viernes, 29 de septiembre de 2017

The Coffee Compass: How to Use It Properly



Guide your taste buds towards the ideal taste in your cup of coffee.

Generally, when brewing from home, people avoid following recipes and proportions. This happens for two basic reasons: lack of knowledge or being in a hurry to get to work. Lack of measurements might not show at first, but then you ask for a cup of coffee in a café and definitely tell a notable difference.
Of course, baristas are professionals in the art of brew, but does that mean you can’t make a cup of coffee taste as good as that one you just had? The answer is yes, sure you can! And thanks to the Barista Hustle, there’s a solution to improve your brewing skills: The Coffee Compass, a simple yet accurate solution to guide you into making coffee.
A journey to the ideal brew
The first thing you must do is to check the Coffee Compass (again, credits to Barista Hustle for this), and read it through.
Also, keep in mind this guide is for brewed coffee. So, the compass goes like this: brew the coffee of your choice and taste it, then identify specific characteristics about it on the left map. The purpose of this is to know where your coffee stands in order to get it to the center.
Let’s give you an example: after brewing, you taste your coffee, and the taste seems a little watery or rather insipid. What to do then? The solution to getting to the center would be to extract more and add more coffee. An extra tip would be to grind your coffee to a finer setting.
On a final note, try to practice this method and learn about each of the flavors coffee can show (and taste as many coffees as necessary, for that matter). With that in mind, you can hone your skills and start making your brews more efficiently. At first, it will be hard (especially identifying each flavor), but you will get used to it.
Finding the center in the coffee can be as challenging as finding the right products in the industry. But we believe that if you contact That Coffee Roasters, your worries are likely to become a blurry memory. Contact them and see what’s waiting for you!
This compass doesn't work like the typical one. You must make your way to the center instead.



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jueves, 28 de septiembre de 2017

Refractometer: The Ultimate Coffee Gadget


Many professional tasters are now using refractometers to ensure their coffee follows the desired standards.

In the industry of coffee, many instruments and machines help the process go smoothly. From aesthetic instruments like the Chemex to more complex equipment like the Espresso Machine, there’s a gadget with its own purpose. Today, we’ll discover a device that’s changing the industry for good: the refractometer.
If you’re familiar with fields of work like veterinarians or medicine, you might have heard about this little gadget before. But for those who have not, we’ll explain what it does and why it is becoming so important for coffee experts.
What in the world is the refractometer?
Refractometers are devices that measure the refractive index of a solution. It’s as simple as that. But what does it mean? When a fluid is put in the refractometer, it measures the change in the speed of light as it travels through a material of a certain density to one of different density.
To put it in easier words, the refractive index analyzes the difference in density of a certain substance due to the light passing slower through each of them. The refractive index of a vacuum is 1, and the number grows as the substance becomes denser or more concentrated.
Coffee through the refractometer
Specialized refractometers are equipped with tools to analyze coffee. One of its main features is the possibility to find the amount of total dissolved solids (TDS) in any brew. This means you can measure the exact percentage of coffee dissolved in your cup.
For coffee specialists, data such as this allows a more complex, empirical reference point. You might think of this as a coffee profile, but based on different measurement data. Also, you can use software like VST’s CoffeeTools to add the data from your refractometer. The setting of brewing parameters could lead to the automation of the process, reducing further costs and effort.
Although baristas are still a trusted source to determine coffee’s quality when brewing, this gadget will be an assistance to them. Refractometers can highlight details that could have slipped from tasters’ senses.
Did you find this article useful? Hopefully, you’ll be buying one or two of these refractometers for the improving of your business.
Now, if you’re on the look of coffee products, then your long journey has brought you to the right place. That Coffee Roasters has the solutions for your business. Check their website to see what they have in store for you!
It might not seem to make a difference, but having a refractometer at your disposal will truly make a change.



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miércoles, 27 de septiembre de 2017

How to Reutilize Your Leftover Brewed Coffee

Coffee can be reused with other recipes, making you have a different experience with it.



Looking back, you might have noticed just how much coffee you have thrown to the trash can. After brewing coffee, there seems to be no further use of these grounds. But you would be surprised to know there is, and a plenty lot of things.

Coffee is much more than your morning booster, and after reading this, you’ll be surprised with the many uses leftover brewed coffee has. So before washing your coffee down the drain, read the following options:


Alternatives for leftover coffee
1.- Compost
Coffee grounds make for excellent compost. Used leftover grounds are highly rich in nitrogen, which makes it a great fertilizer for plants. If you’re going to use leftover coffee in your garden, make sure that it was brewed and composted first.
2.- Exfoliate your skin
Skin care and coffee also match. Leftover grounds are a great alternative for your skin. You can mix it equal parts of olive or coconut oil and massage your skin with it. Who needs expensive exfoliating products when you have coffee?
3.- Make your refrigerator smell fresh
Coffee grounds are a great deodorizer alternative for your refrigerator. All you need to do is place a bowl of them inside, and it’ll do the job.
4.- Do the dishes!
Take advantage of the texture of the grounds to wash your dishes. Coffee grounds are excellent as an abrasive, which turns them into the ultimate household tool.
With all these options, there are several things you can do with that coffee. So next time you brew, you won’t have to put it to waste and reutilize it, instead. Is there anything you cannot do with coffee? Other than feeling energized, you can get stuff done in many other aspects.

Coffee is more than just a drink, as you can see. But you would not have just any coffee, right? Do not worry, That Coffee Roasters can solve that. Their products are suited for specialty consumers like you. Contact them and drink coffee like you deserve to.
When you have leftover coffee, you can get extremely creative with it. 

martes, 26 de septiembre de 2017

Rediscovering Coffee: Why You Should Try Something Different


Explore all the alternatives the world has to offer as far as coffee goes.

Most casual drinkers of coffee tend to display the same habits. Start the day, morning coffee, work, sleep, and repeat. Somehow, this routine ends up making everything repetitive, even stressful. If you feel like your coffee doesn’t taste as it used to before, then perhaps you should try rediscovering coffee.
But what does it mean to rediscover? Typically, consumers of coffee have their characteristic, favorite brew or way of drinking their beverage. It is a very normal thing, like growing fond of a pair of shoes or that tie you’re used to wearing. But for the sake of enjoying coffee, it falls short, and you could end up getting “used to” that same drink.
Coffee specialists are known for their skills to discern between the different types of coffee in the industry. But all that experience is not only through reading; it’s also highly dependent of their coffee-trained palates. If you really feel you’re drinking coffee the same way, then you should ask for different things and try them.
Rediscovering coffee means tasting it from a different perspective. Next time you go to a café, ask for a different brew, blend or infusion instead of your typical order. Doing so will open your eyes to other points of view. Try it! You could find a new preferred brew or beans.
The world of coffee is so vast to just stay with one option. Thanks to the internet, it’s also easier to find and learn about each of the different sources and their distinctive characteristics. Making a choice isn’t that easy, but you’ll learn plenty from doing the research yourself.
Any particular brand you should look for? That would be the team of That Coffee Roasters. They have a wide range of options for you, whether business oriented or personal. Solutions are given, it’s up to you to contact them and start getting the products you deserve!

The unique flavors that you can find in the coffee world are waiting for you!



viernes, 22 de septiembre de 2017

Famous Quotes about Coffee throughout History

Coffee has been both a source of wisdom and inspiration for social critics, writers and even politicians.


Choosing the right words to describe strong emotions is often hard. Same happens with coffee. When having a taste of a finely brewed beverage, sometimes descriptions seem as if they were not enough. Do not worry, to avoid situations like that; we’ve done some research to channel your emotions through famous quotes.
Whenever you’re about to share an image on social media with that specialty coffee you had, you can come here and grab these quotes to give your post a better look. Without further ado, here goes:
“Police work wouldn't be possible without coffee," Wallander said.
"No work would be possible without coffee."
They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.”
– Henning Mankell, One Step Behind
“Want coffee?" I asked, as I headed that way.
"It's three thirty in the morning."
"Okay. Want coffee?”
– Darynda Jones, Third Grave Dead Ahead

“The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pay.”
– Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
“Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.”
– Justina Chen, North of Beautiful

“It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”
– Dave Barry
“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”
– Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“It doesn't matter where you're from - or how you feel... There's always peace in a strong cup of coffee.”
– Gabriel Bá, Daytripper
Some of them are fun to read while others have a serious tone in them. The point in these quotes is that no matter the place and moment, people really love drinking their cup of coffee. Neither words nor coffee grounds should be lacking, so be sure to check both resources once in a while.
We gave you the words; now it’s time to seek for the beans that are worth tasting. Do not worry about it, That Coffee Roasters has them! All you have to do is contact them and state the type of coffee you’d like, and they’ll give it to you.

The influence and success of this beverage can be attained to these quotes. 




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jueves, 21 de septiembre de 2017

5 Books about Coffee You Should Read

Between the pages of these books, you will be able to discover insight about coffee.


Knowledge is hidden between the pages of books. Despite the growing amount of users turning their heads towards virtual research, books are still ahead in providing necessary information. Curiously enough, every professional in the coffee field did its reading back then in order to become the experts they are today.
We know books are not for everyone, as less than half the US population enjoys immersing in literature for leisure. Are you one of those who happens to love literature and coffee as much as we do? Then you came to the perfect spot. Today, we’ll bring you some coffee books you’ll definitely read with your favorite hot (or cold) brewed beverage!
1.- The Professional Barista’s Handbook by Scott Rao (2008)
For those who seek for the knowledge required to become excellent baristas, this is the ultimate choice. Scott Rao features some efficient and precise tools and advice in brewing matters, added to very fast and useful methods to make a wonderful drink.
The Professional Barista’s Handbook is a must-have for those willing to hone their barista’s skills. As a matter of fact, the author wrote this book in an attempt to cover the needs required to make great coffee. Grow professionally through this excellent book!

2.- God in a Cup by Michaele Weissman
Who else could frame coffee better than a journalist seeking for knowledge? Michaele Weissman wrote this book that unravels most of the features that characterize the “Third Wave” of coffee. Weissman focuses on three specialty coffee gurus who seek for the perfect cup.
God in a Cup is more like an adventurous experience, just like Quixote’s quest, the book seeks for answers and meaning behind this beverage of millennia. Grab yourself one copy of this book; you’ll treasure it the same way you do with the coffee you love.

3.- The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffman
This book is a jewel for readers who want to learn about coffee throughout the world. Featuring famous sources like Colombia, Kenya, and Brazil, you’ll find much detailed information about each coffee-growing regions and their background. The book is perfect for those who’re just getting started in this world.
James Hoffman will connect you with each of those places, showing you marvelous images about coffee that soothe the mind. Get engaged and learn with his tutorials on how to brew properly and discover how fair-trade of the coffee industry works.

4.- Coffee: A Dark History by Antony Wild
For those who’d rather get a glimpse of the history of the black beverage, this book will perfectly suit their taste. Coffee: A Dark History breaks down the origins and background of coffee. Antony Wild argues that coffee influenced the British Empire’s economy, being one of the pillars of its growth.
If you’re looking for a different perspective of the facts and information about coffee, then you’ve found the perfect choice. See the dark side of this beverage and discover things you won’t find anywhere else.

5.- The Coffee Roaster’s Companion by Scott Rao
And yet again, another excellent book written by Scott Rao. As the title says, this book is perfectly fit for coffee roasters who either seek to review their own procedures or just want to discover some insight about coffee. The author is very insistent in asking their readers to avoid “cherry-picking” chapters of the book and doing the whole reading.
Professionals often have their bookshelves filled with complex books and hard-to-read sheets filled with necessary roasting data. This book offers an easy path to present information in an accessible way. Apply the information and advice this book seeks to provide, and your processes at work will be improved.
Did you find these books useful? The options range from basic knowledge to more complex, specialized books. Pick the one that suits your tastes and expand your knowledge about this magnificent drink!
We know knowledge means nothing without technique and practice, which is why we recommend That Coffee Roasters as your trusted choice when buying. They’ve been in business for several decades, making their coffee products of excellent quality. Give them a call and ask for the best beans of the industry.

Most of these books have historical facts and interesting information for you to learn about.




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How are Raw Coffee Beans Treated?

Treatment for your beans Raw coffee beans are not coffee-worthy. Ok, let’s rephrase that: with raw coffee beans, there’s not much you c...