As Summer rolls around each year, our thoughts turn to iced coffee as a perfect complement to backyard barbecues and just about any get-together. You may want to try the simple, yet effective Japanese Iced Coffee method, which involves brewing a concentration of specially coffee directly onto ice. Melting ice contributes to the total water volume without weakening the final brew.
If you want to learn more about coffee extraction and gain an in-depth understanding of every primary coffee brewing method,
There’s something romantic about coffee houses. The idea of a place within the community for people unwind, catch up with friends, hear music, grab a bite to eat and of course to get a delicious cup of coffee.
The allure of opening a coffee shop couldn’t be more attractive these days. “How cool would it be to own our own coffee shop business?” Many have their own romantic ideas of what a coffee shop experience in their own community needs to feel like.
Which of these is better for the greater good of specialty coffee shops: house blend or single origin coffee? We’ll look at both in this article. We define them, identify pros and cons, and dig into which is better for specialty coffee shop owners and customers.
Coffee Blends
What are coffee blends?
When it comes to coffee terminology, few words are as synonymous with the hot beverage as the word “blend.” If you work in a specialty coffee shop,
Do you know someone who loves coffee? Someone who constantly tinkers in their kitchen for hours brewing coffee different ways. Maybe this person regularly reads books on the science of coffee brewing, or blogs with barista training tips. This person also likely has a whole budget set aside for ordering coffees from different specialty coffee roasters throughout the month.
Not all of us know this person, but many of us do and as the specialty segment of the coffee industry continues to grow (of those that consume coffee daily,
Like many others in the specialty coffee industry, we’ve found the brewing instructions shared by the Clever manufacturer does not always produce favorable tasting results. After experimenting with many different Clever Coffee Dripper brewing techniques, we’ve landed on a favorite. This technique is widely known as the “Jason Dominy Method.” This method has consistently produced delicious results in our lab and in the field. This method features a coarser grind setting, which honestly makes more sense since this method lends to a longer contact time between the water and coffee grounds.