About

LOCATION UPDATES:

Light Bulb Coffee is evolving. We are excited to let you know, on the 18th April 2024 we have moved into a venue! This space maintains our standards of excellence in coffee using the specialist equipment from our mobile coffee van.
The space incorporates all aspects of Light Bulb Coffee, including an opportunity for roasting our coffee onsite, where you can see the magic happen!

Unfortunately, this means that the coffee van is no longer be available for events and the weekly coffee deliveries, but we hope that you will come and see us in our new space.

There's seating inside, outdoor seating at the rear and in front of the shop (the front of the shop seating is temporarily removed while upgrades to the front of the shop are completed), with some cover from the rain in both areas. And soon to have more seating upstairs, around late November 2024.

We are sharing the space with other local businesses - Hop Kettle Brewery and Scratch Made Kitchen under the name Tap & Brew - Hop Kettle being the "Tap" and Light Bulb Coffee being the "Brew" in "Tap & Brew".

WHO WE ARE HOW & HOW IT STARTED

Light Bulb Coffee is a speciality coffee micro roastery and coffee shop, serving the people of Swindon.
In 2018 Light Bulb Coffee started out as a mobile coffee van.
We have always cared about engaging with people and sharing great coffee. Our knowledge, passion and experience in making coffee mean that every cup we make is done with care and attention to quality.
Espresso Machine with light bulbs in a van
- The coffee roasting machine is the Aillio Bullet. It's electric and uses induction technology to heat the drum directly.
Aillio Bullet. 1kg coffee roastery
Here are some of the advantages of induction:
- Induction eliminates energy waste, transforming the Bullet into one of the world’s greenest roasters.
- Induction drastically increases the responsiveness of the machine, lending it a feel more akin to gas roasters than traditional electric roasters, as any mid-roast adjustments to the power level are instantaneous.
- Induction allows us to pack an incredible amount of heat into the Bullet, reducing its footprint without sacrificing its power, so that I can roast 1kg batches of coffee just about anywhere, with none of the setup headaches associated with gas roasters (almost all coffee roasters use gas powered roasting machines).
I try to recycle and reduce packaging where possible. Currently using Ecocup for our cups, lids, etc.