by Mark Kennedy | Nov 16, 2014 | Information
A lot of us drink coffee every day. It’s a ritual we go through without thinking much about it other than we love the taste and the pick me up it gives. We don’t think much about the coffee’s journey from a seed to our cup. Check out this nice short...
by Mark Kennedy | Sep 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
The question I get asked most is for tips on brewing coffee. That can be a tough question to answer. Everyone has different tastes and different equipment. The coffee to water ratio is different for people who like their coffee very strong vs someone who likes theirs...
by Mark Kennedy | Sep 21, 2014 | Information, Uncategorized
A peaberry is not a type of coffee. It is a natural occurrence in somewhat less than 5% of the coffee cherries. Normally coffee beans grow two to a fruit, flat against each other like halves of a peanut. In a peaberry cherry, there’s only one bean and it’s shaped like...
by Mark Kennedy | Jul 10, 2014 | Information
I saw this documentary in Denver a few weeks ago. It was really well done and educational. It covers the journey of the coffee bean from planting to the cup someone ultimately enjoys. What makes one coffee better than another? If it comes to a theater near you…...
by Mark Kennedy | Jun 12, 2014 | Random bits
I really don’t know how I stumbled across this, as it counters most every bit of ‘reason’ I have in me. http://puttingweirdthingsincoffee.com/