Archive for June, 2007

Grind your Beans is changing.

Posted by Shannon on June 12th, 2007

Grind your Beans is changing.  I started this blog back in February because I love coffee and wanted to blog about it.  I didn’t have anything specific that I wanted to blog about so I decided to post anything related to coffee.

Over the past couple months I have learned a lot about the coffee industry and I have enjoyed keeping the blog up to date.  The reason why I decided to change is two fold.  First keeping up with the coffee industry is a very time consuming task and second I want to specialize.  Being a small fish in the huge coffee pond is no fun.

Deciding on what to specialize in was a pretty easy decision. The name I gave this blog in the beginning gave me the specialization I needed.  This blog in the upcoming weeks will be renovated to specialize in…. drum roll… Coffee Beans!

Yup, Grind your Beans is going to narrow it’s content to specialize in only coffee beans.  I’m excited about this change and I hope you are too.  Please email me or post your comments here.  I always love hearing from my readers.

Have a great day,
Shannon

Camp Day was a success!

Posted by Shannon on June 9th, 2007

Tim Hortons’ Camp Day 2007This year’s Camp Day at Tim Hortons was a success.  On June 6th all proceeds from the sale of coffee was donated to the Tim Hortons Children Foundation.  Over 3000 stores participated and donated a total of $8.3 million.

Today is Camp Day at Tim Hortons

Posted by Shannon on June 6th, 2007

Tim Hortons’ Camp Day 2007

Today is Camp Day at Tim Hortons.  Make sure you get out and buy a coffee to show your support for this great cause.

What makes coffee bitter?

Posted by Shannon on June 4th, 2007

What makes coffee bitter?

A. Coffee is a complex chemical soup, and many of its chemicals, including some that produce astringency rather than bitterness, and even some acids, have been implicated in the perception of bitterness.

Bitterness also depends on variables including the coffee variety; how it is processed and roasted; the brewing method, temperature and time; and even the chemical content of the water.

Read: What makes coffee bitter?

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