Tag: how-to
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How to Use a French Press
Did you know that the French press is actually not French? An Italian designer owns the patent to the French press. French press coffee is dark and full bodied – assuming you made it correctly. Did your coffee end up murky, oily or with a scorched taste? You need a few pointers on making your…
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What is a Siphon Coffee Maker?
If you’re new to the world of specialty coffee you may be wondering, what are those cool looking chemistry sets that hipster baristas often use? Well, you may be surprised to discover that siphon coffee makers have been providing exceptional cups of coffee to people all over the world for almost 200 years. History of…
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How to Brew Your Own Kombucha
What’s brown, cloudy and made with a large, dubious bacteria that floats at the top of a large batch? It’s kombucha, one of the fastest growing beverages in recent years. Kombucha is crisp, sour and carbonated. It’s actually delicious, but many folks still aren’t sure exactly what it is or how it’s made. Kombucha is…
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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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How To Make the Best Pour Over Coffee at Home
Water, freshly ground beans and gravity make one of the purest cups of coffee you’ll ever enjoy. Pour over brewing has been around a long time, but you might not recognize it in its manual form – percolators and coffeemakers work basically the same way. But whereas coffeemakers shower just-boiled water over the grounds, manual…