Iced Aeropress Recipe (it's better than cold brew)
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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.

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Best Gooseneck Kettle for Coffee (2020 updated!)
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Best Gooseneck Kettle for Coffee (2020 updated!)

An upgraded kettle was one of the first pieces of specialty coffee brewing equipment I ever purchased, but for most people it’s not a priority. After all, don’t all kettles functionally do the same thing? Sure they all heat water to boiling, but what happens after your water is heated is what really matters…

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Guatemala Mataquescuintla | #todayimbrewing
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Guatemala Mataquescuintla | #todayimbrewing

There’s a Canadian silver mining company called Tahoe that’s moving into the region, endangering the livelihood of many local farmers. Many socially conscious roasters like Luna, Bows & Arrows, Drumroaster, and others have intentionally sources coffees from Mataquescuintla this year as a way of supporting their peaceful resistance. 

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Rooftop Coffee Roasters | #todayimbrewing
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Rooftop Coffee Roasters | #todayimbrewing

Nestled in the Elk Valley of beautiful British Columbia, Rooftop Coffee Roasters is carving a path for themselves in the Canadian coffee industry. Excited and inspired by the spectrum of flavours that coffee has to offer, the folks at Rooftop are roasting carefully curated single origin coffees in a way that accentuates all that each coffee has to offer.

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Coffee Travel Kit ESSENTIALS
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Coffee Travel Kit ESSENTIALS

I’m on the go what feels like all the time, but there’s no reason to break routine and settle for less than great coffee. From the black sand beaches of Iceland to the dry lake beds of the desert in California, this travel kit ensures that I’m ready to brew anywhere, anytime. Here are my travel coffee essentials that you may already have in your kitchen, and how I use them on the road!

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Fellow Atmos
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Fellow Atmos

How can you slow down the natural oxidation process to ensure that you can drink your entire bag of coffee before it goes stale? Well some will suggest that you freeze it, others will tell you to put it an airtight container, but if your like most common coffee drinkers you’ll likely just leave it in the bag you bought it in…

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My Top 5 Coffee Related Instagram Accounts 2019
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My Top 5 Coffee Related Instagram Accounts 2019

One of the world’s most beloved apps isn’t a vice for me, it’s a vocation. I’m not spending my time watching memes or cat videos, instead I’m connecting with other creatives and professionals to craft educational content for the specialty coffee world. Instagram has actually done more to add to my life and my work than it has to take away from it, and I think that’s due to the people I choose to follow.

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Burundi Nemba | #todayimbrewing
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Burundi Nemba | #todayimbrewing

Today I’m brewing a natural Burundi from the Kayanza Province, roasted by Canadian power-duo Lüna Coffee. Laura and Nate are the two that make up this western Canadian roaster, and although they’ve only been roasting as Lüna for just over a year, they’re no strangers to the Canadian coffee industry…

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Ameuus Aeropress Filters
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Ameuus Aeropress Filters

What’s the problem with those standard paper filters? They do a great job of filtering out sediment and sludge from the final cup, but they don’t allow precious coffee oils through. In addition they aren’t…

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Neo Coffee Bar | Toronto
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Neo Coffee Bar | Toronto

There wasn’t a vacant seat in the whole café as young parents, studying singles, and café hoppers alike made home of this bustling bar. Although the baristas were working quickly to get orders fulfilled, they weren’t cutting corners…

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