Chaff is the thin outer skin of the coffee bean and is prevalent in roasted coffee that is of a lighter roast profile, especially if the chaff collector of the roaster becomes full during roasting. When roasted to a darker roast profile, the chaff is burned off of the bean and therefore won’t be present
Education
Back to School + Craft Coffee = doing good for Malawi
It’s not often that you think about Middle School and great coffee together, right? But that’s definitely what happening at Piedmont Middle School in Charlotte NC. A student team here have a coffee shop, to provide Admin and Faculty with delicious coffee. All this with the goal of raising funds to provide equitable education opportunities for students
An Entry-Level guide to Entry-Level Espresso with an Entry-Level Espresso Grinder
by Alex Choppin, Baratza Support Specialist So you’ve taken the dive down the rabbit hole of home espresso. Congratulations! The Sette 30 is a great machine for you to use as you start this journey. We at Baratza aren’t interested in telling anyone how to make coffee, only how to grind it. That being said, it’s
I Made Espresso with the Sette 30 with AP Burr Inside, and it was Great!
by Alex Choppin, Baratza Support Specialist. I’ve worked in coffee for twelve years, and most of that time was spent behind an espresso machine. I remember thwacking away at doser chamber paddles while The Shins played overhead in a dark, wood room with big comfy couches. I remember swiping excess coffee with a gift card
Sette 30 Release Postponed
For the last 4 years, Baratza has been working on the development and launch of the Sette family of grinders. As we have said many times, the design and build of the Sette grinders is based on many revolutionary and innovative technologies, including the grinding mechanism, the convertible device holder, and the Acaia grind by
Looks can be deceiving: dialing in with the Sette burr
By Alex Choppin, Baratza Support Specialist & US Brewers Cup Competitor 2017 The Sette Series, with its revolutionary design and functionality, has really challenged our pre-suppositions as coffee professionals and grinder nerds. It’s an exciting experience for us, and from what our customers tell us, for them as well! Here in Baratza Support, we’ve encountered
Sette Shims for Recalibration
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about what these are and if they’re needed. If you bought a Sette 270W or Sette 270, the card that comes along with these pieces directs you to the documentation page, which allows you to view and/or download any of the product sheets, quick start guides or manuals
Alex Choppin – Baratza’s Brewers Cup Competitor
We’re so stoked here at Baratza to have a team member representing us in competition! This year, our newest member to the Support team, Alex Choppin, will be competing in the Brewers Cup Qualifying Competition in Austin on Feb 11-12. We grabbed a little bit of time between the craziness of supporting our customers
Duty Cycle of the Sette Series #UsingTheRightToolForTheJob
The Sette 270 and 270w have shipped and we are delighted with the initial feedback we’re receiving! Some questions have come in about duty cycle – the time which the grinder is actively grinding beans. The Sette was designed for a maximum of 2 lbs (1 kg) per day, with an espresso duty cycle of 10%. We
Baratza in România
This is a guest post from our importer and distributor in Romania, Wanderlust Coffee Company.
Choosing the Best Baratza Grinder for YOU
What grinder is best for me? This question has popped up more than a few times in this Support department, I hope that this blog will help inform and educate how to optimize your grinder selection for your caffeination needs.
Staffing Changes at Baratza
April 17, 2015 The day has come for us to bid farewell to Sarah Dooley who has been on our team since July 2013. We’re excited for Sarah as she sets out on her new adventure that is Milk and Coffee Co.. Sarah has been a fantastic resource to Baratza in the education of our
Recalibration of a Conical Burr Grinder
by Pierce Jens, Technical Support The amount of information that is at the tip of our fingers, thanks to the Internet, is a powerful asset. Unfortunately this power can be bad as well as good, for information can be skewed or misinterpreted and then shared. I wish to set straight some aspects of our grinders
Life Expectancy of Burrs
by Kyle Anderson, Baratza Co-Founder and Chief Engineer People ask us all the time about life expectancy of their burrs. It’s hard to give a hard and fast rule as the life expectancy of a burr varies, depending on the type of coffee, degree of roast, grind size, volume ground, and any rocks you may
Baratza, Sarah Dooley, and Milk And Coffee
Change is in the air! Sarah Dooley, our Education and Quality Manager is at the starting line of a new adventure! Bittersweet as it is, we are super excited for Sarah as she transitions to her own company, while she continues in her role at Baratza. Read on as Sarah shares her story about the change!
Colin Francois – Field Report from Barista Camp
June 13, 2014 Q & A With Colin Francois, Barista Camp Back From the Field- Report Interviewed by Sarah Dooley Baratza is as serious about great home and light commercial grinders as we are about employee development. In the past year, we’ve sent two team members to the Barista Guild of America’s Barista Camp for
Forté-BG on Bar at TED2014
Only 3 days left before TED2014 kicks off! This year Canada is the location and “World Coffee Events (WCE) has partnered with TED, to design and execute a coffee and tea program for TED2014 in Vancouver and TEDActive in Whistler”. The program is focused on Specialty Coffee, enriching the attendee experience and a offering a
Static in your grinding – it's complex!
By Kyle Anderson, Baratza Co-Owner and Engineer Static: the grossly misunderstood and (still, to this day) hotly debated phenomenon that plagues many facets of our lives but can REALLY (randomly) irritate those of us who grind our coffee beans daily. As recently as mid 2011 there were breakthrough findings about the root cause of “static
GB 2.0 Upgrade Kit & Video Tutorial Guide
February 27, 2014 Baratza is always striving to improve, from the time we manufactured our first grinder, to right now. The stripped drive gear issue is generally caused by a rock fragment or unroasted bean getting caught between the burrs, causing the motor shaft to chew a few teeth off of the drive gear. The
Smart Dose – grinding for espresso by weight!
Sarah Dooley, Baratza Quality Control & Educator The Forte Series is packed full of amazing accessories and features! If you plan on using the PortaHolder you will appreciate our built in software feature that converts weight to time dosing- the Smart Dose. For accuracy of dose, it is best to dial in your coffees while
Grinding for Espresso
by Sarah Dooley, Education Manager December 12, 2013 At Baratza, we spend a healthy amount of time in R&D! Our goal is to be ahead of all the brewing and grinder questions, to be aware of structural and electrical efficiencies, and at times, just good old fashioned coffee talk. There is nothing like engaging directly
Grind Settings to get you started!
November 11, 2013 by Sarah Dooley, Education and Quality Manager Baratza provides our users with a range of versatile grinders for all brew types, price points, and to suit many locations and situations. The Baratza grinders operate in two basic burr styles – conical and flat. The conical burrs are steel which we use in