specialty coffee – CAFÉ SIN MENTIRAS

How to choose a roaster – most important piece of advice

So, you are thinking about starting a coffee roastery! Congratulations!

I’ve been there.

You discuss the machines, which one you like the most, you collect the data and the feedback from the fellow roasters – what are the possible problems, how the coffee turns out. You think about the design – which color to choose, how it will look inside the shop. You are probably even thinking about the length of the chimney and the number of bends it makes – and you really should.

All of it is important, and definitely should be considered and thought through.

But only after you find out the most important piece of information….

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What is fermentation?
– What is fermentation in coffee?
– Are coffee processing and fermentation the same?
– What is anaerobic fermentation in coffee?
– What is carbonic maceration in coffee?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What temperature do you roast coffee at?
– Can you roast coffee in the oven? – How do you roast coffee in the oven?
– Is it cheaper to roast your own coffee?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What are the best coffee roasters for home?
– How long does it take to roast coffee?
– How do you roast coffee at home?
– Is it worth roasting your own coffee?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What is the origin of Arabica coffee?
– Why is it called Arabica coffee?
– Which is better arabica or robusta?
– How can you tell Robusta from Arabica?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What are the 4 types of coffee beans?
– Is Arabica coffee the same as Colombian coffee?
– What does Arabica coffee taste like?
– Why is Arabica coffee the best?
– Does Coffea arabica have caffeine?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What percentage of coffee is specialty?
– What is a coffee professional called?
– What does arabica mean in coffee?

SPECIALTY COFFEE – COMMON QUESTIONS

The questions answered in this post:
– What is specialty coffee?
– What makes specialty coffee special?
– Is Starbucks a specialty coffee?

Ristretto, lungo and a nervous barista – or about cafe cheio

Barista, there is nothing to be stressed about when being asked for a lungo, or a cafe cheio!

Latte Art is the way to show the barista cares

Pouring nice patterns on our guests cappuccino is simply the gesture of care and love. You are creating beauty, tasty beauty, something that is visually perfect and heart-warming, and makes the morning of somebody better, both by how it tastes and looks.

Roasting Coffee Locally in a Multi-Connected World

I have more and more clients coming to the coffee shop, searching for a locally roasted coffee. And although the coffee shop where I am training baristas is working succesfully with one of the biggest Spanish Specialty Coffee Roasters, and I know the beans, and I have my speach ready, to tell them that beans are coming here every week, freshly roasted, that guys are experienced, etc. – I cannot help myself noticing that people are expecting to find a local roaster.