Inflation hits Kona Ken’s coffee Big Time! I haven’t raised my prices in years. However recently every one of my costs went up significantly! So much so that it didn’t make sense to continue unless I changed my pricing structure. … Continued
Optically sorted coffee is unroasted beans that have been sent through a $100,000 optical machine examining every bean individually, removing any beans with defects after comparing each individual bean against a database of bean defect photos. This costly process insures … Continued
I use Priority mail for shipping, almost exclusively the fixed rate packages, which comes out to be the least expensive way per pound to ship kona coffee. Two pounds or less I use ultralight packaging which gets us in at … Continued
Estate grade coffee means coffee from a single estate. It does not always mean best quality. It can be and is usually a mix of all Kona grades, including the defective beans that can ruin the taste. Officially, Estate grade … Continued
Coffee Brewing Tips. Prepare your coffee beverage by using the best quality water available. Why? Because your coffee drink is mostly water and unfiltered or poorer quality water will degrade your cup. The water temperature should be in the 195-205 … Continued
Coffee trees produce red fruit (cherry) which typically contain two seeds. These seeds are coffee beans. When harvesting coffee cherries, less than 10% of cherries will only contain one round bean, whereas all other cherries contain two semi spherical beans. … Continued
When you see a bag of coffee on the shelf at your store, resist the urge to buy it! How many months has it been sitting there? Way too long, especially with pricey specialty coffee. Old coffee works okay and … Continued