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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bripe

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bripe

I get it. The Bripe looks like some kind of hipster coffee crack pipe. An absurdist non-answer to a question…
Refractometer and Tools

Espresso Filtration is (maybe) Necessary: A Response

Espresso Filtration is (maybe) Necessary: A Response

The Article in Question A recent post from Robert McKeon Aloe critiquing my study on espresso filtration methods was brought…

Alex Levitt’s Water Recipes

Alex Levitt’s Water Recipes

A, hopefully better, way to mix your brewing water.

New Guide on Refractometer Usage

New Guide on Refractometer Usage

A comprehensive new guide on using your refractometer.
Yes, the title is a DS9 reference

What You Leave Behind

What You Leave Behind

How what stays in the coffee bed effects what we taste in the cup.

Why Not Suspended Solids?

Why Not Suspended Solids?

A look at why we only (and can only) measure dissolved solids.

Centrifuging Espresso

Centrifuging Espresso

A look at using a centrifuge for filtering espresso.

Hundredths in Extraction are Useless

Hundredths in Extraction are Useless

An explanation on why the .04% in your 23.14% means nothing.

Sanding Alignment Guest Post

Sanding Alignment Guest Post

A collaboration with Scott Rao to bring a better way of aligning grinders to public attention.

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