Rob Sulkow - Genuine Origin Coffee

How to Grow Your Own Coffee at Home

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-07-13T12:20:02-04:00Coffee Life, Coffee Varieties, green coffee beans, Roaster Life, specialty coffee, Uncategorized, Warm Countries|

In this post we explore the exciting possibility of growing coffee in the comfort of your own home. Yes, you read that correctly – you [...]

Colombia Coffee Origin Report 2023

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-07-13T11:02:16-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Caffeine, Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Supply Chain, Coffee Varieties, Colombia, General, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, Green Coffee Origin Report, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Uncategorized|

Over half a million families dedicate their livelihoods to producing unroasted Colombia green coffee on small farms that dot the country’s volcanic mountain ranges. As [...]

Cold Brew and Iced Coffee Revealed

Genuine Origin Coffee2024-09-12T10:27:49-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Caffeine, Coffee Roasting, Decaffeination, Flavor Notes, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, Green Coffee Storage, specialty coffee, Summer, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized|

How to Make Big Batch Cold Brew Coffee The sun is out. The weather is warm. It’s time to swap out those steaming mugs of [...]

Brazilian Coffee | Origin Update 2023

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It’s hard to summarize an origin country like Brazil and its vast role in coffee’s past, present, and future. Since the 1800s, Brazilian coffee has [...]

Guatemala | Coffee Origin Report

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-05-26T14:48:15-04:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Varieties, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, natural process, Single Origin Coffee, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized, Volcafe Way|

With it rich volcanic soil, mountainous terrain and varied micro-climates, Guatemala is a perfect country for coffee cultivation. Guatemalan green coffee beans are the delight [...]

Coffee EXPO 2023 Review

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-05-11T14:42:31-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Colombia, Competition Coffee, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Event, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, Honduras, natural process, Papua New Guinea, Peru, PNG, Roasting Competition, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Tanzania, Uncategorized|

We were all super-excited to arrive in Portland for EXPO this past April. Right after check-in, we went straight to the conference center to build [...]

The Complete Guide to Coffee Filters

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-04-19T14:59:19-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Caffeine, Flavor Notes, General, specialty coffee, Uncategorized|

Coffee filters come in many shapes, sizes, and materials. There are nearly as many types of coffee filters as there are coffee brewing devices. So [...]

Genuine Origin Schedule of Events Coffee EXPO 2023

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-04-07T08:15:33-04:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Varieties, Costa Rica, Event, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, Honduras, natural process, Roaster Life, Roasting Competition, Single Origin Coffee, Tanzania, Tasting Notes, Volcafe Way, Women in Coffee|

Genuine Origin EXPO Booth 2458 | Schedule of Events Download the full schedule EXPO kicks off on Friday, April 21, 2023 and we've got an [...]

Green Coffee Sourcing Explained

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:47-05:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Supply Chain, Featured, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee|

Demystifying Green Coffee Sourcing from Origin to Roastery As a two hundred year old, traditional supply chain company, Volcafe had no public face. However, its [...]

How to Buy Green Coffee Forward

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:49-05:00Coffee Roasting, Coffee Supply Chain, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, specialty coffee, Uncategorized|

Opening a coffee roasting business is exciting — you get to experiment with different roast profiles to create your own coffee flavors, and you have [...]

Costa Rica Green Coffee Origin Report

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:50-05:00Coffee Roasting, Costa Rica, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, natural process, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Volcafe Way|

Few coffee-producing countries go the extra mile to protect their agricultural workforce like Costa Rica does. After a violent civil war in 1948, the newly-formed [...]

Demystifying Decaf Green Coffee — A Roaster’s Guide to Decaffeination

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:50-05:00Caffeine, Coffee Buying, Coffee Roasting, Decaffeination, Featured, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying|

Coffee is naturally caffeinated, but for people who are sensitive, a dose of 50 to 100 milligrams of caffeine in your average cup of coffee is way [...]

Tanzania Green Coffee Origin Report

Genuine Origin Coffee2022-03-07T07:56:26-05:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Supply Chain, Genuine Origin, Tanzania|

Tanzania is one of the largest countries in Africa by area and Arabica coffee production is around 650,000 bags (over 85 million pounds) per year [...]

Guatemala Green Coffee Origin Report 2021

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:52-05:00Uncategorized|

Patios drying coffee Guatemala The 2021 harvest season in Guatemala came to a close earlier this year with some hurricane-induced delays, but also [...]

Understanding C-Market Price Swings and the Brazil Frost

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-12-01T15:56:08-05:00Brazil, Coffee Buying, Coffee Life, Coffee Roasting, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, specialty coffee|

In late July a severe frost hit Brazil's coffee growing regions. Most affected were South de Minas and Parana. Yet another cold front hit the [...]

Green Coffee Prices | A Beginners Guide

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:53-05:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Roasting, Featured, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, specialty coffee|

The price of Green Coffee generally gravitates around the regulated futures exchanges which, for both Arabica and Robusta, used to operate with real-live humans in New York [...]

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