Lately I’ve been brewing with the Eva Solo during the day and the Aeropress at night for an evening cup once the kids are down. As I’ve mentioned before, my usual practice with the “Aeropress + DISK Fine” combo is...
Supermarket coffee is stale before you open it, made from commodity-grade beans, and roasted months before it reaches your shelf. Here are the 4 specific gaps between supermarket coffee and direct-roasted specialty coffee.
There are many ways to make iced coffee, and every summer there seems to be online discussion about the best way to make it. One barista has written a technical account for why cold-brewed iced coffee works well. Cold-brew is where...
While drinking great coffee at home is pretty easy to do when you pick out a good roaster, or some nice green beans to roast on your own and then brewing it fresh getting it's easy, BUT that exception cup...
Instant coffee does not have to taste like instant coffee. The right water temperature, ratio, and a few simple additions turn a quick cup into something worth drinking. Here are 7 upgrades that work.
This past weekend I had the great experience of meeting with some like minded coffee enthusiasts from my area. It was nice to talk to other people that are probably as crazy about coffee as I am if not more...
The moka pot brews a bold, concentrated stovetop coffee using steam pressure. It produces a strong, espresso-style cup without an espresso machine. This 5-step guide covers grind, fill, heat, timing, and common fixes.
**BEEP** **BEEP** **BEEP**This is a test of the emergency eBeans system. I repeat, this is only a test. If this had been a true eBeans emergency, the attention signal you just heard would have been followed by official information, news,...
So as some of you may already know my wife is pregnant and has not been drinking a lot of coffee as of late. However, for whatever reason she has been much more interested in it recently and been having...
As some of you have gathered by now from my blog posts, I’m a fan of the press-style coffee I get from my Eva Solo(s) (aka Café Solos). But I don’t see this zippered brewer through rose-colored glasses. I know...
If you thought you were being creative with your coffee grounds when you dumped them in your compost heap or turned them into coffee scrub, wait till you get a load of what Raul Lauri does with his. The talented...
For two whole days, I have not ingested any form of caffeine. The result has been similar to that of Elaine in Seinfeld after she swore off, umm, "intimacy" to win a bet. I feel as though a fog has set in...
I have own a number of espresso machines but there are two machines that I'm really lust after and I imagine that is ttrue for most espresso enthusiasts as well: these are the Olympia Cremina and the La Marzocco GS3....
I don’t mean that coffee, itself, is a little thing. But little touches with respect to coffee and the gear I use to brew it are very much appreciated. What follows is a partial list of some of these that...
Umm so where do I find that dead horse to kick because I am about to do so.It should almost go without saying that the biggest improvement that anyone can do to their home coffee making is buying a nice...
There has been a lot of talk about the SCAA event that was Portland, OR about a week ago. As a basic recap, it's an expo for specialty coffee there they have a variety of awards that are handed out...
The standard brewing guidelines say that your water temperature should be between 195-205. Home automatic drip brewers are often chided for not reaching that temperature range, but there are plenty of home drip makers that do. The Technivorm and Bonavita...
Even if you don’t get the South Park reference in the title of this post, you might be intrigued by the lists of prizes that the winners of the U.S. and World AeroPress Championships received last weekend at SCAA 2012....
AeroPress coffee is the most versatile home brewer made. One device covers espresso-style concentrate, pour over, cold brew, and travel. Here is the classic recipe plus 4 variations and the key variables that change the cup.
Slight change of subject.Take a look at these vintage movies (1925 and 1936) about some regions of Colombia. They show Manizales and a coffee farm, Cali, Bogota and several other cities.The country around Cali and its sugar cane plantations and industry,...
Tiamo is a Taiwanese-based company that specializes in knock-offs of more expensive Hario and Kalita gear. I'm not aware of any reviews of Tiamo drippers, so I thought it might prove useful to somebody if I were to provide one.I...
