Recently I have been discussing tracking downtime consistently with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole workflow. I am...
meaningful collaboration between farm and roaster looks like one of those ideas that can either become strong long-term asset or just another busy project. I am interested in the boring reality...
jadi ceritanya kemarin gue nyeduh kopi hasil roast sendiri, terus kata temen gue yang lumayan jago cupping bilang "ini baked deh". gue langsung mati kutu karena gue kira roast gue udah oke. saya baca...
Recently I have been discussing timing roaster software updates with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole workflow. I...
Simple protection hardware like hopper magnets and foreign-object traps still seems to get less attention than software or bigger machine upgrades. But one small metal fragment incident can damage...
situasinya sekarang: mesin sudah jalan hampir full capacity 6 hari seminggu. ada beberapa klien baru masuk bulan ini dan gue harus tolak atau delay order karena tidak sanggup ngejar. opsi yang gue...
this has been on my mind after a few events and group chats lately. Community organizers need easier ways to recover after a heavy event cycle from the outside the community can still look healthy...
dari yang gw tahu cuma ada light, medium, dark. tapi pernah denger juga ada light-medium, medium-dark, city roast, full city, french roast, italian roast itu semua apa bedanya dan ada berapa level...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Espresso machine refurbishment sounds smart until the downtime starts stacking i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive...
Recently I have been discussing preventive maintenance by a small team with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
Recently I have been discussing resting parchment before dry milling with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
In my market more operators are starting to talk about bundle strategy for brewing gear and beans. The idea sounds good in meeting, but I am not sure how well it survives in daily business. We all...
ada beberapa roaster yang punya sistem heat recovery: panas dari exhaust gas yang biasanya terbuang, di-capture dan dipakai kembali untuk pre-heat incoming air atau untuk aplikasi lain. secara teori...
gw liat-liat video roasting di youtube, ada yang roastingnya cuma 8 menit ada yang sampai 20 menitan yang mana yang bener? kalau terlalu cepat apa kopi jadi kurang matang? kalau terlalu lama apa...
I notice more roasteries keeping simple backup scales near packing, even when they already have one main trusted unit. Maybe teams learned that one small calibration issue or sudden failure can slow...
sudah tiga kali ini dalam setahun terakhir: sample yang dikirim sebelum deal itu cuppingnya solid, tapi waktu full shipment datang dan gue cup lagi, ada perbedaan yang cukup significant. bukan semua...
I am curious about organizing community brew days because coffee community often grows faster than its habits. When that happens, the same problem repeats in different places. I would rather hear...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Entry-level roast telemetry is improving fast, but operator habits still decide most outcomes i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none...
seeing more of this lately and still not sure the market is processing it honestly. People like transparency until the number on the screen feels uncomfortable it sounds good in decks and launch...
gw notice ada shift aneh nih. banyak cafe baru buka dengan nama dan visual yang nuansanya "coffee vibes" tapi pas liat menu, 60-70% minumannya teh, matcha, atau non-coffee. ini strategi atau memang...