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How about chocolate covered coffee beans? They are very common around here and great for snacking on!

I am so excited. I went to visit one of my farmers this weekend and he presented me with an 8 ounce bag of some of his "Vintage" coffee. For those of you that have never heard of it, aged coffee is a fabulous (yes expensive) treat. These beans from the Ka'u region, have been held green for 7...

My best tip, no matter how you are brewing them is getting fresh coffee. There is a completely different taste profile when something was roasted 3 days ago, 30 days ago or 3 months ago. You can have the fanciest maker in the world, the best filtered water and a master barista making your...

Clayton I am surprised to hear you say this as there are a lot of great small roasting companies in those regions, both Atlanta and throughout North Carolina, especially Charlotte. That being said if you are looking for great coffee, you can always check out my roasted to order coffees.

Certain coffees are going to be bitter, but in my opinion, never confuse bitter with acidity. Bitter coffee is the result of poor beans, over cooking and even age. You can find lots of coffees that have a natural sweetness or low acidity. I carry a Tanzanian Peaberry which has a natural...

I don't think we hate Starbucks. In reality they have taken coffee to a whole new level in North America. Without a doubt leaps and bounds above the coffee we grew up with. That being said, Seattles Best is dumbing down their coffee the last time I went there. And coffee you get in the...

Janet, I have started multiple sites. If you want to PM I can give you more details! TDC

It is really hard to say why it is not brewing properly. It could be a number of factors including: Packing the beans to tight: The machine has a hard time pressing the water through Malfunction of the machine: Not generating enough bars of pressure Needs a cleaning: If you live in a region...

I would be willing to bet you your local shop will allow you to purchase any where from 1/2 pound to as little as 1/4 bags of coffee. I would suggest trying 4 to 6 small bags and really see what you like. I would suggest one south American, such as a quality Columbian, one or two Africans...

I think Alton Brown in his show good eats really provides the best example between the difference between a nice burr grinder versus a stick grinder. For a typical drip coffee, I think the stick grinder works just fine and it is what we use for every day. When you move to espresso or french...

Sorry, Haven't been on so much. Let me figured out what I did with the literature and i will see if I can post it up.

Cjevens, Great meeting you. I am on Oahu but work with several of the farmers on the Big Island and on on Maui. If you are ever out this way lets meet up for a cup of coffee! Chris

Hawaiian I have one farmer that is looking to send his coffee overseas. 20-40 pounds of roasted can be done, just have to figure out Fex Ex costs. Let me know if you are interested in some Hawaiian coffee?

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I have samples of some from the recent coffee fest. Give me some time to scan or take pictures and I will post pictures.