Tag Archives: roasting

03Nov/12

Up to date coffee chemistry research published (for a price)

2012-11-03arabica, Coffee, market, roastingcoffee, coffee roasting, roasting, scienceQuality Quaffable Quaffee

For two centuries investigators have tried with varying degrees of success to identify the compounds which give roasted coffee its characteristic aroma and taste. The analytical methods and the state of progressRead More…

08Oct/12

Cupping proved Popular, A lot has changed in 5 years

2012-10-08Coffee, Specialty, tastingcoffee, coffee roasting, coffees, profile roasting, roastingQuality Quaffable Quaffee

Coffee Cupping goes down well Five years ago we did a public cupping and I vowed never again. People asking me for sugar and milk burst my bubble. After five years IRead More…

01Jul/12

Coffee roasting process – a subjective perspective

2012-07-01coffee-wwki, How To, know-more, roast, roastingcoffee, coffee beans, coffee roasting, diedrich, profile roast, roasting, roasting profilesWarren Machanik

The coffee roasting process and our approach to it vary almost every quarter. As we gain more and more experience. Since at Quaffee™ we roast each batch in a very hands-on manner,Read More…

29Feb/12

Interesting Reading, if you are interested in Roasting

2012-02-29Coffee, roastingcoffee, Deidrich roasting, roasting, roasting profilesQuality Quaffable Quaffee

Forms of Heat Transfer There are three forms of heat transfer: Conduction, convection and radiation These are deceptively simple scientific concepts that underscore some of the more fractious debates within coffee roasting. InRead More…

14Feb/12

Roasting profile wrap up (airflow) and good bye

2012-02-14arabica, Coffee, roastingroastingQuality Quaffable Quaffee

We spent most of Friday playing with Airflow. The Diedrich roaster has the ability: CB: to pull air from the cooling bin (i.e. no air into the roasting barrel), 50-50: 50/50 (i.e.Read More…

09Feb/12

Tasting and then trying to replicate different Profiles

2012-02-09Coffee, roastingcoffee roasting, Deidrich roasting, roasting, roasting profilesQuality Quaffable Quaffee

Notes from Roasting 201 Assessing the various roasting results Today was an intense day of learning the nuances of roasting. Specifically selecting a coffee from the roasts we had already done theRead More…

08Feb/12

A day of introduction to Profile roasting

2012-02-08Coffee, roasting, Specialtycoffee, costa rican, diedrich, relationship coffee, roastingQuality Quaffable Quaffee

7 Feb Diedrich Notes Introduction to roasting profiles Today we concentrated on how different profiles affect coffee taste. There are two analogies that you can use with coffee roasting: Coffee is likeRead More…

07Feb/12

Our first day at Diedrich Coffee Roasters

2012-02-07arabica, Coffee, Production, roastingcoffee, diedrich, roastingQuality Quaffable Quaffee

Frog Quaffer and Mzukisi, arrived at Diedrich this morning at 08:40 Feb 6 2012, ready to learn. Here are a few pics from the day. A lot of information to be absorbedRead More…