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Summer Coffee
It’s going to be a long, hot summer. A cup of hot Hula Daddy coffee early in the morning is going to taste great, but later in the day you are going to want something cold. There are several cold...
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What Color is Your Roast?
Every bag of coffee has a roast name on the bag. The name should inform the buyer what to expect when she opens the bag. Unfortunately, while there are some standard terms for coffee roast levels the...
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My Coffee Pot Died!
For a few years, I have been making a cup of coffee every morning with a Hario Coffee King. I bought it because it pulses water into a V60 dripper, so I am getting a pour over cup without having to do...
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Time for a Brewing Checkup
January is a good time to review your brewing to see if you are losing out on flavor. It is not uncommon for coffee lovers to ignore slight changes in flavor that multiple over time. We often get...
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Kona Coffee is Changing
When we started farming in Kona we were struck by two things 1) buyers who said that Kona Coffee was overrated and overpriced and 2) Kona Coffee farmers who said Kona Coffee was the best in the world...
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Laura Ross: Hula Daddy’s Award-Winning Roaster
Forbes Magazine recognized Laura Ross as one of the “Top 12 USA Coffee Roasters.” Ten years ago, we placed an online ad for a tour leader. Laura applied for the job. She had been working for the Mauna...
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Laboratory Created Coffee
Consumers are being bombarded by scientific news releases claiming breakthroughs in lab produced food like beef, kangaroo, chicken, honey, horse, shrimp, cheese, foie gras and mouse (cats only). Almost...
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Brewing a Better Pod
A few years ago, we bought a pod machine and started offering Hula Daddy pods. The experiment lasted about two months. We realized that the ground coffee in the pods went stale very quickly. We don’t...
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Espresso Yourself!
Espresso is an Italian word describing a coffee drink in which a small amount of nearly boiling water is forced under pressure through finely ground coffee. The word espresso is said to convey several...
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Is It Really Kona?
A current class action lawsuit claims that 20 million pounds of coffee fake labeled “Kona” is being sold on the world market. In a David v. Goliath clash five small Kona Coffee farmers, Bruce Corker,...
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Salty Coffee!
An old trick to improve coffee flavor is to add salt to the coffee either before or after brewing. It was popular when roasted beans staled in open bins and paper bags. It was also popular for low...
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A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Coffee Go Down!
Coffee is naturally sweet. Ripe coffee fruit has about the same amount of sugar as a wine grape. When coffee fruit is processed well, the green bean maintains its sugar until it is roasted and the...
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Why Does My Coffee Taste Bitter
We received an email from a customer that said the coffee he ordered was the best coffee he had ever had in his whole life and could we send him two more pounds. He made our day! The next day we got an...
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How to Make Better Tasting Coffee
Here are six suggestions that can improve the taste of your coffee Coffee/Water Ratio. Regardless of the brewer you are using start with 10.7 grams of ground coffee (about 2 heaping tablespoons)...
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Family Secrets
The use of human DNA information has revealed secrets that were hidden away. Children have found the parents that they thought were theirs, really aren’t. Donor babies have found that they have...
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The Art of the Manual Pour Over
You are standing in a social distance line that stretches down the block at your favorite coffee shop. The barista is stressed. You order a pour over of their latest exotic coffee. You pay $5 and the...
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Crimes Against Kona Coffee
Coffee from the Kona District of Hawaii has a outstanding reputation built on the integrity and hard work of its 600 coffee farmers. However, there are always a few individuals who damage the hard work...
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Time for a Brewing Method Checkup
This is a great time to do a brewing checkup. If you have wondered whether your brewing method is giving you the full flavor of your coffee, now you have the time to find out. The tools you will need...
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Does Your Coffee Cup Color Change the Taste?
Now that Hula Daddy has logo’d white espresso cups, almond coffee mugs and multicolored travel mugs you are faced with an intense moment of critical decision making. There you are sheltering in place...
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Cold Brewed or Cold Drip Coffee?
Two methods of brewing coffee cold have become popular. One method Cold Brewed Coffee uses an immersion style of brewing and the other Cold Drip Coffee uses a slow drip brewing system. Cold Brew Coffee...
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