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...
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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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Black Oak Coffee + Lovingly Crafted Doughnuts = Heaven in Santa Rosa
If you're in Santa Rosa and have a craving for a Lovers Lane Latte you are now covered! We are very happy and proud to partner up with the fantastic City...
Steve Cuevas: National Cup Tasting Champion
Steve Cuevas grew up in the suburbs of Southern California. Having been a barista since 2004, he eventually made his way North through a series of jobs at Bicycle repair...
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...
Another fantastic Ethiopian Single Origin: Kochere Natural
This month's Coffee of the World comes from the Werka Bauka mill in the Gutiti sub region of Yirgacheffe. You may already be familiar with "Yirgacheffe" because the coffees that...
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...
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...
Sprudge.com Shows Black Oak Coffee Roasters Some Love
With the opening of Keith Feigin and Jon Frech’s Black Oak Coffee Roasters in Ukiah though, there is now a coffee destination, for both travelers and locals alike.
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...
Our April 2016 coffee club ships this week with a delicious, fresh Ethiopia
Each month, we ship out a unique single origin coffee as part of our Coffees of the World Club. Sign up by the 10th of the month and get this...
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...
A new single-origin: Rio Negro, from Colombia
Rio Negro is a crowd pleasing coffee with layered brown sugars, milk chocolate and toffee with structured, mildly citric, acidity to balance the profile.
August 2014: Konga, Ethiopia Natural Process
This coffee is available through the Coffee's of the World Club for August shipment. You can sign up to receive receive monthly shipments for three, six or nine months. Tasting notes: Konga...
July 2014: La Lagunilla, Mexico
This coffee is available through the Coffee's of the World Club for July shipment. You can sign up to receive receive monthly shipments for three, six or nine months. Tasting notes: Layers...
Coffees of the World Club May 2014: Guatemala Hacienda Carmona
This coffee is available through the Coffee's of the World Club for June shipment. You can sign up to receive receive monthly shipments for three, six or nine months. Tasting notes: This...