recently more and more green bean bags coming to me have QR code printed on the bag. suppliers say it is for traceability, you can scan and see farm information, altitude, variety, processing date. I...
this has been sitting in my head because the industry keeps pushing it faster. Launch calendars are getting too crowded and limited drops are losing surprise from outside it can look like obvious...
abis roasting, biji kopinya keliatan berminyak dan mengkilap. gw khawatir itu tanda kopi gosong atau over roast teman yang lain bilang itu normal, tapi gw kurang yakin. ini apa yang sebenarnya...
trend personalisasi kopi makin kelihatan. di kafe tertentu sudah ada konsep "build your own": pilih base bean, pilih brewing method, pilih milk/non-dairy, pilih strength. beberapa subscription...
I have been thinking a lot about using chat groups to keep coffee people connected because healthy community spaces do not happen by accident. The idea sounds easy when people talk about it casually...
this has been sitting in my head because the industry keeps pushing it faster. Flash-sale behavior is teaching customers to wait and I hate what that does long term from outside it can look like...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Export-style traceability is starting to shape farm routines much earlier on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
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...
this has been sitting in my head because the industry keeps pushing it faster. Batch brew is getting more relevant again because bar pace is getting rough from outside it can look like obvious...
sudah setahun lebih topik ini muncul terus di percakapan dengan roaster dan buyer. mau coba breakdown dari dua sisi yang gw rasa keduanya punya argumen yang valid. kubu experimental processing: kopi...
optimal storage untuk green coffee itu sekitar 12 bulan. setelah itu, mulai ada flavor degradation yang terasa, biasanya ke arah papery atau woody. tapi gw denger beberapa trader bilang kalau storage...
sudah beberapa kali coba sesuatu yang gue sebut 'thermal shock' di processing. intinya: cherry atau parchment diekspos ke perubahan suhu signifikan secara cepat selama atau setelah fermentasi, dengan...
ada yang bisa bantu klarifikasi posisi resmi infused coffee di ecosystem specialty? yang gw tau sejauh ini: ada teknik inject atau soak flavor compound ke green bean sebelum roasting. hasilnya di cup...
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...
baru sadar betapa massive-nya tren matcha ini pas liat angka ekspor teh matcha Jepang yang udah nembus $293 juta di 2022, naik 35% dari 2020. dan harganya ceremonial grade itu bisa 150 sampe 400rb...
community habits that improve coffee learning looks small from outside, but in practice it changes the feeling of a whole community. One bad habit can quietly push people away, while one good habit...
ini beneran bikin frustrasi. gw roast kopi dengan pengaturan yang sama tiga kali berturut-turut: suhu sama, waktu sama, green bean dari lot yang sama juga tapi rasanya bisa beda jauh. kadang oke...
My confusion with working capital pressure in coffee export is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
making space for producers in coffee communities looks small from outside, but in practice it changes the feeling of a whole community. One bad habit can quietly push people away, while one good...
market RTD coffee global udah $25.5 miliar di 2022 dan diproyeksikan tumbuh CAGR 7.9%. di minimarket udah penuh pilihan RTD dari berbagai brand, termasuk yang artisan dan "specialty". yang gw...