Journal

The coffee journey starts long before you get your drink at a cafe or brew a cup at home. The behind-the-scenes process is many months long, includes many helping hands, and involves thousands of miles traveled.

We cheered along with our team competing in the US Coffee Championships this past April — and we loved the support you gave us! As our way of saying thanks, we wanted to share Uriel’s drink that took him to nationals. We’ve modified it a bit to make it more accessible to at-home creation. The recipe is still complex, but it’s so delicious that it’s totally worth it!

With the U.S Coffee Championships coming up next month — which our lead roaster Paul is competing in — we wanted to take a moment to look back on last year's competition. We had three semi-finalists: two in the Barista Championship and one in the Brewers Cup Championship.

When you’re making espresso at home, besides choosing the machine, you want to carefully pick the grinder, scale, and water that you use.

If you are hosting a party or just having friends over for brunch, there are a few ways you can brew large batches of coffee both efficiently and deliciously.

For our next at-home brew guide, we’re sharing the Madcap brewing method for the AeroPress. This brewer is highly customizable and has tons of different ways to make coffee, so we’re sharing our go-to, which uses the inverse style to make a concentrate.

This is our go-to pour-over brewer if we’re making coffee for several people. While there is no one perfect way to brew coffee, we are here to share some of our favorite methods and today will focus on the Chemex as that is our go-to for two.  

If you’re anything like us, your brewing coffee at home has been on a rapid incline these past few weeks. Home brewing can be a comforting ritual that brings a little bit of normalcy and peace during these odd, unknown times. This week, during this daily practice, we caught a glimpse of rising temperatures here in Michigan, getting us excited for not only warmer days ahead but also for cold coffee.