First Crack FAQ: What is First Crack? What is Second Crack?
May 18, 2021
If you’re struggling to identify the sound of first crack and second crack when roasting coffee, read on… I remember many years ago writing a
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Coffee issues and topics: We can’t find a good name for this meta-category of articles about the coffee trade, the science of coffee, issues of coffee evalutation and taste. It’s the best we can do…
If you’re struggling to identify the sound of first crack and second crack when roasting coffee, read on… I remember many years ago writing a
A guide to understanding the Giling Basah method, a Sumatran coffee-processing tradition. In the Bahasa language of Indonesia, Giling Basah means “wet-hulled.” That’s not very
A look at the coffee crop cycle and other factors that affect our Green Coffee List (jump directly to the lists of upcoming and incoming
Few coffee roasters or importers store all their stock of green coffee. That includes Sweet Maria’s Ever wonder where all that Sweet Maria’s coffee comes
Coffee varieties are my thing! Here are some visits I have made to coffee research collections. I am a big fan of unusual coffee varieties
Some ambient scenes from the Kafa zone of Western Ethiopia, and a look at a couple nice farms. Sorry for silly introduction on my Kafa
A “sciency” look at the fruit of the coffee shrub, and the endosperm AKA “coffee bean” we so love to roast. I created these images
Coffee is 98.75% water. Why aren’t we talking about water chemistry more? It’s not crazy to wonder what water chemistry is best suited for coffee
*update 5/26/21 – This year’s arrivals came with an informational piece Fatoum Muslot put together for the four coffees we purchased from her. But as
Why can’t an origin that produces great coffee get a break? As part of a presentation to discuss the impact of the global coffee market,
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