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Moka Pot - Brewing Guide

Despite some controversy among professionals, we are able to brew a nice moka with lighter roasted specialty coffee beans. To get a nice espresso style extraction, with lot of body and texture and at the same time avoiding overpowering bitterness these are our tips and tricks.

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Flat Bottom vs. Cone Shaped Brewer Guide

When it comes to brewing filter coffee, you usually get to choose between a v-shaped cone filter such as the cafec flower, hario V60, brewista tornado or a flat-bottom filter stile used in the fellow stagg, april brewer, kalita wave. But which one should you choose based on your preference?

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An honest guide into specialty coffee at home

When looking into getting started on your incredibly fulfilling journey of preparing specialty coffee at home, we often see us confronted with thousands of equipment reviews on which espresso machine to choose over another one. We've been there, and it's madness even for professionals like us. So, we wrote this somewhat unusual guide to help you gain clarity before anything else!

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A Case For Shade Grown Coffee

Exploring how shade grown coffee make farms more resilient to climate change and secure the investments of small farmers in their livelihoods.

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One single origin, too boring?

Is diversity in coffee coming from the usual suspects Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Panama or can we find enough exciting coffees within one single origin like Bolivia?

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