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Discover the transparency and quality of the coffee at Café Kyubang. André from farmersvaluefirst presents the current coffee specialties, cultivated with love and dedication by the farmers and artisanally roasted. Immerse yourself in the stories behind the coffee and connect with the people who bring these special beans to life. By visiting Café Kyubang, you support fairness and sustainability in coffee production. Enjoy the extraordinary journey with every sip!

FLORES, der Paradigmenwechsel im Spezialitäten-Robusta aus Indonesien, feiert den wertvollen Beitrag der Kaffee-Farmer-Familien auf Flores. Nachhaltig produziert und geprägt von vollmundigem Geschmack und süßer Schokoladennote, ist dieser Kaffee das Ergebnis des Engagements und der Expertise der Farmer-Familien. Durch das Specialty Robusta Projekt erhalten diese Familien Anerkennung und Unterstützung, während sie zur Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit in der Kaffeeindustrie beitragen.

Unser "Mulheres do Café" ist mehr als nur ein Kaffee. Er erzählt die Geschichte von engagierten Frauen in Brasilien, die trotz aller Herausforderungen leidenschaftlich Kaffee anbauen. Mit Noten von Schokolade, tropischen Früchten und Honig, bietet dieser Kaffee ein unvergleichliches Geschmackserlebnis. Doch noch wichtiger ist die Geschichte dahinter: Jede Tasse fördert die Gleichberechtigung und stärkt Frauen in der Kaffeeindustrie. Genießen Sie nicht nur den Kaffee, sondern auch die Geschichte, die er erzählt.

astering Coffee Brewing 2/4: The Art of Espresso - From Grind Size to Tamping with a Splash of Fun!

This blog post explores the world of espresso brewing, providing tips and techniques for achieving the perfect shot. It starts with André's Double Shot brewing recipe and emphasizes the significance of grind size in unlocking the full flavors of coffee beans. Adjusting the grinder is compared to DJing, ensuring consistency for optimal taste. Water quality and temperature are discussed, highlighting the importance of clean water and the recommended temperature range for brewing. Tamping is explained as a crucial step for uniform extraction, with proper technique emphasized. The article concludes by introducing variations like Espresso Americano and Iced Americano, offering readers flavorful alternatives. By mastering grind size, grinder adjustment, water quality, temperature, and tamping, readers can become espresso connoisseurs and enjoy bold, balanced espresso shots.

Explore the fascinating world of coffee with our NO-Filter Coffee Session! Dive into the journey of coffee from the farm to the cup and discover what makes our coffee so special. In this interactive team-building experience, we take you on a sensory journey where you'll not only explore the taste but also the diversity and history of coffee.

TIME TO PICK COFFEE!

If you have read Picking Specialty Coffee Part 1, you know very well what coffee harvest is about, at least theoretically.

But how does it practically work on a small family farm?

Here we go! A day picking coffee at Juan Pablo's farm in Génova, Nariño, Colombia.

HARVESTING SPECIALTY COFFEE

If the farmer's goal is to harvest the highest possible yield of specialty coffee, harvesting involves also a high level amount of work. In order to rule out later defects in the coffee beans in advance, work must be carried out very precisely and with great care. With a trained eye and sense for the development of the coffee cherries, only the completely ripe cherries are picked from the trees by hand in several stages over a period of weeks.

Once the harvest is complete, and the cherries are hulled and dried, the farmers are left with only about 20% of the total weight of green coffee beans. Of this 20%, only a fraction makes it to the quality level of a specialty coffee.

You already know that we travel to coffee farms to get to know the life and work of the coffee farmer families. A small but important process in coffee farming is packing for export. After sorting, the beans are packed and shipped to roasters, importers and coffee traders all around the globe.

Spontaneously organized, I had the opportunity to pack our own coffee order in Colombia by myself.

Well almost myself, to do it right, John, a neighbor farmer and friend of Juan Pablo's family was so nice to help me.

That's it, and if the sewing machine hadn't broken my yarn several times, I wouldn't know how much manual skill is needed to seal a coffee bag ...

A combination of strength, flavor and perfectly structured milk.

Flat White may not be one of the first espresso creations in the history of coffee, but it is certainly an essential in today's specialty coffee landscape.

Where does it come from, what makes it so special and how is it made right?

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When is a coffee called specialty coffee?