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Central American Coffee: An Expert's Guide
Central America boasts a rich coffee culture, offering a diverse array of specialty brews. As coffee connoisseurs, we're excited to share insights into the main coffee-producing countries in the region, their unique histories, and the exceptional ...
New Gear: BruTrek Camp Hand Coffee Grinder
Coffee is all about repeatability, and there's nothing more repeatable than cold, hard numbers. If you nail your extraction and your cup is perfect, you're going to want to replicate that. Unless winging it is your thing, putting yourself at the m...
On the Recent Kona Coffee Lawsuit Ruling
Four years and over $33 million in settlements later, Kona coffee farmers have finally won the suit against 20+ defendants for misleading labeling and advertising of “Kona” coffee. Retailers were accused of using the Kona name on ground and whole-...
A Facility Walkthrough in Pictures
First Impression Fresh Roasted Coffee (located at 1136 Walnut St. Ext., Sunbury) is nestled in the Susquehanna Valley in the former Sunbury Textile Mill, an hour's drive from Pennsylvania's capitol. Pulling up to the espresso-and-tan behemoth t...
What Are Cold Brew Filter Packs?
Just when we thought cold brew coffee was the best it could be, the FRC R&D team went and made it better. In 2022, we crafted a brand-new blend brewed best on the rocks and put it in our Cold Brew Filter Packs. Cold brew coffee is already supe...
Why You Should Measure Coffee By Weight Instead Of Volume
When you're making pancakes or measuring out oregano, we bet you're not thinking about a little too much flour or the flakes not quite reaching the lip of the spoon. Why would you? Cooking is not about being exact—look at your grandma's recipe car...