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Experimenting with Bonavita Brewing Temperatures

Experimenting with Bonavita Brewing Temperatures

Jan 12th 2012 Written by Lee Sill
Not Just Your Average Auto Brewer I think we've made it obvious that we really love the Bonavita coffee maker. The Bonavita has proven itself to be temperature stable, producing a consistently qualit …
Kalita Wave: Guest Barista Review - Part Two

Kalita Wave: Guest Barista Review - Part Two

Aug 30th 2011 Written by Lee Sill
Welcome to the second of our two part guest barista review on the Kalita Wave pour over method! Last week, Collin Moody of Cafe Streets reviewed the 155 Series for us. John spent time on the 185 series for us, discussing his brewing method and the di …
Kalita Wave: Guest Barista Review - Part One

Kalita Wave: Guest Barista Review - Part One

Aug 25th 2011 Written by Lee Sill
This is the first of our two part guest barista review on the Kalita Wave pour over brewing method. For these reviews, we bring you Collin Moody ( @CollinAMoody ) reviewing the 155 Series, and John Letoto ( @hermitudinous ) reviewing the 185 Series. …
La Marzocco Strada: First Impression

La Marzocco Strada: First Impression

Jul 31st 2011 Written by Matt Galyon
My first trip to NY was a whirlwind. I spent twice as much time on a bus as I did in the city and just as much time walking as I did at the La Marzocco Strada EP event co-sponsored by Counter Culture Coffee. So why go through the hassle? Awesome Chin …
Coava KONE 2: Review

Coava KONE 2: Review

Jul 10th 2011 Written by Lee Sill
The good folks at Coava are keeping busy. Coava Coffee Roasters is a shop and micro-roastery located in Portland, Oregon who have, over the last year, started producing some very innovative new brewing devices for specialty coffee. Last year, they in …
The Kalita Wave Dripper: New Product Preview

The Kalita Wave Dripper: New Product Preview

Jun 21st 2011 Written by Matt Galyon
One of our goals at Prima is to offer the best manual coffee brewing methods available. We believe that manual brewing methods both produce excellent cups of coffee as well as exemplify the quality and care that goes into the production of that coffe …
Weighing In on the Pour Over Scale Problem

Weighing In on the Pour Over Scale Problem

Jun 6th 2011 Written by Lee Sill
If you are a fan and practitioner of manual, pour over brewing methods like the V60 or Chemex, you may, like many of us, pour using a scale for precision and profiling. And, if you pour on a scale, perhaps you have experienced the frustration of h …
Home Brewing 101: Choosing a Coffee

Home Brewing 101: Choosing a Coffee

May 4th 2011 Written by Matt Galyon
We receive a fair amount of calls from customers asking for our recommendations on coffee. The problem for us is that we have customers from all over the country and don't always know of a good coffee roaster in their area. That being the case, li …