Coffee Roasting at work.

Shower screen and gasket maintenance is important!

Experiences at Oriole Coffee Roaster

Coffee Cupping after roast is part of an SOP mate. It shows alot. What I've visualize, do/improve, the protocols and systems at Toby's Estate Asia is already being practice at Oriole Coffee Roasters.
I am a forward thinking person. Maybe it comes with the young age. ;)

A Buyer's Guide to Understanding Coffee Grinders

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to experience the taste of fresh ground coffee. There is nothing like the taste and aroma found in a hot cup of coffee that was made from freshly ground coffee beans. The time it takes to grind your own coffee is well worth it, as you simply can't achieve the same wonderful results if you purchase packaged pre-ground coffee. Once the coffee bean has been ground it begins to lose its aroma and subtle flavours thus altering its character. Although subject to debate, the general "life span" of ground coffee can be as little as few hours to a few days. Preferably, you should only grind as much coffee as needed for each pot of coffee or shot of espresso.

The number of coffee roasters and supermarkets who offer whole bean coffee has swelled in recent years and most offer some very good coffee blends and regional coffees. To experience the finest of what the coffee bean has to offer, we strongly suggest you grind your own coffee. There are many coffee grinders to choose from out there, but the task of finding the best one may be a little easier after reading this short guide to coffee grinders.

Before we talk about coffee grinders we first want to define the different coffee "grinds".

Course Grind: As the name implies, the grinds are fairly large. This grind is suitable for percolators, coffee presses, pour through makers, and drip coffee makers.

Medium Grind: This grind is known as the general-purpose grind for all coffee makers. The size of the grounds resembles the consistency of table salt. However, you would not want to use this grind setting for making espresso.

Fine Grind: This grind setting would be used for espresso primarily, but it also works well with drip and pours through coffee makers. Because the grind is finer, there is more surface area for the water to come in contact with. This generally offers a richer and stronger flavor.

Turkish Grind: This is the finest of all grinds and closely resembles a powdered sugar like consistency. This grind is commonly used with commercial espresso machines and home espresso machines without crema enhancing devices. This grind will allow water to extract the most flavors out of the coffee in the shortest time. Most home coffee grinders will be unable to produce a Turkish grind, as it requires a powerful grinding mechanism. Most coffee grinders found in bulk coffee sections of supermarkets and coffee stores are capable of producing a Turkish grind.

Many manufacturers offer fairly decent coffee grinders these days. Before choosing what coffee grinder to buy, you have to determine what type of coffee maker you are using. Various coffee makers and espresso machines require different size coffee grounds from fairly course to very fine. Below we provide a list of the three most common coffee grinders found on the market and provide a short description of each.

Back at where it began. Cuppachoice International Pte Ltd

Started the week by getting involved with the production line. Understanding the production line and logistics for this particular company. I've realised that I adapt to changes quite fast. Someone said that before, and i agree. 

In the roaster, I was roasting a single origin bean from Ethiopia Yirgacheffe .

The weekly cleaning and maintenance part.