Are you looking to have the best coffee tasting experience possible? Are you wondering what snacks, aside from what we provide, would really rock your morning? Wonder no longer. Keep these 5 tips in mind and not only will your coffees be awesome, but your food and drink pairing in general will be tremendous.
1) Pick 1 Flavor You Want To Maximize…
Move over, Death Wish Coffee, there’s a new kid in town, and this kid is taking over in jittery glory.
Black Insomnia, a South African coffee company with the hastag #SleepingIsCheating, is now for sale in the US, and the FDA has been watching closely.
The third wave of coffee is a term that was coined in a newsletter by the Specialty Coffee Association of America back in 2002, and essentially means that we are entering a phase of coffee production where it is becoming more artisanal and a craft coffee type of conception. We have so much control over a huge variety of coffee beans, and a wide range of places to grow them, ways to clean them and roast them, different waters to influence it just so. Coffee is entering the same arena that craft beers and micro breweries recently started dominating, and that wines have been in for quite some time.
“Decaf coffee, what the heck?”
Chances are whenever you’ve been to a restaurant and ordered a coffee, and the wait staff had the audacity to ask whether you wanted regular or decaf, you had some form of the previous statement run through your mind. Apparently for people trying to cut back on coffee (“cut back on coffee, what the heck?”), getting decaf coffee is like Nicorette.
Now, I’m going to assume by the very nature of you reading this article, that you’re a coffee drinker. And, if you’re American, you’re probably helping put a significant dent in the 400 million cups of coffee that Americans drink each and every day. And, if you’re like me, you probably think that a very small portion of those were decaffeinated cups of coffee.
People tend to like the French Press if they want to control the coffee’s flavor a bit more. In some places it is known as a Coffee Press, but we will refer to it as the French Press from here on out so that we don’t keep repeating both names.
Like many things French, it is used by people who are of a discerning character (ie snobby). But, of all the different ways to make coffee, the most flexible and easy way to find your own perfect coffee process is with the French Press
We’ve been going into tons of details here on our blog about the seemingly infinite levels of intricacies that go into making the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had. There are tons of different coffee beans, each bean being grown in varying climates and elevations which produce different flavors, and it is also influenced by how it is processed. You can have a variety of coffee beans, each providing a different flavor profile, and the water used and the water extraction also influence the coffee output.
But, what we haven’t elaborated on yet, is all of the different ways to roast a bean, and what that ultimately means for your coffee. There are 5 “levels” of roasts, starting with unroasted, and moving it’s way towards more and more roasted. We’ll list the name of the roast, the roast classification, and the temperatures used to cause that roast.
Coffee roasting begins after it is cleaned/processed, but is separate from brewing it.
Generally, coffee beans are grown and processed on a farm, then sent to a roaster, and the roaster then sends it either directly to the consumer, or to a business that will sell it to the consumer.
When the green coffee beans first arrive at a roaster, then they are generally dumped into a hopper where they are screened and have the debris and other junk separated.
In large scale operations, they are…
Coffee first came around about 1000 years ago, but it wasn’t until the 1400s that coffee roasting technology really started to take off, beginning in the middle east. The first methods weren’t really that fancy and really just consisted over a large flat spoon that got placed into a fire, with a smaller stirring spoon to help evenly roast everything.
As time went on, it started to become a flat perforated pan with a long handle that was placed over a large container of coals. Still not too fancy, but it got the job done. A couple hundred years later a large cylinder with a crank was developed to allow for roasting higher quantities.
Most coffees in the world are made from the Arabica bean, which is often considered the “best” around. When you get into subjective experiences like best tasting coffee, it’s definitely opening ourselves up for an argument. When compiling this list we wanted a mixture of coffees that many of our subscribers have likely not tried but should, as well as those whose flavor stood out.
1) Tanzania Peaberry Coffee
Spices are perhaps the easiest way to upgrade your morning cup of coffee, and many of these spices also come with a surprising list of health benefits. You probably should avoid adding all of these together at once if you want your coffee to taste halfway decent. But, add one or two and you’ll get a tastier drink and a healthier body. And, keep in mind, despite links that we’re providing to scientifically substantiated claims, it’s always best to consult your physician regarding any diet or health changes you are thinking about.
1) Ceylon Cinnamon
Do you find yourself dropping $5 per coffee simply because you like the fancy shmancy add-ons you get when going to Starbucks or your local coffee shop? Do you sometimes catch yourself fighting between wanting to get a tasty coffee, but not wanting to leave your home?
Worry no more, here are 3 easy to make recipes that will have your neighbors lining up wanting theirs.
1) Homemade Hazelnut Mocha Smoothies
We’ve spoken numerous times about the benefit after benefit of coffee not just on your health, but specifically how it boosts your workouts. It doesn’t just perk you up so that you feel like taking on the world, it also helps burn fat and push harder.
But, lets be honest, few people are chugging a piping hot coffee before hitting up the gym, or bringing a mug of coffee to swig between sets. But, do you know what people do that with? Protein drinks. It’s time we merged the benefit of protein shakes with that of coffee.
Here’s what you need:
Coffee usually takes time at the morning. Coffee has a lot of health benefits, regardless of its side effects.
Here are some health reasons to drink coffee :
1-Cut the Pain:
Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%.
2-Increase your fiber intake:
A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams.
In a previous blog we addressed how water extracts coffee from the coffee beans and how that process affects your coffee. But what about the water itself? Short answer: yes, yes it does.
Your coffee is about 98% water. What type of water you brew your coffee with actually makes a large impact as well.
Do you have soft water? Soft water is essentially how water falls from the sky as rain, and typically only has sodium in it.
And what about hard water? Hard water has a bunch of other minerals, and is generally what happens when rain water passes over ground into our waterways, and tends to have large amounts of calcium and magnesium.
Water extraction is essentially the process of how water takes the coffee out of the coffee bean and makes coffee. It’s super important, but few people actually know what it is. You may know that your slow drip coffee maker has a setting that changes “strength” of the coffee, and a number of other things. But what does that actually mean, and how can you use that to get a better cup of coffee?
With all of the fake news and alternative facts going around, it’s tough to tell what’s what. After all, even Snopes.com the purported unbiased fact checkers have been called into question lately. So, where do you go? Well, if it’s coffee-related, we’ve got you covered; but we needed a trusted face to help you remember these coffee myths. So, without further ado, here are 7 coffee myths with Zach Galifianakis:
You might immediately assume that simply because one process is referred to as the unwashed process, that your coffee is covered in dirt and grime and is therefore inferior, but you’d be wrong.
If you didn’t know it already, coffee beans are actually more like coffee seeds that come from inside coffee fruit, like so:
That’s right, coffee is more of a berry, so you’re not lying when you say that you had fruit juice with your breakfast.
The unwashed method is also known as the drying method, and works like this:
For those of you who just want your morning jolt, but have yet to build up the tolerance to deal with a line, a barista, or virtually any form of human interaction, you’re in luck! Dunkin’ Donuts has announced their bottled ice coffees. On their news release, they stated:
We have introduced Dunkin’ Donuts Bottled Iced Coffee at thousands of retailers and participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide. From your local convenience store to the supermarket, you can enjoy the great Dunkin’ flavor anytime with Dunkin’ Donuts Bottled Iced Coffee wherever you go.
Perhaps the second most shocking fact in that announcement is that Dunkin’ Donuts apparently has restaurants–
Do you like the idea of playing with a dog without needing to own and take care of it? How about the idea of keeping dogs out of shelters where they are afraid and angry and putting them around people who want to love them? Do you like coffee?
If you answered yes to those questions, chances are you’re going to think that the Jacksonville Dog Cafe is the best place in the world, then.
For those of you unaware, telomeres are the end parts of a chromosome that has been associated with living longer and having a lower risk of cancer. Think of them like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces- if you didn’t have them, your shoelaces would start to fray and fall apart, but if you have long and sturdy ones then your shoelaces will last a very long time.
