Choosing coffees

In search for new coffees, we regularly test many different samples from all possible origins. After a detailed examination we then choose the right coffees for our production. As soon as these coffees arrive they will be extensively tested. Based on these tests we will do our first roast on the production machine. Since the transition from sample roasting to production roasting is enormous, another evaluation is carried out after the first batch and any adjustments are made. Only then these coffees go into production and offered to you.

Roasting coffees

We aim to preserve characters of each origin and roast the coffee the way you will prepare it at home, meaning how you brew your coffee. This is essential since a filter coffee is brewed differently than an espresso and that requires a different roast. Once coffees are roasted for multiple brewing methods, they never give you the best they can, assuming you really take care about what you drink.

We aim to preserve characters of each origin and roast the coffee the way you will prepare it at home, meaning how you brew your coffee. This is essential since a filter coffee is brewed differently than an espresso and that requires a different roast. Once coffees are roasted for multiple brewing methods, they never give you the best they can, assuming you really take care about what you drink.

Why roast differently

During the extraction of the coffee, the fruity, and sour flavors, are the first released, then the sweet and finally the bitter flavors. A too short extraction will have overlaying sour flavors, too long can release to much bitterness.

To find the right balance for an espresso for example, which is brewed very quickly and at high pressure, we roast the coffee longer and deeper to make the coffee more soluble. For filter or French press, we can go faster and often stop at the beginning of the development process, so the characteristics of the origins are perfectly conserved. Since the extraction time for filter and french press is much longer, it has enough time to extract al the difference flavors.

Blends

A blend is way of substituting flavors we loose during the roasting process. Especially when the espresso is meant to use for a white range of coffees, like cappuccinos, lattes, but also for our daily espresso, we like a stronger body and also some nice roast flavors to compete with the other ingredients we use or simple because we like a more intense cup.

As we use different coffees, with different characteristics, we can roast darker and make the espresso coffee easier to extract. Blends are therefore also very suitable for full automatic coffee machines since the possibillities of adjusting the setting are normally very limited.