How to Start Home Roasting: Green Beans, Equipment, and Why Your Source Matters TL;DR The machine matters less than you think. Your green beans matter more than almost anything else. Buy from a roaster who knows exactly where their coffee came from, how it was farmed,...
What Makes Coffee Truly Ethical? A Roaster's Honest Take What Makes Coffee Truly Ethical? A Roaster’s Honest Take – Most coffee brands call themselves ethical. Very few can prove it. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen the word...
Mastering Coffee Cupping Part III: From Sensory Memory to Brewing Mastery Part III Mastering Coffee Cupping: From Sensory Memory to Brewing Mastery 8. From Sensory Memory to Pattern Recognition Expert cuppers develop a memory bank of sensory references, but this...
Part II: Mastering Coffee Cupping: Roast Chemistry and Processing Signatures 4. Understanding Roast Development Through Cupping Cupping is the clearest method for detecting roast issues because brewing often hides them. Brewing introduces agitation, filtration, bypass...
