Archive for the ‘Tips – Brew’ CategoryHow To: Dialing in a Coffee Grinder
January 27th, 2012
A little bit of the ol’ science behind the magic! Dialing in a grinder is one of the most fearsome tasks for new home espresso enthusiasts, and we’re often asked for advice on how to get the hang of it. While we produced a video a couple of years ago that covers this topic, we [...]  Experimenting with Cold Brew Coffee
January 23rd, 2012
Do you really need a fancy, specially-designed gadget to brew up a batch of cold coffee? Or can you just use your trusty ol’ press pot? While we carry a couple of different cold brew options (from Hario and Sowden), we wanted to see if using one of them (namely, the Sowden) produced a better, [...] Crew Review: Chemex + Coava Kone
January 6th, 2012
Coava Coffee introduced a fine mesh stainless steel filter for the popular Chemex brewers, and they are one of the most difficult items to keep in the warehouse! We asked Allison to do some research and then brew up a batch of coffee using the Chemex 6-cup brewer and the Kone filter. Watch and enjoy! [...] Crew Review: Chemex
January 4th, 2012
The Chemex is easily one of the most long-loved piece of coffee brewing equipment — it’s simple, easy to use and creates an excellent cup of coffee. Also, who can’t love it’s cool 70′s-era design?! Watch Allison take our 6-cup Chemex out for a test drive, providing some tips from what she’s learned in her [...] Milk Steaming Tips
January 3rd, 2012
One of the wiliest dragons to slay in the home espresso universe is milk steaming — there are basic tenets one must follow, but from there it’s just practice, practice, practice. The kind of machine you’re using will play a big part in your milk frothing success, as well as whether or not you’re working [...] SCG’s Great Stovetop Experiments
December 2nd, 2011
There is nothing quite like taking a random suggestion and putting it to the test! During our original stovetop prep video, Rade mentioned using sparkling water to achieve some form of crema from the espresso and we also received a viewer suggestion that using preheated water produced a better cup. We asked him to put [...] The Lowdown on Portafilters
November 22nd, 2011
What is a pressurized portafilter? How about a non-pressurized portafilter? Is one better than the other? What about those bottomless portafilters — are they necessary or just a random geek accessory? Gail breaks down the intricacies of one of the most essential elements of an espresso machine — explaining how they work, why you would [...] Experimenting with Ristrettos
October 28th, 2011
You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? It took us awhile to strong arm Gail into doing a ristretto comparison on several different machines, but we finally wore her down and here is the proof of our labors! Watch as Gail pulls double ristretto shots (1.5 [...] Gear Testing: Frieling One Cup Brewer
October 24th, 2011
It took us a couple times to get ‘er right, but eventually we did! Our first test drive was not very successful because, honestly, we had difficulty interpreting the highly complex iconography provided by the manufacturer. Hey — it was early, okay?!?!? After we posted the video, we received tips from our ever-loving community and [...] How Much Time to Make 4 Lattes?
October 3rd, 2011
If you’ve got a party rockin’ hard, you don’t really want to be away from it too long, do you? That’s the question posed to us by several of our YouTube viewers: How long does it take to make 4 lattes on a few different machines? So we asked Bunny to perform some testing for [...] |
