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Photographing Coffee for Social Media
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries around the world, giving you the premium raw material worth photographing. This guide covers lighting, composition, styling, and platform strategy to help roasters build social media content that drives engagement and sales.
Identifying Processing Defects in the Cup
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries worldwide, which means we cup for processing defects every day. This article covers how to identify fermentation, drying, and storage flaws in the cup so your roastery can source cleaner lots with confidence.
Rwandan Coffee: Quality Trajectory and What to Expect
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies roasteries with green, unroasted coffee beans from Rwanda and other origins around the world. Here’s where Rwandan coffee quality stands today and what roasters should expect from upcoming harvests.
Heirloom Coffee Varieties: What the Term Actually Means
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries worldwide, including Ethiopian heirloom lots sourced directly from regions where these genetically diverse varieties originate. Understanding what “heirloom” actually means helps roasteries make better sourcing decisions and tell more credible stories about the coffee they buy.
Understanding Rate of Rise and When to Adjust
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies roasteries with green, unroasted coffee beans from origins worldwide, and reading Rate of Rise correctly is what turns that green coffee into a cup that reflects its origin.
Shade-Grown Coffee Certification: What It Requires
Intercontinental Coffee Trading sources certified shade-grown green coffee beans from farms worldwide. This guide breaks down what shade-grown certification requires, from canopy standards to audit processes.
Understanding Ethiopian Regional Designations
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted Ethiopian coffee beans to roasteries, offering regional lots from Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji, Harrar, and more.
What Happens During the Resting Period After Roasting
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries that depend on proper post-roast resting and degassing to bring out the best in every batch.
Why Batch Size Matters in Coffee Roasting
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries worldwide — and getting the most from every lot starts with understanding how batch size changes heat transfer during the roast.
Roasting for Filter vs. Espresso: The Key Differences
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans from origins worldwide, helping roasteries select the right lots for filter and espresso roast profiles.