The Vermont Coffee Blog
Coffees from different regions bring different nuances at mealtime. Choosing the right coffee to follow your main course dish can truly enhance your dining experience. Choosing the right brewing method can make the process flow as naturally as, well, a perfectly brewed pot. First things first: coffee pairing. Coffee is like fine wine, it is … Continue reading After-Dinner Coffee Pairing
Today’s health conscious coffee drinkers prefer pure, natural sugar. But which natural sugar is best? Speaking strictly of sugar and setting aside maple syrup and honey for a moment, let’s examine the true nature of raw sugar, cane sugar and brown sugar and how each complements your coffee in its own unique way. Raw sugar … Continue reading Raw Sugar or Brown Sugar?
The studies speak for themselves. Again and again, they confirm how coffee can elevate the mood and help with depression and how it makes us generally more positive. The ultimate test is run in your own kitchen daily, or at the office coffee bar. You know the results. In fact, you count on them. But did … Continue reading How Do You Hold Your Cup?
You read it everywhere: 2 level tablespoons of ground coffee for every 6-oz. cup. But if you’re a coffee lover, your cup is a mug and it’s closer to 8 ounces, if not more. Of course, cup or mug size is not the only factor. Some say they only use filtered water to make coffee, … Continue reading The Correct Coffee to Water Ratio
Whether it is roasted or not, coffee is still subject to the elements. Remember that whole beans offer less surface to the air. Thus, storing whole beans and grinding as needed is a good way to prolong the life of fresh coffee. Storing whole beans and grinding as needed is a good way to prolong … Continue reading How to Store Coffee
So you forgot that jar of coffee beans in the back of the cupboard. All may not be lost. Old, stale coffee beans actually make a very decent cold brew. First, make sure the beans are not moldy. You will recognize the smell of mold instantly and without the shadow of a doubt. In doubt, … Continue reading How to Use Old Coffee Beans
