by Christopher Schooley, SCAA / Coffee Shrub Roasters lift, and carry the weight. Roasters wait, and they wait. Production may be patience and repetition, but that doesn’t mean for a second that it’s not soulful. In fact, it is incredibly enriching if you allow yourself to be open to it. Production roasting is meditative and physical, …
by Steven Lee, Groundwork Coffee “Anything essential is invisible to the eyes. It’s the time that you spent… that makes …(it) so important.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Over the years, I have been lucky enough to have very generous people invest time and energy into my coffee education. Some have played a more active role …
An Interview with Paul Thornton, SCAA Immediate Past President & Director of Coffee for Farmer Brothers / Coffee Bean International How did you get started working in coffee? I was looking for a summer job out of high school. My brother worked for a small roasting company called Coffee Bean International, which at the time owned …
by Ben Angelo, Stumptown Coffee Roasters I think there’s a common hunger for knowledge when discovering and exploring craft roasting. That first batch drops and you want to know it all: was that the right temp to drop my Guatemala Antigua? Was the time good? It all looks brownish, so what’s the color I’m looking for? …
by Candice Madison, Notes Coffee Roasters It’s early morning—well, early-ish—and I’m sitting drinking a v60 of Kamwangi AA Lot #032 from Kirinyaga, Kenya. This new-crop coffee is one of many I have had a hand in buying for our roastery. I roasted the pre-shipment sample on a Quest M3, devised an appropriate profile for filter, highlighting …
by Rosemary Trent, Pueblo a Pueblo For more than a decade, SCAA’s Sustainability Council has recognized individuals, businesses, and organizations that promote sustainability within the coffee world, selecting one each year to receive the prestigious Sustainability Award. This year’s panel received an unprecedented number of applicants representing projects that have demonstrated remarkable dedication to real and …
Who are you and what do you do in coffee? My name is Norbert Niederhauser and I am the co-founder of Cropster, an information management service for coffee roasters, traders and producers. How and when did you get started in the coffee business? I got into the coffee business about 11 years ago. I …
Zojirushi Unveils Its First Commercial Use Water Boiler at the SCAA Show Zojirushi’s Commercial Water Boiler & Warmer (CD-LTC50) is the perfect solution for anyone needing a commercial-use hot water dispenser to make tea, hot chocolate, instant soups, instant oatmeal, sauces, or any other beverages or foods requiring hot water without the hassle of installing …
Pack Plus is one of the nation’s fastest growing flexible packaging manufactures offering a wide variety of high-quality packaging solutions for the coffee and tea industries. Over the past 18 years, Pack Plus has been the most trusted coffee packaging suppliers that thrived in building partnerships with customers on all levels. We are committed to …
Visionary innovation for more than 70 years! BODUM®’s history dates back to 1944, when Peter Bodum launched the company in Copenhagen, Denmark. Renowned for its iconic French Press coffeemaker and signature Scandinavian design aesthetic, BODUM® has grown into a global housewares brand, with distribution in more than 55 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the company continues …