What Shapes Acidity in the Cup? TL;DR Acidity in coffee is shaped by where the beans are grown, how they are processed, and how they are roasted. African coffees tend to be the brightest, washed processing produces cleaner acidity, and lighter roasts preserve more of...
What Is Coffee Acidity? TL;DR Coffee acidity is not sourness, it is the quality that makes specialty coffee bright, complex, and alive. It comes from organic acids that develop in the bean during growing, processing, and roasting. The key acids include chlorogenic...
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...
