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How to Roast Coffee Beans at Home

How to Roast Coffee Beans at Home

All The Coffee Terms You Need To Know

All The Coffee Terms You Need To Know

Home Coffee Roasting 101: 3 Helpful Tips

Home Coffee Roasting 101: 3 Helpful Tips

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How to Grind Coffee Beans at Home & Why You Should

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Consider this one abstract ๐Ÿ–ผ Todayโ€™s brew i Consider this one abstract ๐Ÿ–ผ 

Todayโ€™s brew is Cottonwoodโ€™s Glacial Till Blend. 

Brewed it as espresso, and found that it boasts of smooth, balanced flavors. Added milk to make it into a latte. Will be returning for seconds โ€” thanks Cottonwood! 

๐™ฟ๐šŽ๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š ๐™ด๐šœ๐š™๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šœ๐š˜ ๐š๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š’๐š™๐šŽ 

โฎRecipeโฏโฃ
18g/36g (1:2 ratio)โฃโฃโฃโฃ 
- ground 18g of beans to an extra fine grind (6 on the Breville Smart Grinder)
- place grounds in portaflter & tamp with 15 pounds of pressure; took a breath
-tamp again with another 20 pounds of pressureโฃ, ensuring an even bed of packed grounds
- insert portafilter into group head and let it run for 28 seconds.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
- stir, sip & enjoy!
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Are you grinding your coffee beans to the right si Are you grinding your coffee beans to the right size? 

Each brew method requires a specific grind size to properly extract the coffeeโ€™s best flavors. Therefore, you need to grind your beans according to your favorite coffee brew method i.e. pour over, espresso, etc.ย 

In general, pour over requires a medium-coarse grind. Espresso requires a very fine grind. AeroPress calls for varying grind sizes depending on the AeroPress brew method you choose. 

For a moka pot, you should use a medium-fine grind. The coffee grinds should look something akin to sand grains. 

If making cold brew coffee, a slightly larger grind is required compared to those listed above. The image above displays what coarse grinds should look like (the ones on the scale). 

How are you grinding your beans today & for which brew method? 
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For the past few weeks, Iโ€™ve been trying my hand For the past few weeks, Iโ€™ve been trying my hand at latte art & have had my share of fails so far.

To help other newbies, Iโ€™ve gathered insight from pro latte artists Sean Yew, specialty coffee barista and founder ofย The Hearty Brew and Yuri Brown, certified barista and founder ofย Coffee Geek Lab.

Theyโ€™ve shared some of the most common latte art mistakes beginners make as well as solutions on how to fix each โ€” hereโ€™s a few of their best tips:ย ย 

1.) ๐šˆ๐š˜๐šžโ€™๐š›๐šŽ ๐š˜๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š›๐š‘๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š–๐š’๐š•๐š”.
Many people make the mistake of overheating the milk in their attempts to make latte art. Because milk is a protein, you run the risk of the proteins breaking apart when the milk reaches a temp. above 160ยฐF (70ยฐC). If you try to pour latte art with extra hot milk, your pattern will break and clump up.ย Go for a lower temperature when you are steaming milk for latte art. In a cafe setting, baristas aim for 140ยฐF to 150ยฐF (60ยฐC to 65ยฐC).

2.) ๐šˆ๐š˜๐šžโ€™๐š›๐šŽ ๐š•๐šŽ๐š๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š–๐šŽ๐š ๐š–๐š’๐š•๐š” ๐šœ๐š’๐š ๐š˜๐šž๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐š๐š˜๐š˜ ๐š•๐š˜๐š—๐š.
You also want to avoid letting your perfectly steamed milk sit out for too long. If you leave your frothy milk unattended for even just a few minutes, it will spilt.ย To fix this, trick is simple. After youโ€™ve finished steaming your milk (the right way) and youโ€™ve achieved that nice, glossy texture, pour it immediately!ย 

3.) ๐šˆ๐š˜๐šžโ€™๐š›๐šŽ ๐š—๐š˜๐š ๐š๐š’๐š•๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šŒ๐šž๐š™ ๐š๐š‘๐šŠ๐š ๐š‘๐š˜๐š•๐š๐šœ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šŽ๐šœ๐š™๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šœ๐š˜ ๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š— ๐š™๐š˜๐šž๐š›๐š’๐š—๐š ๐šข๐š˜๐šž๐š› ๐š–๐š’๐š•๐š”. 
Some beginners might be tempted to pour latte art with their cup resting on the table. But this is a big mistake that will likely lead to bad latte art.ย When pouring latte art, you must tilt your cup to a 45-degree angle. The tilting creates a deeper pool of liquid espresso in the center of your cup (compared to a level cup sitting on the counter). This is important for proper pouring technique.ย 

All 11 mistakes are up on the blog โ€” writing this article has helped me greatly in my latte art endeavors, hope it helps you too!
A Chemex kind of morningโ€ฆ Today Iโ€™m brewing u A Chemex kind of morningโ€ฆ

Today Iโ€™m brewing up pour over coffee with The WestBean Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Konga. 

This coffee has tied for 3rd place in a cupping of desert-island coffees forย Coffee Reviewโ€™sย 2020 tasting report. Itโ€™s a single origin hailing from Ethiopia. I wonโ€™t go in-depth about the tasting notes because I feel that this description doesnโ€™t do this coffee justice. While yes, this roast has some unique notes, itโ€™s more about the finish that grabbed my attention. 

Lately, Iโ€™ve noticed some coffees give a peculiar aftertaste that sort of brings my overall rating of the coffee down. But not this one โ€” this roast has a lovely finish that just makes me want to go back for seconds (and sometimes thirds on those long days). 

Brewing recipe below๐Ÿ‘‡

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40 grams of coffee to 600 grams of water (1:15 ratio)โฃโฃโฃโฃ
- first pour: slowly pour 80 grams of water in a spiral motion. Wait for a 30s - 45s bloomโฃโฃโฃโฃ.
- at the 45s mark, gently pour more hot water in small circles over your bed up to 200g.โฃ
- continue to pour in up to 200g of water at a time (always in gentle circles) up to your target weight of 600g.
- finish your last pour around the edge of the filter to wash down any lingering grounds.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
- enjoy!
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