Category: Coffee
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What is Coffee Cupping
No, we’re not talking about traditional Chinese medicine that uses glass cups and suction that cures muscle pain. Instead, we’ll be discussing coffee tasting, which professionals refer to as coffee cupping. We can dive deeper into this craft and use coffee cupping to better understand a specific type of coffee. It is a precise, consistent…
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Cascara: The New Non-Coffee Coffee Product
Cascara: The New Non-Coffee Coffee Product Most of us know that coffee is made from the seed inside a type of fruit known as a coffee cherry. But what is cascara? Is it a type of coffee? An herbal tea? Turns out, it’s really a whole new kind of beverage. Cascara is now popping up…
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How To: Use a Siphon Coffee Maker
This fancy contraption is called a siphon coffee maker (not “syphon”, we looked it up), aka the vacuum coffee maker. What You’ll Need Siphon coffee pot Heat source (Siphon coffee pots usually come with a heat source) Filter (made of cloth or metal) Water (duh) Whole Coffee Beans Grinder Scale Flat stirrer (or a coffee paddle,…
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Pour Over Coffee: Chemex vs Hario V60
Chemex vs Hario V60 Pour over coffee is quickly growing in popularity. Pour over coffee allows the user to control more factors of the brewing process, resulting in a more unique (arguably better) cup of coffee. Two of the most popular pour over coffee makers are the Chemex vs Hario V60. To help determine the…
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What is Third Wave Coffee?
Have you ever wondered what’s going on with these independent coffee shops popping up all over the country? These shops are often referred to as part of the “Third Wave Coffee” movement. Also called “specialty” or “artisanal”, these Third Wave Coffee companies treat coffee with the same skill and care fine wine. This is just…