How to make flash brew iced coffee
Flash brew iced coffee: the simplest, best method for cold coffee at home 30g Coffee Medium Grind 300g Water 200°F 120g Ice in the container Brew in a Hario V60 or Chemex...
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What Makes a Good Cup of Coffee?
A good cup of coffee is brewed with the right strength and should have a balanced combination of sweetness, acidity, bitterness, and body. A well-brewed cup highlights the origin character...
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Brew Better Cold Brew At Home
Easy, Delicious Cold Brew What you need: Wide mouth quart size mason jar, Alto Filter, filtered water Measure: 70 grams of coffee, just under 3 ounces (by weight) Grind: Coarse...
The best pour-over drippers under $25, compared
Affordable & Effective... When Dialed In Pour over drippers are a great way to get that coffee-shop quality cup at home. We have used our fair share in our endless...
Brew Better: How to choose a coffee grinder
Of the many factors that determine the amount of joy and flavor in a cup of coffee, some might argue that the grinder itself is the most important part of...
How to brew better coffee using a home drip coffee maker
Myth bustingFiner grind = better cup? Grinding too fine makes your cup much more bitter. You will only make the cup slightly stronger (we’ve tested it and its less than...
Drip Brew and You
Multiply the amount of water in ounces by 0.35 tbsp to get the amount in tbsp of ground coffee to add to your basket (feel free to round off.) Easy! 16oz water...
Brew for two with a Hario v60
Brewer Hario V-60 Water 225 grams, 200° to 205° F Dose 15 grams coffee, Grind table salt fine Pour 30-40 grams of water & stir to saturate all coffeePulse pour...
Myanmar Moe Htet with Chemex
We crafted a special recipe for two for this month's new release. Enjoy!Designed For Myanmar Moe Htet Brewer Chemex Dose 50gm Water 600gm Brew Ratio 12:1 Pouring (3) pours of 200 grams...
Munyinya Hill with Kalita Wave
We crafted a special recipe for this month's new release. Enjoy!Designed For Burundi Munyinya Hill Lot 1 Brewer Kalita Wave Dose 22.5gm (~¾oz) Water 300gm (~11oz), 200° to 205° F Yield ...
How to brew the perfect cup of coffee using a French Press
Brewer French Press Grind 75 grams, course* Water 1 Liter, 205° F Steep 4-5 Minutes Plunge, Pour & Enjoy *What do we mean by "course"?Think chunky sand.
Doing Our Part
At Black Oak, we talk a lot about community. It’s more than a warm, fuzzy bit of lip service. It’s our town. It’s our county. And we’re serious about this...
How to use a Bonavita Immersion Dripper
Immersion dripper Bonavita 26 grams Coffee ground like kosher salt 380 grams 200°F water Wet filter Pour 100 grams water Stir to saturate grounds Add 380 grams water Wait 1–2 minutes from initial...
Chelelektu Natural with an Immersion Dripper
A post shared by Blackoakcoffeeroasters (@blackoakcoffeeroasters) on Sep 2, 2017 at 8:30am PDT Our taste makers toiled away with Chelelektu Natural to create this recipe... give it a go, enjoy...
Black Oak Brew Tips: The Recipe for a Perfect Cup of Coffee
We created this chart to make it super easy to brew the perfect cup of coffee whether it's one or ten cups. While a lot of fancy-pants coffee folks (including us)...
Black Oak Brew Tips: Water matters for a better cup of coffee (a lot!)
We have been experimenting quite a bit with water these days at our cafe. We have been really surprised by the results. Ethiopian coffees which taste like peach with one...
Black Oak Brew Tips: How Important Is Freshly Roasted Coffee?
How long is freshly roasted coffee "fresh" for? We recently reviewed a scientific study done at the University of Minnesota on coffee staling and found some interesting results. The biggest factor, by...