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Tag: Specialty Coffee

Compound Chilling
EducationEspresso
March 10, 2023 Post a Comment

Coffee Science – Compound Chilling: Gimmick Or Genius?

I've seen a lot of espresso trends come and go... but one recent thing that seemed to make a quick re-emergence, and then subsequent disappearance, is the idea of compound chilling. The name itself may not ring a bell, but the image of syrupy espresso running over frozen steel whiskey ball seems to have made its...

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Dark Roast
CoffeeOpinion
February 24, 2023 Post a Comment

Coffee Opinion – In Defense Of The Dark Roast

There is one four letter word... that can get many modern-day, third wave baristas all up in their feelings, and that is dark. The lowly dark roast, although it has been the historical standard in coffee for decades, and considering there is a good chance it was the first kind of coffee you and most likely everyone...

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My Morning Workflow
EspressoVlog
November 11, 2022 Post a Comment

Coffee Time – My Morning Workflow

After four full weeks of in-depth... coffee content, reviews, and data I was in need of a reset. Plus, I haven't done coffee routine video featuring my morning workflow for some time now, so it felt like the perfect way to get me back into the mindset needed to delve into the last weeks of 2022....

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Barista Challenge
CoffeeVlog
October 7, 2022 Post a Comment

Barista Challenge – Roll The Dice, Pour The Art, Earn The Cash

On my journey to expand my coffee content... I'm once again trying something new that I lovingly call the Barista Challenge. The game is simple, roll the latte art dice, pour the design, and win some cash. Of course there are some additional multipliers in the mix. For example, if you roll a basic heart, that's...

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Grinder Speed
CoffeeEducation
August 5, 2022 Post a Comment

Coffee Science – How Grinder Speed Effects Extraction & Taste

When it comes to brewing coffee... there are a handful of standard variables that all baristas spend their time working within, but one has been relatively untouchable until recently: grinder speed. Over the last few years more and more grinders have hit the market with adjustable speed capabilities. So when I was in the market for...

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Pure Over
GearReview
June 17, 2022 Post a Comment

Pure Over – All Glass, No Filter

A filterless coffee brewer isn't unheard of... but I don't recall any of them using that particular aspect as their main marketing point, and that is where the Pure Over comes into the picture. This relatively new pour over dripper designed by Portland based glass artist Etai Rahmil was originally a Kickstarter that was fully funded...

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Coffee Time
CoffeeVlog
May 27, 2022 2 Comments

Coffee Time – I’m Banned From Italy, YouTube Put Me In Therapy, Best Roasters & More

Those ride or die followers may remember... that way back when when I hit the milestone of 100 YouTube videos I did a coffee time question and answer (Q&A) video.  Well, recently I hit 100,000 subscribers and I'm quite a bit over video number 200 so I think I'm a little overdue for another one. To...

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Goat Story Gina
CoffeeGear
March 25, 2022 Post a Comment

Goat Story Gina – Three Brewers In One

As a coffee lover... I've collected a whole grip of gear over the years. If you can brew on it I likely have it, or its on a long list I keep on my phone of future buys. But one thing most of them have in common is they tend to be hyper focused on one...

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Robot Baristas
CoffeeOpinion
February 25, 2022 Post a Comment

Coffee Opinion – Robot Baristas Must Be Stopped

Since the latter part of the last decade... there's been a lot of talk about industrial automation, and the coffee industry hasn't been immune. It seems we've started small with automatic tampers, espresso machines, and milk steamers, but the next logical step is replacing the most inconsistent part of the process: the barista. Now after the...

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Morning Machine
New ProductsReview
February 4, 2022 1 Comment

The Morning – This Ain’t Grandma’s Nespresso Machine

It may not come as a surprise... That capsule based coffee machines have never really been on my radar. That is until I heard of the Morning machine. It boasts some features that seem better suited to top of the line espresso machines. Things like pre-infusion, blooming, automatic volumetric, and three phase pressure control. So if...

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Water For Espresso
EducationEspresso
January 21, 2022 Post a Comment

Coffee Science – The Best Water For Espresso

I'm sure you have heard... how important water quality can be to your coffee, and unless you're new here you've most likely you've heard it at least a few times from me. Now its something that I understood on a very surface level. For example, too many minerals can create a bitter cup, and too few...

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Moka Pot
CoffeeTutorial
December 17, 2021 1 Comment

The Moka Pot – The Perfect All-Round Brew Recipe

In a world full of drippers and espresso machines... the humble Moka pot feels like it's a forgotten brew method.  In the specialty coffee circles it's pretty much a four letter word, and you don't see it garnering lots of likes on Instagram or see coffee nerds debating bed preparation on the barista forums. Well, I...

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Instagram Coffee Trends
CoffeeOpinion
November 26, 2021 Post a Comment

Coffee Time – Testing Out Instagram Coffee Trends

Instagram and I have a love/hate relationship... Of course I see it as a great place to share my work, connect with viewers, and even find inspiration. Yet, on the flip side it has a lot of blatant attention grabs for likes and shares, and many things that are purely for the visual aesthetics and not...

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Coffee Gifts
CoffeeGear
October 29, 2021 Post a Comment

Top Five – Affordable Coffee Gifts of 2021

The holiday season is fast approaching... and with all the delays in both manufacturing and shipping I figured I'd get this video out a little earlier than normal.  So for those looking for some affordable coffee gifts, or just wanting to know what coffee toys I've been loving through 2021 than this video is for you....

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staccato
EducationEspresso
October 22, 2021 Post a Comment

Espresso Anatomy – The Staccato Shot

Just when you thought espresso... can’t get any more intricate and labor intensive something else crawls out of the depths of coffee forums, so today let’s talk about the staccato shot. The word staccato translates from Italian to English as "detached". Which in this case means each grind size are detached, or in other words separated...

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Atomo Coffee
CoffeeOpinion
October 8, 2021 Post a Comment

Atomo Coffee – Has Science Engineered Better Coffee?

It's no secret that the future of coffee... as we know it is relatively uncertain, so it's important to do everything we can to preserve it. For many of us its become a hobby or a passion, and for some of us it's our livelihood. It pays our bills. So whenever I hear about someone trying...

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Picopresso
New ProductsReview
September 3, 2021 1 Comment

Picopresso – Handheld Espresso Upgraded

In the very recent past... handheld espresso was more or less a distant fantasy than it was a true reality. Even though there are multiple accessories and compact options on the market, most if not all fall kind of flat. The Joepresso, and the Fellow Prismo claimed real shots from your Aeropress, and that just isn't...

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Planning A Home Espresso Bar
EducationEspresso
August 27, 2021 Post a Comment

Top Three – Mistakes In Planning A Home Espresso Bar

Are you ready to take the plunge... into the world of espresso at home? Well, incase you haven't noticed I've done that myself, and I get a lot of questions from folks looking to do that exact same thing. I personally made some mistakes myself, and since then I've talked many friends and viewers through the...

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Allonge Espresso
EducationEspresso
August 13, 2021 Post a Comment

Espresso Anatomy – Scott Rao’s Allongé Shot

Thinking about espresso... is what I do with a good amount of my time, and if you're reading this its fair to say it may be something you spend time doing as well. There is a wide array of espresso options out there, and in my espresso anatomy series I've covered a lot of them. The...

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Fellow Shimmy
New ProductsReview
August 6, 2021 Post a Comment

Fellow Shimmy – Removing The Fines From Your Grinds

Just a few short days ago... there was a knock at my door, and there on my doorstep sat a box that I wasn't expecting. It was from Fellow, and after my most recent harsh (but fair) review of their new French press I wasn't sure what to expect. My mind raced. Is this a cease...

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C70
CoffeeEducation
July 30, 2021 Post a Comment

The C70 – Do Steeper Angles Brew Better Coffee?

There is a wide variety... of pour over drippers out there, and they come in many different shapes and sizes. Also a pretty good number of them look nearly identical, and the differences can be pretty subtle; like a mere ten degrees for example.  In fact that's what we're looking at today. If you're reading a...

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Instant Gesha
CoffeeOpinion
July 16, 2021 Post a Comment

Coffee Opinion – Instant Gesha Is Good For Specialty

There are few combinations of words... that would drive the relatively docile coffee nerd into fits of rage, but I think "instant Gesha" is likely one of them. Even though instant coffees in general have undergone what I would consider somewhat of a renaissance in recent years, still in certain circles the thought of putting some...

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Mahlkonig X54
New ProductsReview
July 9, 2021 2 Comments

Mahlkonig X54 – A Home Grinder With Pedigree

In the coffee world... very few manufacturer names fill the hearts of baristas with quite as much excitement as Mahlkonig.  With nearly 100 years of coffee grinding pedigree, and a line of legendary cafe heros like the EK43 and Peak, they are finally entering the world of home brewing.  The brand new Mahlkonig X54 is their...

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Ratio Eight
New ProductsReview
July 2, 2021 1 Comment

The Ratio Eight – Hands-Off Home Brewing

It's time for a home brewer renaissance... and it's possible that the Ratio Coffee home brewers will be the vehicle for such a change. Personally, I do love a good pour over, but there is still a place in my kitchen for the perfect brewer...once I find it. Many of the current options have been around for...

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Hoffmann's Mylk
New ProductsReview
June 25, 2021 Post a Comment

Dairy Alternative – I Tasted James Hoffmann’s Mylk

Dairy alternatives and I... have a bit of a contentious relationship, I've always wanted to like them, but I feel like they tend to fall short in one way or another. Whether it's how they taste, how they blend with coffee, their foamability or mouthfeel, they just don't check all the boxes. I'm clearly not the...

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Fellow Clara French Press
New ProductsReview
May 28, 2021 2 Comments

Fellow Clara – I Bought This $100 French Press So You Don’t Have To

No one ever said that coffee... was a cheap hobby, and at this point in my whole coffee loving life I've fully accepted that as a reality. Yet, there are still times where the price of some coffee gear really makes me give it a double take, and the Clara French press from Fellow is on...

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Cafelat Robot and Flair 58
GearReview
May 21, 2021 1 Comment

Head-To-Head – Cafelat Robot Vs Flair 58

I'm a man of my word... and a couple month's ago while reviewing the Robot I said I would soon be releasing a head-to-head battle with the Cafelat Robot and the Flair, but what I didn't tell you was I was waiting for the new 58 to drop. In the world of hand pressed, fully manual...

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Two Year Old Coffee
CoffeeVlog
April 30, 2021 Post a Comment

Coffee Science – Drinking Two Year Old Coffee

For awhile now... I've been toying with aging coffee, both green and roasted, in my freezer at home. One particular package of coffee was roasted, vacuum sealed, and subsequently traveled from Japan to my freezer here in California. This coffee has sat patiently for almost exactly two years now. If you've been around for awhile this...

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ASMR
EspressoVlog
April 23, 2021 1 Comment

ASMR – An Espresso From Roast To Cup

If there is one thing... I look forward to every day, its a quiet morning coffee and today I'm sharing that experience with you. There's clearly a group of folks out there who love these kinds of videos, and you may be asking what kind of video. Well, this is my first, and very possibly final,...

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pour over tips
CoffeeEducation
April 16, 2021 1 Comment

Top Three – Easy Tips For A Better Pour Over

For most people... whether they are just a daily, passive interest coffee drinker, or a budding home barista, the humble filter coffee is where we generally start the adventure into brewing at home. It's one of the simpler forms of coffee to make by hand, and offers endless control. It also makes for a nice morning...

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Espro Bloom
GearReview
April 2, 2021 1 Comment

Espro Bloom – Brewing A Faster Cup

Brewing coffee quickly... hasn't always been looked at as a good thing, but as we've developed a better understanding of extraction it's become more widely accepted. First science told us to run faster shots of espresso, and now the Espro Bloom has entered the fray claiming tasty brews in record time. They do this by utilizing...

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Latte Art
CoffeeEducation
March 26, 2021 1 Comment

Latte Art – How Does It Affect Taste?

If you ask a barista... latte art isn't just an art, it's a lifestyle. It's also the quickest way to break a barista's heart, just stir it up right in front of them. As you become more and more versed in specialty coffee culture it becomes clear that the skill of steaming and pouring velvety milk...

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No Press Aeropress
CoffeeTutorial
March 19, 2021 1 Comment

The Aeropress – No Press Brew Method

This basic little brewer never... ceases to amaze me with the wide array of brewing techniques it's capable of, but I hadn't even considered a no press Aeropress option. It wasn't long ago I discovered the WAC (World Aeropress Championship) recipes and those opened up a whole new love for the simple coffee brewer.  Fast forward to...

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double shot
EducationEspresso
March 12, 2021 2 Comments

Espresso Anatomy – The Double Shot

When it comes to espresso... and my series of videos taking deep dives into the many forms of this beloved beverage, I feel like one very important option is missing. Whether you call it the double, the normale, or embrace your inner Italian and call it a doppio, it's time I dive into the most common...

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Chestnut X
GearReview
March 5, 2021 2 Comments

Chestnut X – The Hand Grinder Upgraded

The hand grinder market... has really blown up over the past few years, with new options hitting shelves and websites at a pretty solid rate. There are names that most coffee enthusiasts kick around on the regular like the Comandante and the Kinu M47, but there's a newcomer to this market, and its boasting some pretty...

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Top And Tail Brewing
CoffeeEducation
February 26, 2021 1 Comment

Top & Tail Brewing – Ditching The Bloom

The fact is tea has been... around way longer than coffee. A quick online search will tell you tea goes back some five thousand years, as compared to coffee's paltry five hundred. I'm not here to tell you one is better than the other, I actually appreciate both immensely. What can I say, I'm a beverage...

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Cometeer
CoffeeNew Products
February 19, 2021 1 Comment

Cometeer – Is Frozen The Future Of Specialty Coffee?

Instant coffee has come a long way... from those dehydrated Foldgers crystals.  Today we've got coffee in tea bags, super concentrate, and even specialty instant, but there's still room for the bar to be raised.  This brings me to the newest, and dare I say most unique option to enter the market lately, Cometeer. They call...

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The Dead Shot
EducationEspresso
February 12, 2021 Post a Comment

Coffee Opinion – The Dead Shot Must Be Stopped

If you've worked in a cafe... you've likely heard the term "dying" or "dead shot" in reference to a pull of espresso that sits on the bar for a certain period of time. It's rumored that this trend came from Starbucks training, who gives a shot only 10 seconds after its completion before it's considered dead. Other...

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Osmotic Flow
CoffeeEducation
January 29, 2021 Post a Comment

Pour Over – Osmotic Flow Vs. Full Saturation

Many of us... at least in terms of modern day, western specialty coffee culture, have been trained from day one how to brew a pour over by creating a slurry of water and grounds. But the fact is there is no end to the amount of brewing methods and recipes you can find online. There's one that...

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Sifting Coffee
CoffeeEducation
January 22, 2021 1 Comment

Sifting Coffee – Does It Make A Better Brew?

Making better coffee... is a strange and complicated journey. Many of us put so much effort, time, and money into it that those on the outside looking in think we're insane. That I think is a good introduction into the wildly time consuming act of sifting coffee. By that I mean grinding coffee, placing it into...

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La Marzocco Linea Mini
GearReview
January 8, 2021 2 Comments

La Marzocco – The Linea Mini Four Year Review

Four years ago this week... I became the proud owner of a brand new, crispy white, La Marzocco Linea Mini. In that time it has given me endless hours of entertainment, content for videos, increased my barista skills, and also helped motivate me to create not one, but two businesses. So I do generally look at the...

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Duomo The Eight
EspressoGear
December 11, 2020 Post a Comment

Duomo The Eight – Distribution On Pins & Needles

I promise you... this will be the last distribution tool review I'll do for awhile. It just seems like when it rains it pours, and recently a Duomo The Eight poured into my possession thanks to a lovely local espresso lover named Josh who was willing to part with it while I made a review. At...

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Coffee Cupping
CoffeeEducation
December 4, 2020 Post a Comment

Coffee Cupping – Increasing Your Coffee Tasting Skill

Lately there has been... a lot more interest in coffee cupping and tastings, even within those who are more casual coffee drinkers.  For quite some time cupping was something that most casual coffee drinkers had never heard of and looks pretty odd from a distance. It was mostly reserved more for coffee roasters, barista competitors, and...

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layers of espresso
EducationEspresso
November 27, 2020 Post a Comment

Espresso Anatomy – The Three Layers of Espresso

Many of us enjoy... a nice shot or two of espresso on a daily basis, and spend a lot of our time and hard earned money trying to get the good shots. Yet, how many us can name and break down each of the three layers of espresso?  We all already know a shot is pulled...

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The God Shot
EspressoOpinion
October 30, 2020 1 Comment

Coffee Opinion – The God Shot Must Be Stopped

If you haven't noticed... specialty coffee culture has a dump-truck sized notebook full of colorful lingo, and one of the most popular terms you'll likely hear is the "god shot". This blanket term is used to describe a shot of espresso so perfect, and so delicious that is it is basically an enlightening experience. The term...

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My Hybrid V60 Technique
CoffeeTutorial
October 2, 2020 7 Comments

Damn Fine Tutorial – My Hybrid V60 Technique

There is no shortage... of V60 recipes, tutorials, and techniques online in both written and video formats.  It seems almost like a rite of passage, or at the very least a given for coffee YouTubers and bloggers these days. Since there are so many options out there, I guess I didn't feel like I needed to...

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How To Read A Coffee Label
CoffeeEducation
September 18, 2020 Post a Comment

Buyer’s Guide – How To Read A Coffee Label

Making your own coffee... at home can be a humbling experience, even just picking the right coffee can be tricky.  Knowing how to read a coffee label is one of those skillsets that's as niche as knowing how to juggle.  The amount of information on the label can vary widely from one roaster to another roaster,...

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Roasting Coffee at Home
EducationRoasting
July 10, 2020 1 Comment

Roasting Coffee – Learn At Home On A Budget

Roasting coffee at home... is a pretty highly requested topic, and I've only covered it in one video awhile back. But now, in this world where many of us are spending more time at home, it may be a good time to dig in a bit deeper. So in this video I'm breaking out one of...

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Flavor Notes
CoffeeOpinion
June 26, 2020 Post a Comment

Coffee Opinion – Flavor Notes Must Be Stopped

I have a love-hate... relationship with flavor notes.  In some ways they seem to be pretty helpful. Like a road map directing us in the right direction in picking coffees we'll likely enjoy.  It seems like a pretty simple overall. Do You like fruity coffee?  Look for fruit notes. Do you like chocolaty coffee? Look for...

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Cold Press Espresso
EducationEspresso
June 19, 2020 Post a Comment

Cold Press Espresso – Brewing The Contradiction

Cold press espresso... sounds nice in theory. As the weather warms up the idea of an iced drink for espresso lovers sounds pretty amazing.  I've heard whispers about a thing called cold press espresso, and it sounds like the perfect option.  But is it really possible? The answer to that is actually a bit more complicated...

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Ristretto Shot
EducationEspresso
May 15, 2020 6 Comments

Espresso Anatomy – The Ristretto Shot

The ristretto shot has had a wild ride... over the past ten to twenty years in the specialty coffee industry.  In the early 2000's it was called the future of espresso.  You'd find it in many cafes, and some who were even pushing the envelope and innovating in the industry. Espresso Vivace is the first that...

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Fellow Atmos
GearReview
May 1, 2020 2 Comments

The Fellow Atmos – Coffee Storage Upgraded

Being the coffee nerd... that I'm sure you are (otherwise you may of made a wrong click somewhere) you've likely heard of or own something made by Fellow Products.  They make all kinds of useful and extremely aesthetically pleasing specialty coffee gear.  I mean, you'd be hard pressed to find another company that makes a better...

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