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Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your Flat-Bottom Brewer

Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your Flat-Bottom Brewer

Jan 7th 2020 Written by mike.greene
How to brew with your Kalita wave, December Dripper, Gino, Bloom and more, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.I’ve been a disciple of the flat bottomed brewer for years now, waxing poetic …
Unboxing & Using Your Baratza

Unboxing & Using Your Baratza

Jan 7th 2020 Written by mike.greene
Getting started with your Baratza grinder. Includes, unboxing, set-up, and operation of Virtuoso, Encore, Sette, Forte, and Vario grinders.Getting new gear is always exciting, but a new grinder can be an absolute gamechanger. Few things, if anything …
Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your French Press

Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your French Press

Jan 6th 2020 Written by mike.greene
How to brew with your french press, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.There aren’t many purer representations of the wonders of full-immersion coffee brewing than the french press. Resu …
Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your Chemex

Understanding Coffee Brewing with Your Chemex

Jan 6th 2020 Written by mike.greene
How to brew with your Chemex, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.When it comes to pour over coffee there isn’t a brewer that has stood the test of time quite like the Chemex. Its Bauhaus …
Intermediate Coffee Brewing Principles

Intermediate Coffee Brewing Principles

Jan 5th 2020 Written by mike.greene
A dive into the science of coffee brewing, looking at coffee extraction, the impact of brew strength, and how you can influence those to produce delicious coffee time and time again.Making good coffee consistently seems easy enough—good roasted coffe …
Espresso and Milk for Beginners

Espresso and Milk for Beginners

Jan 5th 2020 Written by mike.greene
Espresso and steamed milk are a classic combination. Take a dive into this how-to explanation for steaming up delicious milk for your cappuccinos, lattes, and flat whites. Look through almost any cafe menu and it’s immediately apparent, espress …
How to Make Espresso

How to Make Espresso

Jan 2nd 2020 Written by mike.greene
You know what espresso is, and you know it's for you. But where do you start? With this beginner's guide, we'll point you in the right direction – and we promise you'll like where this is going. So you’ve decided that you’re ready to make espresso. …
Our Favorite Gear for the Year: 2019

Our Favorite Gear for the Year: 2019

Nov 12th 2019 Written by steve.rhinehart
As 2019 gets ready to come to a close, we're taking a look back at our favorite brewing gear, machines, and tools from the year. Come see our list, and let us know what your favorite coffee toys were! As 2019 approaches its close - that's right, we' …