Love for the coffee bean
Your brand-new grinder just arrived ,and it’s ready to join your brand-new espresso machine. Your setup looks great, and all your friends will be impressed and probably a little jealous. The first thing that you’ll probably do, if you’re like me, is try to dial in and pull a shot of espresso at a 2:1 water to coffee ratio within 25-30 seconds. Achieving this might take you a few days or a week. If you’re … Read more
We love our coffee, and we love the stuff that makes our coffee. A coffee hobbyist is someone who takes coffee seriously and has a passion about it. This is a very general definition because it’s an immense topic. At one end of the spectrum, you have highly regarded experts in coffee. And at the other end of the spectrum, you have people beginning their journey in the coffee world. The motivation for people beginning … Read more
There seems to be a lot of debate and a lot of confusion about Niche Zero and filter or pour over brews. I think there are a lot of factors involved such as the type of coffee beans, roast level, etc that make this a heated topic. One of the complaints is that the coffee grinds are not consistent on coarse settings. Some argue that conical burr grinders have a higher ratio of fines which … Read more
If you read the Normcore V4 Tamper post, you’d know that I had high praise for it. It served me well in getting good shots of espresso. It was consistent and did what it was made to do. I bought it after reading good reviews from an online espresso aficionado community. This post might seem like I’m throwing the Normcore tamper under the bus, but that’s not the case. It’s not even about the Normcore … Read more
An espresso is the base of most coffee beverages whether it’s a cappuccino, latte, americano and so on. The forementioned are some of the most popular worldwide. By itself, espresso is very popular especially in southern Europe, but its popularity is growing in the US. But for taste or preference, some people just don’t like espresso. “It’s too strong”, “it’s bitter” are some of the remarks I’ve heard. And you know what, they may be … Read more