Article from Kenya now online

On January 6th one of Denmark's biggest newspapers Berlingske Tidende published a great article on coffee. Food and wine reviewer S?ren Frank had followed our director Peter Dupont and michelin star chef Henrik Yde on their trip to Kenya.

The result became a five full page article detailing how coffee is grown and processed in Nyeri, Kenya as well as the work that goes into cupping and sourcing the best lots. During harvest there usually isn't much to cup, but this year we wanted to discover more about the work happening at that crucial time. We can always cup the lots back home. However, there was several lots that they were already drying and possible to cup, but the final purchasing decisions and lot selection won't happen until the lots are fully dried and processed at the CKCM dry mill, which is still another couple of weeks.

In any case, the full article (in Danish) is now online for your reading pleasure:
http://www.b.dk/mad/paa-jagt-efter-den-ultimative-boenne

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Close to 40% less CO2 emissions from a cup of coffee in our shops!

Windmills at Middelgrunden. Photo by Kim Hansen, sourced from Wikimedia Commons Since 2010 we have been buying shares in Middelgrundens Vindm?llelaug (www.middelgrunden.dk) who owns the mills standing in the waters just outside of Copenhagen. Now we have supplemented this with buying electricity from the supplier Vindst?d, that delivers electricity which is 100% wind mill based (vindstoed.dk). We are therefore very proud to say that now all the electricity we use at the The Coffee Collective will be produced on wind mills. In life cycle assesments of the coffee production, the part of the production with the highest energy consumption p? mL of finihed coffee brew is often found to be the actual brewing. See the following table for details in terms of CO2 equivalents.

Source: http://www.appropedia.org/LCA_of_coffee 
The primary consumption of energy in the brewing process is the heating of water which normally will be done by using electricity. Therefore by switching our electricity source to wind mills we have reduced the total CO2 emissions pr. cup of coffee by almost 40%!

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The new crop Yukro is on the shelves

In our busy busy work week we've neglected to inform you all that we now have the fresh crop of Yukro on the shelves. We had hoped to receive the Yukro earlier, but it got delayed at the dry mill for quite some time. Partly because we had some special wishes for the separation and sorting. But we're happy to have the fresh lot available.

This would also be a good time to read up on our visit to Yukro at the beginning of the harvest. Check out our travel report here.

The fresh lot is really aromatic, reminding of citrus-infused teas, peach, apples and lavender. We've roasted it very light and really pushed those aromatics.

Besides 250 g whole beans to bring home Yukro is available per cup brewed on Aeropress at J?gersborggade and Godth?bsvej and Kalita Wave at Torvehallerne. You can also purchase it through our webshop.

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Dairy Farm Visit to Øllingegaard

For the past few years we've been using milk from a dairy called ?llingegaard just 40 km out of Copenhagen. We've been doing blind tastings of different milk for the past 12 years in Denmark now, tasting the milk both cold, warm and in cappuccinos, and ?llingegaard won our last tasting. On top of that it's now the only dairy farm on Sj?lland and the nearest to Copenhagen which means much shorter transportation than from Jutland.

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We use quite a lot of milk in our coffee shops and we love a good cappuccino. Now we thought it was time to go visit our milk supplier and learn more about what they do. So eight of us got in a rental and drove up to visit them.

?llingegaard is a small dairy owner by Solhvervfonden - a foundation committed to spread organic practices for the past 20 years. It's a for-profit foundation that use the money gathered for projects in third world countries. The dairy is situated in beautiful, old, yellow farm buildings from 1925 and have been a dairy since 1995. Of course 100% organic.

As a side note, there used to be one other privately owned dairy in Sj?lland called Osted Mejeri. Unfortunately they went bankrupt this summer. A great loss for the milk diversity in Denmark which is dominated by milk giant Arla. Now there's pretty much only ?llingegaard, Naturm?lk and Thise left.

Dairy supervisor Michael Christensen took us around the dairy production.
The milk is delivered from 11 farms on Sj?lland within hours of milking. It used to be just 8 farms delivering milk, but since the closure of Osted three of the farms that used to deliver there have signed on to ?llingegaard. Which is good, as they really needed more milk.

The farmers milk the cows twice a day, early in the morning around 5 and in the afternoon around 3 o'clock. The milk is tested for bacteria and antibiotics upon arrival at the dairy. It gets filtered at the farm and again at the dairy, but in general ?llingegaard is careful about not moving or pumping the milk around excessively. Too much movement and disturbance of the milk damages the taste. Where other large dairy's move their milk several kilometres through pipes the milk at ?llingegaard doesn't travel more than a few metres. The milk is also not homogenised for the same reason, which means the fat particles collect at the top of the milk - sometimes a bit of a problem for us though.

Beside fresh milk ?llingegaard does amazing butter, which have won numerous awards. It's the one we use at Godth?bsvej too. Talking to Michael about butter really reminded us about ourselves - complete geeks in a certain field. Yoghurt was another topic, and it amazing to see how much knowledge and work is behind these products. ?llingegaard churns their butter in the old-fashioned way on a huge machine and packs it while it's the consistency of mayonnaise. All products go out to stores immediately and ?llingegaard have been a leader in terms of milk freshness. Any products that are in excess is donated to the homeless shelters in Copenhagen.

We also went to visit one of the farms that deliver the milk. Hans Peter Kamp and his wife welcomed us to their beautiful farm with a view over Isefjorden. Here they have 75 hectares of land with 100 milk cows of the Jersey breed. They bought the farm together with another family around 20 years ago, when it was in a very poor state. It hadn't been used for years and the buildings were almost falling together. They've renovated it a lot since and build a new stable for the cows.

Clearly they work hard, from early morning till late evening. But as they said, it's more a way of life and there's plenty of short cuts you could take - that's just not what they wanted to do. They've chosen to be organic and not expand with too many cows, so they can keep everything running in the right way. They are self-supplying with corn and fodder/feed for the cows. It requires 500 tonnes of hay each year for the cows, so there's lots of work to do in the summer time to prepare for winter.

We got to taste the raw milk from the same morning. Completely yellow and rich, with a fat content up around 6,1% (Jersey cows produce more fat and protein than the regular Danish Black & White Milk Cow breed). It tasted really fresh and aromatic and wasn't just heavy and fat. You could clearly sense the brighter herbal and floral aromas in the milk, which probably stems from the grass, weed and herb feed that the cows munch on all summer. They are still outside this time of year and aren't brought in until it starts to rain heavily. You'd think that was how all farms are, but fact is only a fourth of all milk cows in Denmark are ever on grass! An astonishing fact, but it's only a requirement within the organic certification that the cows are brought to pasture for 6 months. Most (3/4) of all conventional milk cows never see grass, but are kept in stables throughout the year.

All in all it was great to see where our milk come from and meet some of the people - and cows - behind it. We're very proud to be working with like-minded people on this other important product in our shops, and already look forward to visiting them again.

You can see all pictures from our field trip here

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Commercial Coffee Machines a Great Option to Buy

In today's scenario, commercial coffee machines are becoming so much popular that its demand has been increasing at a breathtaking pace. Office services has become an essential part of life of millions of people all over the world. The need of coffee has been satisfied by commercial machines. It would not be easy to satisfy the requirements of millions of people around the world. Commercial machines have changed the lifestyle of the people. Now, People get the time to enjoy this real experience of having coffee.

Nowadays, people have become maniacs i.e. they want to have coffee in front of them when they wake up in the morning. And, they would feel immense pleasure if they get the coffee made by someone else. This problem can be solved by taking one home. These machines are so good in providing the best of the taste of finely brewed coffee at your home in minute's time. Anyone can operate them to have a cup of coffee. It is very easy to clean and maintain. Every morning, you don't have to wait for too long for getting a sip of coffee. Almost everyone has coffee as they are available at very reasonable prices in the market.

Because of the rise in demand of commercial coffee, many companies have come up with various kind of brewer. With the advent of information technology, commercial machines are available online. It saves your lot of time and money. The websites offer various features to the buyers that help them in getting the right product in minimum amount of time. There are various kinds of commercial machines of Toronto available in the market. Some of them are cappuccino machines and espresso machines. Different machines have different features. So, you need to figure out which features you want.

One should remember basic guidelines while purchasing yours. You need to make sure that the company you select should be reputable and purchasing its products is safe. It is quite a difficult task to find the best option available for you among so many varieties of machines. You should go through every machine's specifications once, so that you would be able to select the best one. Commercial coffee of Ontario are worth purchasing and also make your life easier.

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Get The Best of Coffee Specialty in Singapore

There are certain things that add flavour to our life, especially in the happy aspect of the life. A bite or sip just adds a new enthusiasm in a particular occasion. And yes the occasions, party or any celebrating incidences are incomplete without them. Example of such thing can be cake, sweets, coffee, tea and many more. So while arranging party, one should also take care of arranging these items. I know that everyone wants to have the best items.

So, I am telling you the best place in Singapore, where you can get your specialty items, after a click. Let us consider coffee this time. Coffee is an evergreen item that adds flavor to any occasion. And to search for the best coffee you can just see the site named street dictionary and search about the coffee specialty in Singapore. You will get all the information regarding coffee. You have this best option to choose among the given option and opt for the best. Be it any cafe, shop, manufacturer or coffee maker you will get all the information in one click.

How cool it is sounding? Even you can select the raw coffee bean and serve it as per your requirement. You can crush and use them whenever required. By using this site you can know any damn shops and cafes related to coffee. All the information is provided on this site. Be it name of the shop or cafe, contact number, website, address, email Id and many more. The entire specialty is given on the site, you just have to read and select the best option. This site also has smart searching features. You can search coffee shop in the area near to your place. So without ordering and going far, you can look, compare and order within the given range of area. By clicking on the particular shop or cafe, you will know much more about different variant of the products. So by sitting at home you can take the essence of shopping by selecting the best items related to the coffee.

This site has entire solution of the problem related to coffee. With relevant pictures and information you can just choose the best option. So sitting at home and planning for the perfect party is not an issue now, because of the search on the street dictionary By sitting at home you can order and have fun. Even you can order and see the shops of the coffee maker and the bean producer. You will get the map of the shop or cafe as well. So this is the entire package that starts with an idea related to the coffee, and end with the output in your home.

Now don't give second thought while thinking to order or do something related to the coffee. Just log on to this site and search for the best options available. Your search will end with the best result in hand. Just do compare and select the best thing.

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How Different Grades of Coffee Beans Are Grown And Produced

Coffee beans are grown and produced in many parts of the world, but mostly in areas that lie near the equatorial region. The quality of coffee beans is dependant on different natural factors that is beyond the farmers' control but one that farmers need to vigilantly consider if high grade beans is the desired result. Coffee crops grown in high altitude location tends to produce richer and stronger flavor characteristics than those grown in lower altitude location. The soil at which these crops is grown at determines the distinct flavor of the bean produced.

While there's no standard coffee grade chart available, coffee beans are still priced according to their quality. One of the most high-priced coffee beans is perhaps the Blue Mountain Coffee. Grown and produced in the Blue Mountains area of Jamaica, Blue Mountain coffee is famous for its mild flavor and not too bitter taste. A pack of beans that's officially qualified as Blue Mountain Coffee can easily fetch numerous times the price of the regular beans that one buys in the market.

Another premium type of coffee is the Kopi Luwak that hails from Indonesia. Such is the reputation of Kopi Luwak that some specialty stores have attached a price tag as high as US$100 or maybe more simply for a cup of espresso brewed from the bean. While Indonesia is known for its rich volcanic soil and idylic weather condition to grow coffee, one of the most interesting thing contributing to the reputation of Kopi Luwak is nothing to do with all these. Kopi Luwak is able to bring such premium because of its rarity since the beans are harvested not by people but civet cats.

Naturally, the curious question that every coffee enthusiast will be asking is if it is worth paying such premium for these types of bean. The one thing with human is basically because we're living in a generally capitalist world, we often convince ourselves when we have two options to pick from, the more costly choice will certainly be superior. But what I've learned along the years is such stereotypes in many cases are dumbfounded and you've to establish your personal definition of good before you know if something is good for the cost it fetches.

To illustrate this point further, ask yourself this simple question. There are beautiful coffee makers being displayed and sold in the department stores, with price tags ranging from few hundreds to few thousands of dollars. Yet, there are simple coffee makers such as drip or French Press based, that cost merely tens of dollars. Which do you think will produce in superior brew? Unless you are a true coffee connoiseur who really understands what it takes to make a perfect brew, the more expensive ones are more likely to be the typical answer that I get from most people. It may be hard to accept, but it turns out that the best coffee maker is still the French Press.

To answer the question on what a difference do premium coffee beans make, it does make a difference. Nevertheless the more valid question, in my opinion, should be how much of a premium should you pay for a particular type of beans. That to me, seems like a far more intelligent question that every caffeine lover ought to be asking.

You want to become your own barista in your own kitchen. The prices of French Press coffee makers are only few tens of dollars while the prices of Espresso machines are in the range of hundreds. You will not be alone if you think that coffee brewed out of French Press is not good. But as a matter of fact, they can actually produce the finest cup of coffee and better still, the cheapest option. Coffee is my passion and I like to blog about it. The more I know about coffee, the more I am fascinated by it.
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