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Florencia y Fortunata: A Café Empowering Women in Peru

The Cusco café, founded by Carolina Peralta Minaya, sells coffee from women producers and features women demonstrating their skills behind the bar. BY JORDAN BUCHANANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Carolina Peralta Minaya Traceability, sustainability, and conscientiousness are key values pervading the specialty-coffee trade. For many consumers and traders, these values inform their decision to […]


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 […]


Three Questions with Gabriela Parfait of The Good Sourcing

After eight years working for the French green coffee importing company Belco, Gabriela Parfait has launched a coffee-focused company called The Good Sourcing.  The new venture is intentionally small, although…


Medium-sized farms play an important role in specialty coffee

For many consumers and industry professionals, specialty coffee and direct trade are inextricably linked. Building strong and mutually beneficial working relationships between producers and roasters is often seen as a cornerstone of establishing a truly sustainable supply chain. So with this association between specialty coffee and direct trade, there can be a narrative of smaller-sized […]

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Not sure about new moka pot

I purchased a Pezzetti moka pot yesterday and after I finished my first brew, I noticed that the water in the bottom reservoir was dirty as a little coffee made it’s way down. I also noticed the seal between the top chamber and the filter wasn’t great as there was...

heat diffuser for moka pot

Does anyone here use a heat diffuser for their moka pot on a gas stove? Do you find it makes a difference? I was looking at the Bialetti diffuser , but its kinda expensive. Anyone have experience with regular diffusers also? ​ thank you submitted by...

What next after Hario Slim Mini Plus?

As mentioned in the title, the Slim Mini Plus is my first grinder, but I expect it to not last for much longer. What is a worthy upgrade to it? I’ve seen people recommend the Timemore C3, or the 1zpresso Jx. However, the 1zPresso is incredibly hard to get where I live...

Is my Niche Zero Broken?

Got my unit secondhand last year and was working perfectly fine until I recalibrated 4 months ago. I use a Breville Bambino Plus and would grind at 18-20 setting before. I dial in every time I change my beans I always make sure my beans are fresh/ newly roasted I...

Bang For Buck Espresso Machine

Hello all! I am looking for recommendations on an espresso machine. My budget is set at about $500. I will be making milk based drinks most of the time but do not want to sacrifice espresso quality either. What machine offers a good balance? submitted by ...

Vegetal taste notes.

Is vegetal taste in coffee a defect? So I cupped a wash arabica, it taste like a string bean with a hint of tamarind. First time I encountered this. I roasted the coffee bean yesterday. Dropped 1 minute after 1st crack. submitted by /u/ruleofspace [link]...

Baratza Encore Help

I got a Baratza Encore as a Christmas gift and have been very happy with the way it grinds. However, I now feel totally lost with brewing. I’m using a v60 and everything was going pretty well with my cheap hand grinder I was getting proper tasting notes and generally...

Natural process coffee, dialling in

I am having problems. Dialling in a washed coffee I find easier, too coarse and the coffee is all roast, too fine and it's bitter. With natural I struggle because the sweet spot seems to be silage - fermented grass for cattle feed. Am I going wrong? ...

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