Java Coffee Processing and Mill Visits 2019

August 2, 2021

The Indonesian island of JavaThere are several types of Abyssinia, but they are not from Ethiopia but rather Indonesia. Abyssinia 3 = AB3. PJS Cramer, a Dutch plant researcher, introduced this variety in 1928, supposedly from Ethiopia seed stock. It was More is an important coffee source for us. Here’s a video of coffee millA coffee mill might mean a coffee grinder, but we usually use the term to refer to a coffee processing facility, either a Wet-Mill or a Dry Mill. A wet mill will be part of More visits and other wackiness. Here’s some video

Flores Indonesia Coffee Supplier Visits

August 1, 2021

The Indonesian island of FloresFlores is an Indonesian island, and as a coffee bears more resemblance to the coffees of Timor-Leste, New Guinea and Java than to the wet-hulled coffees of Sumatra and Sulawesi. It is sweet, with good More is an important coffee source for us. Here’s a video of coffee farm visits and other wackiness. Here’s some video

The Kenya Coffee Auction

December 17, 2020

The KenyaKenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their trade, everything is topnotch.: Kenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both More coffee auctions are a minor miracle, that excellent small lots are put up for sale based on cup quality. This vintage video is

Ethiopia Kafa Coffee Caravan (Video)

November 13, 2020

Some ambient scenes from the Kafa zone of Western EthiopiaEthiopia is the birthplace of coffee: it is in the forests of the Kaffa region that coffee arabica grew wild. Coffee is "Bun" or "Buna" in Ethiopia, so Coffee Bean is quite possibly a poor More, and a look at a couple nice farms. Sorry for silly introduction on my Kafa

Congo Kivu Coffee Photo Tour

August 19, 2020

CongoKivu is the general name for East Congo (Kinshasa), covering a very broad geographical area, and the lake of the same name that divides them. It borders on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika on More is complicated: Instability means coffee farmers can’t find a stable market, or even farm their crop without sometimes facingFacing can mean turning toward, standing up to, being brave. But in coffee roasting though, it means scorching a roast.: Facing refers to scorch marks found on the flat side or face of the coffee More threats. The issues in CongoKivu

Uganda Coffee Journey: Uganda Go To The Rwenzoris

June 28, 2020

Video and commentary from a trip the Rwenzori range of Western UgandaWhile Arabica was introduced at the beginning of the 1900's, Robusta coffee is indigenous to the country, and has been a part of Ugandan life for centuries. The variety of Wild Robusta Coffee still growing More .

Video: Rwanda Coffee Processing at Cyato Station

April 13, 2020

Coffee quality isn’t an accident: See the work behind Cyato coffee This is a walk around and photo montage of RwandaRwandan coffee was, at one

Video: Visiting Dusangirijambo, a Burundi Coffee Cooperative

April 8, 2020

Welcome to Dusangirijambo, a BurundiBurundi coffee bears resemblance to neighboring Rwanda, in both cup character, but also the culture surrounding coffee. Burundi is a small landlocked country at the crossroads of East and Central Africa, straddling the crest of More coffee cooperative in the Kayanza region, close to the RwandaRwandan coffee was, at one time, rarely seen in the United States as either a Specialty grade or low-end commercial coffee. There simply was not that much coffee produced in Rwanda that went anywhere besides More border. We have traveled here many times over the last

Rwanda Mutovu Video Tour: Incremental Improvements to a Competition-Level Cup

February 14, 2020

Small improvements at RwandaRwandan coffee was, at one time, rarely seen in the United States as either a Specialty grade or low-end commercial coffee. There simply was not that much coffee produced in Rwanda that went anywhere besides More Mutovu washing stationIn Kenya, a "Factory" is actually a coffee wet mill (called a washing station in other parts of Africa) where the fresh cherry is brought for wet-processing. It is called a wet mill usually, and More has led to a consistent, competition-level coffee.

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Sumatra Aceh Coffee Culture: a Video

November 5, 2019

This is the long form video that gives a good sense of the coffee growing and trading traditions of AcehThe northernmost district in SumatraL Aceh District is north of North Sumatra and produces some very classic Sumatra coffees. The center of coffee in Aceh is Lake Tawar and Takengon, the city by the lake. More, SumatraIndonesians are available as a unique wet-hulled or dry-hulled (washed) coffees. Giling Basah is the name for the wet-hulling process in Bahasa language, and will have more body and often more of the "character" that More. Visits to coffee farmers

Category: Travel Videos

Videos from travels to coffee origins. These include a range of overview videos to focused pieces on a single micro-region or a group of farmers. These pull from our extensive YouTube channel of coffee travel videos and others.

Java Coffee Processing and Mill Visits 2019

Flores Indonesia Coffee Supplier Visits

The Kenya Coffee Auction

Ethiopia Kafa Coffee Caravan (Video)

Congo Kivu Coffee Photo Tour

Uganda Coffee Journey: Uganda Go To The Rwenzoris

Video: Rwanda Coffee Processing at Cyato Station

Video: Visiting Dusangirijambo, a Burundi Coffee Cooperative

Rwanda Mutovu Video Tour: Incremental Improvements to a Competition-Level Cup

Sumatra Aceh Coffee Culture: a Video

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