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Brilliant new coffees
We’ve never had it so good in this country in terms of specialty coffees. And I’m just a little frustrated that I’ll be away for a few weeks just when the flow of some superb coffees is starting.
But that means there’s more to look forward to when I come back!
Read on for some tantalising info on a few of the beans to come…
From the farm to you
Direct relationship coffee is gaining support in many western coffee-loving countries.
This is where there is a direct connection between the grower of the coffee and the roaster, leaving out the grower auction process, the wholesaler and one or two other middlemen.
But it’s normally beyond small roaster like me – until perhaps now…
Processing coffee beans
Ever wondered what all those strange descriptions of green coffee are all about?
- Dry processed
- Wet processed
- Natural
- Pulp Natural
- Etc.
The green light for green coffee packaging?
Most people in the coffee game have much to say about the storage of roasted coffee. We go on about the tiniest detail of how to store those precious roasted beans in order to delay the ineviatable staling process.
But fewer of us give a lot of thought to how green (unroasted) coffee beans are stored…
Nestle, what are you thinking!?
The world of instant ‘coffee’ has reached a new low with a product just launched by Nestle on the unsuspecting Australian people…
Colombian RFA Excelso Kachalu Organic
Colombian coffee has the reputation of tasting, well, just like coffee – nothing outstanding, but just nice coffee.
But that is changing, and some fantastic coffees are coming out of Colombia these days. This is one…
Coelho's Gold Monsooned Malabar
If you have never come across a Monsooned Malabar before, this is a very unusual bean.
This a high quality coffee grown in a hilly range in India called the Western Ghats under ideal coffee-growing conditions.
Then the monsooning process start…
Green Coffee of the Month
I’m been surprised at the interest in a Green Coffee of the Month Club.
The idea being that home roasters could pay a 3, 6 or 12 month ‘subscription’ and have a package of 1, 2, or 2.5Kg of different green beans delivered to their door each month.
Now perhaps some of the interest is understandable in the light of the demise of Ozgreens, and some people might say that this idea is no different.
But I beg to differ…
July 5th 2009
5:22 AM AEDST
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