Tag Archives: videocast

Introduction to the Uber

Meant to cross post this on here after posting on SQM blog but forgot.  Notes I should now add:
1.  My initial offset opinion could be wrong, by about 0.5C closer to display. This doesn’t affect findings on stability or repeatability – it is just numbers.
2.  I will brew coffee in the next video.
3.  The video [...]

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Videocast #4 – Stovetop/Moka Pot

I wanted to tackle a tricky brewing method for this videocast, and it will probably cause some debate – people saying that I am using it wrong etc etc…
I wasn’t trying to recreate espresso with the little brewer – I just wanted to find a way to use it so it made clean, sweet and [...]

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Videocast #3 – Chemex

Just a quick link to the third Square Mile videocast:

Videocast #3 – Chemex/Pourover from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.
For more information there are some notes on the Square Mile blog.
Comments and discussion always welcome.

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Taste of Sweden video

Just for a bit of fun:  Taste of Sweden

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Final Quick Post on the whole French Press thing

For people who have e-mailed and asked about the press pots in the video I can only advise you to visit amazon where they are way, waaay cheaper than anywhere I can find them (including Bodum’s wholesale department……)
Bodum Columbia 0.35l Tea and Coffee Press – Stainless Steel
Easily the nicest one cup press pots out there, [...]

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More on the French Press Technique

After the last post there was a bit of discussion about this method.
One big question was:  “Why break and then skim?  Why not just skim?”
This seemed like a pretty good question to me, so today I decided to do a few quick tests.
I took two identical presses, the same dose of coffee, the same brew [...]

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French Press Technique

Videocast #2 – French Press Technique from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.
I know I cross posted this on the Square Mile Blog, but I thought I should post it here too. Feedback is always welcome, and yes – I am still totally obsessed with brewing on scales!
Comments are open again!

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