Hello, my name
is Jan
I am the Director and Green Coffee Buyer for Bailies Coffee Roasters, Q Grader and Q Assistant Instructor, CoE Judge and ex WCTC Champion. This is my 'About' page; if you are looking to get in touch just click the arrow.
About me
I am passionate coffee professional with interest in everything coffee, from agronomy to extraction. My academic background is programming and IT, but since I was 20 years old I focused all of my studies on coffee. I have developed a few coffee apps for Android (TrueBrew, SampleRoaster and WaterGeek), but the core of my work has been in quality control, sensory analysis, ethical sourcing and procurement risk management.
What's TrueBrew?
Back in 2012 I wrote an Android app similar to VST Coffee Tools, that allowed to convert refractive index and temperature into coffee strength and calculate extraction percentage. I called this app TrueBrew and despite it never launched due to a patent dispute, the app marked the start of my coffee obsession and subsequent career.
Gallery
During my travels I collect knowledge, experiences and also some photos. Here is a small teaser of my sourcing trips to Africa and Latin America. If you are interested in more of my photos feel free to check out my Flick page or Instagram.
Contact
If you are interested please follow me on social media. I don't post very frequently, but when I do it's usually interesting. If you want to get in touch please drop me an email through the form or DM me on Instagram.