jadi tadi pagi gw baru aja buang 4kg kopi karena salah roast. background ceritanya: gw lupa ganti profile waktu ganti origin. jadi gw roast Flores Bajawa pakai profile Aceh Gayo yg dark. hasilnya?...
Udah seminggu ini gue nyoba roast light untuk espresso. Alasannya karena banyak specialty shop sekarang pake light roast di espresso bar mereka dan hasilnya memang lebih kompleks di cup. Masalahnya...
gw lagi nimbang2 beli color meter buat ngukur roast level secara objektif. yg paling sering disebut sih Agtron, tp harganya... ya tau sendiri lah. pertanyaan gw buat yg udah pake: - sebeneranya lo...
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...
mau angkat topik yang gue rasa sudah saatnya masuk diskusi kopi secara serius. ada beberapa development yang sudah terjadi atau sedang berlangsung: WCR F1 hybrid varieties: World Coffee Research...
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...
Teknologi di dunia farming sekarang mulai masuk ke level yang dulu kayaknya gak kepikiran. Ada yang pakai sensor untuk monitor tanah, drone untuk mapping kebun, bahkan AI untuk prediksi hasil panen...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Packaging choice is starting to be a brand trust issue, not only logistics issue i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them...
dropping this here because community topics always look easier from outside. Coffee meetups grow faster when someone owns the welcome, not only the schedule one small habit can make a space feel...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Dispatch cut-off times need to be stricter now that same-day expectations are creeping in forum talk...
this has been on my mind after a few events and group chats lately. Group chats help community until they become the place where only insiders talk from the outside the community can still look...
this has been sitting in my head because the industry keeps pushing it faster. Too many collaborations are announced before ops and finance even speak properly from outside it can look like obvious...
honest beginner angle here, not trying to sound smarter than i am. One simple repeatable recipe is helping me more than endless brew hacks the weird part is that a lot of advice sounds true and still...
In my market more operators are starting to talk about spotting burnout risk during hiring. The idea sounds good in meeting, but I am not sure how well it survives in daily business. We all want...
seeing more of this lately and still not sure the market is processing it honestly. Functional coffee keeps growing, but most brands still describe it awkwardly it sounds good in decks and launch...
I am curious about community market days for coffee beans and gear because coffee community often grows faster than its habits. When that happens, the same problem repeats in different places. I...
bringing this up because the discussion is getting louder in my market. Collaboration fatigue is real when every quarter needs a fresh announcement maybe it becomes real long-term value, maybe it is...
Some teams are now writing formal re-roast or hold rules for batches that land outside color, time, or cup expectations. Before, these calls were often left to the most senior operator. I can see why...
direct sourcing specialty coffee di US sudah sekitar 15-20% dari total specialty imports berdasarkan data SCA 2022. sisanya masih via traditional broker chain. tapi yang 15-20% itu secara...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Fermentation logs got longer, but sensory interpretation is not improving at same speed on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say...