coffee chronicles

A Lifetime of Learning, and Still Learning

Through the years, we have picked up a thing or two about roasting beans. The thing is, we always seem to keep learning cool and interesting tidbits about the coffee world. Feel free to peruse the section below…who knows maybe you will come across something new to you also.

What is Specialty Coffee?

What is Specialty Coffee?

At its core, specialty coffee represents the highest grade of coffee available. Specialty coffee is crafted with precision and care, ensuring a superior cup that captivates the senses. Beyond taste, it encompasses a holistic approach to coffee production, emphasizing sustainability, ethical sourcing, and excellence from start to finish. Moreover, specialty coffee strongly emphasizes sustainability and ethical sourcing, fostering a connection between the coffee consumer and the communities that cultivate these exceptional beans.

Why Air Roasting is the Future for Your Business

Why Air Roasting is the Future for Your Business

As a coffee shop or grocery store owner, the quality of your coffee can make or break your business. Today, we'll explore the two main methods of coffee bean roasting: drum roasting and air roasting. We'll discover why air roasting, with its consistent results and superior taste, is the future for your business.


The Coffee Roasting Process With a Java Master Roaster

The Coffee Roasting Process With a Java Master Roaster

Simply put, coffee roasting is adding heat to green coffee beans to produce chemical and physical changes. However, roasting coffee is understood as both an art and a science. It is a means of properly developing the unique characteristics of a natural product and knowing precisely when the flavor has reached its peak of perfection. Each coffee bean has a different size, shape, color, density, moisture content, etc. Thus, each coffee requires a unique roast profile related to time and temperature to unlock the full potential of a bean’s flavor. 

Java Master Receives 2022 Best of Wixom Award

Java Master Receives 2022 Best of Wixom Award

Java Master International, LLC Receives 2022 Best of Wixom Award
Wixom Award Program Honors the Achievement

WIXOM October 14, 2022 -- Java Master International, LLC has been selected for the 2022 Best of Wixom Award in the Coffee Roasters category by the Wixom Award Program.


What Are Peaberry Coffee Beans?

What Are Peaberry Coffee Beans?

Coffee is a fruit, and just like any other fruit it has seeds. These seeds are processed and roasted to become the coffee beans we know and love. Typically, you would expect to find two coffee seeds inside a coffee cherry. However, in rare cases, some cherries will only develop one seed, called a peaberry. Let's explore peaberry coffee and what makes it different from regular coffee.