Off the Grid Coffee Roasters

03/19/2016

It is by no means an exaggeration to dub the Cup of Excellence (COE) awards “the Oscars of the coffee world”. Yet is there room for another awards competition, one that complements the Cup of Excellence by shining a light on those producers previously unable to compete? One that brings producers int…

09/23/2015

Very excited to hear about this new program being developed in El Salvador.

I know many readers here will have seen my blog post, about the disappointment of the Alliance for coffee excellence cancelling a number of next years program in Africa and Central America. One of the ones that disturbed me the most was the El Salvador program, which is one thats been super close to…

04/22/2015

The blog post coffee roasters do not want to write. However, with rising prices on coffee and decreasing production, coffee roasters around the world are feeling the squeeze from strong consumer price thresholds.

Dwindling crop yields, leaf rust, quality issues, competition, currency issues & unique Has Bean things.

03/23/2015

Next weekend project! DIY Vacuum Coffee Lightbulbs Apparatus.

forgive mistakes... english is not my first language... dropper.. not droppler :) https://www.facebook.com/Rulof.Maker.YouTube MUSIC: “Passion Unlimited (Bea...

03/21/2015

Checkout Boiling Over's Coffee Vault brand new website designed by our very own Carter Gooch / Creative Qube.

03/14/2015

http://icocoffeeorg.tumblr.com/post/113352854060/meet-the-ico-interns-q-a-with-kyle-gooch

“Kyle Gooch, the ICO’s new Economics and Statistics Intern from Toronto, Canada, having a flat white at . Read our Q&A with Kyle below and send us your questions and comments on...

02/21/2015

Anyone else notice the Rok Espresso Machine in this week's episode of Suits??

02/20/2015

I had the pleasure to interview Mr. Arrieta Lobo in 2013 when conducting field research for my MSc. Great to see the farm expanding and the quality of coffee continuing to amaze.

02/17/2015

Great read as we contemplate developing our first blends.

Coffee Talk: Blends By The Specialty Coffee Chronicle on December 4, 2014 By Danny Pinnell, SCAA As the resident “new guy” around the office, I have been asked to chronicle (no pun intended) some of the things I’ve been learning, whether it concerns staff trips to coffee plantations around the world…

02/14/2015

The dairy in our latte is equally important. How does your cafe incorporate milk quality?

"Who wants to dairy if it's not fun?" asks Jill Smith of Pure Éire Dairy at the 2014 SCAA Symposium. With this positive outlook, and a collaborative spirit w...

02/14/2015

Haha oh dear.

I Love Coffee is full of infographics, facts, quizzes, and other fun visual stuff about coffee and sometimes sushi written by Ryoko: a caffeinated Japanese lady living in Seattle.

02/14/2015

How do you brew?

Coffee is more than just a vessel for caffeine. A wide variety of beans, mix-ins and machines have recently turned coffee brewing into a delicate art.