety you like, delivered to your door - all completely free. 

To get this free kilo of Coffee Bean Shop coffee delivered to your home for free, all you need to do is leave a comment below, with your answer to the following;

In the spirit of the old fashioned Jelly Bean Guessing competition, how many coffee beans are in 1kg of Coffee Bean Shop Espresso coffee?
(Leave your answer below, in the comments).

Clue: a 250g bag contains on average 1700-1900 coffee beans.

The winner, with the first correct answer, will be announced December 10th. One entry per person, but family members and friends can enter as well, so forward the email on if you want to share the love!