13 Clever Ways to Use Old Coffee Beans

Everyone wants to do their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle and be more environmentally friendly. Luckily, there is a way to reuse your old coffee beans or coffee grounds from your favorite brew.  Coffee...

How to Fix Under Extracted Coffee

You brew a cup of coffee, it smells great! You take a sip and yuck; it's salty, sour, and flavorless. If your coffee tastes like this, then you have under-extracted coffee. Under extraction happens to...

Arabica vs Robusta Beans: What’s the Difference?

Arabica and robusta are the two most common types of coffee beans sold and produced in the world today. But even though they're so common, most people have no idea what the difference is between...

Burr Grinder vs Blade Grinder: What’s the Difference?

A coffee grinder is one of the most important piece of coffee brewing equipment you can buy. Without a grinder, you can still make good coffee, but it won't be as fresh. There are two types...

AeroPress vs. Kalita Wave Review

Making coffee at home is often a personal process. It’s therapeutic, (hopefully) tastes good, and you save money on coffee that you would normally buy out! It’s fun and rewarding, but getting started is often...

What is Coffee Degassing?

The fresher the coffee, the better... right? Surprisingly, super fresh coffee beans can still brew a very flavorless cup. This is because of a process called degassing. Gas in coffee affects everything from coffee flavor...

How is Decaf Coffee Made? Different Methods Explained

Decaf coffee is growing in popularity, but many people do not know how decaf coffee is made. If you're looking to buy decaf coffee, it's important to know what goes into it and how it's...

10 Ways to Make Coffee Less Bitter

No one wants a bad cup of coffee, but sometimes, homemade coffee can turn out bitter. Whether you just messed up your usual brew or don't know what you did wrong, we're here to help...

The Ultimate Coffee Glossary

If you've been looking for a coffee encyclopedia, you're in the right place. Below are coffee terms that are used in the specialty coffee industry, spanning coffee drinks, to coffee methods, growing, processing, brewing, and...