A little bit on Roasting and beans.

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U.S. Coffee Championships 2023 Baltimore Qualifiers Results

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How to Make the Best Coffee at Home By James Hoffmann: Book Review 

James Hoffmann’s new book, How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, is finally out, and is the perfect guide for both professionals and amateurs. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos by Tanya Nanetti James Hoffmann is one of the most recognizable people in the world of specialty coffee. His YouTube channel is both informative […]


Serving Coffee in the Epicenter

The Turkish specialty-coffee community is coming together to support earthquake relief. BY MICHAEL BUTTERWORTHSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE When Niji Coffee went live on Instagram,…


Is the World Barista Championship too exclusive & expensive for competitors?

There are a number of competitions in specialty coffee designed to test the skills and knowledge of industry professionals. However, many consider the World Barista Championship (WBC) to be one of the most esteemed and highly regarded events, acting as a platform to showcase excellence in the barista profession. There are many reasons to celebrate […]

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10 (More) Minutes With Helena Oliviero

Today we continue our conversation with Helena Oliviero about her coffee career and life on a Colombian finca. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Helena Oliviero Barista Magazine: Let’s talk about living on a Colombian coffee farm, Finca Palma Roja. How do you spend your days? What’s usually happening on a busy coffee […]


Breaking New Ground: A Sicilian Coffee Plantation, Part One

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PRF El Salvador announces speakers and panellists

Following a call for applications in October 2022, Producer & Roaster Forum (PRF) has announced its first speakers and panellists for PRF El Salvador. The two-day forum will be held on 16 and 17 March 2023 at the Salamanca Exhibition Centre in San Salvador. The event is set to return to El Salvador after it […]


The Caripe Variety: A Groundbreaking Milestone in Venezuelan Coffee Farming

Today, we unveil the story behind the Caripe variety and its significance for the Venezuelan coffee industry. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Featured photo by Carlos Felipe Ramírez Mesa via Unsplash In the heart of Venezuela, nestled among the picturesque states of Monagas, Anzoátegui, and Sucre, lies a legacy deeply rooted in coffee cultivation. This […]

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Brewing at Home and on the Road with Justin Pierce

In this series, we ask coffee professionals how they like to drink their coffee while at home and when traveling. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Feature photo courtesy of Justin Pierce Coffee professionals tend to spend most of their days brewing coffee. Baristas brew coffee behind the bar for their customers. Roasters brew it to […]


Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago

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Test Drive: The Linea Micra Espresso Machine from La Marzocco

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4 Cool Cafés to Try Out in Bologna

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A little bit on Roasting and beans.

A little bit on Roasting and beans.

minimum dose size?

Jan 31, 2024 |

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

A little bit on Roasting and beans.

I am new to this. Just got set up with a Gaggia Classic, Eureka Mignon Sinlenzio and all the other bits I need.

Ready to get the machine up and going today but I want to select the proper beans for me.

I have been doing a lot of research and understand that freshly roasted beans are important.

So I have gone out to a few coffee shops that use freshly roasted beans. Indeed the one in my town roasts in a building next to their café. They sell these beans online and in the shop.

However, after ordering an array of espresso drinks there including a double espresso, macchiato, cappuccino and an americano just to get some tastes of the coffee, I don't like it at all.

What I don't know is if I am just way to new to this to understand what good is or their barista's aren't very good with the machines? Like, could this be good coffee and I just don't get it? To me their coffee attacked the hell out of my tongue and the taste lingered for hours.

Or could this just be the roast being bad?

I ask because this could be a great way for me to get freshly roasted coffee on the regular and if it is just the barista's not being great I can safely get some beans there.

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The worst part is, and I know this will get me a lot of flack, but the worst part is so far of all the espresso I have tasted I like the Starbucks the best. It has this dark sweet flavor to me that goes oh so well with some properly frothed milk.

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Do you guys think I should just try some of their freshly roasted beans and go for it? Or maybe find something else online? Because at this point I am inclined to buy some Whole bean starbucks espresso roast and just see where that gets me and forgo all of the knowledge telling me that fresh roasted and roast dates are important.

It isn't like I have no experience with coffee, it is just that my main experience with Espresso is via Starbucks and through foods and such.

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I do know that it is possible that I just haven't developed a taste for true fresh roasted espresso. For instance, when I started smoking cigars, they just tasted all the same to me, and left me feeling like my mouth was an ashtray, but over the course of a couple months or so I was able to tell what I was smoking and could tell the differences in them and that first cigar I smoked ended up tasting phenomenal once my tastes had developed. Could that be the case here? Or could it just be bad coffee.

I could use some advice, and would appreciate it a lot.

Thanks in advance.

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Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

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