Cold brew is the easiest coffee you can make at home. Coarse grounds, cold water, 12 to 24 hours. The result is smooth, low-acid, and concentrated enough to serve multiple ways. Here is everything you need to know.
Italian espresso varies significantly by region. The bitter robusta blends of the north give way to sweeter arabica in central Italy and darker, wood-roasted traditions in the south. Here are the 4 regional styles and what drives the differences.
A coffee subscription delivers fresh roasted coffee on your schedule. Here are 5 things to check before joining: roast-to-ship speed, frequency options, discount, flexibility to pause or cancel, and what roasts are available.
Roasting transforms green coffee beans from grassy, inert seeds into the aromatic beans you grind and brew. Here is how the process works, what first crack and second crack mean, and how roast decisions determine what ends up in your cup.
It's Mother's Day. How are you treating your mother? I don't mean the woman who gave birth to you or the one who raised you. I'm talking about our Mother, Mother Earth, without whom none of us would be here....
A tweet about Fratello showed up in my feed this afternoon. This is a high-quality roaster based out of Calgary whose green buyer, Russ Prefontaine, goes out of his way to source great coffee by establishing “direct trade” relationships with...
My Mother's Day present from my daughter and son-in-law just arrived and I couldn't be more tickled, especially since I'm down to just my own roast in the house right now. I should have guessed that I'd be getting a...
Coffee pods brew a single cup in under a minute with no measuring, no grinder, and no filter. Quality varies widely. Here are 4 things that determine whether a coffee pod produces a good cup or a mediocre one.
The Hario V60 is the most popular manual pour over dripper for home brewers. This 5-step guide covers setup, grind, ratio, pour technique, and troubleshooting for your first brew.
Pour-over coffee gives you more control over your cup than any other home brewing method. Here is the complete guide: ratio, grind, temperature, bloom, pour technique, and troubleshooting.
Dwell-time recently opened up in Mid-Cambridge, MA, near Inman Square. 364 Broadway to be exact. The name delightfully captures the intent of the bar's founders: in keeping with the bar's preparatory precision, dwell-time is a technical coffee term that refers...
Dwell-time recently opened up in Mid-Cambridge, MA, near Inman Square. 364 Broadway to be exact. The name delightfully captures the intent of the bar's founders: in keeping with the bar's preparatory precision, dwell-time is a technical coffee term that refers...
Y'all probably remember how ecstatic I was when this espresso machine arrived in my house back in January. We had real espresso -- yay! Even the roommate, who is a coffee Philistine, asked to learn how to use the espresso...
Coffee temperature affects both how it brews and how it tastes. The ideal brew range is 195 to 205°F. The ideal serving range is 135 to 155°F. Here are the 3 temperature ranges that matter and what each does to the cup.
Remember that award-winning recipe (repeated below) with the monster dose that Jay Caragay (of Spro) used to win the U.S. Aeropress Championship? I tried it today. Here’s what happened in quasi-real time.1. 36 grams of coffee, ground to a “10”...
My kitchen coffee bar is sporting a new accessory this morning -- a Hamilton Beach BrewStation Summit Ultra automatic drip coffee machine. Doesn't it look cozy next to the Espressione coffee grinder? I ordered this baby on ROASTe last week...
Yes, the results of this little competition among an arbitrary collection of blends are in. To preview, none of the three challengers could beat my [recent] memory of PT's B-Ville House Drip, but the ranking I ended up with for...
Speaking of the recent comment by one of our bloggers about topping off you morning coffee instead of starting with a new cup, it reminded me of an article that I came across the other night about sloshing coffee in...
My dad seems to have a cup of coffee that lasts all day. When the level goes down he "tops it off" and if it gets cold he warms it up via microwave. My coffee has never lasted that long...
Yesterday morning I tasted two Colombian coffees side by side. Whereas Colombians are studies in simple balance, Africans often dazzle me with their dynamic, fruit-like acidity. They often taste less like coffee than like juice, which is perfectly alright by...
Colombian coffees are dependable staples in my coffee rotation. I expect medium, and I usually get it--medium body, medium acidity, a little honey, a spot of orange/lemon. In the March 2012 edition of Coffee Review, Ken Davids lamented this year's Colombian...
