Un-roasted coffee beans, also known as green coffee beans, are raw coffee seeds that have not yet been roasted. They offer the potential for home roasters to customize their own coffee flavors.
Store un-roasted coffee beans in a cool, dry place in an airtight container to maintain their freshness. Avoid exposure to moisture, heat, and direct sunlight.
When stored properly, un-roasted coffee beans can last up to a year without losing their quality. However, for the best flavor, it is recommended to use them within six months.
To roast coffee beans at home, you can use a home coffee roaster, a popcorn popper, or even a stovetop pan. Each method requires careful monitoring of temperature and time.
Roasting your own coffee beans allows you to customize the flavor profile, ensures maximum freshness, and provides a deeper understanding and appreciation of the coffee-making process.
Properly roasted beans will emit a fragrant aroma and achieve your desired color. Light roasts are lighter in color, while dark roasts are deeper brown with visible oils on the surface.
Grind size varies by brewing method: coarse for French press, medium for drip coffee makers, fine for espresso, and extra fine for Turkish coffee.
Start with fresh, properly roasted beans and clean water. Use the correct grind size for your brewing method, measure your coffee and water accurately, and adjust the brewing time and temperature to taste.
Yes, we are committed to ethical sourcing and work directly with African coffee farmers who practice sustainable and fair trade farming methods, ensuring fair compensation and support for their communities.
Yes, we offer bulk purchasing options for our coffee beans. Please contact our sales team for more information on bulk orders and pricing.
Caffeine increases the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for movement, memory and thinking. Dopamine is also associated with the sensation of pleasure. Therefore, coffee helps to fight depression.
Coffee, both caffeinated and decaffeinated, contains roughly the same amount of antioxidants. And more than in fruits and vegetables combined. Antioxidants are substances that prevent oxidation and fight free radicals.
Two cups of brewed coffee after a workout relieves muscles. During the experiment, participants drank coffee after doing eccentric muscle exercises. It turned out that caffeinated coffee significantly reduces pain sensitivity.
At the Institute of Dental Sciences in India, scientists have researched and collected data from patients who drank coffee. It turned out that those who drink about three cups of black coffee a day have the least dental problems.