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March 21, 2023 Chris Kornman

Rate of Rise – Where Do You Stand?

It’s been said that those who stand for nothing will fall into a constant state of decline. As an outspoken critic of “my way or the highway” approaches to education...

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January 12, 2023 Chris Kornman

Roasting for Creation or Destruction
“Every Act of Creation is First an Act of Destruction” -Pablo Picasso Lately, I’ve been speaking with my roasting students in the big-picture mode about their superpowers. Roasting is often spoken of in esoteric chemical terms or couched in industry-specific language that can sometimes alienate newcomers. To wit, the old SCAA flavor wheel was used […]
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April 12, 2022 Chris Kornman

Searching for Balance in Coffee Roasting
Reflecting on the last six months of roasting styles at The Crown. For as long as we’ve been serving coffee, The Crown’s menu has featured a revolving door of fresh and seasonal coffees served across a number of brewing styles. By far, our most consistent outturns (aside from cold brew in the warmer months) are […]
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September 25, 2020 Lowell Powell

Roasting Alone in the Time of COVID 19
Editor’s note: Lowell Powell, partner to Royal’s Marketing & Outreach Director and Catracha Coffee Founder Mayra Orellana-Powell, is the architect of the Catracha Quality Project and a driver behind many of the coffee processing innovations taking place on the ground in Santa Elena’s coffee community. His essay here was a response to Royal’s Home Roasters […]
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July 7, 2020 Chris Kornman

Roasting on the Ikawa - Updates & Comments (Part III)
The long and winding road of Ikawa profiling led me to pen previous articles on challenges and some new ‘from-scratch” sample roast profiles I have been employing regularly for Crown Jewels and other coffees. Yet, I’ve long been seeking a low-airflow alternative to the high fan speeds I tend to prefer for most high-density coffees. […]
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June 22, 2020 The Crown

The Cast Iron Coffee Roasting Experiment
By Nate Lumpkin, Crown Barista Since we’ve all been stuck at home for months, it seemed like there was no better time than now to practice roasting my own coffee. I do most of my home cooking on a cast iron skillet that a friend gifted me many years ago, and I’d heard that it’s […]
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August 1, 2018 Evan Gilman

Roasting on the Quest M3s
Over the past year, one component of our weekly Crown Analysis writings has gained attention with a demographic we weren’t used to hearing from home roasters. This welcome attention isn’t something we take lightly, and we want to thank all of you who have gotten in contact with us. The Behmor is one of the […]
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November 16, 2017 Jen Apodaca

考Q的经验分享
考Q的经验分享 2003年，CQI（咖啡品质协会）推出了阿拉比卡咖啡Q grader项目，向咖啡专业人士授予专业证书，并利用这套体系对咖啡进行评分和定级。这是一项致力于咖啡全球标准化的项目，因为曾经通过感官来对咖啡进行分析和评价是非常主观的认定。一个人认为的深度烘焙，在另外一个人眼中可能是中度烘焙，或者在一个人的认识当中这种...
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October 4, 2017 Jen Apodaca

Passing the Q
Passing the Q Becoming a certified Q grader was a long time goal of mine, a way to prove to myself that I am a coffee sensory professional. Even though I have been cupping coffee five times a week for over a decade, I was still apprehensive to take the test, not to […]

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July 5, 2017 Chris Kornman

How Might Roasting Affect Drip Extraction: A Detailed Analysis
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Daily Coffee News on June 26, 2017. In many cases, a roaster will make choices about heat application based on final, intended use. An espresso roast will differ significantly from a drip roast based on known effects on the final flavor profile. Not long ago at the Crown office, […]

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