Our Coffee + Your Brand

The best craft coffee, packing, and distribution for your brand, so you can focus on growing business.

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Benefits

Higher
Profit Margins

No staff overhead, machinery maintenance, or other wholesale costs impacting the bottom line; K Brew white label coffee service lets you maximize profit.

Focus On
Business

You can focus on driving sales and building your brand; leave the roasting, packaging, and distribution to us.

Brand
Flexibility

Whether you have artwork and a brand to build, or are looking to co-brand with K Brew, we have you covered.

“K Brew puts customer service first, is always very responsive, and their coffee is a brand and performance booster for our team.  We love supporting local for our coffee needs!”

“Harper Auto Square’s partnership with K Brew spans everything from coffee service at our dealerships for our team and customers to special events like Cars & Coffee. They are professional and exceed expectations every time! They’ve built an amazing brand centered around excellent customer experience.”

“Serving our guests the best drinks in the perfect ambiance with amazing views is what Radius is all about. K Brew Espresso fits in perfectly with our brand. It’s the best coffee in town – having them on our menu has boosted our sales, and K Brew is amazing to work with.”

How does it work?

We work with you to develop the perfect coffee, then handle everything from roasting, bag sourcing and storage to packaging and shipping.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE ABOUT COFFEE…

Do you also co-brand?
Yes, we can work together to develop a custom blend just for your company or brand in custom packaging with “Roasted by K Brew”; this is a great way to build your coffee business by leveraging the brand power of K Brew.
How do you deliver?
Our standard delivery method is UPS Ground, but orders can always be picked up at our Knoxville Roastery!
HOW DO YOU BILL?
We offer flexible billing; we can invoice electronically or hard copy with order delivery and allow payment online or via check.
DO YOU PROVIDE MACHINERY?
Yes! From tank or plumbed Keurigs to commercial grinders and brewers for offices to Espresso machines for cafes and restaurants, our experience and vendor relationships ensure the right equipment for your coffee needs. We also provide installation, calibration, and ongoing support for all equipment.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES IN COFFEES FROM DIFFERENT ORIGINS AND REGIONS?

There are an array of factors that play a role when growing high quality coffee, but the main differences between each coffee-producing country include the soil, elevation, and temperature. Fertile soil is essential for producing high-quality coffee. On farms with higher soil fertility, coffee plants can produce larger yields and better defend themselves against disease. A farm’s altitude, in addition to its soil conditions, directly impacts the flavor profile of coffee grown there. This is because altitude affects the temperature in which coffee plants grow, and temperature can boost or hinder a plant’s ability to absorb nutrients from the soil. Moreover, coffee plants growing at higher altitudes and lower temperatures can photosynthesize longer. This allows the plant to metabolize nutrients in the soil and produce bigger, healthier cherries. The end result is a desirable hard coffee bean with a high sugar content. Here’s a fun fact for our science fans out there: “In order for a coffee plant to produce 100 pounds of green coffee (1 quintal), it must extract from the soil approximately 1.45 kilograms of nitrogen, 0.28 kilograms of phosphorous, and 1.74 kilograms of potassium.” – Luis Alvarez Welchez, manager and agronomist, ProSuelos Initiative.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COFFEE PROCESSING?

After the coffee seeds have been harvested, they need to be processed and have the green seeds extracted. There are two common methods of processing coffees, and the first and most common method is the washed coffee processing method. Washed coffees are dried without the cherry and de-pulped, then are usually fermented to promote the separation of any remaining pectin still stuck to the bean and parchment. Lastly, they are washed clean with water prior to drying. Washed coffees are prized for their clarity and vibrant notes. Removing all of the cherry prior to drying allows the intrinsic flavors of the bean to shine without anything holding them back. Fruit notes are still found in washed coffees. However, fermented notes and berry notes are less common.

Another popular processing method is the natural process. Naturally processed coffees are kept in their cherries after being harvested and are set out to dry in the sun. The natural process is a back-to-basics approach that stems from Ethiopia, and although it needs less investment, it still requires certain climatic conditions to ensure the drying of the fruit and seed in time. Common flavor notes for natural processed coffee are blueberry, strawberry, tropical fruits and honey but on the flip side, there can also be wild, fermented flavors and alcohol-like notes.

HOW DO I IDENTIFY FLAVOR NOTES IN MY COFFEE?

Identifying notes in coffee can be challenging, but well-worth the effort. Much like wine and beer, coffee can have many different inherent flavors based on where it’s grown, the processing of the bean, the attention and care in roasting, and, last but not least, the brewing method.

The best way to start tasting notes in coffee is to brew two different coffees side by side, trying to match the brewing methods identically. After brewing, get a spoon (preferably a soup spoon) and slurp coffee from the spoon. This may sound bizarre at first, but when you slurp coffee, it creates a mist that is able to spread across your palette, enabling you to get a profile of the flavors without scalding your tongue on a hot sip of coffee. After sipping one coffee, do the same with the other and compare. Following this method, you’ll have fun trying to identify the fruitiness of one coffee, compared to another coffee that may taste like caramelized brown sugar. Tasting coffee notes is never about getting the answer right, but is instead subjective and entirely about the process of finding new ways to enjoy your coffee. While your friend might taste banana notes, you might taste chocolate; like anything involving coffee, the communal nature of the drink makes it special.

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