For several months, in conversations with farmers or importers, I had heard that the harvest in Brazil this season would be smaller. This was due to less rainfall per m2. So it had been known for some time that coffee prices from the next harvest would be higher. For the last few days, as you have noticed, social media has been flooded with information about frosts in Brazil! ? [...]
Many people who are just beginning their fabulous coffee journey ask me why coffee is more or less acidic. Why one has a flavour reminiscent of crisp currants and another is cocoa and spice. They are even more surprised when I tell them that in good coffee it comes solely from nature. Coffee is a fruit. And fruit [...]
The story begins more than five years ago, when all I knew about coffee was that my dad liked loose coffee, my mum liked it from the machine and I liked it instant with two tablespoons of sugar and milk. At the popular and probably the biggest coffee shop chain in the world, I took only the big black. I thought a draught of 300ml espresso would put me on [...]
Freezing is one of the basic processes for keeping products fresh, and the freshness of coffee is important for its taste. Where did the idea come from? From the British town of Bath, or rather the university located there. Researchers there believe that grinding cool beans results in evenly ground coffee, and therefore the brewing process is also even. The coarser the grinds, the [...]
Z pewnością zdarzyło się wam pić kawę, której kwaśny bądź cierpki smak wywołał grymas na twarzy. Kwasowość kawy nie ma z nim jednak nic wspólnego, ponieważ w kawie możemy spotkać dwie kwasowości: kwaśność (sour) – niepożądana kwasowość (acid) – pożądana W języku polskim wydają się być do siebie bardzo zbliżone, ale tak naprawdę to kompletnie […]
Everyone has heard, everyone knows what it's all about - "It's the most delicious and expensive coffee in the world!" Definition: kopi luwak, luwak coffee - a species of coffee native to Southeast Asia, made from coffee beans that are extracted from the excrement of a weasel-like animal, the muzang weasel (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), popularly known as civet, and locally as luwak. But what is it really like? [...]
Wyobraź sobie, że kawa, z którą rozpoczynasz każdy, nowy dzień, musiała przejść naprawdę długą drogę, zanim znalazła się w Twoim ulubionym kubku. Najpierw drzewka kawowca powoli, powoli dojrzewały i rosły, by wydać plony w postaci… dwóch wyjątkowych ziarenek kawy. Żebyś mógł sobie to lepiej zobrazować to dopowiemy, że aby wydobyć ok 15 kg ziarenek kawy, […]
The final taste of the brew in your cup is influenced by a great many factors. These range from the climatic conditions of the plantation from which the coffee comes, to the processing and roasting of the beans, to the quality of the brewing water used.
It is safe to say that 1941 was a breakthrough year for anyone who appreciates the full, multifaceted and pure taste of coffee. Since you are reading this article, it probably was for you too ? That was when an American chemist, Peter Schlumbohm, invented the Chemex. Since then, the vessel has been produced in an unchanged form and has pleased millions of coffee lovers all over the world.
Summer, holidays, long days, short nights - generally idyllic! Only the heat ... Apart from the morning espresso, it's hard to have a warm, in fact hot coffee. Don't worry! We won't let you give up this pleasure and are running to the rescue! Learn the secrets of cold brew and ice-brewed coffee ?
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