Over the last 35 years, I’ve had thousands of cups of coffee, and honestly, the majority of those were pretty bad. 🙁 So what exactly does make a great cup of coffee? Is it subjective or are there empirical measures we can be guided by? Good coffee should taste balanced and satisfying, with a pleasing …
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I sip iced coffee but guzzle hot coffee (go figure?!), while my wife always sips her coffee. So is there a right and wrong way to drink coffee? It turns out there are many factors at play (as with everything in life). Mastering coffee basics and brewing techniques elevate your drinking experience. Selecting appropriate equipment …
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I’ve never had any stomach problems associated with drinking coffee, but one of my old friends suffers from acid reflux and the acidity of coffee can make it worse. He’s not alone. Many people experience heartburn and acid reflux after drinking coffee due to its high acidity levels. One of the main factors that contribute …
We’ve tried roasting coffee at home with mixed success. It’s a bit of an art form if you want to get it right, but that doesn’t mean it’s too difficult to try. So what steps should you take to roast coffee beans at home and get great-tasting coffee? To roast coffee beans at home without …
We sometimes give the kids a milky decaf coffee on weekend mornings, in the knowledge they won’t be wired afterwards. But it got me thinking about how the caffeine is removed in the first place? Caffeine is removed from coffee in one of four ways; the direct or indirect chemical method, the Swiss water method, …
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If you burn your coffee (nightmare I know!), then don’t despair. There are lots of things you can do with burnt coffee beans. You can use burnt coffee beans as plant fertilizer, compost them, use them to keep bugs away, or even exfoliate with. You can also use them to clean dirty pans, neutralize bad …
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I’m at the stage in life where I literally can’t function in the morning without my daily caffeine hit. But is the caffeine in my coffee a naturally occurring stimulant? Caffeine is a naturally occurring chemical stimulant in all coffee beans, so all types of coffee have natural caffeine in them (including decaf to a …
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I broadly know what affects the taste of a cup of coffee, but does this include bean size? You get an inconsistent flavor if you roast different size coffee beans together, as they roast at different rates. So similar-sized coffee beans are all graded. Bean type, grind size, brewing water temperature, steep time, and how …
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