Entries by toniwahid

Surip Mawardi – an epitome of integrity

Dr. Surip Mawardi. : The Main Researcher at the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute in Jember, earned a Doctorate degree in Agronomy majoring in plant breeding. His contributions are innumerable and his name is always mentioned with the upmost respect by the coffee farmers who were guided by him. “Mr. Surip always has time to […]

Cultivating and Processing Coffee (Part 2)

Image 1: Coffee Cultivating Class. Attended by 18 participants consisted of farmers, mentors and representatives from various non-governmental organizations in Aceh, Toraja, Jambi, Medan and even Papua. “There’s an old Javanese saying that says, when choosing a life partner, there are three things that one should look at; their bibit, bebet, and bobot (origin, family […]

Cultivating and Processing Coffee (Part 1)

Cultivating and Processing Coffee, 31 January – 4 February 2012, at Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI), Kaliwining, Jember, East Java. I spent almost a week in Jember, East Java, exactly at Kaliwining coffee plantation where the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute is located, to cover in detail the Cultivating and Processing Coffee […]

Toffin

Tonny Arifin is not the type of guy who likes publicity, and I was always met with refusals everytime I stated my intention to write about him, even though I’ve known him since mid 2009, at the time a Specialty Coffee Association of Kaskus (SCAK) community gathering was held and I was just starting this […]

Kelas Roasting Probat

Untuk kali pertama Probat, perusahaan mesin roasting dari Jerman mengadakan pelatihan di Indonesia setelah sebelumnya sudah cukup banyak diselenggarakan di berbagai negara Asia. Pelatihan akan bertempat di PT Nutraco Mesindotama agen Probat di Indonesia yang beralamat di : Bukit Golf Mediterania, Rukan Eksklusif Blok E No. 37, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta. Materi training antara lain […]

Jejak kopi Toby Smith

Sebelas negara penghasil kopi termasuk Indonesia yang dirangkum dalam sebuah narasi sepanjang  205 halaman. Itulah Coffee Trails sebuah buku tulisan Toby Smith pemilik Toby’s Estate di Australia yang juga menyediakan pelatihan barista dan roasting serta cupping. Membaca halaman demi halaman Coffee Trails yang dibawakan dari sudut pandang penulis sendiri seakan diajak menemani sebuah perjalanan maha […]

Peresmian Showroom Probat

Dua mesin roaster merek Probat dari Jerman dengan kapasitas 5 dan 1 kilogram terpasang di ruang pamer mereka terbaru yang berlokasi di kawasan Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta Utara. Sore itu, Jumat, tanggal 20 Januari, secara resmi PT Nutraco Mesindotama membuka ruang pamernya secara resmi dalam sebuah acara yang dihadiri oleh perwakilan Asosiasi Kopi Spesial Indonesia […]

Wanoja Priangan : Behind The Scene

Wanoja Priangan. Plantation owner: Yusri Variant: Si Petung and Java Raung Arabica Region: Bondowoso Regency, East Java Roaster: Roswell Coffee, Jl. Dadali 14, Bandung I hope the winners of the ‘Who Am I’ quiz have received the Wanoja Priangan coffee delivery, and if they have, their testimonies are most welcomed. It reminds me of the […]

Compak K6

Compak K6 merupakan kakak kandung tipe K3 yang pernah saya ulas di sini dan pernah digunakan dalam waktu cukup lama. K3 merupakan salah satu rekomendasi bagi yang mencari grinder espresso dengan kualitas dan hasil tak mengecewakan, tapi harga cukup miring. Perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap tipe K6 antara lain pada besarnya burr yang lebih besar 8 cm […]