Coffee Wars: Should You Drink Instant or Whole Bean?
Almost 50% of the world’s population prefers instant coffee to fresh, according to a 2014 Euromonitor report – and our love for soluble coffee is ...read more
A Brewer’s Guide to Choosing a (Good) Coffee Grinder
Are you looking for an even better-tasting cup of coffee? Then maybe it’s time to invest in a new coffee grinder. But with all the ...read more
Brew Guide: How Does Pulse Pouring Affect Extraction?
If you want the best possible coffee, you can’t overlook the importance of your drink’s biggest ingredient: water. Temperature, quality, chemical composition, distribution method… it ...read more
What Is Agitation & How Does It Make My Filter Coffee Better?
Filter coffee is great, isn’t it? The calming drip of the brew, the elegance of the pour-over process, and the coffee itself – a smooth ...read more
The Great Paper Coffee Filters Debate: Bleached vs Unbleached
Coffee filters: they’re small, humble, and critical for great-tasting coffee. But if you – like the majority of coffee brewers – use paper filters, should ...read more
Brew Guide: What Are The 3 Phases of Drip Coffee Brewing?
The ability to control coffee extraction is both one of the best, and one of the trickiest, things about drip brewing. There are so many ...read more
Understanding Coffee Extraction & Other Key Brewing Concepts
Home preparation is one of the amazing things about coffee. If you drink coffee at home, you’re probably doing at least a little work, like ...read more
Effective Experimentation Methods for Coffee People
Curiosity is among my favorite human instincts. It drives innovation, encourages thinking outside the box, and is spurred by such a simple question that even ...read more
Coffee 101: Extraction & The “Strong Coffee” Myth
We’ve all heard someone say “I like my coffee strong” – and maybe we’ve even said it ourselves. But what we mean by this, and ...read more
Immersion Cold Brew Recipes: 4 Things You Need to Consider
Cold brew = ground coffee + cold water + a lot of time. Right? Wrong! There’s a lot more to this drink than just that. ...read more