This Week in Coffee

This Week in Coffee

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, it felt as though the entire Turkish specialty-coffee community was watching with bated breath. Niji Coffee made a name for itself in the Turkish specialty-coffee scene when, as a relatively […]


10 Minutes With Keith Hawkins of the Color of Coffee Collective

We dive into everything you need to know about the Color of Coffee Collective’s mission, initiatives, and the upcoming second edition of the Symposium Experience.  BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Keith Hawkins  Today at Barista Magazine Online, we sit down for a chat with Keith Hawkins, a passionate entrepreneur and advocate for […]


Weekly Coffee News: EUDR and Africa + More Celebrity Coffee

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. Report: Small-Scale Farmers in…


Conflict in the Red Sea: Why coffee roasters need to prepare for shipping delays

Like many other industries, conditions in the coffee supply chain can change quickly, and in turn, have a huge impact on all actors and stakeholders. Price volatility is one of the more pertinent – which is influenced by many factors. These include fluctuations in supply and demand, extreme or unexpected weather events, global economic downturn, […]

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Breaking New Ground: A Sicilian Coffee Plantation, Part One

The impacts of climate change are starting to be felt in Sicily, but while they’re causing problems, the rising temperatures are also bringing new opportunities. BY JOSEPH PHELANSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured image courtesy of Henrique Ferreira on Unsplash The Sicilian love affair with coffee is known the world over. Sicily, the largest of […]


New AFCA Director Gilbert Gatali on the 20th African Fine Coffees Conference

As the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) prepares for the 20th iteration of its flagship event, the African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition, the group is operating under new executive…


The Color of Coffee Collective Symposium Returns for Its Second Year

The collective and the nonprofit Koffee with Keith will hold their second annual symposium in Houston on March 10-12. BY J. MARIE CARLANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of the Color of Coffee Collective The Color of Coffee Collective (COCC) is an organization that seeks to promote equity and opportunity for people of color in the […]


Out Now: The February + March 2024 Issue of Barista Magazine!

In our new issue we feature Lisa Lawson from Glasgow, Scotland, take a look at the newest grinders, explore spring drink inspiration, see how more women are getting involved in coffee tech, and much more! BY SARAH ALLENBARISTA MAGAZINE We’re stoked to announce the release of the February + March 2024 issue of Barista Magazine, […]

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minimum dose size?

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...

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Ash Wednesday is upon us, made famous after two thousand years' of hangovers. I have a (small) hangover this morning, just as my forefathers before me had hangovers. T'was ever thus.

And what better to get over a hangover? Coffee…

Equipment

  • The Swilling Enfinigy Drip Coffee Maker Receives the SCA Certified Home Brewer Mark

Looks okay. I personally just bought the MoccaMaster one cup which I'm pretty happy with.

Hard to say where the SCA award sits and how it should be received. While the SCA is usually a pretty serious organisation trying to further the drinking of speciality coffee – without knowing the 'scientific standards' they require – it's hard not to see this as an advert with bells on.

Pretty interesting patent here from Starbucks that was originally put together back in the summer, but only became public this week.

The idea behind the invention is that a store can have one of these machines with numerous pumps and dispensers, and a menu with 100s of items made of combinations from the machine. The machine then helps the barista make the drink by lighting up the pumps in order. Apparently, these combinations include flavour, texture and colour (God help us all).

This is part of a wider theme of coffee machine automation in coffee shops all over the world. The success of Blank Street Coffee has proved the model and Pret's shift towards automation is also part of the trend. This is likely driven by a combination of technology improvements and high labour costs.

Image taken from the Starbucks patent. A series of rectangular boxes fit together, each with a pump on the top.

Industry

Competitions and events

Miscellaneous

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