I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be offering a three-hour roasting masterclass in Montreal on November 17. The masterclass will include two hours of lecture, a cupping of the Roast Defect Kit, and thirty minutes of Q&A. I personally guarantee that any roaster who attends will take home many new and useful roasting ideas to implement.
Read MoreI’m overdue for letting you know that my books are now available in six different languages worldwide, with more books in more languages on their way.
Read MoreOne thing notably absent from most marketing and discussion of grinders is mention of extraction level. Manufacturers routinely reveal burr size, lbs or kg per hour, motor RPM, etc, but rarely mention extraction data. It would be a great service if the SCA or some other hypothetically impartial body would test and rate grinders and other coffee gear using objective metrics.
Read MoreIt’s clear that roast quality interferes with green evaluation to some degree, so isn’t it time we created a separate scoring system for roast quality? This would help us avoid allowing roast quality to interfere with green evaluation and help us all to improve our roasting.
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