Cold brew coffee is taking the world by storm. From home coffee consumers to unique coffee shops, cold brew coffee is being requested more and more from all ages alike. Cold-brew is a way of brewing coffee that does not use heat or pressure and it produces coffee that as the name suggests, is cool and refreshing in Summer months. It is different from iced coffee which typically uses hot espresso coffee served over ice. …
How to Brew Perfect Coffee
Mistakes to Avoid When Grinding Coffee Beans
Brewing a great cup of coffee after grinding coffee beans seems easy enough, but once you take that first sip, you realize it tastes nothing like your local speciality coffee shop. The good news is that making great coffee is more about the technique used more than it is about the gadgets. That full-bodied cup of coffee is achievable in your own home if you avoid these common mistakes. Grind Levels for Grinding Coffee Beans If you have not already guessed, there are several different grind levels when it comes to grinding coffee beans. Each level of grind will you give you a different aroma …
Do I Buy Coffee Beans or Ground Coffee? and Why?
Should I buy coffee beans or ground coffee? That is a question that gets asked a lot these days and today, we are going to do our best to break it down so that you will have better knowledge about both. For starters, let me just go ahead and say that you should buy coffee beans and grind your own. Why? That's a great question. Let's look at the facts, shall we? Why Do We Grind Coffee? The basic goal of making coffee is to get what’s sealed inside the bean (those delicious flavour complexities that roasters create) out of the bean. By grinding the coffee beans fresh, you help the …
How to Choose the Best Coffee Grinder For Home on a Budget
If you are a tried and true coffee drinker, then you know that grinding your own coffee beans makes for the best cup of coffee. In order to do that, you have to choose the best coffee grinder out there for this endeavour. There are so many types of coffee grinder on the market, and many of them look cheap. So, how do you know which one is right for your kitchen at home? Hopefully, this list and explanation will point you in the right direction. Choosing the Best Coffee Grinder for Your Kitchen Before you can even talk about which is the best coffee grinder for you, you need to know a …
The Best Way to Store Coffee To Keep It Fresh
The best way to store coffee for the ultimate freshness is just as important as that first cup in the morning. Nothing is worse than going in for that first sip only to be disappointed with the taste and flavour. Yes -- you can store coffee to keep the freshness going for weeks or months after the purchase, but how do you do that? Here are our top tips for keeping coffee fresh and the best ways to store it. The Best Way to Store Coffee To Keep It Fresh There are four main enemies to keeping coffee fresh and those are air moisture light extreme heat or cold Keeping …
What is First Crack in the Coffee Roasting Process?
First crack -- what does that mean when we talk about coffee roasting? It is an audible cue of the moment your coffee beans are ready for that next step in the roasting process. While the first crack is what most roasters listen for in their day to day of coffee roasting, I am listening for the sound of that first cup of the day brewing in the kitchen and is always my preferred alarm clock. While I sip on my morning cup of coffee, let's dive in together and find out what all this first crack business is about, shall we? What is the First Crack? First crack, which often sounds like popcorn …