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  • Crown Analysis: 36475 – 巴西女王庄园半水洗黄波旁

    Crown Analysis: 36475 – 巴西女王庄园半水洗黄波旁

    Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 这支咖啡来自FazendaRainha（皇后庄园）， 庄园占地280亩，地处巴西一个古老的火山山谷Vale da Grama。 2011年，庄园在巴西COE竞赛中获得了冠军。庄园里种有200亩的黄波本种咖啡树，绵延起伏的山地让大规模机械采收无法施展，因而这里所有的咖啡...

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  • Crown Analysis: 38975C – 埃塞俄比亚西达摩 1 Chichu Lot 1 30kg GrainPro

    Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 我们即将开启新的大门，来到非洲的埃塞俄比亚，这里是全世界咖啡的故乡，这里的咖啡带有花香气的甜感，让人过口难忘，欲罢不能。 水洗处理厂坐落于耶加雪菲的Gedeo地区，属于西达摩大省。有600多户农民参与每年的种植和收获，该地区的收获季节从每年10月开始。这里气候凉爽，温...

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    Understanding Coffee Acidity: What It Is and Why It Matters

    Article Summary: Coffee acidity describes flavor brightness. Most brews sit near 5.5 pH. Acidity comes from organic acids in green coffee and changes through roasting: lighter roasts retain fruity malic and citric acids, while darker roasts break them down into bitter quinic and caffeic acids. Robusta tastes more bitter due to higher caffeine, not higher […]
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  • CozyTown Signature Beverage

    CozyTown Assume Nothing Drink Recipe

    By Meri Jane  “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 drink recipe series, for you to […]
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  • 22 lb Crown Jewel coffees by Royal Coffee

    Ethiopia Crown Jewel Flavor Breakdown

    Crown Jewel Buyer Chris Kornman reflects on the differences between our current selection of Ethiopia Crown Jewels. CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC RFA GUJI KAYON MOUNTAIN WASHED  Black Tea, Lemon, Caramel, Chamomile, Dark Chocolate  I often think of Guji (the zone just east of Yirgacheffe) as producing more dense and slightly funkier versions of the Southern […]
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  • cupping coffee at the crown

    The Crown's Coffee Lab & Education Update

    written by Isabella Vitaliano, Lab & Education Coordinator What have we been up to? The Crown Education 2-year reflection  We’ve been reflecting on the growth of The Crown’s Coffee Lab & Education department over the past two years. Opening in the spring of 2019, we experienced a brief period of growth and community connection that, like […]
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  • purchasing wholesale green coffee beans

    Purchasing Wholesale Green Coffee Beans: Here’s What You Need to Know

    Are you starting a coffee business and need to get more information about purchasing wholesale green coffee beans? Look no further. In this blog, we take a deep dive into the most frequently asked questions from new green coffee buyers.   What to look for when purchasing green coffee beans?   Browsing green coffee inventory […]
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    Fermentation Year in Review

    Reflecting on 2023, it has been thematic for the crew here at The Crown in Oakland, California. Inspiration kicked towards the end of 2022 with the deliciously curious lots from Edwin Noreña (aka El Alquimista), a aji chili infused honey Bourbon and gesha galaxy hops infused coffee. This playfulness was the start of an explorative […]
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    Specialty Green Coffee Cupping Series: January 2024

    by Isabella Vitaliano Welcome to our Specialty Green Coffee Cupping Series on Thursdays where we highlight recent arrivals. We select several coffees to cup at The Crown and provide more in-depth tasting notes, coffee background, and usage recommendations. 31870 PERU FT-FLO/USA ORGANIC ANDINOS SIERRA VERDE  From this Peruvian lot, we get a classic blend of […]
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    Specialty Green Coffee Cupping Series: Feb 1, 2024

    by Isabella Vitaliano Welcome to our Specialty Green Coffee Cupping Series on Thursdays where we highlight recent arrivals. We select several coffees to cup at The Crown and provide more in-depth tasting notes, coffee background, and usage recommendations. 31507 Peru FT-FLO/USA Organic Cafe De Mujer Aproccurma Orange, honey, chamomile, and clean sweetness are what you […]
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  • understanding coffee acidity

    Caffeine & Coffee: An Evolutionary Powerhouse

    by Isabella Vitaliano A take on coffee and caffeine’s evolution   Coffee’s history is rich with irony in that for a substance so stimulating and enlivening, the origin of the fruit remains fuzzy to this day. Origin stories vary and there is no confirmed evidence revealing where coffee grew in Africa or even who among the […]
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