Black Oak Brew Tips: Keep Your Coffee Carafe Clear & Clean
There is nothing worse, in my opinion (judge me as you will to my priorities in life) than tasting old, stale, rancid coffee flavors when drinking a cup of coffee.Many...
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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...
Black Oak Coffee - Learn How To Make Better Coffee
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Fix a "sour" coffee taste when brewing
A finer grind = a little finer than table salt A longer brew time = this requires experimentation, but generally between 3-5 minutes Hot water = 205° F (ish) All...
Which Method for Single Origin Roasts and more
There is no single way to brew coffee that works for you, but we thought we’d get the conversation going on some ways we think you can up your coffee...
Brew tip of the month: traveling with coffee
Traveling to a place with uncertain coffee quality or brewing devices? One of the first things I try and figure out is how much space I have in my suitcase...
Bonavita dripper: the easiest, most consistent brewing method
Bonavita immersion dripper, the simple way: The manual coffee brewing ritual is wrought with dogma. I’ve seen some very strange behavior with manual pour overs: paint brushes to create a perfectly smooth...
Quakers, cup quality, and gen mai cha
Basically we got vivid gen mai cha green tea on the nose, with a bit of moldy stink
Refraction & Extraction: Notes
It’s an odd experience, discovering that the coffee you’ve been brewing for years is not what it could have been, not what it should have been. I’ve definitely had...
To S.O. or not to S.O., that is the question?
I think the ultimate test of a good café is a shot of espresso. It requires skill, both from the roaster and barista, as well as attention to detail, respect...