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Coffee Alergies

Being in the coffee roasting business, it is not good for my business to report that coffee is related to allergies, however I feel I must help protect and present the facts to those that are allergic to coffee.

I for one, have never run across anyone allergic to coffee yet,  but I have done some research on the subject and found that coffee allergies do exist.

If you are allergic to coffee then you have an Allergies Type 1 is also called contact allergy..

To read the entire story about this allergy follow this link.  http://hubpages.com/hub/Allergic-To-Coffee

How do they create Decaffeinated coffee ??

There are several processes used to decaffeinate coffee beans. Almost all use water in the process.
These processes are not harmful to a persons health, however they do havoc to the quality of the coffee bean.

The beans are soaked in water and then by using a solvent or an activated carbon, the caffeine is absorbed. Next the beans are re-soaked in the remaining water to reabsorb the lost flavor in the first extraction process.
The solvents never come in contact with the actual beans  but only the water solution containing the caffeine, so it is very safe.
In the Swiss water Process beans are soaked in hot water and the caffeine is extracted from the bean into the water.The beans are discarded and the remaining water is striped from the caffeine using activated carbon filters.
A new batch of decaffeinated green beans are soaked in the water and the natural coffee flavors left in the water are absorbed by the beans.
In the CO2 Process green beans are soaked in highly compressed CO2 which extracts the caffeine and is then removed from the CO2 using activated carbon filters, which are then used to extract the caffeine from the coffee again.

Roasting Decaf

Decaffeinated coffee beans are a little more sensitive to roasting procedures so care must be taken to roasting as not to destroy the bean or he flavor. Through experience & patience, I have found that to create a nice favorable roast comparable to non caffeinated beans. the roasting must be performed at a much slower rate achieved by reducing the temperature rate of the roaster and gradually getting up to the temperature where the first crack and second crack of the bean is the same of a regular roast.

This process produces a more even and favorable roasted bean. The beans once roasted do not have a nice shiny appearance as regular beans but rather a dull finish instead.

Decaf is generally more expensive because of the processes involved and for good reason.

Coffee & Women's Health

Good News For Womens Health if you drink Coffee

For many years coffee has had a bad rap but research shows differently that it reduces risk of many illnesses especially in women, not that it does not do the same for men.

Many of the common known risks that coffee helps reduce are cancer, liver, bladder, gallstones heart & stroke, Parkinson's disease and arthritis.

These links will give you good insight into womans health & coffee

http://www.essortment.com/all/coffeehealth_rmid.htm

http://www.livestrong.com/article/364845-what-does-coffee-do-to-your-health/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/93786-coffee-health/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/9341-need-caffeines-effect-arthritis/

Most expensive coffee in the world made from Cat Poop

Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and the United States.


Kopi Luwak is coffee prepared using coffee cherries that have been eaten by the animal, partially digested, and harvested from its feces. Kopi Luwak is currently the most expensive coffee in the world.



The Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called Toddy Cat, is a small member of the Viverridae family native to South and Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species asLeast Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats, is widely distributed with large populations that are unlikely to be declining.^[2]

Asian palm civets are native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand,Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,China, Philippines and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Bawean and Siberut. They were introduced to Irian Jaya, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi and Japan. In Papua New Guinea, their presence is uncertain

KONA COFFEE HARVEST ‘DECIMATED’ BY PEST

The coffee bug borer is an insect that bores it self into the coffee cherry. This insect has been decimating coffee crops for the past two years in the Kona region of Hawaii
This means higher prices for a bag of Kona Coffee.
To read the full article at Fresh Cup Magazine click on the link below.

http://www.freshcup.com/news_events_details.php?id=153

Simply Fresh Roastery Absorbs Coffee Bean 60 % Increase

Despite the increase of coffee bean commodity prices of up to 60 %  Simply Fresh Roastery is absorbing the market price  increases in it's current selection of  the Elsalvador Santa Ana & Costa Rican Fancy and also our House Blend coffee beans.
The price will remain at $ 12.99 per pound.

Decaf Coffee Beans

Simply Fresh Roastery is pleased to announce the introduction of Decaf coffee beans in Februrary.