Coffee Education

Manual versus tech-based coffee roasting

Larry Duran

One of the questions that often comes up in home coffee roasting forums and even in the fluid bed Facebook group where I am one of the admins is the...

Manual versus tech-based coffee roasting

Larry Duran

One of the questions that often comes up in home coffee roasting forums and even in the fluid bed Facebook group where I am one of the admins is the...

Kaffelogic Nano 7: Best small batch coffee roas...

Larry Duran

KEY FINDINGS Capable of precisely roasting 50-200 grams of coffee Invaluable tool for roasting green coffee samples, roasting for competitions, or profile development for commercial fluid bed roaster PID software...

Kaffelogic Nano 7: Best small batch coffee roas...

Larry Duran

KEY FINDINGS Capable of precisely roasting 50-200 grams of coffee Invaluable tool for roasting green coffee samples, roasting for competitions, or profile development for commercial fluid bed roaster PID software...

Water: The often unsuspect culptrit

Larry Duran

If you buy a bag of roasted coffee based on how it tasted at a coffee shop, coffee roastery, Farmer’s Market, or just based on the flavor descriptions on the...

Water: The often unsuspect culptrit

Larry Duran

If you buy a bag of roasted coffee based on how it tasted at a coffee shop, coffee roastery, Farmer’s Market, or just based on the flavor descriptions on the...

Outsmarting the Clever Dripper

Larry Duran

Until recently, the Clever Dripper was one brewer we have owned for years but seldom used as we had never gotten good results with it.  A recent customer troubleshooting inquiry...

Outsmarting the Clever Dripper

Larry Duran

Until recently, the Clever Dripper was one brewer we have owned for years but seldom used as we had never gotten good results with it.  A recent customer troubleshooting inquiry...

Which roast level should you chose?

Larry Duran

Roasting coffee causes complex chemical reactions to take place within the coffee seed, and how the coffee is roasted will accentuate or diminish inherent qualities.  This is why one coffee...

Which roast level should you chose?

Larry Duran

Roasting coffee causes complex chemical reactions to take place within the coffee seed, and how the coffee is roasted will accentuate or diminish inherent qualities.  This is why one coffee...

What are tasting notes?

Larry Duran

Tasting notes provide the consumer with a general snapshot of what kinds of tastes, aromas, and body (mouthfeel) to expect from a coffee.  Flavor is the combination of those three...

What are tasting notes?

Larry Duran

Tasting notes provide the consumer with a general snapshot of what kinds of tastes, aromas, and body (mouthfeel) to expect from a coffee.  Flavor is the combination of those three...