by Victor Aimi | Dec 19, 2014 | Coffee
Grinding your own coffee beans is a fairly easy way to ensure freshness in your cup of coffee and it also is one of the most important aspects to making great coffee. When customers come by the shop at Calusa Coffee Roasters we are often asked, as they pickup a bag of...
by Victor Aimi | Dec 8, 2014 | Coffee
Crema in Espresso: To start it might be best to briefly define what is Espresso before we get to what crema is and what part it plays in am espresso shot. Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method. It is not a specific bean, bean blend, or roast level....
by Victor Aimi | Nov 27, 2014 | Coffee
A moka pot a.k.a. espresso maker is based on steam pressure distillation. It consists of three parts: the water container, the filter and the top piece of the pot. Heating produces steam and, by using pressure, the water is being pressed through the filter into the...
by Victor Aimi | Nov 14, 2014 | Coffee
After you buy your coffee, how should you store it for optimal freshness? In order to maintain the taste and freshness of a cup of Calusa coffee, we recommend that you use a burr grinder and grind your coffee just before you start brewing. Whole bean (or ground...
by Victor Aimi | Nov 7, 2014 | Coffee
Chaff is a natural by-product of the coffee roasting proces. Chaff is discarded skin or the hull of the coffee bean and is dislodged as the coffee beans are roasted.When coffee is roasted, the papery chaff is removed and discarded. Chaff is very light, will blow...
by Victor Aimi | Oct 25, 2014 | Coffee
Coffee cupping, or otherwise known as coffee tasting, is the art of observing the tastes and aromas of brewed coffee. It is a professional practice done by coffee roasters or by professionals known as “Master Tasters” but can be done by practically...
