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A Coffee State of Mind

I’ve written about how I started roasting, and even when I started the business I didn’t know that much about coffee. In 2007ish, it was hard to find green coffee beans, and if you didn’t know someone, it was harder…

Brewing a great cold brew concentrate

When Galaxy Girl Coffee started at the local farmer’s market, it was during the height of summer, and no one wanted hot coffee. The question arose as to how we could let our customers sample our wares without dragging out…

April Awareness Month Topics

April is Autism Awareness Month AND Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this week’s post will touch on both. A friend asked me what these topics have to do with coffee. They don’t have anything to do with coffee, but they…

The Maths of Coffee: Part Two

Last week’s focus was on the financial aspect of drinking better coffee. This week we are focusing on the health aspect of drinking better coffee. This was the one of the biggest driving forces to the creation of Galaxy Girl…

The Maths of Coffee: Part One

As an avid coffee drinker, lover of coffee, and roaster of beans, I have watched my fair share of coffee videos. Some of my favorites are from the UK, so, this week(s) homage is to how they refer to what…

What does “roast level” mean?

When I first started roasting as a business, I did a lot of research into what each roast level meant. There is no set standard is what I found out. It is very subjective. There are fancy, expensive tools that…

The Spoon Theory

At the beginning of the year, I made a goal of writing a blog post every week. It has been very hard to write this week, as the shop has been very busy with behind-the-scenes work. As an AuDHD, I…