December 2011
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Brewing Method: the Aeropress
I’ve been playing around with a couple different techniques lately - starting with the recipe used by DCILY’s Brian Jones in his bid for the World Aeropress Championship gold medal. See his recipe and recap here: DCILY Aeropress Technique
Brian, and many others, use an Inverted Aeropress technique. By simply flipping the Aeropress over and leaving the cap and filter off, you can...
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Brew Methods: the Ultimate Collection →
If you want to know how some of the leading coffee companies brew their coffee using all sorts of methods, this is a great site to bookmark.
http://www.brewmethods.com/
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I’m not addicted to coffee. I’d take a cup of well-made, freshly...
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Brewing Guide: the Chemex
Thanks to a combination of instructions from Intelligentsia (whom I discovered through DCILY.com) and Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, and a bit of inspiration from Nate Okuley (follow him on twitter @ndokuley), I’ve doodled and produced a brewing guide for the Chemex. As of now, this is dependent on the fact that you have a scale to measure your goods. Soon, I will produce one for those...
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Keurig and it's "benefits"
With it being Christmas, I’ve heard a lot about the Keurig. I’m not going to do a full out review, because there are plenty of them out there - the coffee blog DCILY.com has a great one with some fantastic visuals:
http://www.dearcoffeeiloveyou.com/love-keurig-nope/
Here’s my thing - I get that the Keurig is convenient and that not everyone likes to get involved in their...
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Brewing: Whole Bean Coffee
One of the things that got me interested in exploring coffee beyond simply drinking it was my very first blade grinder.
Having a grinder opened up a whole new world of coffee- I started to care about the freshness of the beans. Once that happened, I realized that coffee was a complex adventure that I’d be learning about for a long time.
Since then, I’ve been through a few...
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Stauf's Coffee Roasters: Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio is a great city for people of all types. With a thriving art scene, a healthy arena district that pulls in top-notch shows, and suburbs full of their own unique personalities, it can compete with the best of small-market cities.
One of the things that really helps make Columbus “pop” is its coffee scene. There are some great local shops and roasters in town with...
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I feel bad for everyone who doesn’t care about the #coffee they make each...
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Insulate Yourself
A few thoughts from Seth Godin’s email newlsetter (http://goo.gl/Fkzdx)
May you be challenged by these thoughts and encouraged to turn a new page:
Insulate yourself…
from anonymous angry people
Expose yourself to art you don’t yet understand
Precisely measure the results that are important to you
Stay blind to the metrics that don’t matter
Fail often
Ship
Lead,...