A Siphon Coffee maker — also called a Vacuum Pot or a Vacuum Coffee maker — looks like it comes from a laboratory more than a coffee shop. I mean, just look at the…
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Watery coffee is the worst. When it tastes thin. Lifeless. Lacking in body and fullness… And the tricky part is there’s not any one fix that works. So what I’m gonna do here is…
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Ever see “100% Arabica” in a cafe? Or maybe “made with a blend of Arabica and Robusta” on the packaging of some coffee beans? Those two words are important when it comes to coffee.…
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Coffee tastes sour? That’s tough, man. No one wants their coffee to taste like they bit into the side of a grapefruit. Luckily for you though, it’s one of the easier fixes you can…
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Every time you buy a bag of coffee beans (good coffee, at least), somewhere on the packaging will tell you what roast it is. Maybe medium or dark roast? That makes up 90% of…
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Have you ever seen coffee beans that look oily? You know, when they’re a dark, dark brown. Some call them shiny. Or greasy. And it looks kinda weird, because most coffee beans look more…
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You’ve got a decision to make. A big one. And it happens every time you buy coffee. And we’re talking about the good stuff here, the fresh coffee you buy from a quality roaster.…
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“What’s the difference between immersion vs percolation?” I get that question a lot, usually from folks who have been confused by coffee bros using these words like any 5th grader would understand them. The…
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I used to think a naked portafilter (or bottomless portafilter) was a weird gimmick. Then I worked with a guy who swore he didn’t make espresso without one. I never did fully agree with…
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The quickest way to work out if someone knows a thing or two about coffee is to see if they know how the taste changes by region. Let’s say I plopped a bag in…