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Going Analog: Temperature Surfing and Pressure Profiling a Gaggia Classic
No PID needed. Master your single boiler espresso machine for richer, sweeter espresso by controlling temperature and manipulating pressure.
Five Tips for Better Home Coffee
It doesn't take much - or cost much, to really improve your coffee at home; here's five common sense ways to improve it.
The Impact of Processing on Coffee’s Character
Dive into the lovely world of coffee processing. Learn about washed, natural, honey practices and exotic methods like carbonic maceration.
Bean to Cup Machines: Nespresso Killers!
It's time for all Coffee Geeks to become fans of super automatics. Not for ourselves, but for the sake and benefit of capsule coffee users.
Is Your Coffee Bitter? Start Paying Attention To It.
Have you ever wondered why your coffee tastes bitter? You're not alone. Here are nine reasons why your coffee is bitter and how to fix them!
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Previous Posts in Beginners

Gaggia Classic

Going Analog: Temperature Surfing and Pressure Profiling a Gaggia Classic

No PID needed. Master your single boiler espresso machine for richer, sweeter espresso by controlling temperature and manipulating pressure.

Five Tips for Better Home Coffee

It doesn't take much - or cost much, to really improve your coffee at home; here's five common sense ways to improve it.
Illustration of hands holding various types of coffee cherries

The Impact of Processing on Coffee’s Character

Dive into the lovely world of coffee processing. Learn about washed, natural, honey practices and exotic methods like carbonic maceration.
Delonghi Magnifica Start Espresso Machine

Bean to Cup Machines: Nespresso Killers!

It's time for all Coffee Geeks to become fans of super automatics. Not for ourselves, but for the sake and benefit of capsule coffee users.
Barista Express Impress
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Nitro infused espresso

Nitro Coffee – Rocket Fuel For Your Brain

What looks like a beer, tastes like java, and will make your brain go into hyperspace? Nitro coffee. Here's what it really is.

New to Home Espresso? Start Here

Taking the big leap into making espresso in the home in a way that doesn't involve capsules? Here's your first steps.

One to Fourteen

Have a look at the CoffeeGeek Ratio: a starting point for how much coffee to use with how much water when brewing non-pressurized coffee.
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Want to Improve Coffee? Get a Scale

Other than a good grinder and really good coffee, a good scale has the potential to improve your home coffee more than anything else.
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