An Introduction to Silvertons
If you’ve seen the glass Silverton brewers on the counters of our shops, they look kind of like a science experiment. They are definitely a piece of Coffee Geek equipment. They’re…
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On Friday, Bike Helmet = Free Coffee
It’s National Bike to Work Week and we’re pretty excited about it. Many La Colombe homies ride to work daily, including our founder JP. A great morning ride is almost…
A Classic Cup: Q & A with Master Taster James Tooill
When we say, “Picture a classic cup of coffee,” many people think of the same brew: a dark, luxurious coffee with tasting notes like chocolate, caramel, and roasted nuts. A…
Espresso: Explained
This might surprise you, but, technically, any coffee can be an espresso. There aren’t special espresso coffee beans or anything like that. The word “espresso” simply refers to the way…
Extraction: Explained
When you brew coffee, you are using hot water to extract and dissolve actual coffee out of the grounds. Extraction describes how much of the coffee you’re brewing ends up in your…
Friday Cuppings: Try our new Brazilian
Head’s up DC, Philly, NYC, Chicago! It’s a cupping week and this Friday, we’re excited to launch a new single-origin coffee from the Santa Mariana farm in Brazil. Available starting…
TDS: Explained
One of the trickier coffee concepts to master is TDS. Die-hard coffee geeks can go on for days about “TDS” and “yield” numbers, but if you don’t have the fundamentals,…
Wednesday Wish List: SCAA 2015 Edition
On Wednesdays, we make wish lists. There were so many groovy gadgets at SCAA this past weekend, but here are just three things we wish we had stuffed in our suitcases:…
Friday’s Cupping Preview: The Brazil Blue Diamond
If you are fairly new to the coffee world, it’s hard to know where to get started on single-origin brews. Our biweekly cuppings are designed to guide you through our coffees, helping…
Freeze No More: How to Store Coffee
One of the most common questions we get is whether or not you should store coffee in the freezer to keep it fresh. We don’t know how this old wives’…
The Bloom: Explained
Pour-over coffee is a deceptively simple way of brewing that involves pouring hot water over freshly ground coffee. Whether you’re brewing with a Chemex or a single-cup brewer, perfecting your…
Yemeni Coffee: Q&A with Andrew Hetzel
This week, we had a chance to speak to Andrew Hetzel, a project consultant at the Coffee Quality Institute and our partner in the project to bring Yemeni coffee to…