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Partner focus: Proud Pie
As much as we love selling directly to our customers, wholesale coffee is a major part of our business. And, we are very lucky to partner with great restaurants who feature my coffee and share it with...
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Partner focus: First Cup Cafe
We have been working with First Cup Cafe (located at 11525 S Fry Rd #110, Fulshear, TX 77441) since July of last year and it has been a great partnership. Keith (the co-owner of First Cup) and I have...
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Tea 101
I've had tea on my mind lately. Probably because we just got in our first shipment of tea for the new coffee shop in Richmond. We are still not going to be ready to open until the summer, but we are...
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Dust off your French Press
You know who you are. You bought a French Press a number of years ago when it was the next big thing. You tried it a few times and got tired of it, or you decided it was just too mystifying and it...
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Origin Story: Brazil
Coffee is big business in Brazil. In fact, Brazil currently produces a third of the world's coffee. They are the largest producer of coffee and they have maintained that dominant position for the past...
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The transient art of makers
I have always been drawn to art that does not last. I remember seeing a photo of an art installation done by a group of Buddhist monks. Over the course of many days they painstakingly produced a design...
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Blockhouse Coffee + Kitchen: Coming Soon
I can't say enough how lucky I feel to have gotten to this point. We are nearly three years into my business. It started as a way to make some side money with a hobby. It has grown into a business that...
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Origin Story: Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Unless you talk to a farmer from Yemen; then Yemen is the birthplace of coffee. But most experts agree that the wild coffee as we currently know it originated in...
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What's in a name
When we started Fort Bend Coffee Roasters three years ago, my wife and I spent quite a bit of time agonizing over what name to give our little roasting business. We came up with lots of names to...
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New coffees coming soon
If you have been buying from us for a while, you might have noticed a lack of new coffee lots in recent months. This has been for a number of reasons. 1. The main harvest season for Central American...
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It's hot out: Stay cool with some iced coffee
I get it. A steaming mug of FBCR coffee is just not as exciting in July as it is in January. But never fear, the hot Texas summer is a great time to explore other brewing methods; recipes that produce...
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Origin story: Costa Rica
It's the jewel of Central American coffee. Or at least, that is what the Costa Ricans will tell you. Don't get me wrong, Costa Rica produces some amazing coffee, but so do their less savvy neighbors....
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A coffee tasting primer
One of the most common questions I get from my coffee fans is how can I get better at tasting coffee. Specifically, they want to be able to pick up on the subtle flavor notes we coffee roasters put on...
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A community of coffee people
Today I want to write about what it is like to be a part of a community. Specifically a community of coffee professionals. From the beginning, I have been welcomed into the world of specialty coffee...
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Let's do this!
It has been a bit of an interesting few months for me and my family. I have some bad news, some good news, and a challenge for all my coffee fans.Let's get the bad news out of the way. The big...
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I'm a real coffee roaster now!
This past week, I got the amazing opportunity to study roasting and green coffee buying at Ozo Coffee in Boulder, Colorado. It was a great trip. Before moving to Houston, my family lived in Colorado....
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Sorry for not writing sooner...
Yeah, so my goal of writing a weekly blog post for all of 2016 was about 50% successful. Not too bad. I have not written here in a few months. Sorry to leave you waiting. It has been a busy time trying...
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That ubiquitous green siren
My topic today is Starbucks. *Cue startled gasps* These days, everyone loves to hate Starbucks. Though, they must still be buying from them, because Starbucks is doing just fine! While I don't agree...
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It's just a coffee tree
So, you are probably going to see a lot more photos like this. I am super excited about a bunch of white flowers. This is a coffee tree (Arabica) and this is the first year it has flowered. If we are...
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Pray for Houston
Well, its been a bit of a week here in Houston. I can't tell you how exceedingly blessed we feel to be safe and dry. And yet, I know all of us feel a bit of survivor's guilt seeing our neighbors' homes...
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