Home Brewed Coffee 101

An air-tight canister is an essential coffee accessory for storing beans and ensuring freshness. Learn more about the benefits of using a canister and how to choose the right one for your coffee preparation needs. When storing coffee, it is best to store it in an airtight container.  Exposure will cause the coffee beans to age quickly.  One consideration when choosing such an accessory is to make sure it also blocks out light.  This makes clear plastic or glass ones unsuitable.  Also, if you are storing freshly roasted beans you may need to have one with a one-way valve to let out carbon dioxide as it degases for the first few days.  It is best to store it at room temperature, a common error is to put it in the fridge.  When the beans get cold the oils are drawn toward the exterior which has a negative effect on your coffee.

Discover how to roast coffee on a cookie sheet and enjoy freshly roasted, aromatic coffee from the comfort of your home. This guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for achieving the perfect roast. One of the most basic ways to roast coffee is to use a cookie sheet in the oven.  You don't need to treat it in any special way just pour some raw coffee beans on a baking sheet preheat the oven to its highest heat setting and open it up at roughly one-minute intervals to stir or mix the beans up to a more even roast.  This is an especially attractive method because you are almost certainly going to have everything you need already in the house once you have the beans, there is no need to purchase any additional equipment.

The French press is a popular coffee brewing method that produces a rich and flavorful cup of coffee. Learn how to use a French press and master the art of coffee making with this comprehensive guide. French Pressed coffee is, by some, considered to be the purest form of coffee.  It is a method of brewing by immersion.  It is achieved by steeping grinds in the water for a short period and then depressing a plunger.  The plunger is attached to the filter which is a fine mesh.  Because a paper filter is not used, the oils remain in the cup.  This creates a different mouthfeel when tasting which some prefer, while others do not.  Also of note, is that this method can result in some grinds making their way into your cup and having a gritty texture.  The oils can lead to elevated cholesterol levels if done too much and when consuming excessive fatty foods.  Before I begin I get the tap water as hot as it will go and fill up the French press and my cups...