Yearly Archives: 2016

Boot Camp for Coffee Drinkers

Boot Camp for Coffee Drinkers
Getting Started for Coffee Drinkers Are your guests coffee drinkers? Here is a a quick getting started guide for coffee drinkers. Ok, so we go to a local coffee house and we order cappuccinos, café lattes, espressos and mochas. It isn't the paper cups that make these drinks taste so good. It's the recipe and of…
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Coffee Blending For Home Coffee Roaster

Coffee Blending For Home Coffee Roaster
By Michael Allen Smith Shortly after you start home roasting coffee you'll come face to face with a near-empty bag of coffee. You'll look at it and decide it's too little for a single batch of coffee. At this point you can either buy more coffee from that same crop, throw it away, or experiment…
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Style Guide for Coffee Makers

Style Guide for Coffee Makers
Coffee Makers Style Guide Coffee lovers can choose the brewing machine or coffee makers that fits their preferences. Common coffee maker styles include Automatic Drip, Automatic Espresso, French Press, Percolator, Stovetop Espresso, and Vacuum style. Each has its own pros and cons and gives the user varying control over the end result. According to some…
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A Coffee Lovers Guide to Tea

A Coffee Lovers Guide to Tea
Tea Guide for Coffee Lovers By Michael Allen Smith I never had much respect for tea. I enjoyed the beverage, but it didn't hold my interest like coffee. That all changed in September 2007. I went to a tea shop in Seattle and tried several teas. Not the boring Earl Grey or the herbal crap,…
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