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Learning about Coffee

Making great coffee at home can be challenging, but extremely rewarding. Use our educational coffee articles to demystify the coffee making process and learn to make a consistent, high-quality cup of coffee at home.

Spent grounds in the AeroPress coffee maker
Making Coffee at Home

5 Reasons to Love the AeroPress

The AeroPress is one of my favorite brewers and has been for years. Whenever someone new to specialty coffee asks…

Andrew Pautler
Hario v60 + coffee beans for v60 4:6 Method Pour Over from Tetsu Kasuya
Learning about Coffee

v60 4:6 Method Pour Over

Tetsu Kasuya is the World Brewers Cup Champion from 2016 and the creator of the “4:6 method” that has become…

Andrew Pautler
Tricolate brewer + coffee for Scott Rao tricolate brew recipe
Learning about Coffee

Scott Rao Tricolate Brew Recipe

The Tricolate is a unique coffee brewer that aims to increase extraction and eliminate bypass. When brewed correctly, it can…

Andrew Pautler
The Orea v3 coffee brewer
Learning about Coffee

A Quick Look at the Orea v3

The Orea v3 is a brand new variation on the Orea launching in January 2022. Throughout the last year, the…

Andrew Pautler
ESPRO BLOOM pour over brew recipe
Brew Guides

ESPRO BLOOM Brew Recipe

The BLOOM is a pour over brewer from ESPRO with some really unique characteristics. It has 1500 holes at the…

Andrew Pautler
Bowl with coffee beans and Kalita 185 brewer
Brew Guides

Very Okay Kalita 185 Brew Recipe

The Kaltia is one of the most popular flat bottom brewers—and one of my favorites to brew with. This recipe…

Andrew Pautler
The Orea Brewer
Learning about Coffee

The Making of the Orea Brewer

The Orea brewer is a unique flat-bed brewer that came into the specialty coffee world with a bang earlier this…

Andrew Pautler
2021 Canadian Aeropress Champion Brew Recipe
Brew Guides

2021 Canadian AeroPress Champion Brew Recipe

The 2021 Canadian AeroPress championship was held in September. With the AeroPress competition, all participants use the same coffee (for…

Andrew Pautler
Making Coffee at Home

How to Make Better Choices When Buying Coffee

When you walk down the aisle at the supermarket it’s overwhelming the number of coffee options with their brightly designed…

Andrew Pautler
Learning about Coffee

How to Improve Extraction When Brewing Coffee

Proper extraction is essential to a great cup of coffee. Learn about what extraction is, why it is important, what impacts extraction when brewing and some tips to improve your extraction the next time you brew.

Kieran Macrae
OXO 8 Cup Coffee Brewer
How-To

How to Make the Best Coffee in an Automated Machine

An automated coffee machine is one of the easiest ways to make delicious hot coffee, especially on those busy mornings….

Kieran Macrae
Brewing coffee with the Espro BLOOM dripper
Learning about Coffee

The Phases Of Brewing Coffee

There are a few steps or phases in brewing coffee and the number of steps will differ depending on the…

Aditya Lakshman