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What Coffee Roasters Should Know: Massive Hikes for Ocean Contract Costs Ahead
By Jodi Louws with Charlie Habegger and Bob Fulmer Global shipping delays and costs are still rising. Since October, we’ve seen consumer spending propel Chinese exports to epic highs. The TransPacific trade has been a vacuum drawing on the global supply of containers and vessel services. This...
Royal Coffee’s Green Coffee Menu: Best Sellers and Common Coffee Types
Green coffee sales are the core of Royal Coffee’s business. Green coffee ships in various packaging types, many different processing methods, and from a wide variety of different origins. Let’s take a quick overview of the different types of green coffee Royal carries, and some of our favorite...
コロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと／輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞
コロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと／輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞 By Jodi Louws COVIDによる貨物輸送への影響は今もなお続いており、2021年は現状のところ2020年の同時期よりも深刻になるとみられています。 輸出遅れ、出荷時間延長、積み替え遅れ、コンテナ不足、労働力不足、コスト増加などが見こまれています。 2021年もコーヒーの輸入日程に引き続き影響が出ると予想されます。 ロースターの皆様へ...
Managing Green Inventory Part I: Physical Inventory
Editor's Note: Managing inventory onsite or in a warehouse is a crucial part of operations in a roastery, and the tighter the protocols the better. Weekly meetings, physical bag count, monitoring consumption, and staying connected with your trader are all essential parts of successful green coffee...
Royal Coffee Will Be Closed on Presidents’ Day, February 15th, 2021
The Royal Coffee office and Oakland warehouse will be closed on Monday, February 15th in observation of Presidents' Day. Please note that the Caffeinated Cargo and Costa Oro warehouses will also be closed. DuPuy Houston will be open with a skeleton crew, with regular hours. In light of congestion...
Mise en Place – Setting Up for Success as a Home Roaster
Mise en Place Setting Up for Success as a Home Roaster By Evan Gilman and Nate Lumpkin Roasting in the comfort of one’s own home is, in our minds, one of the most pleasurable experiences in the coffee world. Having your creature comforts nearby while you roast makes the whole affair much...
コーヒーの生産処理方法とその定義（フローチャート付き）
比較的単純な「フリーウォッシュト」や「ナチュラル」であっても、コーヒーの生産者が収穫したコーヒーを実際どのように加工し乾燥させているか、必ずしも正確に把握できているわけではありません。 コーヒーの発酵と加工法についての授業を控え、私は同僚のエヴァン・ギルマン Evan Gilman とともに「パルプトナチュラル」や「トリプルウォッシュ」といった言葉の意味を正確に分かりやすく伝えるための視覚化ツールを作成することにしました。
Producer Update: Cafe Brisa Serena Timor-Leste
While last year brought many changes, we're glad to be able to continue relationships with producers and exporters; especially those we feel like we're just getting to know. Cafe Brisa Serena Timor-Leste is one of our newest partners, but they've been doing some very impressive work around...
The Crown Gallery Artist Interviews: Tara Tucker
The Crown seeks to give exposure to local and international artists through The Crown Gallery, and hosts new artists each quarter. The Crown Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the first quarter of 2021, and is seeking artists who approach issues related to environmental sustainability,...
Heating Things Up – An Introduction to Thermodynamics in Coffee Roasting
Editor's note: This article first ran the November/December 2020 issue of Roast Magazine. Heating Things Up An Introduction to Thermodynamics in Coffee Roasting By Candice Madison What alchemy turns coffee brown and releases a plethora of flavors and aromas? Heat! Not the steamy heat of a summer...
What Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion
What Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion By Jodi Louws COVID freight impacts continue, and even seem more severe at this time than they did in early 2020. We’re seeing export delays, longer shipment times and transshipment delays, container...
Ghost Pepper Mint Mocha — Assume Nothing! A Year of Recipes
"Assume Nothing!" A mantra for The Crown as we worked towards opening our doors in March of 2019, the phrase became a Menu section, encouraging our visitors to drop their preconceptions and be open to new and delicious experiences. And now it's the title of a recipe series, for you to recreate at...
Facing Machismo: a Producer’s Perspective
Editor's note: This article first ran in the September 2020 issue of Coffee T & I Magazine, and is reprinted here with permission. Facing Machismo: a Producer’s Perspective By Sandra Elisa Loofbourow Growing up in a matriarchal Latino household, I was taught two things: that a) women are just...
Coffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart)
Editor's note: This article first appeared on Daily Coffee News on Dec. 10, 2020, and is republished here with permission. Coffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart) Infographic by Evan Gilman, Words by Chris Kornman Led by zeitgeisty processing methods such as anaerobic...
Coffee Processing – A Flowchart
In anticipation of a class on fermentation and processing styles in coffee, I asked my colleague Evan to help me create a unique visualization tool to convey accurately and quickly what people mean when they say “pulped natural” or “triple washed,” for example. You’ll note the color-coded...