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Larry Cotton’s DIY Wobble Disk Home Coffee Roaster (June 2026)

June 8, 2026
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Unique Coffee Varieties From Colombia Producer Edward Sandoval

June 4, 2026
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Updates On Our Blend Pricing and Availability

May 13, 2026
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An Accidental Review: Silvertone at City to City+

May 1, 2026
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Can The Gene Cafe Roast Tea Leaves?

May 1, 2026
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Product Overview: StovePop by VKP

April 29, 2026
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Travel Notes from our 2026 Guatemala Visit

April 18, 2026
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A cupping set up with green coffee and brewed coffee featuring (left to right) a Ugandan commercial coffee, a natural anaerobic lot from Bolivia, and a washed Ethiopian.

Low vs High Grade Coffee: Commercial “Alpha” vs Anaerobic Microlot

April 17, 2026
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April Green Coffee Outlook: How the War is Impacting Coffee

April 8, 2026
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Gene Cafe CBR-301: Using the App

March 10, 2026
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Melanie Herrera in Huehue during a 2012 trip. Melanie works for an importer we've been buying from for well over a decade. She also has a small farm "Parcela Melanie", and produces excellent coffee!

In Conversation with Melanie Herrera of Bella Vista Guatemala (Video)

February 27, 2026
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Probat L12 Upper Belt Pulley Tension Adjustment

Probat Coffee Roaster Replacement Belts

February 23, 2026
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Swiss Water Decaf - Green Coffee Comparison

Decaf Coffee Overview

February 22, 2026
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Robusta Coffee Overview

February 19, 2026
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Stirring Trouble? Stovetop Coffee Roasting Fixes

February 10, 2026
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Sweet Marias Farm Gate Drawing by T.O.

Understanding Our Farm Gate Coffee Program

February 8, 2026
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January Green Coffee Outlook: Groundwork for 2026

January 27, 2026
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Understanding Our Blends and Their Availability

January 21, 2026
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Stumping Project-Ethiopia Coffee

The Stumping Project Closes out 2025 in Ethiopia

December 22, 2025
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Anacafe Funcafe Event

Behmor Celebrates Coffee Farmers in Guatemala (thanks to you!)

December 19, 2025
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Sumatra Coffee Farmers in Distress

December 3, 2025
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Simple Tips for Roasting Aged Sumatran Coffee

November 26, 2025
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Aillio Bullet Maintenance: Drum Shims

November 25, 2025
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November Green Coffee Outlook: The Latest on Tariffs and Coffee

November 18, 2025
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Uganda Coffee Tasting

Uganda Coffee- Talking and Tasting

November 11, 2025
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Coffee from Bhutan

November 6, 2025
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Making Changes to your Subscription

November 3, 2025
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Product Overview: Gene Cafe

October 9, 2025
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A Shot of Sweet Maria’s Liquid Amber Espresso Blend

October 3, 2025
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Changing the Heating Elements in a Quest M3s Coffee Roaster.

September 30, 2025
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