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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.

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
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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
Iced AeroPress by Alexander Mills
Brew Guides

Iced AeroPress Flash Brew Recipe

An easy flash brew recipe to make iced coffee using the AeroPress brewer.

Andrew Pautler
Making Coffee at Home

11 Tips to Make Better Espresso at Home

Check out these 11 tips to help you improve your espresso making process at home.

Andrew Pautler
Collection of various coffee brewers
How-To

An Introduction To Brew Methods

When first getting into specialty coffee, the variety of brew methods can be overwhelming. This article looks to give an…

Aditya Lakshman
Kalita 185 brewer with coffee beans
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Dark Roast Kalita Recipe

A simple brew recipe tailored specifically for dark roasted coffee and the Kalita brewer

Andrew Pautler