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What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Bogota Colombia
How many years have you been in the industry?
10
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
maybe
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
I would love to have first hand experience with Jamaican Blue Montain production area and Kona coffee in Hawaii as well. I certainly would like to research more about growing and post harvest conditions that help to produce wonderful specialty coffees around the world. I would like to start with those mentioned above. In adition, I would also like to visit production areas of specialty coffees such as Ethiopia and Kenia.
About Me:
I came to Portland Roasting Company via Bogotá, Colombia, as an intern from the University of Washington, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship. During my tenure at Portland Roasting Coffee, I created, implemented and directed a coffee quality control system; researched, tested and wrote the Quality Control Manual; and developed and ran a coffee-tasting program for employees and key customers – among my other myriad of other duties. I became part of this great team that is Portland Rosting.
About My Company:
Since 1996, we have been roasting coffee and espresso for the Portland community. Our coffee and coffee products are available via wholesale, internet, and retail channels as well as through an expanding corporate, university and specialty venue business.

As one of the Rose City’s original micro-roasters, we have stayed true to our values -- giving back to the farming community while actively seeking out ways to do better -- on all fronts. Whether its traveling to find a farmer with whom we can create a longstanding business arrangement or looking for more efficient forms of transport or purchasing a more eco-friendly cup, we are proud to be looked to as a leader and innovator in the Portland coffee community.

We consider it our mission to search out not only great coffee but beans that are grown by farmers who are committed to stewardship of the land. This goes hand in hand with deepening our longstanding commitment to sustainability with our very own Farm Friendly Direct™ Program.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
It is dinamic industry but its pace of change could be reach.
Website:
http://www.portlandroasting.com

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Does the size of coffee beans matter?

Posted on March 12, 2008 at 1:56pm 0 Comments

I would like to discuss how many of you have ever ask about this issue. It is easy to become confused with the variety of coffees available based on size grades. Usually, the grade depends on the percentage of coffee that remains in a specific sieve. For example, Supremo coffee must be 95% above 17 screen and 5 % between 16 and 14 screens.



The preparation of many lots of coffees based on the size of the beans have two main reasons; the… Continue

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At 2:21am on November 18, 2008, chiara nicolini jiskra said…
Hola! te invito a unirte a Mundo Barista, un lugar de encuentro para los amantes del café hispanohablantes! salu2!
At 8:20pm on September 12, 2008, Helena Restrepo said…
Ultimamente me pregunto lo mismo, yo tuesto excelso supremo maya 17 que por ser tan grande trae muchos granos de maragojipe maltratados ya que las despulpadoras no estan calibradas para granos tan grandes, ademas de no ser un cafe que se destaque por su buen sabor. Pienso que aunque estamos acostumbrados a que el mejor cafe es el supremo, ese concepto esta cambiando con los cultivos de variedades que aunque no tienen granos tan grandes, si se esfuerzan bastante en cojer unicamente granos maduros y beneficiarlos correctamente para obtener una taza realmente buena. Por eso el cafe gourmet que es la tendencia que se esta imponiendo es producto de pequeños cultivos muy bien tenidos.
At 9:37am on February 28, 2008, Fede Cabrera said…
Hola Andres,

Actualmente estas en Portland? Tal vez haga una visita a esa zona en Mayo.

Slds,
Federico
At 6:44pm on February 26, 2008, Ken Hall said…
Welcome Andres! It is great to see you on here. Are you back in Colombia or still at Portland Roasting?
At 8:08am on February 26, 2008, Fede Cabrera said…
Hola Andres,

Bienvenido a Barista Exchange!

Un abrazo,
Federico
 
 
 

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