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Custom roasting amazing specialty coffee that's anything but normal and shipping it all over the country. Brewing it up in our coffee lab in Central Nebraska.

Gathering with cool humans as often as possible. Roasting | Coffee Shop | Wholesale | Training We are a small batch artisan coffee roaster passionately dedicated to providing our customers with a delightfully unique coffee experience.

08/22/2026

Burwell -> Ord, peep the last photo for the roaster’s new home.

I don’t know how to write coherent words about this move. We fought really, really hard for that building on the square in Burwell and we really, really loved it. So many dreams, so much coffee, and so many learned lessons. And Normal’s not over, just growing into the next chapter.

Keep an eye out for a fun announcement Monday about moving!

08/13/2026

We’re hiring!

We’re looking for a Roastery Assistant to join our team in Ord when we get moved in a few weeks. This is a part-time position, around 20–30 hours a week, with the goal of training the right person to also roast coffee.

Most days are spent packaging coffee, preparing orders for shipment, cleaning the roastery, and helping keep things running smoothly. It’s steady, hands-on work with plenty of time for a good playlist or podcast, and every bag of coffee that leaves the roastery has your fingerprints on it.

We’re looking for someone who is dependable, pays attention to details, enjoys working independently, and is ready to learn. You don’t need coffee experience, but you do need to be willing to ask questions, work hard, and work well on a small team.

If you’ve ever been curious about what goes into roasting specialty coffee, we’d love to hear from you. Send your resume to [email protected]

07/11/2026

Hi. Long time no see.

How do you come back into a space that was your life and then it wasn’t and then felt too overwhelming to show back up in? Read on for a bumbling attempt (hi, Sara here!) and a few pieces of news…

News 1: We’ve gotten a string of 3 star reviews on Google and I usually don’t put much stock in them, but it dawned on me that we haven’t sent out any reminders that our shop is no longer open. We closed it in 2024 when Theory Coffee Tech | Nebraska Coffee Technician was needing more space, and it made more sense to give the space we had to the thing that brought in more income. The decision was hard, we loved the shop. We loved the guests and summer crowd and regulars and wholesale partner visits. The summer of 2021 with Chloe and Josie and Kristin and Elle and everyone else was legendary. We can’t specify on Google that we’re not closed but don’t have hours. Sorry.

News 2: The rumor has been floating around that Normal is moving, and it’s true! We were approached with an offer we couldn’t refuse, and decided to take it, let go of this space that we love with all our hearts and are SO DANG PROUD of. We’re just moving down the road to Ord, to a space that is a better fit for us. We outgrew this building years ago. As much as I’m sad about this, I’m proud that we were able to take an unused building with a long history and make it accessible for a storefront again. We learned so, so much within those walls. There may be a week where we pause roasting for the move sometime in August, so wholesale friends, watch your email inbox.

Other than that, things are business as usual. Thanks for continuing to support us even while we’re not showing up here. You people rock. 🤘🏼

03/25/2026

We’ve always believed coffee is meant to be shared—around tables, across counters, and in rooms full of people. This is one of those nights.
Join us for a Latte Art Throwdown at Barista’s South (Grand Island). Good pours, good people, and a space to gather.
April 18 at 7pm

03/20/2026

Wohoo! It’s that time of year again, friends. Join us for an extra fun throwdown in collaboration with and
! April 18, first pour is at 7pm at Barista’s South (Grand Island)

Wholesale partners, check your email for an exclusive opportunity on the same day. Not a wholesale partner yet? Reach out! You’ll get access to professional development on us (along with incredibly intentional coffee, support, training, and a community of other coffee people doing what you’re doing).

Chime in if you’re going! 👇

03/19/2026

Wohoo! It’s that time of year again, friends. Join us for an extra fun throwdown in collaboration with and ! April 18, first pour is at 7pm at Barista’s South (Grand Island)

Wholesale partners, check your email for an exclusive opportunity on the same day. Not a wholesale partner yet? Reach out! You’ll get access to professional development on us (along with incredibly intentional coffee, support, training, and a community of other coffee people doing what you’re doing).

Chime in if you’re going! 👇🏼

03/13/2026

Nine years. Happy birthday, Normal.

Don’t forget the Mystery Merch on our website, see the product for more info. Thanks for being here, friends.

03/12/2026

We’re celebrating 9 years of Normal Roasting Company (March 13!) with a little gift for you.

Add a Mystery Merch item to your order through this weekend, and we’ll include a piece of shop merch from our shelves. It could be a shirt or sweatshirt (of your size choice) or a Klean Kanteen.

The details:

Orders will be packed in the order they come in, using the inventory we currently have on hand.

These ship only with other products in your order.

If you’re a subscriber, your mystery item will ship with your next subscription order.

Once inventory runs out, the mystery merch disappears. Ordering this product does not guarantee a mystery merch item will be given to you, we’re simply packing orders until the merch runs out!

Thanks for nine years of support—we’re grateful you’re here.

12/31/2025

An Ode to 2025 🤍

A year of change.
Of showing up.
Of brewing, learning, traveling, teaching, and listening.

From Houston and the SCA floor
to back rooms, brew bars, and small-town shops.
From launching Service Layer
to watching Wellspring become a summer staple.

From PourTa becoming a fan favorite
to telling the stories of the people who make our wholesale collective what it is.
From our first year without the Lab in Burwell
to a collective that feels stronger, closer, and more connected than ever.

Seed to Sip seminars filled with generous minds.
Normal Select spotlighting fermented coffees.
Eight years of Normal (still can’t believe it).
The first Greater Nebraska Roaster Tasting.

Latte art trainings.
Team calibrations.
“So You Want to Start a Coffee Shop?”
Chronicle.
Holiday boxes.

So much movement.
So much growth.
So much to be grateful for.

This year reminded us that coffee is never just coffee —
it’s people, place, and purpose, brewed together.

Thank you for being part of this story.
We truly couldn’t do it without you. ☕✨

Here’s to what we learned in 2025 —
and what we’ll carry forward.

12/29/2025

Long before Wi-Fi and playlists, there were coffeehouses — places where ideas were shared, conversations took shape, and communities gathered.

In 17th-century London, they were even called “penny universities” because for the price of a cup of coffee you could also join discussions that shaped culture, commerce, and change.

Today, that same spirit lives on. Every time a shop opens its doors, grinds a batch of coffee, and welcomes people in, it continues this centuries-old tradition of connection and exchange.

Coffee still brings us together — to talk, to think, to listen, and to be present.

What you do is a part of that long, meaningful story.

Address

219 Grand Avenue
Burwell, NE
68823

Telephone

+13083464655

Website

http://www.normalroastingcompany.com/

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