A few people were asking on twitter about my iced coffee method (technique seems a little too much promise for something so simple). I’m still trying to work out cold brewing (i.e. brewing using cold water), and since I read Peter Giuliano talking about the Japanese iced coffee method that has been a method of …
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7 tips for dialling in an espresso blend
These tips probably apply more to a commercial environment than a domestic one, but hopefully there are some useful reminders for anyone in here. We’ve all ended up chasing an espresso, somehow a delicious espresso remaining elusive. These may seem obvious but all get overlooked from time to time.
8 steps to develop your coffee palate
This post is really for coffee consumers who want to develop their palates, which leads to coffee becoming more enjoyable. I had been in coffee well over a year before I really began to develop my vocabulary and descriptive skills, and that is probably more embarrassing as I had done some work in wine beforehand. …