Honey processing: everything you need to know
Have you ever wondered what honey processing or what it means? Or if it’s any better than the natural processed coffee you used last week?...
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How can we encourage more producers to grow specialty coffee?
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help producers access fairer, wider markets. In its latest report, the USDA predicts that both global coffee production and consumption will reach record highs in 2025/26. Production is estimated at 178.8… read more
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help… read more
How YOU Can Make a Career Out of Coffee Roasting
2½ years ago, I would never have imagined making a career out of coffee roasting. Yet today, that is exactly what I am. I was...
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Roasting at home has always intrigued me, yet until recently, I’d shied away from trying it. Why bother when it’s so much easier to buy...
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A Humanitarian Coffee Enterprise: Solid City Coffee
There are so many global issues around the world that we’re unfamiliar with. And who knew that something simple as a buying a bag of...
IKAWA – The World’s First Digital & Smart Phone Controlled Micro Coffee Roaster
Roasting coffee can be quite a learning curve on the journey of a coffee aficionado, but without a doubt it’s one of the most rewarding...
Breaking Bag: Why Are Coffee Bags & Their Labels Important?
I was on the phone to my mum giving her some tips on how to choose a bag of beans when I realised how incomprehensible...
Coffee & Chemistry: The Beansmith Roaster
There was a time when the roasting process would have been just another step in the journey of crop to cup. There wouldn’t have been...
Scott Rao Roasting Masterclass: How to Roast Specialty Coffee
We attended a Scott Rao’s “Roasting Masterclass” at Prufrock Coffee, London last week. Who’s Scott Rao? He’s a “Coffee Idol” to the Specialty Coffee generation....
Roasting Down Under: The Bearded Roaster
Australian coffee culture for many years has been dominated by large commercial roasting companies. With the explosion of third wave coffee onto the café scene,...