Brewing a great cup of coffee after grinding coffee beans seems easy enough, but once you take that first sip, you realize it tastes nothing like your local speciality coffee shop. The good news is that making great coffee is more about the technique used more than it is about the gadgets. That full-bodied cup of coffee is achievable in your own home if you avoid these common mistakes. Grind Levels for Grinding Coffee Beans If you have not already guessed, there are several different grind levels when it comes to grinding coffee beans. Each level of grind will you give you a different …
Do I Buy Coffee Beans or Ground Coffee? and Why?
Should I buy coffee beans or ground coffee? That is a question that gets asked a lot these days and today, we are going to do our best to break it down so that you will have better knowledge about both. For starters, let me just go ahead and say that you should buy coffee beans and grind your own. Why? That's a great question. Let's look at the facts, shall we? Why Do We Grind Coffee? The basic goal of making coffee is to get what’s sealed inside the bean (those delicious flavour complexities that roasters create) out of the bean. By grinding the coffee beans fresh, you help the …
La Albania – Colombian Coffee with Hints of Caramel and Cherry
Coffee runs in the family and Israel's son Juan Pablo runs the La Albania Farm on a day to day basis. Israel, who is the owner of the farm, also runs the Racafe dry mill in Armenia where his coffee is exported. He has been working there for over 2 decades and certainly knows his green beans. Coffee is a passion of his, but not his only passion. He is also an avid collector of Turkeys and currently has 32 that roam the farm. Flavour Profile of La Albania The Caturra and Castillo cherry varietal are fermented for approx 18 hours then mechanically dried. Doing this ensures that each bean …
Biloya – Superb Ethiopian Coffee with Notes of Apricot Peach and Bergamot
Biloya coffee (or Beloya) is created in Gedeo, a region that extends south from the Sidama zone surrounded by the Oromia region with Guji bordering to the East. Situated in the Ethiopian Highlands which has little altitude falling below 1500masl, and is home to Ras Dashen, the highest mountain in Ethiopia, 10th highest in Africa. Here, you will find coffee farmers raising an Heirloom varietal that has notes of peach, Jasmine, and black tea. Flavour Profile of Biloya Coffee is washed in the flotation tanks to remove any plant debris and undesirable beans, before being fermented and the …
Mundo Freitas – a Nutty Chocolate Brazilian Coffee
The Mundo Freitas coffee is one of those speciality coffees that once you've tried it, you never forget the taste and flavour. Located in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, this large farm grows several different varietals (including the Mundo Novo) and produces both natural and pulped natural coffees. Flavour Profile of Mundo Freitas Preserving the natural resources in the production process of coffee at Freitas farm, conservation of soil, water resources and ecosystems is how Osmar Freitas Junior produces the high quality of the Mundo Freitas blend. Each bean is packed with hints of …
Bwishaza – Rwandan Coffee with a Taste of Strawberry and Orange
Rwanda produces some of the best coffee in Africa and the Bourbon variety (no Bourbon in it) has become one of the most sought-after gourmet coffees in the world. You can find it in speciality coffee shops (like our roasters this month -- Horsham Coffee Roasters) and in most well known U.S.A coffee shops as well. Rwandans working together to produce some of the best gourmet coffee in Africa that when it comes to coffee has put Rwanda on the map of gourmet coffee drinkers around the world. The Bwishaza is no exception. Flavour Profile of Bwishaza The speed of drying and thickness of the …
