Maria's Roast & Bean Coach
Your AI roasting mentor, powered by Sweet Maria's
Find the perfect bean. Master the perfect roast.
I'm your personal roasting coach — built on Sweet Maria's 425-lot catalog, Hoos development-time science, and real-world Bullet/Ikawa/Artisan/Behmor know-how. Ask me anything about origins, recipes, troubleshooting, or which lots fit your gear. Expert answers in seconds.
Free to use. No signup required.
Lot Recommendations
Get 2–4 specific lots matched to your taste, gear, and skill level — with direct sweetmarias.com links
Roast Science
Hoos development time, Maillard/caramelization, ROR curves — the "why" behind every recipe
Troubleshooting
Baked roasts, tipping, weak crack, humidity drift — diagnose and fix with empathy + data
All Equipment
Bullet, Ikawa, Artisan, Behmor, FreshRoast, HotTop, Gene Cafe, TC4 — pro and home tools alike
What Can Maria's Coach Help You With?
Real recipes, real lots, real science. Ask anything.
🌍Bean Discovery
Ethiopian for pour-over
Washed Kenyan, berry
Naturals for espresso
Decaf chocolate & caramel
🔥Roast Recipes
Bullet recipe, dense Gesha
Behmor profile, no probe
Ikawa, bright Kenyan
FreshRoast SR800, natural Brazil
🛠️Troubleshooting
Baked roasts
Tipping on light roasts
Weak first crack
Humidity & ROR
🔬Science & Theory
Hoos dev time
ROR shape & flavor
Maillard vs caramelization
Home cupping protocol
Ready to roast your next great batch?
Share your roaster, batch size, and what flavors you're chasing — I'll do the rest.
Average response time: 3 seconds