Gigawatt Coffee Roasters
VerifiedProEst. 2020
About
Fresh, air-roasted coffee from Bensenville, IL. We're one of only 1% of roasters worldwide using fluid bed air roasting, which suspends the beans on hot air instead of tumbling them in a hot drum. The result is a cleaner, smoother cup that's never bitter, never burnt, and always fresh. We roast in small batches and ship within 24 to 48 hours. Find us at 250+ Chicagoland farmers markets and events a year, or order online with $5 flat-rate shipping. Subscribe and save 10%.
Our Story
Gigawatt Coffee Roasters was founded by Eli and Jen Coleman in February 2020, just weeks before the world shut down. Our original plan was to sell to offices and corporate environments, and almost overnight, that plan was gone. So we crumpled it up and started over. We pivoted to farmers markets, and that turned out to be the best thing that could have happened. They became the heart of our business, and they still are. What started as a way to get fresh coffee into our neighbors' hands has grown into 250+ markets and events a year across Chicagoland. It's how we meet our community, hand someone a bag of beans, and hear how they're drinking it. The name Gigawatt came from our roasting method: air roasting runs entirely on electricity, a little lightbulb moment that captured the energy and care we put into every batch. We air roast in small batches for a smooth, clean taste, price it so a great cup is an everyday thing, and ship nationwide for anyone outside market range. Never bitter. Never burnt. Always fresh.
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Coffees
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Kite & Key Blend
Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica
Our best-selling medium dark blend. Colombian depth balanced by Brazil and Guatemala, with dark chocolate, walnut, and caramel. Air roasted, made to drink black.
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Barrel Aged Coffee
Guatemala, San Marcos
Washed process
Gigawatt's limited Barrel Aged Series — a Guatemalan single origin rested ~8 weeks in an Oppidan bourbon barrel. Medium roast; creamy chocolate, bourbon sweetness.
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Black Bag Series
Kenya
Washed process
A rotating, small-batch single-origin series; the current Black Bag is a medium-roast Kenya Swara AA, bright with Meyer lemon and caramelized plantain.
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Honduran Coffee - Dark Roast
Honduras, Marcala, La Paz
Semi-washed and sun-dried process
A limited dark-roast take on Gigawatt's Organic Honduran, from Marcala, La Paz. Semi-washed and sun-dried, with cabernet, raisin, and cacao.
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Cameroon Mount Oku Coffee
Cameroon, Mount Oku
Washed process
A bold, full-bodied single origin from the volcanic slopes of Mount Oku, Cameroon. Medium-dark roast with earthy cocoa and warm spice.
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Half Caff Coffee
Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica
Water Processed process
A half-caff combo of Gigawatt's medium-dark Kite & Key Blend and their water-processed Static Resistor Decaf — mix your own caffeine level.
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Cold Brew Coffee
Smooth, air-roasted nitro cold brew from 100% Arabica, brewed low and slow with no sugar or additives. Medium roast, in 12 fl oz cans.
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Costa Rican Tarrazu
Costa Rica, Dota Tarrazú, San José
Eco-pulped and sun-dried process
A bright light-roast single origin from Dota Tarrazú, Costa Rica. Eco-pulped and sun-dried, with juicy peach, orange blossom, and brown sugar.
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Dark Roast Coffee Sampler
Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cameroon
A trio of Gigawatt's dark roasts — Live Wire Espresso, Kite & Key, and Cameroonian Mount Oku — bold and smooth without bitterness.
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Gigawatt Coffee Sample Packs
Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras
A five-bag sampler (3 oz each) of Gigawatt favorites: Live Wire Espresso, Kite & Key, Luminosity, Organic Honduran, and Costa Rican Tarrazú.
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Indian Malabar Coffee
India, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Pulped Natural Honey process
A single origin from the misty hills of Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India. Pulped-natural honey, with cardamom, graham, and baker's spice.
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Live Wire Espresso Blend
Guatemala, Brazil, Costa Rica, India
A bold, balanced espresso blend of Arabica from Guatemala, Brazil, Costa Rica, and India. Dark-roast depth with a velvety crema, no bitterness.
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