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A Touch of Vanilla to Your Nitro Coffee

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:03:18 GMT

The distinct flavor of coffee -earthy, robust, aromatic - is something that most of us coffee drinkers crave for. But the great thing about coffee is its versatility. There are at least a hundred and one ways of enjoying your favorite morning drink. Nitro cold brew coffee’s natural sweetness and velvety smooth finish go so well with different combinations of flavors, one of which is vanilla.

Enjoying the Sweet Taste of Vanilla in Nitro Coffee

Vanilla is one of the most popular (and healthiest) coffee add-ons and it’s not surprising that this spice is very popular among coffee drinkers. The earthy, rich flavor of coffee goes so well with the sweet, creamy taste of vanilla.

You can transform the taste of your regular nitro coffee with vanilla extract for a sweet, satisfying finish or get the flavored vanilla nitro coffee for a fuss-free morning or afternoon drink.

If you are making your own vanilla coffee, try to get fresh vanilla bean or pure vanilla extract instead of the cheap, processed extract. Just slice the vanilla bean in the middle, scrape off the vanilla beans and add these to the brew. The longer you keep the vanilla beans in your brew, the stronger the flavor will be.

But if you cannot find vanilla beans or you have no time to customize your own nitro brew, you can always buy flavored nitro coffee. This way, you don’t have to prep the coffee, a cup is ready to serve in seconds.

3 Health Benefits of Vanilla in Nitro Coffee

Nitro Coffee Packed with Antioxidants

The sweet, sugary flavor of vanilla is not only the perfect partner to nitro coffee, it also adds a nutritious punch to the drink. As a superfood, vanilla is packed with antioxidants that protect healthy cells from free radical damage. It’s touted for boosting mental performance and improve overall brain health. Coffee is also rich in antioxidants, more than tea and chocolate. When combined with vanilla, nitro coffee becomes a healthy drink.

Coffee that Relieves an Upset Stomach

Vanilla is traditionally used to soothe an upset stomach. Used as a healthy add-on in nitro coffee, vanilla may actually ease stomach cramps. Note too, that coffee drinking has sometimes been associated with acid reflux and stomach aches. However, research has indicated that these symptoms are likely associated with other digestive problems and hot coffee (often with milk) tends to exacerbate the problem.

A Soothing Brew Coffee

Drinking a cup of vanilla nitro coffee helps improving one’s sense of well-being, while subtly increasing one’s energy levels naturally. The invigorating smell of coffee combined with the sweet flavor of vanilla makes vanilla nitro coffee the perfect drink for an afternoon pick-up-me-up.

Healthy DIY Coffee Creamer?

Purists like their coffee black as night. But if you’re the type who loves to use cream or creamer in their coffee, yet are wary of the extra calories, try adding a little coconut creamer to your cup of vanilla nitro coffee. The combination of vanilla and coconut creamer is similar in taste with regular coffee creamers but contains fewer calories. Coconut cream enhances the creamy mouthfeel of nitro coffee, elevating your coffee experience in the healthiest way possible.

As you can see, a little vanilla in your nitro coffee goes a long, long way! If you don’t mind the extra preparation, you can customize your plain nitro coffee with pure vanilla or choose nitro coffee flavored with vanilla for a more balanced play of flavors and textures.

Our vanilla nitro coffee offers the perfect blend of natural vanilla flavor and lightly roasted Guatemala coffee. It’s soothing, satisfying, and sweet! You’ll love the floral start and the delectable notes of honey for a subtle yet satisfying finish.

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3 Cups of Coffee a Day: Why It Can Be Good for the Health

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:38:18 GMT

Can’t start your day without your favorite morning drink, coffee? We can relate to that!

A 2019 survey by Reuters shows that 64% of Americans drink (at least) a cup of coffee every day. It’s not uncommon for habitual coffee drinkers to consume more than a cup of coffee every day. Elsewhere, it has been estimated that US coffee drinkers consume about 2.7 cups of coffee each day. That is the highest it’s been in 6 years. That figure translates to millions of Americans drinking a staggering 400+ million cups of coffee each day or over 140 BILLION cups of coffee consumed each year! To say that coffee drinking is a national habit is putting it mildly.

Coffee Drinking: Is it Healthy?

One might think that drinking several cups of coffee per day is unhealthy, but you would be surprised. According to scientific studies, drinking 3 (even 4) cups of coffee daily is not only safe, it can also be good for you.

Why Drinking More than a Cup of Coffee is Good for You

Coffee Has A Dose of Antioxidants

Antioxidants are nutrients that protect healthy cells from oxidative stress caused by free radicals. Oxidative stress causes cell mutation that increases the risk of health problems, particularly cancer.

Coffee is naturally one of the richest sources of antioxidants. It contains even more antioxidants than wine, cocoa, and tea. Clinical tests show that a single cup of unprocessed coffee beans contain 1,000 antioxidants. The number of antioxidants multiplies by the hundreds during the roasting process. The general rule of thumb is that the lighter the roast, the higher the antioxidant content.

Drinking at least 2 cups of coffee every day lowers your risk of liver cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, and type-2 diabetes.

Coffee Is Good for the Heart

One of the most relevant reasons why coffee sometimes gets a bad rap is that its caffeine content accelerates the heart rate. This means people living with cardiovascular ailments could have some negative effects with too much caffein. Therefore, they are discouraged from drinking coffee. Still, the risks of consumption of caffeinated drinks appear to outweigh their benefits, it's potentially safe to drink at least 3 cups of coffee even if you are afflicted with a cardiovascular ailment or if you are at risk of developing heart problems.

An Australian study found that caffeine from coffee starts affecting known hypertensive participants only after drinking 6 cups of coffee in a lab test. Previous studies show that limiting coffee drinking to 3 to 4 cups have no adverse effect on people with cardiovascular disease and may actually lower the risk of heart disease by up to 22%.

Protection from Progressive Diseases

Regular coffee drinking is thought to minimize the risk of Parkinson's disease by a whopping 80%. The combination of caffeine, antioxidants, and bioactive ingredients is estimated delay the onset of Parkinson's disease by keeping the brain healthy. These nutrients promote normal brain and nervous system functions while also boosting athletic performance.

Coffee could also decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia among the young and the elderly by 65%. The caffeine in coffee reduces brain inflammation that's associated with cognitive decline.

To date, more than 19,000 studies have been conducted to determine the health benefits of coffee drinking. According to Tomas DePaulis, PhD, a research scientist at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies, "Overall, the research shows that coffee is far more healthful than it is harmful."

Some Factors to Consider

Too much of a good thing can be bad for you however, but as long as you are keeping these factors in mind and erroring on the side of moderation, you can enjoy several cups of coffee each day without any guilt.

About Caffeine: We all have different thresholds for caffeine. In studies, some could only tolerate its effect after 1 cup of coffee, while others could go for three or more. A cup of coffee contains about 94.8 mg of caffein. As long as your body can metabolize your caffeine without obvious side effects and you’re mindful of your daily caffeine total, drinking more than a cup of coffee won’t negatively affect your health. Caffeine is also naturally present in other beverages - including chocolate and tea.

About Calories: Some say drinking many cups of coffee is fattening but that only depends on the number of add-ons you used to flavor the brew A cup of plain black coffee with no sugar contains less than 2 calories. It’s also worth noting that coffee, by itself, may suppress the appetite. It inhibits the release of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger. Adding cream, milk, sugar, cocoa, and other flavorings could increase its calories and fat content. Taking coffee with sweet snacks could also increase your caloric intake. If you’re watching your weight, drink your coffee plain and black.

About Sleep Problems: If you’re losing sleep because of your coffee habit, perhaps you should consider the timing. The caffeine in coffee could disrupt sleep but only if you drank coffee a few hours before hitting the sack. Caffeine takes effect an hour after drinking coffee and the effect will last for a few hours. If you don’t want your coffee to get in the way of a good night’s sleep, do not drink coffee in the late afternoon (4 to 5 PM) or early evening (6-7 PM).

As you can see, drinking 3 cups of coffee is not bad for the health. In fact, it’s good for you! So, the next time you wake up in the morning, why don’t you go ahead and treat yourself to a cup of coffee? Or better, make that a sexy glass of nitro coffee?

References
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-42081278

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/6-cups-of-coffee-a-day-is-safe-but-more-isnt-healthy#What-are-the-health-benefits-associated-with-coffee-consumption?

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/americans-drinking-more-coffee-ever

https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-buzz-on-coffee##1

https://www.beingpatient.com/coffee-prevent-alzheimers/

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How Ambient Stable Coffee Kegs Help You Save More Money

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 19:10:19 GMT

Because of the current health crisis, we have seen thousands of small and large businesses shutting down. Food and beverage businesses were hit the hardest by COVID-19, due to stay-at-home orders that lasted for months and the subsequent fall-out which caused customers to refrain from eating out or having a drink at their favorite bars.

Ambient Stable Coffee Kegs

Lockdown: Cafes and Coffee Shop Owners Losing Money

After months of being on Coronavirus lockdown and being pummeled by the subsequent recession, most business owners and keg distributors had no choice but to leave their food and beverage stocks in their storage rooms and coolers, which led to massive spoilage – lost money!

Besides losing thousands of dollars a day in lost revenue, cafe and coffee shop owners have also lost their supply stocks due to so much time passing during their closure. Imagine having a full inventory of beer, coffee, and foodstuffs going bad after being left sitting 3 to 4 months. Some businesses ended up throwing out thousands of dollars of supplies in the middle of the pandemic for this reason. Such costs also served to hinder businesses reopening they were allowed to reopen up again too.

The Unique Challenges of COVID-19 to Business Owners

It’s hard to extend the freshness of many coffee products because the product itself is extremely sensitive to air, heat, light, and moisture. It only takes a short time for coffee to become stale when it’s not stored properly, even in its whole-bean form. This is true even if the coffee is brewed and refrigerated, it won’t stay fresh for long. This presents new challenges for hapless cafe and coffee shop owners who are struggling to attract customers back to their businesses after months being spent on lockdown.

The health crisis also changed the way we serve food and drinks. Customers want their food and drinks handled with as little physical contact as possible. This means many previous methods of serving coffee are no longer acceptable.

With fewer customers coming in, coffee products are kept in storage longer than before. Weeks or even months, of inactivity, decrease the products’ quality and flavor. Ultimately, this affects the viability of the business.

To store coffee products properly, you need a protective container that keeps air, heat, and light out. However, contrary to common beliefs, when coffee is protected from the elements, its flavor, taste, and overall quality remain the same for a long, long time.

When it comes to cold brew and nitro coffees, which are often stored in kegs and other air-tight containers, not all packages are created equally. Homebrew (corny) kegs aren’t as securely sealed as Sankey kegs because they have a cover that can be lifted open or not tightly secured. Such kegs are not tamperproof or food safe. Furthermore, if the kegs are not cleaned properly, or if the product is not pasteurized and packaged properly in an inert environment, the product can go bad within just a few days due to oxidation and pathogens. Being on lockdown for 3 to 4 months with no guarantees of businesses being fully operational within the year leaves a lot of money wasted on spoiled coffee because of limited stability issues.

Bona Fide Craft Draft Kegs: Helping You Save $$$

To retain the quality of pre-brewed liquid coffee and tea products a special production process is needed along with the best possible container to hold it. Bona Fide uses Sankey-D type kegs, which are the best type of kegs for precious beverages like wine, beer or coffee. Our Craft Draft brewing and filling process preserve the delicate quality and flavor of products they contain for months, not days. When coffee and tea remain fresh for months, you don’t have to worry about the product going sour, losing its flavor, or spoiling due to periods of inactivity. The product remains fresh - as if it’s been brewed just minutes before serving.

Shelf Stable Nitro Coffee: While there are several choices of aseptic, bag-in the-box, bottled, canned, and liquid coffees on the market, most do not taste good due to the harsh manufacturing processes they are subjected to. Bona Fide, however, makes fantastic tasting still and nitro, cold coffee, and tea products that have an astounding 150-day guarantee - the longest shelf life of any keg coffee and tea currently available.

Kegs Sealed for Freshness: Combining our Craft Draft process with Sankey kegs, the best keg design available, Bona Fide seals in freshness, quality, color, and flavor of its coffee and tea products for months on end. Our products are fully pasteurized, shelf-stable, and guaranteed. Again, it’s not easy to maintain the freshness of regular coffee, more so if it’s freshly brewed cold coffee. Investing in nitro kegs form Bona Fide will help you keep your stocks fresh, delicious, and ready to serve within seconds.

Future-Proof Business: No one knows yet when the health crisis will end but it’s nice to know that your investment in coffee and tea kegs are kept safe in uncertain times because you have partnered with Bona Fide. Think of our Craft Draft kegs as a safety net that keeps your liquid coffee and tea products fresh even during months of lockdown.

No Additional Equipment Needed: A nitro keg does not require costly equipment and regular maintenance to retain or enhance its ability to preserve the product. This means you don’t have to spend more money on product storage. Bona Fide kegs can be stored in dry storage for 150 days without any worry about their taste or stability.

Ready to Serve: Our Craft Draft process and Sankey kegs eliminate the extra steps needed to serve coffee. Simply pull the tap handle and you're ready to serve coffee to your customers. No need to spend time and money on extensive coffee prep.

In these grim, uncertain times, it pays to choose your products carefully, so you don’t end up losing more money during the health crisis due to stale and unfit products. While you can never be too sure that your stocks will remain fresh in the time of COVID-19, with Bona Fide kegs, you can have peace of mind knowing that your cold coffee and tea are safe, fresh, and ready to pour even months after the lockdown ends.

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Hot Nitro Coffee

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:46:04 GMT

The process of preparing and serving a cup of coffee comes in stages and often, the quality of the product suffers because of mishandling. The same thing can be said about nitro coffee preparation, sometimes mishandling affects its taste, nutritional value, and shelf life.

Nitro coffee is teeming with antioxidants, nutrients that are sensitive to oxygen exposure. It’s so easy to ruin a perfectly prepared cup of nitrogen coffee with a simple mistake in preparing or serving. And contrary to popular notion, nitro coffee is not only served cold, it’s possible to enjoy nitro coffee as a hot drink!

Here at Bona Fide Nitro Coffee, we’ve developed a game-changing process to preserve the flavor and quality of our coffee keg while also making preparation and serving easier for customers. It’s called the Craft Draft process and it’s one revolutionary way of serving nitro coffee - hot and cold!

What is the Craft Draft Process?

Our founder has developed the Craft Draft Process to eliminate all factors that make bad-tasting coffee, well, bad tasting. The process maintains the freshness of the nitro coffee and preserves its taste so you get to enjoy the flavor of the coffee in the way that our brewmasters intended.

What’s more, the Craft Draft Process allows you to serve nitro coffee as a hot drink and do so on-demand. Imagine serving nitro coffee within seconds, no further prep needed!

The craft draft process involves storing the nitro coffee in the same way as artisanal or craft beer, in a keg or kegerator. The Bona Fide nitro coffee is brewed in advance, at the peak of its freshness, and then stored in a keg. Then, the brew is pressurized with pure nitrogen gas and then sealed. Once the kegs are transported to our customers, the coffee is dispensed the same way as craft beer - on tap.

Why Serve Nitro Coffee in Kegs?

The beauty of storing and serving nitro coffee in kegs is that the brew is kept in a protective container, free from elements that could ruin its taste and quality. Nitro Coffee, unlike your average, mass-produced coffee, is highly sensitive to oxygen. The kegs keep the elements out to retain the highest quality and flavors of the brew. Think of the keg as a protective shell that makes good coffee taste even better, for longer!

Also, the keg makes it easier to serve your favorite drink with less mess. Just set the keg up, pull the tab and you have hot or cold nitro coffee on demand. This makes coffee preparation and storage far simpler and more convenient. This feature is very beneficial for your business, customers don’t have to wait so long to get their caffeine fix.

The brew is also pasteurized, all the pathogens that could otherwise contaminate the drink, have been eliminated for your safety. And since the brew is pasteurized and the keg keeps the brew clean and fresh, it has a longer shelf life - the longest in any other nitro brew on the market right now. What’s more, the keg eliminates contact between the server and the brew, ensuring zero cross-contamination.

Serving hot nitro coffee may be new to those who are used to their cold brew but you’d be surprised how the kegerator revolutionized the way we serve nitro coffee. It changed the game of hot coffee preparation and serving, that’s for sure!

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Nitro Coffee in Time of COVID-19 Pandemic How Safe is it

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:16:56 GMT

Nitro Coffee in Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: How Safe is it?

The nature of COVID-19, the virus that has killed more than one half a million people in the world, is highly infectious. This has changed the way businesses prepare and serve food, including coffee.

The way that coffee was served before the health crisis was very tactile; the barista would use his hands to grind, brew, prepare, and serve the coffee. These days, however, the possibility of COVID-19 transmissions is very high and this presents new challenges to businesses and customers on how to prepare and consume coffee.

Because COVID-19 is highly infections, most people are wary of acquiring the virus through close contact with their friendly, neighborhood barista. Which begs the question: can the coronavirus be transmitted or acquired through coffee or coffee packaging?

Although there is a possibility that COVID-19 could be transmitted through coffee packaging, the risk is extremely low, according to the CDC. Coffee itself is not considered as a means of coronavirus transmission. If you love coffee as much as we do then you don’t have to worry about acquiring the dreaded disease through the coffee packaging alone.

How is Nitro Coffee in Kegs Safer than Cupping?

Despite the low risk of viral transmission, not all people are fine with the old ways of coffee preparation. If you are still bothered about COVID-19 exposure and spread, we highly suggest buy nitro coffee stored in kegs. Nitro coffee served in kegs is hygienic, it preserves the full flavor of the brew and it protects the properties that make nitro coffee so beneficial to your health. Why? Let’s find out:

Nitro Coffee Zero Preparation

Coffee is typically served after various stages of preparation. And this goes regardless if you are a business owner who’s buying coffee in bulk or a barista preparing a cuppa joe for a customer. And usually, preparing coffee requires handling the product. If that’s something that bothers you, you should definitely opt for nitro coffee stored in kegs.

Nitro cold brew coffee in a keg is ready-to-drink. The brew is complete, it does not require further preparation or dilution. Bona Fide nitro coffee, in particular, is fully nitrogenated when stored in kegs so no nitrogen post-infusion is needed before serving the coffee.

Because the nitro coffee does not require additional preparation, you don’t have to worry about contamination once the coffee is served.

Less Mess, Less Cross-Contamination

Dispensing nitro coffee in a keg is easy breezy. Just hook the keg up, pull the tab, and out pours delicious nitro coffee into the waiting glass. No mess, no drips, no chances of cross-contamination. In fact, the contact between the server and the coffee is very minimal and as long as the cup of coffee was passed by clean hands, there’s absolutely no need to worry about germs getting in the way of your coffee break!

Nitro Coffee in Time of COVID-19

Nitro coffee is safe to drink despite the current health crisis. The way it is prepared inhibits the growth and spread of germs.

Bona Fide coffee is fully pasteurized. The coffee is also packaged clean and germ-free using a keg with a modified atmosphere of nitrogen gas.

As for the containers themselves, the kegs are deep cleaned using germ-killing yet non-toxic cleansing agents in an FDA and USDA certified facility. The facility itself is routinely cleaned and sanitized to prevent cross-contamination of any kind. All Bona Fide Nitro Coffee employees adhere to strict safety guidelines to promote food safety and cleanliness.

Proof that Bona Fide coffee is clean, safe, and healthy for you is its stable shelf life. Bona Fide Nitro Coffee has a shelf life of 120+ days, the longest on the market right now. The absence of germs in Bona Fide nitro coffee is an important part of the secret to its market-leading shelf life!

Conclusion

Nitro coffee is prized for its velvety smooth mouthfeel and full flavor. Storing nitro coffee in a keg keeps the product fresh and delicious while making the coffee safer and better than your ordinary brewed coffee. In these times of uncertainty, it’s great to know that serving nitro coffee will be the least of your problems.

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What is Nitro cold brew coffee

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:33:03 GMT

What is Nitro Coffee?

Greetings, I'm John Goerke, founder, and CEO of Bona Fide Nitro Coffee and Tea. I am a nitro coffee expert and have been a coffee entrepreneur since 1986.

With so much attention to cold brew and draft coffee on tap, that is - coffee poured from a beer tap, many people have already embraced the top of the trend, NITRO COFFEE which looks like a sophisticated draft beer, but tastes like silky smooth cold coffee.

If you are a coffee fan, it's likely that you have at least heard the term “nitro” or possibly even tasted nitro coffee at a coffee bar, or even at the coffee room at your workplace.

But after the bubbles settle and the caffeine kicks in, some still ask WHAT IS NITRO COFFEE?

Nitro cold brew coffee

In short, NITRO COFFEE is coffee infused with nitrogen gas (N2). The nitrogen is literally dissolved into the liquid coffee, under pressure, similar to the way carbon dioxide is infused into soft drinks and sparkling water.

The actual physics that allows this to happen is based in part on Henry’s Law, which is one of the scientific Gas Laws that explain the solubility of gas into a liquid.

There are a few ways to push N2 gas into the coffee.
One is to pressurize cold coffee in a keg to approximately 45 PSI (3 bars) of pressured and hold it for an extended time. Some agitation makes this happen faster.

A second method is to infuse the coffee with pressurized nitrogen using an infuser device, midstream, as the coffee is dispensed. This method is similar to the way a soda fountain machine infuses carbon dioxide into root beer.

Nitrogen is a little different than CO2 and it takes higher pressure to dissolve it into water-based liquids. The resulting bubbles are also finer which are what make nitrogenation so unique.

Once the nitro coffee is dispensed, it is effectively released out from under pressure, and it forms silky, microfine bubbles, which rise to the surface and create a beautiful, visual effect that is referred to as “the falling". Nothing is actually falling, but rather the bubbles rising cause the heavier particles in the beverage to be displaced and thus appear to be falling.

Not only is the visual effect of this phenomenon interesting to observe, but the effect of the microfine bubbles in the beverage on the palate is that it makes the beverage have a creamy mouthfeel which some equate to tasting softer or better than the same beverage would taste if it were still or flat.

Additionally, there is some science to support the idea that the nitrogen gas actually acts as a preservative as it displaces the oxygen in and around the beverage which helps to eliminate the natural but negative effects of oxidation.

Nitro Cold Brew Keg

Whether you believe that nitro coffee is just another passing fad, or that it is the pinnacle of modern coffee evolution,
NITRO COFFEE is here to stay.

Analysts and foodies alike, consider it to be the fastest growing and most exciting segment of the coffee industry.

Whatever your opinion is, we encourage you to get to know nitro coffee and give it a try.

Try it out or ask for it at your favorite office or foodservice outlet.

Several companies exist who can help you navigate the many choices options and help you make the best suits your needs.

I am eager to provide you my assistance as well!

I’m John Goerke with Bona Fide Nitro Coffee and Tea.

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Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Bag In Box Versus Cold Brew In Kegs

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:53:22 GMT

Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Bag In Box Versus Cold Brew In Kegs

What is the difference between a nitro coffee from a bag-in-box and nitro coffee from a keg?

A bag-in-box (BIB) is a container made from a combination of cardboard and flexible packaging. Inside, is a barrier bag (or bladder). It is fitted in an exterior cardboard box which protects it. There is a connection fitting welded to the bag and an access a hole in the outer cardboard box where a beverage machine can be connected to the BIB. A pump from the machine, sucks product out of the BIB and delivers it to the dispensing head, where it gets diluted with water (and in some machines chilled) before getting dispensed into the cup. As it gets dispensed, the bag inside the box collapses and once its empty it leaves behind an easy to dispose of package. Since laminated barrier bags are usually not recyclable and the cardboard is, these two pieces can be separated and correctly disposed of with ease.

Additionally, BIB containers are rectangular which makes them easy to ship, store and handle. Due to their low cost, they are often used to package soft drink syrup and other beverages. However, with the development of better barrier materials some producers are packaging wine and liquid coffee in them. The sizes typically range from under 1, to over 20 liters.

As for the pros and cons of nitro coffee in BIBs verses nitro coffee in kegs, each container has its advantages and disadvantages. Most of the BIB coffee products that exist are created as concentrates. As such the product must be reconstituted by adding dilution water to bring it to the final strength ratio. This can be anywhere from a 1 :1 ratio to a 16:1 ratio of concentrate to water. The machines that dispense these products are designed to have a potable water supply plumbed to the machine. One pain-point to this dilution step is that the resulting beverage can pick up any off-flavors, such as chlorine, from the water supply. Also, the potential exists for concentration (brew strength) irregularities at the dispenser.

By comparison, coffee dispensed from a keg usually tastes better because the beverage is delivered in its final state, ready-to-drink. Similar to beer or wine, coffee in a keg is made as the master intended it and it doesn’t require any dilution at the service point. Also, since a keg is a rigid pressure vessel, it can be pressurized and pushed with Nitrogen gas and does not required a beverage pump to dispense it.

When it comes to storage and handling, one advantage that bag-in-box concentrates have is they take less storage space and are easier to transport. This is because much of the final beverage volume comes from the dilution water added at the dispense point. This is often easier than the handling of kegs. However, as we already mentioned bag-in-box coffee usually requires a more complex dispensing solution to dilute and mix it properly and additional steps are necessary for making Nitro Coffee from. Since the BIB container can not be pre-nitrogenated and pressurized, a nitrogen infuser that injects nitrogen gas into the coffee at the dispense point is still required.

Contrast that with nitro cold brew coffee in a keg. The product is finished and complete. No further preparation or dilution steps are required. Bona Fide manufactures its nitro coffee kegs fully nitrogenated. No post infusion is needed in order to pour beautiful nitro coffee on tap. Just hook-up the keg and start serving. It can be poured, either hot or cold, from a simple countertop dispenser. Moreover, BIK (bag-in-keg) type kegs don’t even require compressed nitrogen to pour them. They can be pressurized with any available gas, including air, since the bag inside the keg protects the product from interacting with the propellant gas.

Some may ask, can people who currently use bag-in-box coffee easily switch to coffee from a keg? The answer is yes, in many instances! With some simple adapters users can usually switch from a BIB system to a keg system. Two known exceptions could be the Bunn Nitron and the Cornelius, Nitro Coffee machines. Both use a unique container package design, keyed to that type of machine. They use a similar system to the reconstituted juice machines often seen at cafeterias.

However, if you use a kegerator, or a countertop draft dispenser with a delivery pump to dispense product from a BIB container, Bona Fide has compatible products that will fit. For example, our BIK (bag-in-keg) mentioned earlier, is compatible with delivery pump systems used for BIBs. In most cases, only a few fitting changes are required to be pouring from a keg in a matter of minutes. Also, If the BIB system has a dilution feature for pouring concentrates, it may be possible to shut that feature off so that it direct dispenses the product at full strength.

Finally, if the dispenser in question has an inline nitrogen infuser, it can still be utilized and may only need to be readjusted to infuse the coffee correctly.

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NITRO COFFEE HEALTH BENEFITS

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:10:34 GMT

Nitro Coffee Offers Better Nutritional Benefits Than Traditional Coffees

In this post, we will take a look at nitro coffee health benefits. Nitro coffee refers to a cold brew coffee which is infused with nitrogen – a transparent and unscented gas. Well, this seems like a strange combination but it isn’t. As a matter of fact, all cold beverages are infused with gases. For instance, carbon dioxide gas is put into soda to give it its characteristic bubbles. It is also the same reason why soda is called carbonated beverage.

In particular, nitrogen is commonly used in beers, for example, Guinness. Such beers are not carbonated but nitrogenated. Nitrogen (N) is one of the chemical elements. This diatomic gas is atomic number 7. Naturally, it is odorless and colorless.

Nitrogen is put in a coffee keg to produce nitro coffee - a foamy as well as a caffeinated beverage. Nitro coffee is entirely smooth and has a creamy taste. In addition, its fizzy beer-esque appearance makes it a specialty in the coffee world.

How Nitro Coffee Tastes

Undeniably, most nitro beers have the same dark flavors just like the coffee beers. Also, nitro coffee is available on tap just like beers. The creamy effect of the coffee is generated when the nitrogen-infused coffee is expelled out via the pressurized valve.

Nitro cold brews and typical cold brews are quite similar. However, there is a disparity in terms of smoothness and level of acidity. Nitro coffee is low in acidity and incredibly smooth. It also has a distinctively sweet mouthfeel. Why?

Carbon dioxide dissolves excellently in liquids. This is not the case with nitrogen. As a result, bubbles in nitro coffee are smaller compared to bubbles in beverages containing carbon dioxide gas. This is what gives nitro coffee foamy character and not bubbly character.

Usually, people drink nitro coffee black. Some people also love the coffee when dispensed over the ice. For people with sweet teeth, Bona Fide offers nitro coffee supplemented with sweetened cream.

Also, at Bona Fide, nitro coffee’s used in cocktails, for instance, pina colada. This can be paired with ice cream (vanilla). Unlike other coffees, nitrogen-infused coffee is more favorable.

How Nitro Coffee Looks Like

Just like the many shops, Bona Fide’s selling point is the coffee’s visual appeal.

As mentioned earlier, the coffee is available on tap. When poured, stunningly beautiful careening bubbles are produced. There is cascade effect which is also very common with nitro beers. The reason behind this effect is that the bubbles produced are smaller.

Nitro Coffee Is Very Healthy

It’s a fact that there have been never-ending stories about nitro coffee. Everybody is talking about its smooth and silky taste but what most people do not know is that it doesn’t leave blurry-eyed or foggy feeling because there are no traces of alcohol content in it.

Nitro coffee offers plenty of nutritional benefits. Critically, it supplies the body with less sugar as well as more caffeine. The coffee is increasingly being consumed by gym-goers because of its numerous benefits. Consequently, high-end gyms have started serving it on tap. The following are the nitro coffee health benefits:

Lower in Acidity

Nitro coffee is made with fuller-bodied coffees including dark roasts that contain extremely low acids. Cold brewing is an essential process because it softens or smoothens acidic factor.

Traditional coffees undergo hot water brewing process which expressly amplifies the acidic content. Some of the common side effects of coffees having high acid content are burning discomfort/heartburn, allergies, acid reflux and lots more.

High in Antioxidants

Coffee is an excellent anti-aging agent. In fact, it is ranked number one for its anti-aging properties. Since it contains plenty of antioxidants, it can help in protecting the body from radical damages as well as fighting toxicity.

Research has shown that coffee has numerous antioxidants compared to herbal tea, green tea, cocoa, green tea among other beverages. Antioxidants like Kahweol and cafestol available in coffee are great for cholesterol balancing. Clinical trials have also proven that coffee can prevent stroke, heart failure including other diseases.

No Need for Sugar

Nitro coffee is usually served without sugar or milk. The reason why adding sugar packets is completely unnecessary is that the nitrogen-infused coffee has a creamy taste. That is to say, nitro coffee lowers the amount of calories intake.

There are no sweeteners needed to make coffee more favorable. It is just okay the way it is. In fact, some people have claimed that there is no much difference between milk chocolate and nitro coffee in terms of taste.

Good for Physical and Mental Performance

Let's have a look at the one of the lasts nitro coffee health benefits. Medical studies have proven that coffee boosts alertness, mental as well as physical performances. Particularly, drinking nitro coffee increases afterburn effect (post-exercise energy usage or expenditure).

In layman terms, your body keeps burning calories after workouts and at the same time using energy to normalize hormonal changes, recover and relax. Since nitro coffee supplies plenty of caffeine, this effect is tremendous.

In addition, coffee improves blood circulation in the brain, hence, boosting cognitive function. Research by Tufts University (Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging) showed that coffee contains bioactive compounds that could reduce cognitive including motor deficits. The study was conducted using aging rats. It was shown that rats that consumed coffee supplements could accomplished memory tasks better.

Final Words

Nitro coffee undergoes cold brewing process. Then, it’s combined with the keg and imbued with transparent and odorless gas – nitrogen. It is similar to beer because it served from the tap, and also injects the adult-beverage feeling. Another big bonus is that there is no need for milk, sugar or alcohol. Nitro coffee is also available in cans and bottles. So, you can buy one and carry to your workstation or home.

Nitro coffee contains high caffeine content. This is because it is not diluted with a lot of water like other coffees. It is for this reason why it offers relief, especially after intense workouts or exercises. The coffee is also similar to other cold brews because it has very low acid content. Beverages containing high acid levels cause acid reflux, stomach complications, allergies, heartburns including other complications.

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Is Coffee Healthy?

Health is a major concern for everyone. This is why before putting any beverage in your body, you need to ask yourself whether it will have a negative impact on your overall health. We noted that a large number of people were asking different questions related to how healthy coffee is. This is the major reason which has prompted us to do a thorough research and provide answers to these questions.

What Coffee Does to Your Body

Coffee is derived from a bean. Hence, it contains polyphenols and phytonutrients. These are chemical compounds found in plants which contain antioxidant benefits. Antioxidants improve your health.

Caffeine is the major ingredient found in coffee. When this ingredient enters your bloodstream, it finds its way to your brain. It will work as a stimulant and hence boost both your energy and alertness.

Coffee has been known to suppress appetite. This, in turn, will boost the number of calories that your body burns and hence helping in weight loss. But, you cannot rely on coffee for significant long-term weight loss.

You will get the above benefits when you drink your coffee in moderation. Drinking too much coffee may have a variety of negative effects. These include spiking your heart rate, blood pressure and causing insomnia.

Why Coffee is Good for You

Coffee offers various health benefits. These include the following:

1. Lowers type II diabetes risk – For people who consume at least 6 or more cups of coffee on a daily basis, their risk for type II diabetes is 22% lower.

2. Lowers Alzheimer’s disease risk – There is evidence which points out towards the fact that caffeine has the ability to protect you against Alzheimer’s disease.

3. Lowers the heart disease risk – People who consume 3 to 5 cups of coffee on a daily basis are less likely to have heart disease. People who drink 3 cups of coffee on a daily basis are less likely to develop calcification in their coronary arteries.

4. Reduces colorectal cancer risk – Drinking coffee moderately reduces the risk of developing colorectal cancer by up to 26%.

5. Protection against liver cirrhosis – Coffee has been proven to have liver protecting benefits. These help in lowering the risk of developing liver cirrhosis.

6. Reduces depression – A study by the Harvard School of Public Health determined that women who usually drink at least 4 cups of coffee on a daily basis are 20% less likely to get depressed.

7. It will help increase physical performance and burn fat – Caffeine has the ability to raise your metabolism and also increase the fatty acid oxidation. Caffeine has been proven to increase exercise performance by 11% to 12%.

8. Coffee can make you smarter – Through various controlled studies which have been used to observe the effects of caffeine on a human brain, it has been determined that caffeine has the ability to improve reaction time, mood, vigilance, general brain function, and memory.

Will Coffee Dehydrate You?

This is another frequent question related to how healthy coffee is. The simple answer is that coffee will not dehydrate you. As a matter of fact, drinking coffee will contribute to your daily fluid requirements. Drinking coffee will not cause you to lose more fluids that you are ingesting.

People usually fear that coffee will dehydrate them since it has a mild diuretic effect (causes the need to urinate). This mild need to urinate caused by coffee does not increase the risk of becoming dehydrated. Caffeine is a weak diuretic. People usually acquire tolerance to the caffeine diuretic effect very rapidly. It usually takes about four to five days of regular caffeine intake to acquire this tolerance. What this tells you is that consuming caffeine regularly will not lead to chronic dehydration.

Will Coffee Increase Blood Pressure?

Research has confirmed that caffeine can cause an increase in your blood pressure. This can happen even if you do not have high blood pressure. Up to now, it is not very clear as to what causes the blood pressure to spike. Some researchers stipulate that caffeine may block a hormone that is responsible for keeping arteries widened. Other researchers claim that the spike in blood pressure may be as a result of the caffeine causing the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline.

People who ingest caffeine regularly usually develop a tolerance for the caffeine. After the tolerance has developed, the caffeine does not cause the blood pressure spike. Therefore, caffeine will not have a long-term effect on your blood pressure.

If you think that caffeine may raise your blood pressure such that it impacts your health too much, you should limit the amount of caffeine that you take on a daily basis. The recommended limit is 200 milligrams every day. This is equivalent to taking only two 8-ounce cups of coffee.

For people who have high blood pressure, it is important that you avoid drink coffee before activities which might naturally increase your blood pressure. These include activities such as lifting weights, exercise, or hard physical labor.

Will Coffee Make Me Fat?

Simply put, coffee when served black will not contribute to gaining weight. This is because black coffee is low in calories. One thing which can cause you to gain extra weight is if you overdo it. If your coffee contains added milk and sugar, you may find yourself gaining weight. You can avoid adding weight by making sure that you record the calories you get from your coffee on a daily basis. You can also keep your weight in check by avoiding calorie-packed coffee drinks.

There is a very easy way to avoid taking calorie-packed coffee. When you drink the regular hot-brewed coffee, you will most likely need to add sugar and milk to make it have a nice taste.

However, when you drink cold brew nitro coffee, you won’t need to add any sugar or milk. Cold brew nitro coffee has a natural flavor which originates from the sugars and oils found in the coffee beans. Simply defined, nitro coffee is coffee that has been brewed using cold water and has been infused with nitrogen.

Our conclusion related to the question how healthy coffee is: All that you do, do it with moderation and enjoy a great cup of coffee knowing that has a good impact on your health. Read more and find out if coffee can produce cancer.

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5 Coffee Trends That Will Dominate 2018

Coffee is an integral part of the food culture, in a landscape that is rapidly changing coffee trends as existing customers age and a generation of new customers take the stage demanding different products, broader services, and more interactive coffee experiences.

As millennials become the most significant spending demographic in the coffee market, they are forcing new coffee trends and changing the way the industry engages with it’s customers. These are closely related to millennial’s leading faster paced lifestyles, being less socially integrated and favoring social media more than older generations. For them, coffee is closely associated with social interactions, and their relationship with their favorite coffee shop or brand, involves an emotional connection. They are more health conscious and more supportive of indie and artisanal products and craft businesses. Brands are responding to this with new products, experiments in flavors, and trying to adapt to the blurring of lines between traditional market segments, such as at-home coffee and on-premise or out-of-home coffee.

Let us look at five key coffee industry coffee trends which are are expected to dominate 2018:

1. Millenials are the New Market Drivers

Millennials love coffee so much that they are driving a global surge in coffee demand. Millennials, who recently became the largest demographic in America after surpassing the baby boomers, consume 44% of all coffee consumed in America. While millennials born in the 80’s started drinking coffee at the average age of around 17, those born after 1995 started at an average age of 14. Unlike the preceding generations for whom coffee was merely a beverage that they drank at home to rouse them in the mornings, millennials drink coffee for the social experience, as well as a definition of personal self.

Millennials don’t just drink coffee; they share their expertise with their peer group through social media and online discussions with others who share their interest in coffee. While Starbucks initiated this cultural phenomenon, of late McDonalds and Dunkin’ Donuts, along with thousands of independent coffee merchants, are trying to cash in for the millennial’s love for java as well.

2. Ready-to-Drink Coffee Segment Becomes Significant

Canned and ready-to-drink (RTD) coffees are seen as the next frontier for coffee growth, and a great field to start a new business. As users eschewed frozen juices and fizzy drinks in favor of packaged coffee, sales of RTD or bottled coffee touched $2.4 billion in 2015 and have continued to mount, according to Bloomberg. One of the reasons for the rising popularity of bottled cold coffee is the increasing health consciousness of millennials which has caused a fall in popularity of sweetened, carbonated beverages. As they achieve higher purchasing power, millennials, who value mobility, are drawn to RTD coffee’s on-the-go convenience and natural functionality.

The coffee trend toward RTD’s still has a lot of untapped potential because of its capability to shift the paradigms of coffee consumption. Previously, breakfast, lunch or work breaks were the only times of coffee consumption. Coffee was closely associated with a break from work. Earlier coffee trends preferences like, flavors, styles and varieties, closely followed the these consumption periods. Similar to canned colas, RTD coffee can be consumed anytime and anywhere without the need to pause ones activity. Additionally, due to the dynamism of its customers, bottled cold coffee is fertile ground for experiments in flavor and ingredient pairings. RTD coffee also extends the cold coffee drinking season beyond just the summer months to any time of the year.

Recognizing the potential value of the ready-to-drink coffee market, most of the major coffee players have jumped into the fray. Dunkin Brands announced its plans for a new range of cold coffee beverages in 2018, entering a market already occupied by the likes of Starbucks, McDonald's, Peet’s and other chains.

3. Nitro Coffee on Tap

As RTD coffee makes it easier to consume coffee anywhere and anytime, on-premise coffee shops are trying to create unique drinking experiences to draw coffee drinkers back to their stores with innovations such as nitro coffee. Nitro coffee is cold coffee, usually from a keg and infused with nitrogen. The nitrogen makes the texture of the coffee creamier and gives it a rich head on the glass much like that of Guinness Stout. Like beer, it is brewed in advance, stored in kegs and served from a draft tap using nitrogen gas as a propellent. It looks like beer, pours like beer, and yet it’s coffee. The nitrogen introduces an beautiful visual effect as well as an interesting mouthfeel. Some drinkers even perceive a sweetness to the brew without sugar being added.

Nitro coffee on tap is also more sustainable then RTD’s due to its reduced landfill waste. Each keg has the potential to save 80 RTD containers from being thrown away. It is quickly being adopted as the drink of choice for health-conscious, coffee drinkers and proponents of sustainability. As nitro coffee grows in popularity, food service venues of all kinds are putting in draft equipment dedicated to Nitro Coffee. This trend appears to be sticking. Besides the obvious outlets, such as coffee bars, bakery’s, offices, hospitals, airports and even stadiums are tapping into the frenzy.

4. Cold Brews Displace Iced Coffee

For many coffee houses, summer is when customers substitute their hot cup of coffee for an iced coffee. Iced coffee sales have been known to exceed hot coffee sales in warm climates when consumers want a cool, vitalizing, refreshing drink. Traditionally iced coffee was yesterday’s leftover coffee stored in the fridge and served with ice. But now a trend is changing how many brewers prepare coffee for cold consumption, it’s called cold brew coffee. Water temperature is substituted for brew time during the brewing process. Traditional cold brew is made by steeping ground coffee in room temperature water for a period of 8 to 20 hours. The idea is that without the high heat, fewer compounds are extracted out from the coffee grounds, resulting in a less acidic and sweeter taste. This cold steeped coffee is then chilled and served cold. The jury is still out on the value of the process, but the cold brew space is ripe for innovation. Brewers are inventing new methods for extraction using both hot and cold methods or combinations of the two and it’s all loosely considered to be “cold brew”.

One such company, Bona Fide Brewing Company in California, has a patented process that produces food-safe cold, flat and nitrogenated coffee, packaged in tamper-proof beer kegs that are flavor stable at room temperatures for 90 days. They reportedly even sell kegs of nitro coffee on Amazon, a noteworthy industry first. Innovations like this will likely lead to continued growth in this category. Cold coffee is extremely popular, especially among millennials because it combines mass market appeal with indie craft. A Mintel report claims that sales jumped up 580% between 2011 and 2016. Cold brew and Nitro Coffee are both expected to grow briskly as a new coffee trends in 2018 with everyone from the large coffee chains to craft coffee bars serving up cold brews.

5. The (Continued) Rise of Specialty Coffee

Coffee drinkers are continuing the two generation trend to favor more high-quality coffee, with about 59% of coffee consumed daily in the US being specialty (gourmet). Unlike the past decades where one could only buy specialty coffee from a few companies, people are consuming coffees which have unique flavors, specific origins and come at a premium price. Consumer coffee trends, within the larger overall trend of specialty coffee, recognize the roles of the producer and the roaster in producing the perfect cup of coffee.

Specialty coffee sub-trends also emphasize direct relationships with coffee farmers, sustainable farming methods and even technology in order to recognize, and pay for, their effort and care. As coffee drinkers prioritize flavor and the drinking experience, the door has opened for specialty coffees chosen from a wide selection of sources and varieties from all over the world. An example of this is direct trade coffee where coffee roasters deal directly with the coffee producer to get access to the best of the coffee crop. This process is thought to eliminate the middleman and give the producer a larger share of the profits. As an increasing number of people see drinking coffee as a necessary luxury rather than a cheap fix to get through their day, growth in the consumption of specialty coffee products is expected to continue, according to the Specialty Coffee Association.

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Five Coffee Trends That Will Dominate 2018

Coffee is an integral part of the food culture, in a landscape that is rapidly changing as existing customers age and a generation of new customers take the stage, demanding different products, services, and more interactive coffee experience. As millennials become the most significant spending demographic in the coffee market, they are forcing new coffee trends that change in the way the industry engages with its customers. Millennials lead more fast-paced lifestyles, are less socially integrated and are more active on social media. For them, coffee is closely associated with social interactions and a relationship with their favorite coffee shop or brand involves an emotional connection. They are more health conscious and more supportive of indie and artisanal products and businesses. This has lead to new products, experiments in flavors, and blurring of lines between traditional market segments such as at-home coffee and out-of-home coffee. Let us look at five key coffee trends which are expected to dominate 2018.

1. Millennials are the New Market Drivers of Coffee Trends

Millennials love coffee so much that they are driving a global surge in coffee demand. Millennials, who recently became the largest demographic in America after surpassing the baby boomers, consume 44% of all coffee consumed in America. While millennials born in the 80's started drinking coffee at the average age of around 17, those born after 1995 started at an average age of 14. Unlike the preceding generations for whom coffee was merely a beverage that they drank at home to rouse them in the mornings, millennials drink coffee for the social experience, as well as a definition of personal self. Millennials don’t just drink coffee; they share their expertise with their peer group through social media and engage in online discussions with others who share their interest in coffee. While Starbucks has clearly driven this cultural phenomenon, of late McDonalds and Dunkin’ Donuts, along with thousands of independent coffee bars, are trying to cash in for the millennial’s love for java and redefining coffee trends.

2. Ready-to-Drink Coffee Segment Becomes Significant Coffee Trend

Canned and ready-to-drink (RTD) coffees are seen as the next frontier for coffee growth and a great field for new business start-ups. As users eschewed frozen juices and fizzy drinks in favor of packaged coffee, sales of RTD or bottled coffee touched $2.4 billion in 2015 and have continued to mount, according to Bloomberg. One of the reasons for the rising popularity of bottled cold coffee is the increasing health consciousness of millennials which has triggered a fall in popularity of sweetened, carbonated beverages. As they achieve higher purchasing power, millennials who value mobility and a fast-paced lifestyle, are drawn to ready-to-drink coffee’s on-the-go convenience and natural functionality. Ready-to-drink coffee still has a lot of untapped potential because of its capability to redefine paradigms of coffee consumption. Earlier breakfast, lunch and work breaks were the only times of coffee consumption for past generations. Coffee was closely associated with a break from work. RTD coffee can be had anytime anywhere without the need to step away from what one is doing. Because of the dynamism of its customers, bottled cold coffee consumers are seeing numerous options of brew and flavor appearing on grocery shelves. With all of this added variety served up cold without ice, RTD coffees are effectively extending the cold coffee drinking season beyond the summer time to all months of the year. Recognizing the potential value of these and related trends, most of the industry’s major players have jumped into the fray. Dunkin Brands announced its plans for a new range of cold coffee beverages in 2018, entering a market already occupied by the likes of Starbucks, McDonald's, Peet’s Coffee and other players.

3. Nitro Coffee on Tap

Just as the RTD coffee trend makes easier to have coffee anywhere and anytime, coffee shops are trying to create unique drinking experiences to draw coffee drinkers back to their stores with innovations, such as Nitro Coffee. A nitro coffee is typically a cold brew coffee, dispensed from a keg, infused with nitrogen and served on-tap. The nitrogen makes the texture of the coffee foamier and gives it a mouthfeel like a Guinness stout. Like beer, it is brewed and stored in kegs by the brewer and served from a draft tap by the reseller. By design, it does not have any alcohol content. It looks like beer, pours like beer, but it is real coffee. The nitrogen also introduces an interesting mouthfeel to the beverage, along with a perceived sweetness without sugar being added. Nitro coffee, on tap, is also more sustainable then the RTD versions. It is quickly being adopted as a significant coffee trend and is becoming the drink of choice for health-conscious, coffee drinkers who are also proponents of sustainability and reduced landfill waste. As nitro coffee grows in popularity, food service venues of all kinds are putting in draft equipment dedicated to Nitro Coffee on tap. Besides the obvious outlets, such as coffee bars and bakeries, offices, hospitals, airports and stadiums are also tapping into the fun.

4. Cold Brews Displace Iced Coffee

For many coffee houses, the first day of summer is when customers substitute their hot cup of coffee for an iced coffee. Iced coffee sales have been known to exceed hot coffee sales in the summer when consumers want a cool and refreshing drink. Traditionally iced coffee was just hot brewed coffee that was stored in the fridge and served with ice. But now a new coffee trend is changing how merchants prepare coffee for the summers - cold brew coffee, where the temperature is substituted by the time during the brewing process. Traditional cold brew is made by steeping coffee bean in room temperature water for a period of 8 to 20 hours. The belief is that without the heat, fewer compounds are extracted out from the coffee beans, resulting in a less acidic and sweeter taste. This cold steeped coffee is then chilled and served cold. The cold coffee space is ripe for innovation too. Brewers are inventing new methods of extraction using both hot and cold methods or combinations of the two. One such company, Bona Fide Brewing Company in California, has a patent pending process that produces food-safe cold and hot nitro coffee packaged in tamper-proof beer kegs that are flavor stable at room temperatures for up to 90 days. They reportedly even sell kegs of nitro coffee on Amazon, a noteworthy industry first. Innovations like this will likely lead to continued growth in this category. Cold coffee is extremely popular, especially among millennials because it combines mass market appeal with indie craft. A Mintel report claims that sales jumped up 580% between 2011 and 2016. Cold brew and Nitro Coffee is expected to grow briskly in 2018 with everyone from the large coffee chains to craft coffee bars serving brews.

5. The (Continued) Rise of Specialty Coffee

Coffee drinkers continue to trend towards better, high-quality coffee with about 59% of coffee consumed daily in the US being classified as “specialty or gourmet”. Unlike the past decades where one could only buy coffee beans from a few companies, people are consuming coffees which have unique flavors, specific origins, are locally roasted and come at a premium price. The coffee trend towards specialty also recognizes the role of the producer and the roaster in producing the perfect cup of coffee. Specialty coffee also emphasizes a direct relationship with coffee farmers in order to recognize, and pay for, their effort and care. As coffee drinkers prioritize flavor and the drinking experience, the door has opened for gourmet coffee chosen from a wide selection of coffee beans and grounds from all over the world. An example of this is direct trade coffee where coffee roasters deal directly with the coffee producer to get access to the best coffee beans. This process eliminates the middleman and gives the producer a larger share of the profits. As an increasing number of people see drinking coffee as a luxury experience rather than a cheap tool to get through their day, consumption of specialty coffee products will continue to rise. In the American retail coffee market, the market share of specialty coffee is expected to rise, according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America.

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5 Coffee Trends That Will Dominate 2018

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:12:16 GMT

5 Coffee Industry Trends That Will Dominate 2018

Coffee is an integral part of the food culture, in a landscape that is rapidly changing as existing customers age and a generation of new customers take the stage demanding different products, services, and more interactive coffee experience. As millennials become the most significant spending demographic in the coffee market, they are forcing to create a new coffee trends as a change in the way the industry engages with the customers. Millennials lead more fast-paced lifestyles, are less socially integrated and more active on social media. For them, coffee is closely associated with social interactions, and their relationship with their favorite coffee shop or brand, involves an emotional connection. They are more health conscious and more supportive of indie and artisanal products and businesses. This has lead to new products, experiments in flavors, and blurring of lines between traditional market segments such as at-home coffee and out-of-home coffee. Let us look at five key coffee industry trends which are are expected to dominate 2018.

1. Millennials are the New Market Drivers Coffee Trends

Millennials love coffee so much that they are driving a global surge in coffee demand. Millennials, who recently became the largest demographic in America after surpassing the baby boomers, consume 44% of all coffee consumed in America. While millennials born in the 80s started drinking coffee at the average age of around 17, those born after 1995 started at an average age of 14. Unlike the preceding generations for whom coffee was merely a beverage that they drank at home to rouse them in the mornings, millennials drink coffee for the social experience, as well as a definition of personal self. Millennials don’t just drink coffee; they share their expertise with their peer group through social media and engage in online discussions with others who share their interest in coffee. While Starbucks has clearly driven this cultural phenomenon, of late McDonalds and Dunkin’ Donuts, along with thousands of independent coffee bars, are trying to cash in for the millennial’s love for java as well.

2. Ready-to-Drink Coffee Segment Becomes Significant Coffee Trend

Canned and ready-to-drink coffees are seen as the next frontier for coffee growth, and a great field to start a new business. As users eschewed frozen juices and fizzy drinks in favor of packaged coffee, sales of ready-to-drink or bottled coffee touched $2.4 billion in 2015 and have continued to mount, according to Bloomberg. One of the reasons for the rising popularity of bottled cold coffee is the increasing health consciousness of millennials which has caused a fall in popularity of sweetened, carbonated beverages. As they achieve higher purchasing power, millennials who value mobility and a fast-paced lifestyle, are drawn to ready-to-drink coffee’s on-the-go convenience and natural functionality. Ready-to-drink coffee still has a lot of untapped potential because of its capability to redefine paradigms of coffee consumption. Earlier breakfast, lunch or work breaks were the only times of coffee consumption. Coffee was closely associated with a break from work. Ready-to-drink coffee can be had anytime anywhere without the need to step away from what one is doing. Because of the dynamism of its customers, bottled cold coffee is the first to see experiments in brew and flavor. Ready-to-drink coffee trends also extends the cold coffee drinking season beyond just the summer, as it is served cold without ice. Recognizing the potential value of the ready-to-drink coffee market, most of the industry’s major players have jumped into the fray. Dunkin Brands announced its plans for a new range of cold coffee beverages in 2018, entering a market already occupied by the likes of Starbucks, McDonald's, Peet’s Coffee and other players.

3. Nitro Coffee on Tap

As ready-to-drink coffee makes it easier to have coffee anywhere and anytime, coffee stores are trying to create unique drinking experiences to draw coffee drinkers back to the store with innovations, such as Nitro Coffee. A Nitro coffee is just a cold brew coffee infused with nitrogen. The nitrogen makes the texture of the coffee foamier and gives it a mouthfeel like a Guinness. Like beer, it is stored in kegs and served from a tap by brewers. However, it does not have is any alcohol content, meaning one can have it in the middle of the day without the limits that alcohol creates. The nitrogen also introduces an interesting mouthfeel and a perception of sweetness without sugar being added. Nitro coffee on tap is also more sustainable then RTD’s. It is quickly being adopted as a new coffee trend and the drink of choice for health-conscious, coffee drinkers and proponents of sustainability and reduced landfill waste. As nitro coffee grows in popularity, food service venues of all kinds are putting in draft equipment dedicated to Nitro Coffee. Besides the obvious outlets, such as coffee bars and bakery’s, offices, hospitals, airports and stadiums are also tapping into the frenzy.

4. Cold Brews Displace Iced Coffee

For many coffee houses, the first day of summer is when customers substitute their hot cup of coffee for an iced coffee. Iced coffee sales have been known to exceed hot coffee sales in the summer when consumers want a cool and refreshing drink. Traditionally iced coffee was just hot brewed coffee that was stored in the freezer and served with ice. But now a new coffee trend is changing how brewers prepare coffee for the summers - cold brew coffee, where the temperature is substituted by the time during the brewing process. Traditional cold brew is made by steeping coffee bean in room temperature water for a period of 8 to 20 hours. The argument is that without the heat, fewer compounds are extracted out from the coffee beans, resulting in a less acidic and sweeter taste. This cold steeped coffee is then chilled and served cold. This new space is ripe for innovation too. Brewers are inventing new methods for extraction using both hot and cold methods or combinations of the two. One such company, Bona Fide Brewing Company in California, has a patented process that produces food-safe cold and hot nitro coffee packaged in tamper-proof beer kegs that are flavor stable at room temperatures for up to 90 days. They reportedly even sell kegs of nitro coffee on Amazon, a noteworthy industry first. Innovations like this will likely lead to continued growth in this category. Cold coffee is extremely popular, especially among millennials because it combines mass market appeal with indie craft. A Mintel report claims that sales jumped up 580% between 2011 and 2016. Cold brew and Nitro Coffee is expected to grow briskly in 2018 with everyone from the large coffee chains to craft coffee bars serving brews.

5. The (Continued) Rise of Specialty Coffee

Coffee drinkers are moving towards more high-quality coffee with about 59% of coffee consumed daily in the US being “specialty /gourmet”. Unlike the past decades where one could only buy coffee beans from a few companies, people are consuming coffees which have unique flavors, specific origins and come at a premium price. The trend towards specialty coffee also recognizes the role of the producer and the roaster in producing the perfect cup of coffee. Specialty coffee also emphasizes a direct relationship with coffee farmers in order to recognize, and pay for, their effort and care. As coffee drinkers prioritize flavor and the drinking experience, the door has opened for gourmet coffee chosen from a wide selection of coffee beans and grounds from all over the world. An example of this is direct trade coffee where coffee shops deal directly with the coffee producer to get access to the best coffee beans. This process eliminates the middleman and gives the producer a larger share of the profits. As an increasing number of people see drinking coffee as a luxury experience rather than a cheap tool to get through their day, consumption of specialty coffee products is on the rise. In the American retail coffee market, the market share of specialty coffee is expected to rise, according to the Specialty *Coffee *Association of America.

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""Coffee doesn’t produce cancer” says leading American Scientist

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:03:09 GMT

Some of you might have noticed California prop 65 warning labels on coffee in California recently.
the fear mongering has been all about acrylamide, a naturally occurring compound found in coffee and other cooked foods.
In short, is very high dose’s, (think drinking 10x your weight in coffee) acrylamide can cause cancer and minor trades of acrylamide are found naturally in coffee.

Our opinion all along has been, COFFEE (including NITRO COFFEE) in moderations is very healthy and useful. Here is a recent editorial by Edward L. Giovannucci, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Here is the text of the editorial:

A pending lawsuit in California is suing for coffee to be labeled with a cancer warning. A favorable ruling would require coffee houses in California to warn their customers about potential cancer risk.

The justification for this lawsuit is that acrylamide, which is found in roasted coffee beans, has been linked to cancer in rats.

While well intended, this lawsuit is profoundly misguided. Relatively small amounts of acrylamide is common in many food items besides coffee.

The levels that cause cancer in rats are much higher than those consumed through coffee and diet in general.

The studies that have measured levels of acrylamide in the blood in humans, including in high coffee consumers, have shown no hint of increased cancer risk.

Coffee has hundreds of compounds with potential bioactive effects. Many of these have potentially beneficial effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and anti-cancer.

In epidemiological studies, higher consumers of coffee have been shown to have lower risk of a number of cancers. In fact, in an extensive review of the entire scientific evidence, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) concluded that drinking coffee probably reduces risk for endometrial and liver cancer.

Coffee has also been shown to decrease risk of other cancers, such as prostate, oral cancers and colon cancer, though more research is required to determine if these are cause and effect associations.

In addition, coffee reduces risk of diabetes, which increases risk of cancer and death.

There are hundreds of epidemiological studies on coffee and cancer and essentially none suggest increased cancer risk. On a “cancer worry” scale from 0 to 10, coffee should be solidly at 0 and smoking at 10; they should not have similar warning labels.

Those who like drinking coffee should have no concerns at all, except perhaps, if they add too much sugar and cream or are very sensitive to the effects of caffeine.

Edward L. Giovannucci, MD, ScD

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We at Bona Fide Brewing Company were right, Nitro Coffee is the future!

Part of the evolutionary process of coffee is to develop other forms of how to serve it. Cold brew coffee on-tap, also known as nitro coffee, is one of the latest and fastest growing examples. Proudly, we are one of the first to the market as experts of producing and distributing nitro coffee for coffee shops, restaurants, offices or stadiums. The benefits of serving nitro coffee are many. Nitro coffee served on a draft system, from a keg, controls the quality, eliminates waste, saves labor and dispensing time and much more.We are not the only ones who believed so, look how one of the biggest coffee retailers in the world, Dunkin' Donuts, is implementing nitro coffee in their next generation stores.

Don't wait for the chain stores to dominate this fast growing market, contact Bona Fide Brewing Company now and find out how easy it is to pour Nitro Coffee and Tea on draught in your business.

Please follow & like us First, let’s see what are the current accepted health benefits of drinking coffee…

So, knowing all the positive health benefits, let’s get to our next question.

Is nitro coffee healthy? Yes, nitro coffee is considered to be a healthy drink due to primary ingredient, coffee. Basically, nitro coffee is a cold coffee brew which has been infused with N2 gas, also known as nitrogen. Nitrogen is a safe inert gas that makes up 78% of the air we breath. It acts as a preserving agent to the coffee and is also used as a pressurized propellent for nitro coffee dispensed from kegs. Straight black nitro coffee contains no milk, sugar or alcohol. It has caffeine levels similar to other coffee drinks of comparable brew strength. Since nitro coffee is mostly consumed cold, consumers are adopting the drink because it has all of the benefits that traditional hot coffee is down for plus the refreshment factor of a cold beverage.

Many studies have been done on coffee demonstrating numerous health benefits from it’s consumption. For example, in one study, drinking coffee was linked to a lower risk of heart failure and coronary heart disease. The results of this and other studies can be extended to nitro coffee too. Some of these include: boosted physical and mental performance shortly after consumption. Consumers report increased alertness as well as increased after-burn effects (metabolic rate), which enable a person to continue to burn calories in his or her body after undertaking a vigorous exercise. Additionally, nitro coffee increases the flow of blood to the brain by dilating the capillaries in the body. This facilitates cognitive function and on a larger scale can reduce the risk of stroke. An ordinary cup of hot coffee also has this same impact. However, cold nitro coffee is more convenient to consume at warmer times of the day when hot coffee is impractical or uncomfortable.

Consumption of nitro coffee reduces the cognitive and motor deficits the brain and gives a mild boost to psycho-motor activities and working memory performance. This may explain why nitro coffee is popular on college campuses, especially during finals week.

Nitro coffee is healthy due to its high level of antioxidants too. When compared to cocoa, tea and other common beverages, touted for high levels of antioxidants, coffee comes out on top. A glass of nitro coffee contains considerable amounts of these antioxidants which enables the body to fight toxicity as well as protecting it from damage caused by free radicals.

Nitro coffee, like traditional hot coffee, when consumed black and without any additives, can be consumed by people sensitive to sugar or dairy and can be consumed by persons watching their sugar intake or those with diseases such as diabetes. Nitro coffee boasts a unique sweet, creamy, rich mouth feel which enhances it’s flavor without the added calories of cream and sugar. That feature is a result of the nitrogen infusion, and it is an attractive characteristic to anyone who wants to limit their dairy and sugar intake but doesn’t typically like to drink straight black coffee.

In short, nitro coffee is a healthy and sophisticated evolution of the worlds favorite beverage, coffee.

Bona Fide Brewing Company is a nitro coffee producer with an award winning technology for brewing nitro coffee and preserving it at optimal flavor in kegs.

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Stability Kegs Nitro Coffee

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:14:11 GMT

The Bona Fide® Elegant Solution removes all of the barriers of shelf stability, costly equipment, maintenance and keg deposits. Since our products are literally good to the last drop, there are no surprises in your COGS. Since everything is already in the keg, your servers only need to pull the tap handle to serve up NIRVANA! No extensive training and no on site coffee preparation!
Our formula is simple: each keg delivers a known quantity of great tasting nitro brew. Follow our standard pricing model and you will see better than industry standard GP on our beverages.

COFFEE ""ON TAP” IS THE FUTURE

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:29:32 GMT

The big coffee chains are going all-in to serve nitro brews on tap and you can too.

Restaurants and bars love the effortlessness of pouring a neat and impressive nitro beverage with minimal effort. Millennials demand authentic products with verified sustainability. Our transformative process uses no chemical preservatives, artificial fillers and guarantees a refrigerated shelf life of 90 days. We have perfected the art of brewing and kegging so you don’t have to.