Pour Over Vs French Press - How To Choose Your Brewing Method
Posted by Matthew on 6/8/2023 to
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There are plenty of brewing methods that you may already be aware of, but two in particular that are very popular are pour over and French press. These methods are easy to use and totally customizable, with plenty of different devices on the market to brew your coffee.
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How To Choose The Best Coffee For French Press
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Choosing the best kind of coffee can be quite the decision if there are certain blends you particularly love, or if you’re new to coffee. Each blend is an acquired taste and requires different preparation processes when brewing coffee. Guatemalan Coffee: a Rich Cup, a Rich History
Posted by Matthew on 5/30/2023 to
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Ah, coffee. The magical elixir that can sharpen you up enough to say “Quetzaltenango” five times in a row without stumbling. (Try it!). That’s the rather colourful name of the region in central Guatemala from which we source our cooperative-grown coffee. Cold Brew Vs Iced Coffee - What Are The Differences?
Posted by Matthew on 5/26/2023 to
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Coffee lovers everywhere love coffee in all its forms. Hot or iced, there are plenty of ways to brew, steep, and prepare your favourite coffee roast. Two very popular methods of preparing coffee are iced coffee and cold brew, with the latter becoming very popular in recent years. Best Coffee For Cold Brew - Our Top 5 Picks
Posted by Matthew on 5/26/2023 to
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Drinking a cold cup of iced coffee can satisfy those cravings and give you the boost you need for your day. But to take iced coffee to the next level, why not try making cold brew in your own home? What’s the difference between cold brew and iced coffee? How To Use A Percolator - 5 Amazing Pro Tips
Posted by Matthew on 5/2/2023 to
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A percolator is a coffee brewing method that is old school in nature, but is loved by coffee fans. It is often confused with a moka pot because it does have a similar process.
How Is The Coffee Ceremony In Ethiopia Organized & Performed?
Posted by Matthew on 3/25/2023 to
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The Ethiopian coffee ceremony is an important and culturally significant routine performed in Ethiopian homes. These ceremonies can be performed up to three times every day in a single household and are the most common practice when greeting. How Long To Steep French Press Coffee - A Step By Step Guide
Posted by Matthew on 3/15/2023 to
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If you’re a coffee lover, you’re probably always looking for a new brew and coffee to try. Or, for anyone new to the coffee world or set in their ways, you might be seeking a different but easy way of brewing delicious coffee.Espresso Vs Coffee Beans – Is there a Difference?
Posted by Matthew on 2/16/2023 to
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We all know espresso. It’s a means of brewing coffee with pressurized hot water and it rivals sliced bread for ‘the best thing ever’. Espresso was invented by clever Italians and has since become a staple of coffee culture around the world. Many of our favourite drinks start with espresso: cappuccino, café latte and the flat white, for starters.What Is Drip Coffee - Coffee Brewing Guide
Posted by Matthew on 2/3/2023 to
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We live in a hectic world where everyone is constantly on the go. Although having a French press coffee for breakfast every morning would be great, it isn’t reasonable for many of us. The best way to get a quick cup of delicious…Coffee On An Empty Stomach - What Does It Do To You
Posted by Matthew on 1/27/2023 to
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There are some mornings when it feels like you can’t quite function. You sleep through your alarm, forget your morning shower, dress in a hurry to get to work, and completely forget to eat breakfast. The morning rush has happened to us…Papua New Guinea: Tribal Coffee
Posted by Matthew on 1/18/2023 to
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is an immense and sparsely populated country northeast of Australia. It’s still quite wild. Mountainous and verdant, the island’s stunningly fertile soil tends to produce coffees with a crisp citrus acidity and rich with flavours of chocolate and tropical fruit.Ethiopian Coffee Guide - Beans, Regions & Brewing Tips
Posted by Matthew on 12/13/2022 to
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If you are in the market for Ethiopian coffee, look no further. Coast to Coast Coffee has what you need for a delicious brew.Top 5 Health Benefits Of Consuming Organic Coffee
Posted by Matthew on 12/2/2022 to
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If you’re unsure whether you should be drinking organic coffee, we have some news you don’t want to miss. There are many benefits to consuming organic coffee instead of products grown from chemically treated soil that can ultimately make you sick. Here we will highlight the top five we feel are the most important. 3 Reasons You Should Be Buying Whole Bean Coffee
Posted by Matthew on 11/18/2022 to
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Did you know that once your coffee bean is ground, it loses its flavour in a matter of minutes? When oxygen hits the bean's surface, it begins the staling process. When the bean is whole, it helps to keep the inside fresher for longer. What’s better for a coffee lover than drinking a hot cup of freshly roasted coffee first thing in the morning?How To Make Coffee With Kahlúa At Home - 3 Easy Recipes
Posted by Matthew on 10/7/2022 to
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What makes a delicious cup of fresh roasted coffee even better? Adding a bit of Kahlúa, of course! If you enjoy your coffee morning, noon, or night, hot or cold, dark or light, then you will also love the smooth, rich, creamy, sweet taste of Kahlúa in your cup.How to Make Great Cold Brew at Home
Posted by Matthew on 8/18/2022 to
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You’ve probably seen jugs of cold brew at your local coffee shop. You may even have tried the chilled concoction. But what exactly is cold brew? Well, isn’t leftover coffee that you’ve put in the fridge—it’s coffee that’s made with cold water. Bolivia: On the Rise
Posted by Matthew on 4/23/2022 to
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Bolivia has long been synonymous with the coca plant. For millennia, indigenous farmers in Bolivia's soaring Andes grew the leafy bush in terraced mountain gardens. The leaf is sacred to the Inca and other mountain peoples, who steeped it for tea and chewed it for an extra energy boost up where the air is thin.The Value of a Daily Grind
Posted by Matthew on 2/18/2022 to
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Watching a barista grind, tamp, load and then let superheated water do its whistling work is something to look forward to. The rhythm, smell and sound of the espresso-making ritual forms a kind of dance that’s a pleasure to experience, as well as a lovely prelude to a delicious drink. Mexico: Right Down the Middle
Posted by Matthew on 11/3/2021 to
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‘Mexico’ is not where everyone’s mind goes when they think ‘coffee’. With places like Colombia, Ethiopia and Peru in the limelight, poor old Mexico sometimes gets… (sniff) … forgotten. Yet Mexico is the 9th largest coffee producer in the world. Peru: Terroir in Abundance
Posted by Matthew on 6/4/2021 to
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Peru is an extremely diverse country. From the green rainforest of the Amazon to the golden beaches of the Pacific Ocean, from the arid Atacama Desert to the snow-peaked Andes, it holds a huge variety of landscapes and climactic regions.Ethiopia: The Birthplace of Coffee
Posted by Matthew on 3/5/2021 to
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Coffee is Ethiopia’s biggest export. It produces almost a billion pounds of coffee per year and over a tenth of its citizens work in coffee production. The word "coffee" even derives from Kaffa – the name of a place in the southwestern Ethiopian Highlands where coffee was first discovered. The Dope on Caffeine: Healthy or Unhealthy?
Posted by Matthew on 10/30/2020 to
Coffee Education
It won’t come as a surprise to many that coffee contains caffeine. That’s a big part of the reason why people drink it: there’s nothing like a good cup of joe to wake you up in the morning. Of course, it’s delicious, too.Mycotoxins and Coffee: Should you be Worried?
Posted by Matthew on 7/13/2020 to
Coffee Education
Our customers occasionally ask about mycotoxins – toxic chemicals that are the products of moulds on agricultural crops. They probably would never have started asking about them if Bulletproof Coffee Company hadn’t centered a marketing campaign around their mycotoxin-free coffee. The Importance of Fair Trade Coffee
Posted by Matthew on 1/27/2020 to
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‘Fair Trade’. You see these words on packaging, along with ‘Certified Organic’. It’s something that we all like the sound of, but what does it really mean? Coffee is such a big part of most every morning that we rarely stop to think about where it comes from, or who grows it.