Curtis Coffee Makers If you own or run a cafe that brews specialty coffee, you probably pay alot of attention to your brewing methods. There are several dominating makes of coffee brewers. These include Curtis, Bunn, Aquabrew, Bloomfield, Mr. Coffee and many many more. One of these brewers stands above the rest. Curtis has been [...]
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Creating The Perfect Espresso Blend
July 10th, 2008 
Roast Master I’ve been working with one of our head baristas here to create a new blend for our espresso. The previous blend has become a little pale, probably only because the blend hasn’t changed in the last couple of years, and I need something new to liven things up. Its a daunting task though! First, searching [...]
Organic Coffee From Tree To Cup – Part 3: Benefits at Origin
July 7th, 2008 Roast Master Organic Coffee Certification Requirements: Benefits at Origin Another aspect of Organic Coffee Certification is the use of ecological methods to control pests and diseases. Many coffee farms use chemical pesticides and fungicides to combat these pests and diseases. In organic coffee production, certification allows only certain methods of control. Chemical treatments are not allowed under [...]
Organic Coffee From Tree To Cup – Part 2: Organic Coffee Farm Inspections
July 7th, 2008 Roast Master Organic Coffee Farm Inspections If the organic farm plan application is judged to be complete, the certifier assigns an organic inspector to inspect all relevant areas of the farm. The inspector looks for all indications that the producer is operating according to their organic plan and is in compliance with organic standards. He or she [...]
Organic Coffee From Tree To Cup – Part 1: Organic Certification Requirements
July 7th, 2008 Roast Master Organic Coffee From Tree To Cup – Part 1: Coffee Farming Organic Coffee Certification Requirements: Coffee Producer Organic Coffee Production requires that producers follow stringent organic standards as set forth by their certifying body. This is imperative in order to produce a high quality crop and to meet all certification requirements. Furthermore, organic coffee production [...]
Ethiopian Sidamo GR 4 – Planet Bean Coffee Roastery
July 4th, 2008 Roast Master Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee Review Roasted By Planet Bean Coffee – Guelph, Ontario, Canada Planet Bean is a Micro-roastery. They roast with 5 and 25 kilo probats on a roast to order basis. I recently had the opportunity to cup several of their coffees, and here is the review for their Sidamo roast: Roast: Full City [...]
