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Apr - Jun 2007: Coffee is a Crop, Not a Can of Pop; New Central America Arrival Highlights; Yet Another Weird T-Shirt

Date:

Sun, 2007-04-01

Coffee is a Crop, Not a Can of Pop.

Mar - Apr 2001: Home Roasting and Freshness

Date:

Thu, 2001-03-01

Home Roasting and Freshness
This month’s newsletter topic was inspired by a very mediocre cup of coffee. It was an Auction Lot Kenya, and it was originally a very good coffee (the name isn’t important but it is one we sold in mid-2000). Yet this cup was dull, totally lacking the distinct fruity and flowery aromatics of a good Kenya. What was wrong?

Apr - May 2000: Snap vs Crack - Web Page Changes...Groan - Green Coffee: How Old is Too Old?

Date:

Sat, 2000-04-01

Snap vs. Crack

The Coffee Cupping Reviews for our green coffees often recommend how long you should roast a particular coffee relative to the first crack and the second crack. While it is an imperfect way to talk about the "degree of roast," let me explain why we chose cracks as reference points for how dark the roast is, and the alternatives.