Pour-Over Brewing
Café Encyclopedia
The brew method that showcases the intention and skill in the coffee industry.
All posts by Brian Helfrich
Community Collaborations
Coffee
For Methodical Coffee Roasters and Summit Coffee, collaboration breeds innovation.
First Weekend of CoffeeChamps Wraps in Knoxville
News
Competitors from around the country showed off their coffee smarts in the first regional qualifier of the US CoffeeChamps.
Balancing Roasting and the Café
In the Café
Managing a café presents plenty of challenges. Adding a roastery to the equation complicates things exponentially.
Coffee Careers
Café Basics
Cafés are more than just a place to kill time. They’re the foundation of lifelong careers.
Improving Quality in the Café: Part Three
Café Basics
Bringing customers on board.
Improving Qualty in the Café: Part Two
Café Basics
Getting to the “why” of your business model.
Improving Quality in the Café: Part One
Café Basics
How Summit Coffee completely overhauled their business model.
Connecting at Auction
Coffee
The role of an auction in connecting with farmers and learning to pay more for great coffee.