The Brew Blog
PRO COFFEE TIPS, FUN FACTS, & MORE
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What Is Specialty Coffee? The Complete Guide
What is specialty coffee? It starts at 84 points on the SCA scale. This complete guide covers origins, processing, varietals, tasting, and why competition results matter.
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French Press Sediment: Causes and How to Reduce It
Why French press coffee gets gritty and muddy — and the practical fixes to reduce sediment without losing the full-bodied mouthfeel.
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AeroPress Plunge Resistance: Too Hard or Too Easy? Here's Why
Your AeroPress shouldn't feel like a brick wall or a freefall. Here's how to diagnose plunge resistance and dial in the perfect press.
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What Is Single Origin Coffee? Why Provenance Matters in Specialty
"Single origin" is one of those phrases that has a narrow technical meaning and a wider colloquial one. Both are in active use, and they don't always line up.
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How to Find the Best Coffee Roasters in the US
There are, by most industry estimates, somewhere north of 10,000 coffee roasters operating in the United States.
