What Is the Best Gas Flush Percentage for Wholesale Coffee Valve Bags?

June 17, 2026

A distributor in New York asked me what gas flush percentage we use for our wholesale coffee bags. He had…

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How to Test for Potato Taste Defect in Rwandan Coffee but in Asian Lots?

June 17, 2026

A buyer from a major European importer called me about a shipment of natural process Yunnan that had a strange…

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How to Avoid Overheating Green Beans During Mechanical Drying?

June 17, 2026

A buyer from Europe visited our Yunnan facility two years ago and asked to see our mechanical drying operation. He…

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How to Find a Chinese Factory Using Mechanical Dryers vs Sun Drying?

June 16, 2026

A buyer from Melbourne called me last year frustrated with inconsistent quality from his Yunnan supplier. One shipment was excellent,…

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What Are the Nutritional Differences Between Green and Roasted Coffee?

June 16, 2026

I was standing in our cupping lab in Baoshan a few months ago, preparing a sample roast for a visiting…

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What Are the Shipping Dimensions for a Pallet of GrainPro Bags?

June 16, 2026

I was on a call with a first-time buyer from Germany last month. He had cupped our washed Yunnan Arabica,…

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What Are the FOB Price Differentials for Screen 15 vs Screen 18 Beans?

June 16, 2026

A buyer in Canada emailed me wanting to compare the cost of two Yunnan lots. One was screen 15 to…

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What Are the Challenges of Scaling a Coffee Roasting Business?

June 15, 2026

I remember the exact moment I realized we had a scaling problem. It was a Tuesday morning in October, and…

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How to Avoid Overpaying for Shipping Insurance on Coffee Containers?

June 15, 2026

Last month, Tom from Seattle called me frustrated. His container of Colombian beans arrived with water damage, and his freight…

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What Makes a Coffee Bean Supplier a True “Partner” and Not Just a Vendor?

June 15, 2026

Last month, I got a call from James, a roaster in Denver who had just lost $12,000 on a container…

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