At RhoadsRoast Coffees, spring, summer, and fall are our busiest times in our warehouse for receiving new international fresh harvested imports. The Central American and Indonesian coffee imports come every spring and new crops are in now at our store and warehouse. In the summer, we are currently receiving our African imports, and in September, we will receive all of our new, freshly harvested South American coffee imports. These are exciting times for us as we prepare our green beans inventory for our customers to continually enjoy the freshest and finest international coffees available online. Now, in most countries, coffee is harvested once per year. Some countries, however, have climates that are conducive to growing coffee nearly all year long and,...
Many, many people ask us about iced coffee and what type of prep method do we prefer. Frankly, if you have the time and for storage, cold brew is an excellent method because it uses time, rather than heat to extract the coffee's oils, sugars, and caffeine. Cold Brew is made without heat, which creates lower acidity for a smoother, naturally sweet taste. Iced coffee is another delicious option for a cool coffee drink. This is created like any regular hot coffee brew method. It's simply hot coffee that has been cooled down so that it can be poured over ice. Iced Coffee is brewed double strength then cooled, which creates a refreshing, lighter body and a more lasting finish. Yet, the most important ingredient is not the method, but the coffee!...
Many, many people ask us how to store their freshly roasted coffee beans when these arrive. So allow us to give you some tips... All of our orders for roasted coffee products are always fresh roasted within 24 hours of order receipt and shipped the same day as roasted. We take great care in our products and make every attempt to guarantee that these wonderful fresh roasted coffees get to our customers quickly. Now, every fresh roasted coffee is scooped warm into each bag from the cooking trays in our Turkish roasters, bagged in black foil bags with one-way de-gassing valve within each bag and then heat sealed, packaged and shipped. It is important that you realize that our bags...