We all – well most all of us – get up in the morning and start brewing coffee. Sometimes, we even skip breakfast or just grab some toast before we start the day. Is it healthy to drink coffee on an empty stomach? It is a controversial topic, with some professionals suggesting that you should avoid it and others saying it’s okay. You have to start with the basics. Black coffee is acidic. …
More Expensive – a Glass of Wine or a Cup of Coffee?
There is a huge disparity between the price of gourmet wine and gourmet coffee. Roasted coffee prices range from $2.00 to over $600 a pound. An average Kona coffee sells for $50 a pound, a top-grade Kona coffee costs over $150 a pound. An average quality wine costs about $50 a bottle. However, top-quality wines sell for thousands of dollars. The biggest difference is comparing prices ounce for …
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Time for a New Year’s Checkup
Time for a New Year’s Checkup January is a good time to review your brewing to see if you are losing out on flavor. It is not uncommon for coffee lovers to ignore slight changes in flavor that multiple over time. We often get complaints about out medium roast coffees from customers who have been drinking dark roast coffees. When they switch to medium roasts, they can taste the off flavors in …
Mixing Addictions – Coffee and Alcohol
Mixing Addictions - Coffee and Alcohol There has a been a renaissance in mixing coffee and alcoholic beverages. Coffee producers are aging green coffee beans in used whiskey, bourbon, and wine barrels to create unique flavors. Bartenders are mixing bourbon, whiskey, tequila, vodka, and liquors with brewed coffee and espresso to create unique cocktails. (This renaissance has created an issue …
My Grinder Lied!
My Grinder Lied In February 2016, we published an article entitled” My Coffee Pot Lied.” It has become one of our most popular blog posts. In that article, we pointed out that the cup markings on coffee pots are not 8-ounce cups but may be 5-, 5.5- or 6-ounce cups depending on where the coffee brewer was manufactured. We were recently looking at coffee grinders and came across this …
Coffee Goes to War
Coffee has been a staple for soldiers for hundreds of years. One of the first recorded instances was in 1683, when the army of the Ottoman Sultan besieged Vienna. On September 11, the Polish cavalry attacked the Sultans’ army and drove them in panic back to Constantinople. The Viennese, who had been starving during the siege, ransacked the supplies left behind by the soldiers. One of the things …
Coffee on the Run
It is summer and time for camping, nature outings and travel. In the past, leaving home has meant giving up a great cup of coffee in the morning. Ambiance is everything in terms of coffee enjoyment. Sipping a great hot coffee on a cool morning in Yellowstone is a peak lifetime experience. But how are you going to get a good cup of coffee when you are on the road? Hotel coffee tastes bitter and …
Summer Coffee
It’s going to be a long, hot summer. A cup of hot Hula Daddy coffee early in the morning is going to taste great, but later in the day you are going to want something cold. There are several cold coffee drinks using Hula Daddy coffee that taste good and are refreshing. There are a number of ways to make cold coffee, each one creates different flavors. Pick the one you like. Traditional Ice …
What Color is Your Roast?
Every bag of coffee has a roast name on the bag. The name should inform the buyer what to expect when she opens the bag. Unfortunately, while there are some standard terms for coffee roast levels the terms are interpreted differently by each roaster. The standard terms are light, medium, medium-dark and dark. But one roaster’s medium-dark can be another roaster’s medium or even dark. It gets even …
My Coffee Pot Died!
For a few years, I have been making a cup of coffee every morning with a Hario Coffee King. I bought it because it pulses water into a V60 dripper, so I am getting a pour over cup without having to do a manual pour over. Lately, however the coffee seems thin and watery. I checked and the brew water is 180F. I asked Laura to double check, and she agreed. I checked Hario sites, and they are not …
