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Don’t Skip the Budding Specialty-Café Culture in Quito, Ecuador

Introducing the specialty cafés of Quito, a city worth exploring on your coffee quest. BY JORDAN BUCHANANSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE Featured photo courtesy of Stratto When traveling across South America, Ecuador can be forgotten between the high profiles of Colombia and Peru. Similarly, coffee from Ecuador may be overlooked due to its giant neighbors, including […]


Understanding the Process: Koji Fermentation

Continuing our series on coffee processing, we learn about koji fermentation, a unique process usually associated with the brewing of sake. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Forest Coffee If brewed properly, a cup of coffee can offer countless variations of flavor and aroma. The quality and complexity of these attributes depend on many different […]


Sumatra Coffee Farmers See Gains Through Agroforestry and Organic Fertilizer

Farmers in Indonesia’s Lampung province are making their own organic fertilizer in order to lessen reliance on volatile external supply chains. They’ve also diversified the number of crops they grow,…


Congrats to the Top-Ranking Qualifiers at U.S. CoffeeChamps Denver

Dozens of coffee professionals competed at qualifiers this weekend in Colorado for coveted spots at the U.S. Coffee Championships next month. BY J. MARIE CARLANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by J. Marie Carlan For competitive coffee professionals in the USA, the U.S. Coffee Championships are the place to be. Over the weekend, the second USCC […]

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Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago

A specialty coffee roasting company based in western Ukraine called Soloway Coffee (Instagram link) this week opened its first location in the United States. Beans roasted in Ternopil, Ukraine, using…


Playing Leaderboard, the Arcade-Inspired Coffee Game

We sat down to try the newest version of the game—a fun opportunity to learn more about coffee while vying for cool coffee prizes.  BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos by Tanya Nanetti I’ve never been much into video games, except for the classic arcade games of my youth.   Growing up in the ‘80s meant […]


Coffee News Recap, 2 Feb: Applications open for Australia’s Richest Barista 2024, De’Longhi reports 4.6% revenue increase after La Marzocco move & other stories

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s coffee news stories. The word of the week is: expansion. Mon, 29 Jan AeroPress launches limited-edition Clear Pink brewer. The coffee brewer is made from the same Tritan material used in the standard Clear model. […]


Unique Collection in Switzerland Offers a Look at Coffee’s Rich History

Anita Vietri’s Coffee Culture Collection chronicles the brew’s journey through 1,500 artifacts. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Anita Vietri In the rich tapestry of coffee culture, there exists a hidden gem—an extraordinary collection that chronicles the captivating history of our beloved brew. Today, we meet Anita Vietri, an ardent coffee enthusiast and […]

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New to the Espresso club

I am a huge coffee lover but I want to range out into other kinds of these magic beans. I want to get into espresso but after lots of research I have gotten confused on which grinder to but or if getting pre grounded espresso is better, how to pick out the perfect...

Why is my milk separating?

This is something that has been baffling me for months. I usually bring a thermos of some regular old drip coffee to work, and a few months ago I started noticing that the milk was settling to the bottom. I don't think it's always done this because I've...

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...

Chock Full of Grounds

I have a Cuisinart coffee grinder almost identical to this Oster model: https://images.app.goo.gl/s2GE5BuFeGF9MbjL6 Saw some grounds coming out from the very bottom of the motor housing. I took it apart and it was full of grounds. Not just a little but full. Literal...

Best Manual Grinder to Buy Used.

I am in the process of upgrading my coffee game, but do not have money to spend on a new Encore electric or top-end manual grinder, but am also not sure a cheaper one (like the Skerton Pro) is much of an upgrade over my admittedly underwhelming Cuisinart burr grinder....

Need to share my new French press method!

I have been tweaking my French press method for a few months now to try and achieve the best cup of coffee possible, and today I can honestly say what I am drinking now is absolutely bliss! I start by boiling a pot of bottled water. Once that water is at rolling boil,...

V60 clarifications on ratios?

I’m using 20g of coffee with a double bloom and two pour method. With a ratio of 1:15 should my total weight be 300g including the weight of the wet coffee in the filter and not the actual ml in the cup? Or does the ratio translate into 300ml of coffee? Hope this...

Coffee Fermentation Experiment #2

This is my 2nd experiment making Anaerobic coffees. Coffee Origin: Vietnam Variables for Fermenting: Cascara, wine yeast, bread yeast, natural fermentation(lacto) Each coffee that was fermented weighted in total about 2.5lbs each. Each had two cups of Brazilian...

Help with coffee beans

I own the moccamaster and a breville smart grinder What coffee beans should I buy and what grind setting should I do? Every coffee I taste is not enjoyable. I’m doing 15:1 and when I taste it, I’m pulling off a spoon, cooling it down and tasting it. Help 🙁 And thank...

New to Coffee, pour over problems

So ive recently bought a hario v60 pour over and have encountered some issues while brewing Coffee is too sour or bitter. I know that this is due to the grind, so what should i look out for to know when my grind is course enough passing through the filter very slowly....

Moka pot and burr grinders

My partner drinks a lot coffee, and I recently got him hooked on grinding his own beans. His preferred method is the moka pot, but now he’s complaining that the added steps of loading a blade grinder and then transferring to the moka funnel takes more time. So I was...

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