About Coffee

What is Specialty Coffee?

What is Specialty Coffee?

Specialty coffee involves several organizations such as the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), and the World Coffee Research (WCR) who standardize what can be considered Specialty...

What is Specialty Coffee?

Specialty coffee involves several organizations such as the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), and the World Coffee Research (WCR) who standardize what can be considered Specialty...

About Espresso

About Espresso

Espresso started to be offered with milk and other tastes in the 1930s, when the newly invented machines had spread around the world. Today, espresso is one of the most...

About Espresso

Espresso started to be offered with milk and other tastes in the 1930s, when the newly invented machines had spread around the world. Today, espresso is one of the most...

Home Roasting

Home Roasting

Roasting has developed into a significant industry and hobby. Coffee beans can now be roasted using a variety of techniques and machinery, from a drum roasting process to air roasting...

Home Roasting

Roasting has developed into a significant industry and hobby. Coffee beans can now be roasted using a variety of techniques and machinery, from a drum roasting process to air roasting...

"Coffea", Caffeine, and the Plant

"Coffea", Caffeine, and the Plant

Coffea is a type of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. These are shurbs or trees native to Africa and Asia, whose seeds (or coffee beans) from the coffee fruit...

"Coffea", Caffeine, and the Plant

Coffea is a type of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. These are shurbs or trees native to Africa and Asia, whose seeds (or coffee beans) from the coffee fruit...

Acidity & Brightness

Acidity & Brightness

Acidity in coffee does not refer to pH levels, bitterness, or sourness. Brightness does not refer to a coffees color. What do these terms mean then?

Acidity & Brightness

Acidity in coffee does not refer to pH levels, bitterness, or sourness. Brightness does not refer to a coffees color. What do these terms mean then?

Processing Coffee: Honey

Processing Coffee: Honey

Processing Coffee Coffee processing refers to the methods farmers use to extract the coffee seed or seeds from a coffee cherry. No, there are no honeybees involved in the process!...

Processing Coffee: Honey

Processing Coffee Coffee processing refers to the methods farmers use to extract the coffee seed or seeds from a coffee cherry. No, there are no honeybees involved in the process!...