Fellow Shimmy - The Savior to your Sad Grinder
There are so many variables that contribute to how your coffee tastes when you’re brewing it by hand, but one of, if not the most influential variable is your grind size. And not just your grind size, but your grind particle distribution - how even your coffee is ground. Shimmy helps improve the grind particle distribution of any grinder!
Cascara, what is it?
Did you know that coffee beans are actually the seed of a cherry-like fruit? It’s true, the toasted brown beans you grind and brew are the pair of seeds found at the centre of a coffee cherry. Similar to the summertime cherries you know and love, coffee cherries have a sweet and often red skin. If only the seeds are harvested to be ground in your kitchen, what happens to the actual fruit?
Iced Aeropress Recipe (it's better than cold brew)
I prefer this flashed chilled iced coffee method over any cold brew. Brewing hot and pressing over top of large chunks of ice, each drop of hot coffee gets flashed chilled in an instant on impact. The result is a cold cup with big character, not sacrificing any of the sweetness or acidity that you should love in your coffee.
Best Pourover Brewer? (as voted by you!)
A question I get more often than most is "Alexander, what's the best pour over brewer?", and if you’re reading this it’s likely you just asked Google that very question.
There are so many great brewing devices to help you brew better coffee at home, and my favourite of them usually just depends on the day of the week. But I really want to know, what is the best pour over brewer?
How is COVID-19 Impacting Coffee? (and how you can help!)
The global pandemic of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has disrupted our daily lives, changed our collective pace, and put many lives at risk. If you’re reading this article you’re likely doing alright (albeit lonely), but the truth is there are many people whose lives are being catastrophically impacted today and in the days to come. The coffee industry is not immune to this impact either…