A burr grinder produces more consistent grounds than a blade grinder, and consistency is what separates a good cup from a great one. Here are the 5 factors that actually matter when choosing a burr grinder for home brewing.
My suspicion of decaf coffee is only heightened by the rhetoric used to defend it."This decaf is not like other decafs.""This decaf is nearly indistinguishable from regular coffee."And so forth.The language assumes in advance an objection...and with good reason. Most...
With Mother's Day coming up I am looking for something nice to get my Grandmother. She likes coffee but tends to go to instant. Her instant of choice is Taster's Choice. She does not like the Starbucks. Part of why...
Today I rolled the dice. Bid on an old Cona tabletop on Ebay, a post-war model, that doesn't have a filter or burner. But, for less than the price a new Yama, I thought it was worth a shot just...
Whether you are making your first cup or rebuilding your coffee routine from scratch, this guide covers every brew method, the universal variables that affect every cup, and how to fix the most common problems.
When do coffees come into season? Does anyone know when coffees from the different regions come into season, I would assume that not all coffees become available at the same time. I have seen out of stocks on several coffees...
威爾Family ♥ Ryan,Will,Lilian / Stock Photos One of the minor annoyances of being a stay-at-home worker in a town that doesn't have much of a coffee culture is that people just don't get you. I mean, they really don't get...
USDA Organic coffee certification means the coffee was grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers for at least three years. Here is what the certification actually covers, what it does not cover, and how to read it on a bag.
A while back Chamie posted about a neat looking new coffee maker from Bodum. I got offered the chance to play with one of these and didn't want to pass up on that opportunity. The Bodum Bistro brewer came in...
Neven recently visited our Roastery here on the Malahide Road in his search for the perfect coffee to feature in his recipe. Neven met with our Master Roaster Paul O’Toole and his expert team of roasters and baristas. He received...
One of the nice things about making coffee at home is the ability to adjust your coffee to your own preferences. One of my own preferences is to make a very low amount of coffee for drip brewing. When I...
It’s been my experience that coffees are finicky with respect to brew method. I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve said something like “coffee X was fine in the Clever but really shone as a pourover,” etc.,...
I play an online video game called Lord of the Rings Online. (I love this game!). What I find funny is that you can grow coffee in the game, process the beans and create something called "Second Breakfast Blend" coffee....
Specialty coffee is a specific grade classification , not a marketing term. The Specialty Coffee Association scores green coffee on a 100-point scale. Only coffee scoring 80 or above qualifies as specialty grade. Here is what that standard means and why it matters to the cup you brew.
So I ordered a pouring kettle directly from a Japanese shop. It was fun! As far as online shopping goes. It was a bit of a minefield navigating those address boxes but somehow, and for a mere, $20 bucks or...
This is the eleventh post on the coffees I’m working my way through. Up this time is PT Roaster’s Sumatra - WAHANA ESTATE - Natural. PT’s has some cool looking bags. Valved, but kinda look like a simple brown...
From Google image search for Trifecta MB -- this does my heart proud.Sleep DeprivationAs the wee hours ticked by since my first taste of coffee on the Trifecta MB Friday evening, I could barely wait until breakfast time, when I would...
First -- fair warning. The video quality is really poor -- I was playing with new tools and I'm a coffee person, not a production person. That said, I figured I'd share my big coffee roasting oops this weekend: Friday...
Some Encouragement For you stalwart inquirers into the art of brewing the absolute best cup of coffee, and whether said holy grail is (shudder) even approachable utilizing the Bunn Trifecta MB, and furthermore whether patiently following this particular blog will eventually...
We are having relatively nice weather. I was sitting out today and was reading. Suddenly I hear a lapping noise and see my dad reach for the camera. The dog was drinking my iced coffee. I stopped him (it is...
