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How to recognise good loose-leaf tea
Dry leaf, smell, the colour of the liquor and the brewed leaf tell you almost
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Ugandan Coffee Day in Kołobrzeg: a cup that helps
Ugandan Coffee Day at Colbergcoffee in Kołobrzeg: what is on in the café, who the
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How much matcha a day? Caffeine, limits and who should care
How many servings of matcha a day make sense, what that means in milligrams of
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Ristretto vs espresso vs lungo: ratio and brew time
Ristretto, espresso and lungo from a single dose: dose, ratio, extraction time and grind in
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How to brew coffee in a French press, step by step
How to brew coffee in a French press: ratios, grind size, water temperature and timing,
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Japan’s matcha shortage: demand is outpacing supply
Matcha was meant to be green gold. Now Japanese plantations can't keep up, auction prices
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How much does a coffee farmer earn from your cup?
A cappuccino costs a few euros, but the farmer who grew the beans sees only
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Mietowa cafe in Dzwirzyno: where to get coffee by the sea
Inside Mietowa, a family-run cafe and ice cream parlour on the Baltic coast near Kolobrzeg,
Sep
Coffee and a newspaper on the Kołobrzeg old town
One Friday morning we walked the Kołobrzeg old town with the local paper, handing out
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How to become a barista: a practical guide
Where to start with no experience, which skills count, what a barista course costs in
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What is peaberry coffee?
Peaberry is a natural mutation where a coffee cherry grows one round bean instead of
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Coffee bean size: bigger isn’t always better
Coffee grading systems such as Supremo, Excelso, Kenyan AA, AB, PB and Ethiopian G1-G5 sort
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Espresso crema: what it tells you about your coffee
Crema is the golden-brown layer of foam on an espresso. It protects the aroma and
Aug
La Marzocco: the history of an espresso legend
From a Florence metal workshop in 1927 to the machine that said no to Starbucks:
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HX (heat exchanger) espresso machines: how they work, pros and cons
An HX espresso machine has one large boiler with a heat exchanger. The water for
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