May 17, 2017
VIDEO Guide: Quality Control & Defects in Natural/Dry Coffees
Natural/dry processed coffees have divided the specialty coffee industry time and time again. They have a sweet, fruity flavour thanks to their processing method. A…
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January 7, 2019
How To Make Barista Quality Espresso at Home
So, you love sipping on a delicious espresso, latte, or flat white at your favorite coffee shop, but wish you could have that a barista…
October 2, 2018
Can We Improve Efficiency & Quality in Coffee Picking?
Do you want to produce high-quality coffee that should result in higher prices? Or do you want to efficiently produce coffee, reducing investment and so…
May 24, 2018
How to Ensure Green Coffee Quality in Transit & Storage
After leaving the mill, coffee travels thousands of miles and through numerous hands before reaching the roaster. And across this journey, even small errors can…
May 4, 2018
Vietnamese Coffee & The Path Towards High-Quality Arabica
You might not know it, but Vietnam is a coffee giant. The question is: with only Brazil exceeding it in production, why is Vietnam so…
March 27, 2018
Basket Shapes & Water Quality: Filter Coffee in The Science Lab
What do you need to do to brew better filter coffee? That’s one of the many questions UC Davis Coffee Center is setting out to…
December 7, 2017
Specialty vs Commodity: How Yield, Quality, & Prices Interact
Coffee prices are complex, whether they’re specialty or commodity. Profit margins are even more so. Yield, quality, supply and demand, and harvest conditions all affect…
June 8, 2017
How Does Pressure Affect Espresso Quality?
What makes a perfect espresso, well, an espresso? Pressure. Sure, there’s also the crema, the size of the drink, and the concentrated nature of the…
June 1, 2017
Coffee Processing VIDEO Guide: What Is Pulping?
How much do you know about where your coffee comes from? Those beautiful coffee beans are actually the seeds of coffee berries, aka "cherries". And getting…
May 31, 2017
How Can Producers Improve Coffee Quality & Get Better Prices?
Producers, baristas, roasters, consumers – whoever we are, we all want coffee farmers to be able to produce better quality coffee and receive better prices.…
May 18, 2017
Roaster Basics VIDEO: Why Does Green Bean Moisture Matter?
Roasting coffee is all about heat and moisture. During your roast, you'll bring coffee beans down from 10–12% moisture content to less than 5%. But…
April 26, 2017
VIDEO: What Is Washed Coffee Processing?
Washed coffee processing: it's renowned for producing an exceptionally clean profile, and often used for specialty-grade coffees. But what is it? And how do producers…
January 18, 2017
Why Specialty Naturals Need Strict Quality Control
Natural coffees are full of sweetness, eco-friendly, and on trend. But they can also be one of the most vulnerable to contamination and fermentation –…
October 6, 2016
VIDEO: Why a Messy Naked Portafilter Means Bad Extraction
Think the naked portafilter is too messy? Fed up of coffee spraying all over your gleaming machine? Coffee Champion Chris Baca of Verve Coffee has the answer…
September 27, 2016
VIDEOS: How Origin Trips Can Help Producers & Green Bean Buyers
Origin trips: you'll hear the words spoken with reverence in the specialty coffee industry. But what actually happens on them? And why are they so…
August 25, 2016
Slow Naturals: How Controlled Fermentation Came to Brazil
There was a time, in Brazil, when the wet process was considered the only way to produce a high-quality coffee. The argument went that ripe…