• Home
  • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee
  • Monthly Gift Packs
  • Join the Coffee Club
    • About the Coffee Club
    • Coffee Club 30
    • Coffee Club 45
    • Coffee Club 60
    • Coffee of the Month Club
  • Limited Edition Allocation Lists
  • Hula Daddy T-Shirts
  • Other Cool Stuff
  • Tours, Visitor Center and Tasting Room
  • Gift Certificate
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Hula Daddy Blog
  • About Us
    • About Hula Daddy
    • Our Eco-Friendly Plantation
    • Hula Daddy’s Award-Winning Coffee Roaster
    • Big Island Lure and Lore
  • Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

HulaDaddy.com

Plantation Fresh 100% Kona Coffee

Header Right

Kona's Most Awarded Coffee
  • Order
    • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee
    • Hula Daddy Coffee Gift Packs
    • Hula Daddy T-Shirts
    • Other Cool Stuff
    • Gift Certificates
  • About Hula Daddy
    • The Hula Daddy Story
    • Our Eco-Friendly Plantation
    • Hula Daddy’s Award-Winning Coffee Roaster
    • Big Island Lure and Lore
  • Plantation Tours
  • Read Our Blog
  • Contact
  • Order
    • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee
    • Monthly Gift Packs
    • Limited Edition Allocation Lists
    • T-Shirts
    • Other Cool Stuff
    • Gift Certificates
  • Join the Coffee Club
    • Hula Daddy Coffee Club
    • Coffee-of-the-Month Club
  • Buy Hula Daddy Merchandise
    • T-Shirts
    • Other Cool Stuff
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Web Cams
You are here: Home / Archives for Articles

Articles

A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Coffee Go Down!

March 2, 2021 //  by Karen//  Leave a Comment

Coffee is naturally sweet. Ripe coffee fruit has about the same amount of sugar as a wine grape. When coffee fruit is processed well, the green bean maintains its sugar until it is roasted and the sugar is caramelized. However, the average roasted coffee is bitter. The result is that consumers add sugar, honey, brown sugar or low calorie sweeteners to their coffee. For many consumers the …

A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Coffee Go Down!Read More

Category: ArticlesTag: 10% coffee blend, 10% kona, 100% kona coffee, best coffee, best kona coffee, black coffee beans, bug coffee, bug damaged coffee, coffee, coffee bettle, coffee borer beetle, coffee business, coffee cup, coffee equipment, coffee farmers, coffee farms, coffee taste, coffee tastes, dirty filters, gourmet coffee, great coffee, green coffee, green coffee beans, groumet coffee, ground beans, ground coffee beans, Kona blend, kona coffee, oily coffee beans, over ripe coffee, overripe coffee, premium kona coffee, quality kona coffee, under ripe coffee

Why Does My Coffee Taste Bitter

November 8, 2020 //  by Karen//  Leave a Comment

We received an email from a customer that said the coffee he ordered was the best coffee he had ever had in his whole life and could we send him two more pounds. He made our day! The next day we got an email from another customer who said our coffee was bitter and he wanted his money back. Both orders were from exactly the same roast batch. They were also from the roast we sent to Coffee Review …

Why Does My Coffee Taste BitterRead More

Category: Articles

How to Make Better Tasting Coffee

October 15, 2020 //  by Karen//  1 Comment

    Here are six suggestions that can improve the taste of your coffee Coffee/Water Ratio. Regardless of the brewer you are using start with 10.7 grams of ground coffee (about 2 heaping tablespoons) for every 6 fluid ounces of water. Adjust up or down to taste. Water Use high quality filtered or bottled drinking water. Low quality filters leave chlorine and bitter chemicals …

How to Make Better Tasting CoffeeRead More

Category: Articles

Family Secrets

September 2, 2020 //  by Karen//  Leave a Comment

The use of human DNA information has revealed secrets that were hidden away. Children have found the parents that they thought were theirs, really aren’t. Donor babies have found that they have hundreds of half-siblings. Racists have found that they aren’t as pure as they thought. Families have split up and families have been brought together. Just like human DNA testing we now have affordable …

Family SecretsRead More

Category: Articles

The Art of the Manual Pour Over

June 27, 2020 //  by Karen//  2 Comments

You are standing in a social distance line that stretches down the block at your favorite coffee shop. The barista is stressed. You order a pour over of their latest exotic coffee. You pay $5 and the barista scoops some pre-ground coffee into a paper filter, pours water through it and “Voila!” your coffee appears sixty seconds  later. It tastes OK, but you expected something more. You think, quite …

The Art of the Manual Pour OverRead More

Category: Articles

Crimes Against Kona Coffee

May 30, 2020 //  by Karen//  16 Comments

Coffee from the Kona District of Hawaii has a outstanding reputation built on the integrity and hard work of its 600 coffee farmers. However, there are always a few individuals who damage the hard work of others.  The quality and reputation of Kona Coffee is being abused by the "coffee crimes" of a few. Some of their activities are: 1. Fake Kona Coffee Reviews If you search the internet …

Crimes Against Kona CoffeeRead More

Category: ArticlesTag: 10% coffee blend, 10% kona, 100% kona coffee, best coffee, best kona coffee, black coffee beans, bug coffee, bug damaged coffee, coffee, coffee bettle, coffee borer beetle, coffee business, coffee cup, coffee equipment, coffee farmers, coffee farms, coffee taste, coffee tastes, dirty filters, gourmet coffee, great coffee, green coffee, green coffee beans, groumet coffee, ground beans, ground coffee beans, Kona blend, kona coffee, oily coffee beans, over ripe coffee, overripe coffee, premium kona coffee, quality kona coffee, under ripe coffee

Time for a Brewing Method Checkup

April 27, 2020 //  by Karen//  5 Comments

This is a great time to do a brewing checkup. If you have wondered whether your brewing method is giving you the full flavor of your coffee, now you have the time to find out.  The tools you will need to do a checkup are your coffee beans, your grinder, your brewer, a kitchen thermometer, a timer and a gram scale.  There are computer apps available that will help you calculate the …

Time for a Brewing Method CheckupRead More

Category: Articles

Does Your Coffee Cup Color Change the Taste?

March 31, 2020 //  by Karen//  Leave a Comment

Now that Hula Daddy has logo'd white espresso cups, almond coffee mugs and multicolored travel mugs you are faced with an intense moment of critical decision making. There you are sheltering in place getting bored and looking for a little excitement. You want to add a logo'd Hula Daddy coffee cup to spice up your life. You have to pick a cup for your coffee but which color cup will enhance your …

Does Your Coffee Cup Color Change the Taste?Read More

Category: Articles

Cold Brewed or Cold Drip Coffee?

March 6, 2020 //  by Karen//  Leave a Comment

Two methods of brewing coffee cold have become popular. One method Cold Brewed Coffee uses an immersion style of brewing and the other Cold Drip Coffee uses a slow drip brewing system. Cold Brew Coffee has more floral flavors than Cold Drip Coffee but Cold Drip Coffee has a richer body. Cold Brewed Coffee is an immersion style brewing. Cold water and ground coffee are mixed together, allowed to …

Cold Brewed or Cold Drip Coffee?Read More

Category: Articles

Drip or Immersion?

February 4, 2020 //  by Karen//  1 Comment

All coffee brewing can be put into one of two categories, drip brewing or immersion brewing. Drip brewing includes automatic brewers, pod and capsule brewers, Aeropress, espresso, moka pot, percolator and manual pour overs. Immersion brewers include campfire coffee, Turkish coffee, siphon coffee, clever style brewers and French press coffee. Given exactly the same beans roasted to the same degree …

Drip or Immersion?Read More

Category: Articles

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

We Like Phone Orders!

Call Karen Directly at (808) 327-9744

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on YelpFollow Us on RSSFollow Us on TripAdvisor

Sign Up for our eNewletter

Get Coffee News and Product Updates

Email:
tripadvisor logoHula DaddyHula Daddy
4.5 tripadvisor stars
4.5 Stars - Based on 672 User Reviews
yelp logoHula DaddyHula Daddy
4.5 yelp stars
4.5 Stars - Based on 264 User Reviews

Hula Daddy on Yelp

Hula Daddy Kona Coffee 4.5 star rating 287 reviews Yelp logo
74-4944 Mamalahoa Hwy
Holualoa, HI 96725

(808) 327-9744

Terry C.'s Review Terry C.
5.0 star rating 3/31/2022

Fun tour at about 1500 feet, overlooking the Ocean, Beach and Kona area.

They fight off the goats and feral pigs and harvest some damn good coffee.

The...

Read More »
Jim H.'s Review Jim H.
5.0 star rating 5/6/2022

I love coffee, and while I'm largely ignorant of the process that brings it to my cup every day, I especially love Kona coffee. It was a dream come true to...

Read More »
Alyanna C.'s Review Alyanna C.
5.0 star rating 3/7/2022

It was a bit overwhelming to figure out what coffee farms to visit on the island, but thanks to the Reddit community we settled on visiting / buying from...

Read More »

Footer

Address:
74-4944 Mamalahoa Hwy
Holualoa, HI 96725
Phone: (808) 327-9744
Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Hours: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Closed: Closed Monday, Friday and weekends
Contact Info & Mailing Address

yelp logoHula DaddyHula Daddy
4.5 yelp stars
4.5 Stars - Based on 264 User Reviews
tripadvisor logoHula DaddyHula Daddy
4.5 tripadvisor stars
4.5 Stars - Based on 672 User Reviews
google logoHula DaddyHula Daddy
4.6 Stars - Based on 357 User Reviews

Copyright © 2022 HulaDaddy.com · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Pro