Roaster Profile: Milestone Coffee Roasting & Café Location: Montrose, Pennsylvania Founder and Roast Master: Matt Ford GO Customer Since 2023 From humble beginnings to a bustling café in the heart of Montrose, Pennsylvania, Milestone Coffee Roasting & Café is rooted in passion, persistence, and a powerful metaphor: chasing milestones. Tatyana and Matthew Ford with Milestone Coffee Roasting bag Matt Ford…
What is decaf coffee? Simply put, decaffeinated coffee is coffee that has had most of its caffeine removed. For many, caffeine is the main reason they drink coffee—but for others, it can cause jitters, disrupt sleep, or trigger other sensitivities. That’s where decaf coffee comes in. While your typical 8oz cup of coffee contains anywhere from 50 to 160 milligrams…
Although we specialize in making green coffee buying easy, people often ask us how to make coffee taste great once it's roasted. Basically, you choose a brewing method, ensure that the coffee grind size is right, then drink up! That said, there are many different brewing methods and plenty of vessels available, so it ultimately comes down to preference. You…
For most of coffee history, Coffea canephora—better known as Robusta—played second fiddle to Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee), its high-grown cousin. Robusta was largely relegated to the likes of instant coffee and commercial blends, burdened by a reputation for harshness and low quality. But that narrative is shifting. Global coffee production is evolving. So are consumer tastes, roaster preferences, and scientific…
If your coffee tastes off—too bitter, too weak, or just flat—the culprit could be the coffee grind size. The grind size directly affects extraction, flavor, and even the mouthfeel of your brew. Getting the coffee grind size right is essential whether you're brewing at home or running a busy café. Why Your Coffee Grind Size Matters Brewing coffee is a…
The coffee industry is experiencing a perfect storm of market forces, with Arabica prices soaring over $4.00 per pound—a historic high. Severe drought in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, and extreme rains in Vietnam, the second largest, are significantly reducing global supply. Farmers are withholding coffee in response to these conditions, further tightening availability. On top of that, tariffs…
Adapting to Change in Coffee One of the great challenges in roasting coffee is consistency. But consistency can mean many things—variance from roast to roast, a machine with a mind of its own, the coffee itself, and countless other factors. Coffee is ever-changing. It’s a crop, impacted by weather patterns and subject to good and bad seasons. Even if the…
So, you’re getting into roasting your own coffee? Starting a new hobby like coffee roasting can be exciting, but can easily get overwhelming. With an endless amount of information, products, and opinions available online, it’s easy to feel lost. However, depending on your personality, this can be an exciting adventure of learning, experimenting, and fine-tuning your craft—or a never-ending quest…
Coffee Roasters are ever curious about coffee, so the Genuine Origin team is constantly fielding questions. But one topic that comes up often is: blending coffee. Coffee blends have probably been around as long as roasting coffee. Why? Because blending two or more coffees together invites opportunities for self-expression, new flavor combinations, and adds versatility when operating a roastery. As…
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The process of removing caffeine from green, unroasted coffee beans using direct or indirect chemical solvent exposure, liquid carbon dioxide in a high-pressure chamber, or water alone (the Swiss method).
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