Novus Persian Pomegranate

    This tea captures the unique flavor of one of the world's oldest known fruit.  Pomegranate has a long history of use as food and medicine in Asia and South America.  The unique flavor pomegranate tea contains;  pomegranate juice, hibiscus, apple, blackberry leaves, orange peel, roasted chicory root, natural pomegranate flavor, rose petal and licorice root.

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Novus Wild Encounter Tea

Novus is taking the enjoyment of tea to astronomical levels.  For those of you who enjoy the freshness of loose tea, yet don't care to buy it in bulk, Novus came up with the perfect solution.  The loose tea is packaged in nylon single serve bags allowing you to prepare it as you would any tea.  Just steep the tea in hot water.  This time of year many of use enjoy cold.  Wild Encounter is perfect summertime drink for those of us who enjoy a herbal fruit infusion.  This tea is both caffeine and gluten free.  It has both a sweet and tart taste.  Within the single serve bag it contains:  Hibiscus flowers, apple pieces, rose hips, elderberries, strawberry pieces, kiwi pieces, raspberry pieces, sunflower blossoms, rose petals, blue cornflowers and fruit flavors.

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How to roast coffee - Part 3

French Roast

Roasted just slightly longer then City Roast will bring you to the French Roast level.  The beans will be slightly darker with more oil present.  This level creates a deep heavy flavor.  Roasting time is 12 minutes.

Espresso Roast

Flirting with the edge of ruin brings you to Espresso Roast.  Simply put, coffee is roasted to its extreme limits.  The beans are nearly black with heavy oils.  Seconds longer and the coffee is destroyed.  You must have a watchful eye on the beans when the clock starts ticking past 12 minutes.

As you can see it takes seconds to make a perfect roasted bean to a terrible roasted bean.   It is the reason many people do not roast their own.  They find the coffee they like and stick with it.  We hope Unity Koffee is one of your favorites.  "The Coffeeman's" , the owner of Unity Koffee,  motto is... "I sell no coffee I would  not drink myself!"     

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How to roast coffee - Part 2

Vienna Roast

This level of characterized by a slightly deeper color than American Roast.  Small spots of oil will be present on the bean surface.  This level slightly intensifies and brings out flavors that remains hidden at the America Roast level.  This roast level is the most difficult to master, too long in the roaster produces too much oil, too early and no oil will appear. 

Roasting time at this level is 10 -11 minutes.

City Roast
This is the level that most people call Dark Roast.  It should have a deep brown color and heavy oil on the beans surface.  Coffee does not become bitter when roasted darker.  Bitterness in coffee is usually from the poor quality beans or improper roasting.  Dark Roasted should have a heavy, rich flavor.  Never burnt or bitter. 

Roasting time at this level is 11 - 12 minutes

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How to Roast Coffee - Part 1

Here is a little lesson on how to roast coffee.  Over the next three blogs you will see it does not take a great deal of time to roast green coffee beans.  The knowledge of knowing a good coffee bean from a bad coffee bean is the first step.  The second is developing the skill of knowing and understanding the beans and their roasting level.  Learning how to roast takes years to perfect.

Green coffee bean

This is where it all begins for every cup of coffee.   All beans start out as "green" or "unroasted" beans that are selected in one of two ways.  Traditionally beans are picked by hand and the berries  are selected at the peak of ripeness.  The less labor intensive way, the crops are stripped of all the  beans regardless of the ripeness.  After picking the beans, they go through either a dry or wet process method for roasting preparations.

Dry process is the best method to prepare the bean for roasting.  Most African coffee is dried in this manner and is becoming the desired method.   Wet process is a fermentation type process, which yields a milder coffee then the dry process.

Ok, let's start roasting!

Light Roast

This is the roast level that the average coffee drinker has when they go into their local restaurant.  It's also called American Roast because it's the traditional of American styled coffee.   This roast level is the point where coffee beans have achieved their medium brown color without the coffee's natural oils appearing on the surface.  This is also the roast level used for flavored coffee. 

Roasting time at this level is 9 - 10 minutes.

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Nicaraguan SHG Organic Fair Trade

Fairly new to the coffee export world, Nicaragua has busted on to the seen with a coffee that has many experts raving about it's quality.  The SHG represents the highest grown coffees in Nicaragua without the high acidity associated with many central American coffees.  It features a mild body, light acidity and outstanding aroma.

If you feel it is time to try a new coffee this is a perfect coffee.  Visit Unitykoffee.com and see what everyone is raving about!

Enjoy your weekend!

Colombian Supremo

Colombian coffees are the ones most familiar to the American coffee drinkers.  It's the coffee you find when you go to your local restaurant in most instances.  It's also a staple on grocery  shelves throughout America.

Though most people are familiar with Colombian coffee, all Colombian coffees are not created equal.  Colombian Supremo is the highest grade of Colombian coffee beans.  This is the coffee that off the shelf brands are trying to imitate but can't quite duplicate.  Supremo beans create a medium bodied, sweet tasting coffee with a rich flavor and aroma.

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Tanzanian Peaberry

   A peaberry coffee bean, which are also called caracol coffee beans or caracolillo, is the result of a coffee cherry producing one oval or pea shaped bean instead of the normal two half beans that are round on one side and flat on the other.   Peaberry coffee beans make up one to nine percent of a coffee crop.  These beans are separated from the rest of the coffee beans and are sold as a premium or gourmet coffee.

Peaberry is normally associated with the Tanzanian coffee bean.  Grown on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, this coffee is recommended for those who prefer a mild, less acidic cup of coffee with a nutty full body flavor.   The berries maybe small but the flavor of the bean is concentrated to give many coffee drinkers the smooth taste they are looking for.


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Novus Tea - For the experienced and novice tea drinkers

Looking for a new tea or just starting out as a tea drinker?  Novus tea is the tea for you. Novus takes their name from the Latin word "new".  Their concept is also new.  The Novus tea bags are made of translucent nylon bag shaped into a pyramid.  This design allows the loose tea to expand, which allows the flavorful tea to steep into the hot water freely.  One of our favorite features of the tea bag is it contains no staples,  so you can easily pop you cup along with the tea bag into the microwave to reheat. It is also mess free. No loose tea to deal with or cleaning dirty tea strainers.

All the Novus blend have their own unique flavorful taste. One crowd pleaser is Wild Encounter. It is a caffeine free tea with the following teas and berries: Hibiscus flowers, apple, rosehips, elderberry, strawberries, kiwi, passion fruit, raspberries and much more.  Not only can this tea be served hot but it can also be served over a glass of ice for a nice summer beverage. If you are not sure what tea to try for the first time, this would be an excellent choice.

Another personal favorite with Unity Koffee is Egyptian Mint. For those days when you are feeling under the weather, this is a nice tea to make the tummy feel better or help relax your head when it is feeling a little achy. Peppermint always makes a person feel better.

Of course you cannot forget the soothing qualities of Chamomile tea. Novus Citrus Chamomile tea is caffeine-free tea. Along with the chamomile flowers there is a hint of lemongrass for that subtle citrus flavor.

Got to Unitykoffee.com  to see the flavors we offer in Novus Teas. We are sure you will find one that will appeal to you.

*** Novus teas are gluten free

Our Chai Latte Tea is a Crowd Favorite

The word Chai simply means "tea". Chai Tea Latte is our take on this centuries old beverage that is believed to have originated in India. Our Chai contains as assortment of exotic spices (ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves), carefully blended with non-fat dry milk, creamers, sugar and black tea. This combination produces an exotic, instant product the can be enjoyed hot or cold.

The first step to making our Chai is to always start with a hot liquid such as milk or water. Once the Chai is dissolved in the liquid it is ready to drink as is. If you prefer a cold beverage, either chill the Chai in the refrigerator or pour over a glass of ice for a refreshing cold drink. With the coast of Chai around $2.50 or more at your local coffee shop, ours is a delicious bargain at $6.50 for an 8oz bag.

Some of our customers also use our Chai Tea Latte in their Unity Koffee for an added special flavor that a regular coffee creamer does not provide. Give it a try for a rich, frothy cup of coffee.

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe - Brief History

Legend has it that an Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee in 850 AD when his flock was restless one night. He discovered that his flock had been eating cherries off coffee trees that grew wild in the area. The red berries gave the sheep a great deal of unexpected energy. The goat herder believed he found something in the red berries, which he shared with a local monastery. After telling the monks his story they scoffed at what he told them and discarded the beans in the fire. Instead of the beans burning they began to roast. The smell of roasting beans filled the air and the monks soon realized the find that they had. Believing hot water would preserve the bean, they placed the bean in boiling hot water for the evening meal. After drinking the bean and water mixture, the monks found a new sense of energy similar to what the goat herder described in his claim.

The story of the goat herder and monks at the monastery makes Ethiopia the birthplace of coffee. Regardless of the stories surrounding the discovery of Yigacheffe, this coffee is the most flavored coffee grown in southern Ethiopia. It's a mild fruit like coffee with floral undertones. If you like a rich, pleasant tasting cup of coffee, absent of the "bite", then Yirgacheffee is for you.

Try out Ethiopian Yirgacheffee at www.UnityKoffee.com for a rich cup of coffee.