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Latest articles, industry insights and brewing guides
How to Sort Coffee Beans and Peanuts with a Vibrating Screen
Yes, a vibrating screen can sort coffee beans and peanuts. Learn how mesh size, equipment type, and layered screens help separate materials efficiently.
How to Choose Specialty Green Coffee Beans: 10 Key Factors
Learn 10 essential visual, tactile, and processing cues to evaluate green coffee bean quality before roasting or buying.
Where Yirgacheffe Coffee Comes From
Learn how Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region, at 1700–2100m altitude, became famous for its floral, citrusy washed and natural processed specialty coffees.
How to Grind Coffee for Better Extraction
Learn the right grind sizes—from coarse to fine—for different brewing methods, and why grinding fresh matters more than you think.
The Main Types of Specialty Coffee Varieties Explained
Explore the major coffee species and varieties behind specialty coffee, including Typica, Bourbon, Geisha, and hybrid cultivars.
Where Does Coffee’s Rich Aroma Really Come From?
The floral, fruity aroma of coffee starts long before brewing. Here’s how coffee develops its signature scent from flower to roast.
How to Grow Specialty Arabica Coffee in Smallholder Conditions
A detailed guide to cultivating high-quality Arabica coffee, covering site selection, planting, soil care, and tree management for small-scale farms.
Yunnan Small Coffee Bean Harvest & Processing Standards
Learn how Yunnan’s small Arabica coffee cherries are picked, graded, and stored—from harvest timing to post-pick handling in 2 days max.
How to Sample Bagged Coffee Beans Professionally
Learn the exact steps for taking representative samples from 10 or more bags of coffee, ensuring quality control and fair trade assessments.
How to Cup Coffee Using Professional Specialty Methods
Learn the standardized specialty coffee cupping method, including roast level, grind size, sample prep, and evaluation criteria for quality assessment.
Roasted Coffee Production License Rules Explained
Learn the official requirements for producing licensed roasted coffee in China, including inspections, equipment, and quality controls.
Export Coffee Beans Must Come from Registered Farms
Since 2010, all coffee beans for export must come from inspection-registered farms. Here’s what growers must document to comply.
Everything You Need to Know About Coffee Trees
Learn where coffee trees come from, how they grow, and why only certain regions produce the best beans. A deep dive into coffee botany.
The Only U.S. Coffee Region: Blue Hawaii
Hawaii is the sole U.S. state that grows coffee. Learn why it’s unique, where it’s grown, and what makes Hawaiian coffee special.
How to Read Specialty Coffee Bean Names
Learn why coffee bean names are long and complex. This guide breaks down origin, roast level, and farm details in every label.
Coffee Peaberry vs Flat Bean: What's the Difference
Learn why some coffee beans are round (peaberry) while most are flat (flat bean), how common each is, and where peaberries get special treatment.
Colombian Coffee Beans: What Makes Them Special?
Explore Colombia’s key coffee regions, processing styles, and flavor profiles, with insights from FrontStreet Coffee’s single-origin offerings.
How Coffee Trees Bloom: Timing, Anatomy & Flower Behavior
Coffee trees bloom with fragrant white flowers in clusters. Learn when, why, and how coffee flowering happens, plus what affects fruit set.
What’s Inside a Coffee Bean? Anatomy Explained
Explore the full anatomy of a coffee bean—from cherry to roasted seed—with labeled layers including pulp, parchment, and silverskin.
How Latte Art Works: Free Pour vs Etching
Latte art relies on the interaction of two stable foams—espresso crema and microfoam. Here’s the science behind free pour and etching techniques.