• Organic Coffee & Wilder Garcia

    Organic Coffee & Wilder Garcia

    Let's talk organic coffee. We get asked A LOT if our coffee is organic, and so I want to share some things I've learned along the way and the subsequent approach I've adopted when coffee buying. Organic coffee is simply...

  • Why I Get Out of the Way When I Roast

    Why I Get Out of the Way When I Roast

    Hey, everyone! It's been a crazy new year so far, both for Sarah and me personally and for Tag. It's been a good start to the year, and we hope you have had a good start as well. Today, I...

  • 4 Tips for Large Batch Brewing

    4 Tips for Large Batch Brewing

    Merry Christmas! (For useful content, skip to the second paragraph) I love this time of year--cooler weather (or at least occasional cool fronts here in San Antonio) and lots of time with friends and family spent celebrating! I'm sorry I've...

  • What is Processing & Why Do I Care?

    What is Processing & Why Do I Care?

    Different flavors are really the only reason I’m interested in processing. Different processing methods affect coffee in wild ways. There are 3 main processing methods, so I made a visual that should help.  WASHED: Machines are frequently used to squish...

  • Coffee Processing Pt. 1

    Coffee Processing Pt. 1

    So, what happens after you pick the coffee cherry? Now that we know coffee is not a bean (it’s the seed of a cherry), the next logical question is: “How in the world do you get the seeds out of the...

  • Coffee Isn't a Bean...

    Coffee Isn't a Bean...

    Have you ever thought about what exactly coffee is? Or rather, what coffee was before it was in your morning cup? It occurred to me this week, so many people don’t know the truth about coffee! I remember being curious about it myself, before it became my profession.