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Coffee On The Brain: What’s Happening When Roasting Coffee Beans? - Seattle Coffee Gear
F Felicia

Coffee On The Brain: What’s Happening When Roasting Coffee Beans?

Let’s get cracking on today’s coffee lesson. Today we’ll dive into the chemical pr...
  • Mar 29, 2016
A cup of espresso on a table next to a coffee grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
F Felicia

Coffee On The Brain: Mundo Novo & Catuai Coffee Varietals

The Mundo Novo coffee varietal thrived in Brazil and is a natural hybrid of Typica...
  • Mar 22, 2016
A cup of espresso on a table next to a coffee grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
B Brendan

Morning Maintenance: Setting Up The CC1

Congratulations! It looks like you just got yourself a Crossland CC1. We are excit...
  • Jul 11, 2015
Ask Andrew From Rocket: PID Design - Seattle Coffee Gear
B Brendan

Ask Andrew From Rocket: PID Design

Back with another episode of Ask Andrew! This time we decided to ask Andrew his th...
  • May 27, 2015
A cup of espresso on a table next to a coffee grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
B Brendan

SCG In Portland: Saeco Machine Lineup

Continuing our trip to the Portland Seattle Coffee Gear store, Gail thought it wou...
  • May 18, 2015
Overhead view of a coffee cup filled with a shot of espresso resting on a table surface - Seattle Coffee Gear
B Brendan

Ask Gail: Correct Espresso Shot Volumes?

A single. A double and a triple. You also have the possibility for each of those t...
  • Mar 30, 2015
A close-up pile of roasted coffee beans spread across a dark background - Seattle Coffee Gear
B Brenna

Brewing Tea on the Capresso EC PRO Espresso & Cappuccino Machine

Through the magic of the Internet, we heard that people have been using their espr...
  • Mar 14, 2014
A cup of coffee topped with milk foam on a checkerboard plaid tablecloth, with a wristwatch resting beside it - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

How-To: Re-Calibrating the Baratza Encore

When Baratza released their new Encore grinder, they made a point of talking about...
  • Jan 4, 2013
A close-up pile of roasted coffee beans spread across a dark background - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

What is a Thermoblock?

A thermoblock or thermocoil takes water from the reservoir in an espresso machine ...
  • May 7, 2012
A close-up pile of roasted coffee beans spread across a dark background - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Coffee in High Altitudes

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we were wondering in the store how brewing ...
  • Jan 8, 2009
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