Liquid coffee concentrates like Javy and Jot have become a popular way to quickly and easily brew coffee at home. But how do these two major brands compare when it comes to taste, price, and sustainability? Flavor When sampled black, Javy's concentrate produced a darker, richer, bolder coffee with nutty notes. Jot's black coffee was lighter and less complex. For … [Read more...]
Hack your Keurig 2.0 K-cup machine
Many people are infuriated that Keurig installed a small competitor blocking sensor. This sensor detects whether the coffees used are K-cups sold by them or other companies in their new Keurig 2.0 machines. You're not even able to use your own refillable k-cup capsules. Well, there's a super easy one time hack to solve this. We've used it on all 3 of our machines that we use … [Read more...]
How to Brew Kopi Tubruk a.k.a Collision Coffee
[adsense] Kopi Tubruk, a.k.a. Collision Coffee, is traditionally the most popular form of drinking coffee in Indonesia. It's one of the most basic methods of brewing coffee, and produces one of the strongest cups around. It's a very basic brewing method, but we'll show you the best way we know to make the best Collision Coffee. Step 1: Grind your coffee into a very … [Read more...]
Defining A Few Cupping Terms
[adsense] Cupping is serious business in the coffee world. Coffee professionals do this with new crops after they've been washed and harvested to determine which lots they want to buy, and often coffee roasters will offer cuppings to their customers in order to get feedback on their offerings and to allow patrons to try new brews. One thing about cupping - it's not … [Read more...]
Steaming and Frothing for Cappuccinos
[adsense] A cappuccino is made similarly to a latte in process, however the steamed milk and the froth are essentially separated and then added to the espresso at two separate times. Follow these simple instructions to cappuccino bliss: Step 1 Fill your frothing pitcher with milk, but careful not to fill over half way as you will need room for expansion as you steam … [Read more...]